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World Day of the Poor – 14 November(Comments Off on World Day of the Poor – 14 November)
Extracts from the Pope’s Message given in Rome at Saint John Lateran, 13 June 2021
“The poor you will always have with you” (Mark 14:7).… More
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Solemnity of the Assumption
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand will gather at St Mary of the Angels Church in Wellington on Sunday 15 August for a Mass to renew Bishop Jean-Baptiste Pompallier’s 1838 dedication of Aotearoa New Zealand to Our Lady Assumed into Heaven.… More
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ 2017 Election Statement
Faith shapes our world view. Faith guides our political choices. Faith demands that we take the duty to vote very seriously. Your vote is not just a vote for you. Your vote is a vote for New Zealand.
Year of Faith Logo Explained
‘A picture says a thousand words’ and so a really good logo does not need a lot of explaining. Without knowing any official explanation for this Year of Faith image, the Boat spoke to me of the ‘Barque of Peter’ which is the Catholic Church, voyaging through the ocean of life on earth, and of Christ’s soul-winning gift from the cross, the power He has to unite us into full communion with His Father, with all the Holy ones of heaven and on earth, through the power of His Holy Spirit, who lights our way.… More