Sunday, May 2, 2004

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

MEDIA RELEASES

Letter from the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand on the new Liturgical Instruction

Auckland’s first Catholic Secondary School for over 30 years to be opened by the Prime Minister on 2nd May


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Dublin Archbishop warns against politicisation of Eucharist Abbott calls Catholics to action over abortion New Mass translation draft leaked to ABC Catholic body commends Vic Govt low-income family support Queensland Diocese backs farmers suffering under deregulation Caritas intenational appeal for Sudanese Refugees

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FROM THE SERCULAR PRESS

Govt lands in fight with Church Sunday Star Times 02 May 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/0,2106,2894289a6442,00.html The government has walked into an ugly fight with the Catholic Church after a senior adviser publicly criticised priests for sexually abusing children and engaging in clandestine homosexual relationships. Gay cabinet minister Chris Carter has hastily distanced himself from the attack by his top official, senior private secretary Simon Lambourne...

Culturally comfy workshops help parents help their children (photo) Otago Daily Times 28-April 2004 http://tinyurl.com/2y89y The homework centre's success at Kavanagh College has led it to take part in an initiative aimed at helping its Pacific pupils by involving their parents. Part-funded by the Ministry of Education, the school is just one of the Dunedin schools that form the "Catholic Cluster" taking part in the Home-School Partnership...

Catholic education in big demand NZ Herald 30.04.2004 http://tinyurl.com/2ue52 Sancta Maria College in Botany South, the first new Catholic high school to be built in Auckland in 30 years, is to be officially opened this weekend...

Mass next step to sainthood for Aubert The Dominion Post 26 April 2004 http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2886027a11,00.html Former Wellington nun Suzanne Aubert's next step to becoming New Zealand's first saint will be a special mass at the city's Catholic cathedral on July 4....

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NATHANIEL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTRE

The Nathaniel Report Issue Twelve - April 2004 http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/nr_issue_12.html

Full text: Editorial: Organ Donation - The Enduring Gift (full text New Zealand has one of the lowest organ donation rates in the world. To nurture the life of another through organ donation is nothing short of heroic, yet there are many ethical and moral considerations to be taken account of...

Brief smumaries: My Experience of Renal Failure and its Treatment Letter from a Kidney Donor Stem Cell Research in New Zealand Some Musings on Care for the Elderly in General Practice Stepping Out Into Aged Care - Acknowledging Possibility

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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES

Gibson’s “Passion” appreciated by Hindus, seen as antidote to fundamentalism http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=703

A Muslim Who Acted in Mel Gibson's "Passion" How the Film Moved Abel Jafri http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=52662

U.S. journalist debunks myths about Vatican. Misperceptions are result of ‘lazy popular journalism’ Milwaukee Catholic Herald April 22, 2004 http://www.chnonline.org/current/newsstory1.html

Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue reaches second stage Independent Catholic News (UK) 27 April 2004 http://www.indcatholicnews.com/ardia.html

Cardinal Weighs Sanctions for Politicians http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4027433,00.html Rome (AP) - Roman Catholic politicians who advocate policies contrary to church teaching on abortion and other issues may risk sanctions that fall short of denial of Holy Communion, the head of a U.S. bishops task force examining the problem said Tuesday...

Why Communion Could Be Denied to Anti-Life Legislators Interview With an American Theologian in Rome http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=52632 Rome, April 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Moves by the Church to deny Holy Communion to staunchly pro-abortion Catholic politicians are growing. To learn more about the canonical and pastoral implications, ZENIT interviewed American theologian Father Thomas Williams, dean of the School of Theology of the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum...

Living in a state of war: the story of a Christian family http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=677 Baghdad (AsiaNews) – Abductions of foreigners in Iraq are the work of “non-Iraqi criminal rings” says Muayed Hayat Shlimon, a 41 year-old Chaldean Catholic born and raised in Baghdad. Interviewed by telephone, he told AsiaNews about his everyday life in Baghdad....

Communist Party attempts to preserve remnants of atheism http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=675

“Church of Solomon Island, look to the future!”: says Father Michael Aike, first local Catholic priest ordained 36 years, an example for priests and laity http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0404/23_2174.html

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"THE WORD FROM ROME"

http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/

A weekly column in the National Catholic Reporter by the paper's full-time Vatican correspondent John L. Allen

Summary of the column for April 30, 2004: Sr. Enrica Rosanna takes charge in the Holy See; Cardinal Theodore McCarrick on pro-choice politicians; thoughts on Pope John Paul's successor; Catholic thought and world politics; Italian hostages in Iraq; Papal Trips and comunication

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Chaplain, Sacred Heart College for Girls, Napier http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz and St John's College for Boys, Hastings http://www.stjohns.school.nz Details in 'NZ Catholic', April 18-May 1 2004 p.19, and from The Principal, Sacred Heart College, Convent Road, Napier. Tel: (06) 8353 761; E-mail: pr.sec@sacredheartnapier.school.nz Applications close 28 May 2004

General Manager, Catholic Caring Foundation, Auckland http://www.catholic.org.nz/auckland/caring.htm Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Neil Barr, Catholic Caring foundation, Private Bag 47904, Auckland 1034

Presenters, 'NZ Catholic' newspaper 'NZC' wishes to employ good communicators in Northland, Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Otago and Southland. Details in 'NZ Catholic' May 2-15 p.23 and from Dennis Augustine, NZ Catholic, PO Box 147-000, Ponsonby, Auckland 1034 Tel. (09) 360 3049

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