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POPE JOHN PAUL
The Holy See has opened an e-mail address for those wishing to send a message of support to John Paul II: john_paul_ii@vatican.va
News of the Pope from the secular press, constantly updated: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
Pope could live for years but needs lots of rest http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3205703a12,00.html Rome: The Pope could live for a few more years so long as he takes time to recover from his latest health scare and cuts back on future commitments, medical experts said today....
Pope John Paul II has reached out far beyond the church, by Denise Oppenhagen http://tinyurl.com/6bbno In 1978 after having lived through the death of Pope Paul VI (1963 to 1978) and the one month leadership of Pope John Paul I, Karol Jozef Wojtyla was elected to the highest office in Catholicism. I and other Poles were overjoyed - one of our own to look up to, to admire ....
"How he is loved!" Missionary from Tunis tells Fides how Muslims are concerned for the health of Pope John Paul II http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4178.html The fact remains that John Paul II is one of the people Tunisians admire most and I think I can say that among the Muslims he is the person most respected because they see the Pope has the charisma of a person who draws people, young people in particular. This makes the Pope a spokesman for the deepest longings, freedom of conscience first of all....
Attention for the Holy Father in mainland China: while Catholics pray for the Pope many more people are beginning to ask "who is John Paul II" http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0502/28_4172.html
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'NZ CATHOLIC'
No. 206, February 27-March 12, 2005
http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace AUCKLAND - In a powerful ceremony on January 21, a new generation of Moriori on the Chatham Islands formally renewed their covenant of peace initiated 500 years ago.....
Catholic school hosts high-tech project AUCKLAND - A high-technology project which enables Auckland and Soiuthland schools to have classes together using an interactive whiteboard has been launched at St Mary's School, Northcote.....
Centenary of Christchurch cathedral celebrated in style CHRISTCHURCH - No dazzling light appeared over Christchurch as it had when the temple of Solomon was blessed, but the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, as inspiring today as it was 100 years ago, responded magnificently to the centenary of its dedication on February 12....
Also In Issue 206 ...
NATIONAL 420 years of Mercy profession ... Scholarship round-table is welcomed ... Dunedin farewells last of its priests from Ireland ... More wanted at Parachute ... Settlement reached ... ERO File
FEATURES Moriori open first marae and renew pledge of peace ... How comfortable to see God is always around ... Angel's words relevant in Year of Eucharist ... Medal for Christchurch stalwart ... College opens whare as sacred space ... Honour acknowledges sacristans' service ... War amputee runs ministry from bed
INTERNATIONAL Resignation could be an option ... Shroud's age shown to be older ... Knock, knock, and he met the Pope ... The Pope: Support given to organ donations... Irish bishops still learning ... Major breakthrough in adult stem cells... Sex can be fatal ... Ailing Pope is sign of witness by the sick ... UN committee puts pressure on Samoa and Italy ... Last survivor of Fatima's visionaries dies aged 97 ... Activist nun murdered in Brazil ... Research undermines "gay gene" theory ... Purge of priests ... "Hate crime" overturned ... Good wishes for couple
OPINION Guest Editorial: Do something extra for Lent ... Malcolm Evans, Letters ... Sue Jones: A counter-cultural spirit is sown in the home ... Ronald Rolheiser: Gethsemane as liminal space ... Parish Diary: Should Lent be harder? ... Others Say
REGULAR FEATURES Books , Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Young Adults , The Doolans , Family Talk, Caption Contest, Who Said?, Cryptic Crossword, 40 Years Ago , Holy Lives, That Word!, Photo Prayer, Kit's Corner, Scripture, Wit's End.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
A new style of pentecostalism is emerging in New Zealand (2 pages) by Peter Lineham, associate professor of history, Massey University New Zealand Listener September 11-17 2004 http://www.listener.co.nz/default,2554.sm Despite the howls of politicians, the pertinent issue about the Destiny Church march last month is not whether it mimicked a Nazi rally, but whether it symbolises the rise of fundamentalism in New Zealand. Destiny looks to be a new kind of player on the New Zealand political and religious scene...
Mumbai Catholics prefer to go abroad http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/104775.htm According to immigration facilitation centres in [Mumbai, formerly Bombay], of the 15-20 people that walk into their offices every day to make inquiries on immigration, at least half belong to the Catholic community. USA is no longer a hot favourite. Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the new destinations....
Tuckshop offers better food http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3207522a7144,00.html The traditional schoolyard lunch of a pie and sausage roll is off the menu at a health-conscious Christchurch school. Catholic Cathedral College has just opened a new tuckshop offering healthy alternatives to traditionally stodgy canteen fare....
Not married to the job (photo) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=241542005 This week, at a ceremony in St Mary's Church, Inverness, Fr James Bell made his own personal and unique impression on Scotland's highly coloured religious heritage. The hands of a bishop were placed on his head, and he became the first married man in 1,000 years to be ordained as a Scottish Roman Catholic presbyter....
[The following reports are not available on the newspapers' free Websites. They can be read at the public library and via the libraries' "Newztext" service, provided free to borrowers.]
Churches hit by cycle race The Dominion Post - News - 5 Mar 2005 - Page 10 Wellington churches and retailers are preparing for disruption this weekend when [Sunday's] World Cup cycling race will close several major streets in the central city...
[Further letters to the editor of The Press (Christchurch) about the new Stations of the Cross in the city's Catholic cathedral] The Press, 4 Mar 2005, Edition 2, Page 10.
"The new stations of the cross at the Catholic Cathedral are gross and ugly...."
" ... People are now asking us just how much these stations reflect the moral code of the clergy..."
