Sunday, October 23, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Support World Mission Sunday 23 October to help people enduring poverty, violence and oppression
The country's Catholic bishops are urging all parishioners to support the work of Missio Aotearoa as we celebrate World Mission Sunday on 23 October ...

Br Peter Bray bringing a Kiwi Holy Land message from Bethlehem to NZ
Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor, Taranaki-raised Br Peter Bray FSC, will give public talks about Palestine when he visits Aotearoa New Zealand early next year, but meanwhile, he is making videos on the subject for a Kiwi audience ...

Our Ocean Home FCBCO November online preparatory event
The Federation of the Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania is holding an online Preparatory Event in November for the FCBCO's February Suva general assembly ...

Royal Commission on Abuse in Care faith-based institutions response hearing
Catholic witnesses were heard on Monday 17 October at the "responses of faith institutions to abuse and neglect in their care" hearing of the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. The Catholic hearing was part of a block of hearings related to faith organisations held from 13 to 21 October ...



** Holy Land greetings from Bethlehem University Vice-Chancellor, Taranaki's own Brother Peter Bray FSC. Br Peter will give public talks about Palestine when he visits Aotearoa New Zealand early next year ...

** Ka pai Hato Paora College for this article on celebrating your 75th jubilee ... 

** The Catholic Church in Aotearoa NZ has presented its closing statement to the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care ...

** Sunday 23 October is World Mission Sunday in the Catholic Church worldwide, and we are asking everyone to donate to Missio Aotearoa, which represents the Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand with generating  spiritual, material and financial support for those working in mission and Third World territories. 

** The Federation of the Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania is holding an online Preparatory Event in November for the FCBCO's February Suva general assembly.

** The Synod of Bishops' meetings in the Vatican — originally scheduled to be held in October 2023 — will now also take place in October 2024, as part of the same Synod but held in two sessions ...

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 23 October 2022

World Mission Sunday is held in every Catholic community world-wide. Missio is the public-facing name of the Pontifical Mission Societies, the Catholic Church's official charity for overseas mission. Missio Aotearoa represents the Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand. 

Missio Aotearoa's aim is to promote awareness of the mission of the Catholic Church – to present the good news of Jesus Christ to all peoples, and to generate spiritual, material and financial support for those working in mission and Third World territories.

The NZ Bishops' letter for World Mission Sunday: 

Resources by the National Liturgy Office for World Mission Sunday:

Donations page: 

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Royal Commission On Abuse In Care: Faith-Based Institutions

Abuse in Care Inquiry: Catholic Church Cardinal reiterates apology for clergy abuse
The Cardinal of the New Zealand Catholic Church has reiterated an apology he made earlier this year for abuse by clergy. On Monday he went a step further, acknowledging it's not just about forgiveness ...

Bishop admits to recommending priest who groomed teenager for teaching job
A Catholic bishop has admitted recommending a priest who had been sacked for grooming a teenage girl be given a teaching job at a Catholic school. Retired Auckland bishop Pat Dunn says that in 2021 he supported ex-priest Sosefo Sateki Raass for a teaching job because he was a "talented man"...

St Patrick's College Silverstream 'abuser' portraits stay on walls of school's 'hall of fame'
St Patrick's College Silverstream says "natural justice" stopped them removing the portrait of an alleged sexual offender from its walls – a claim which has outraged sexual abuse survivors and campaigners. School officials appeared at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into State and Religious Care on Monday to answer for its horrific record of sexual abuse.

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Dr Rocío Figueroa Alvear: The Catholic Church needs deep renewal if its abuse apologies are to mean anything
Opinion: The crisis of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is not just about perpetrators and victims. It's not a case of a few bad apples preying on the vulnerable.

Clergy Child Sex Abuse Survivors Harmed Again By Catholic Church Professional Standards Office
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) in Aotearoa New Zealand is again calling on Catholic Church leaders to audit their National Office for Professional Standards. That Office is responsible for complaints of sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy and religious. This follows an unrequited call to Pope Francis which asked him to compel the New Zealand Catholic bishops and congregational leaders to audit their National Office for Professional Standards.

From monks to bunks: distinctive 114-year-old monastery could be turned into a hotel
A Wellington developer is looking to buy St Gerard's church and monastery, which sits high above Oriental Bay and is one of Wellington's most distinctive buildings, to turn into a hotel. Richard Burrell has confirmed that he has the landmark buildings under contract pending due diligence into what is needed to strengthen them against earthquakes.

Obituary: Polish refugee Zdzislaw 'Eric' Lepionka went on to help resettle others
Three years after Zdzislaw Lepionka was born, eastern Poland became a war zone. The Soviet Union invaded from the east and Nazi Germany from the west in 1939. Zdzislaw and his brothers were chosen out of 40,000 children to come to New Zealand after an invitation from prime minister Peter Fraser ...

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

Hato Paora College old boys remember the glory years at 75th jubilee
Generations of former students have gathered to reminisce about their time at a celebrated school. Hato Paora College north of Feilding is celebrating its 75th jubilee this weekend and events started on Friday with a powhiri welcoming visitors, including many old boys.