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FROM THE OVERSEAS CATHOLIC PRESS & NEWS AGENCIES
New Catholic presence on Pay TV http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/1.php Australian Catholic Church Television (CCTVA) launches today on the new Aurora Community Television channel as part of the basic Digital packages of pay TV operators Foxtel and Austar...
Be Not Afraid of Media, Urges Editor http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67024 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- "Although the sacred must be preserved, in all else the Church has nothing to hide," explained Franz-Oliver Giesbert, editor of the French weekly Le Point, at a symposium on "The Church and the Media..."
Many Diocesan Press Services Poorly Organized, Says Priest http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67023 Vatican City, Feb. 28, 2005 (Zenit.org).- At the Vatican-organized symposium on the Church and the Media, Father Gerardo Pastor lamented that "the best communications professionals usually lack theological formation, while the best ecclesiastical speakers and writers usually lack sensibility and experience in media communication." "The press services of many dioceses are poorly organized, if they exist at all, compared to those of important enterprises," the priest continued...
'I'm a witness, pure and simple' The Tablet Interview Sister Helen Prejean http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi/tablet-00983 Sister Helen Prejean was a little-known American nun when Dead Man Walking, her book on the guilty of death row, became a best-seller. She talks to Mian Ridge about her new campaign: to save the innocent ....
Christians throng churches, no longer leave Iraq , says Bishop of Baghdad http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2690 Baghdad (AsiaNews/ACN) - "The faithful are attending masses as before-they are not afraid at all." Succinct words that Mgr Andraos Abouna uses to describe the situation of Iraq's Christians...
A Chinese puzzle, by Lawrie Breen http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00986 New regulations confirm that Beijing perceives religion as unscientific, superstitious and an enemy of progress, yet it seems to see it as important for ethics too ...
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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
http://www.cathcom.org.nz
Cardinal says Mass is about nourishing the faithful Cardinal Francis Arinze, who heads the Vatican?s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has said that Mass is about nourishing the faith of the people, not the observance of liturgical norms as an end in itself...
Pell says he can't envisage priests marrying Jesuit defends Abbott impartiality Pope hoping to be home for Easter Vatican asks Condoleezza Rice to help stop a sex abuse lawsuit World Day of Prayer Women's Fellowship announcement
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CATHOLICTV.NET
Wellington Archdiocesan Media Office http://www.catholictv.net
At 98 years of age PATSY has a heap of wisdom for those just starting out in life ...
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WORLD YOUTH DAY, COLOGNE, GERMANY 16-21 August 2005
Official site of the New Zealand National Pilgrimage to WYD, Cologne http://www.worldyouthday.org.nz En route to World Youth Day, our representatives will follow the path of St Paul to the sites of the early Christian communities in Greece and Turkey, as well as a visit to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove. Then its off to Cologne, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. The Catholic Church's mega event -hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world coming together, united around Pope John Paul, listening to the Word of God, assisting at celebrations and participating in a festival of joy... See the NZ World Youth Day Websiote for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz
************************************* Calling all Kiwi Catholics heading to WYD. If you would like to get to know some young Catholics from non-English-speaking countries while you are in Cologne, please e-mail me and I'll tell you how to arrange it. Cheers and God bless, Mike Leon leon@xtra.co.nz ************************************
Other WYD links:
The official international WYD Site: http://www.wjt2005.de/index.php?id=6&si=1
The Vatican's WYD Website: http://www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/gmg_2005_en.html
Pope Still Planning Pilgrimage to Germany http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4836319,00.html Vatican City (Ap) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne said Wednesday he expected Pope John Paul II to visit his country as planned even if he can't talk, stressing the pontiff's presence alone ``speaks a lot.....''
Europarliament to Aid World Youth Day http://zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=67087 Strasbourg, France, March 1, 2005 (Zenit.Org).- The European Parliament will allocate funds for this year's World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany. "It is a wonderful gesture that demonstrates in an obvious manner how European feelings about World Youth Day have produced innumerable fruits even in Brussels," said Heiner Koch, World Youth Day secretary-general ....
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"THE WORD FROM ROME"
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/
A weekly column by the National Catholic Reporter's full-time correspondent in Rome, John L. Allen Jr.
Summary of the column for Feb. 25 2005 : My advice to the Vatican: Visit the L.A. Religious Ed Congress; Report card on ecclesiology; World Youth Day in Cologne; New secretary general of Vatican city-state; An appreciation of Fr. Luigi Giussani, founder of Communion and Liberation; Prayer in US public schools (cont); The 'three-kick rule'
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EVENTS
The Eucharistic Convention, Auckland Friday April 1st to Sunday 3 April 2005 http://www.eucharistic-convention.com The Eucharistic Convention is an annual event organised by lay people of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand.
Catholic Festival, Auckland St Patrick's Cathedral and vicinity, Saturday 9 April 2005. Opening Mass 11 am. http://www.catholicfestival.org The Catholic Festival is a celebration of our faith that will be joyful, prayerful, reflective, informative and educational. The Festival is an opportunity for all Catholics to display the gifts that God has given them, thereby stengthening their faith and Catholic identity, to celebrate our rich cultural diversity and to grow together in unity. The Festival is also an opportunity for the many groups and religious communities to promote their apostolates and seek members and vocations...
Mariapolis 2005 Feilding Agricultural High School, North Street, Feilding. Wednesday 20 - Sunday 24 April 2005 The Mariapolis is the annual gathering of the New Zealand members and friends of the international Focolare Movement - http://www.focolare.org/en/It's a time to relax, and refresh the spirit in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, and an opportunity to focus on the importance of Gospel values. The Mariapolis is for everyone - all ages, all cultures, single people, couples and families. Further details from: Focolare Centre, PO Box 11-826, Wellington. E-mail: focolare@paradise.net.nz
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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 ]
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