St Mary's Catholic School student Brooklyn Johns recognised for creative problem solving
Brooklyn Johns, 11, from St Mary's Catholic School was thrilled to be recognised with a highly commended title in a competition for his creative problem solving. His entry Brooklyn's Nighttime Heroes secured the title and a prize of Samsung tech in Samsung's Solve For Tomorrow 2022 competition.

Youth To Take Centre Stage As IWG's World Conference Comes To NZ
Now in her final year of high school at St Mary's College in Wellington, New Zealand, 17-year-old Maia Mariner has achieved her goal of acquiring and distributing nearly 10,000 pairs of shoes, establishing a network that spans New Zealand and Australia ... [IWG = The International Working Group on Women & Sport]

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THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C) - WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

Today's Mass, concelebrated by Fr Bernard Espiritu, the director of the Church's mission societies in New Zealand, and Monsignor David Tonks in the parish of St Joseph's, Takapuna, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio): http://station15.co.nz/

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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Renewal of Vatican-China deal hailed as part of a long-term strategy
Two top-ranking Vatican officials have praised the renewal of the Vatican's agreement with China on the appointment of bishops, admitting there are challenges, but saying it is a down-payment on a freer exercise of faith for Chinese Catholics in the future ...

Vatican's academy for life stirs fresh controversy with new member
On Oct. 15, the Vatican and the Pontifical Academy for Life announced 14 new ordinary members, including Professor Mariana Mazzucato, an economist with dual Italian-US citizenship who teaches in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London. Almost immediately when the names were released, debate erupted over the appointment of Mazzucato, who has been unshy about her atheism and support of abortion ...

'Forgive me, father': Vatican seminar looks at why people avoid confession
Every year, for more than three decades, the Vatican tribunal dealing with matters of conscience has offered a course to help priests in their "ministry of mercy" as confessors. Msgr. Krzysztof Nykiel, regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary gave a Top 10 rundown of the most common "good" reasons people give for not going to confession, followed by a faith-based response to each objection ...

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

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Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, October 16, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Support World Mission Sunday 23 October to help people enduring poverty, violence and oppression
The country's Catholic bishops are urging all parishioners to support the work of Missio Aotearoa as we celebrate World Mission Sunday on 23 October ...



** The Caritas Gifts Life Fund supports our global emergency response efforts. By purchasing a gift from the Life Fund, you can help us provide essential supplies such as food, water, hygiene kits, and shelter to people caught in natural disasters

** Te Rohario: The rosary in  te Reo Maori for October, the Month of the Rosary from the National Liturgy Office

** Stuff has an article about the new St Mary's Church at Pleasant Point in Canterbury being opened on Saturday with an overflowing first Mass of Dedication celebrated by Bishop Michael Gielen

** Sixty years ago today, Pope John XXIII opened the three years of deliberations that we know today as the Second Vatican Council, which introduced landmark changes to the Church. Fr John O'Connor, director of our National Liturgy Office, reflects on that day ...

** Sunday 23 October is World Mission Sunday in the Catholic Church worldwide, and we are asking everyone to donate to Missio Aotearoa, which represents the Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand with generating  spiritual, material and financial support for those working in mission and Third World territories. 

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 23 October 2022

World Mission Sunday is held in every Catholic community world-wide. Missio is the public-facing name of the Pontifical Mission Societies, the Catholic Church's official charity for overseas mission. Missio Aotearoa represents the Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand. 

Missio Aotearoa's aim is to promote awareness of the mission of the Catholic Church – to present the good news of Jesus Christ to all peoples, and to generate spiritual, material and financial support for those working in mission and Third World territories.

The NZ Bishops' letter for World Mission Sunday: 

Resources by the National Liturgy Office for World Mission Sunday:

Donations page: 

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'NZ CATHOLIC' 


In issue no. 647, October 9 - 22, 2022: Call for more Maori in local government ... Faith institutions public hearing coming ... Fr Tong looking forward to his life of ministry ... Sexual diversity guidelines issued for Catholic schools .. Queen Elizabeth's faith carried her through years of service ... Ella Butterworth: The flame within our hearts: a reflection on Confirmation 2022 ... Editorial: Words and Witness (parishes radiating God' love) ... Bishop Peter Cullinane: The clamour and the silence (the right to choose) ... Pink shoes protests about women in Church ... Rachael Wong: 'What is a woman?' - today's trickiest question ... Ethnic chaplaincies festival a success ... Helen Luxford: Family Matters - Getting outside ... Mass bags for little parishioners in Chch ... An image of the many books of the Bible.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Full house at the opening of the new Catholic Church at Pleasant Point
There were too many people to fit into the pews for the opening of St Mary's Church, in Pleasant Point, as the community filled the new building. The Pleasant Point Church is part of the Opihi-St Mary Mackillop Parish which includes churches in Geraldine, Temuka and Pleasant Point, and overseen by parish priest Rev Francis "Jolly" Joseph ...

Has the Vatican forgotten to replace New Zealand's bishops?
Has the Vatican forgotten to replace New Zealand's bishops? Two of the six Catholic dioceses in the country are currently vacant. One, the Diocese of Hamilton, has lacked a bishop for almost a year. The other, the Diocese of Palmerston North, has been leaderless for more than three years. The Pillar spoke with clergy in New Zealand about possible reasons for the delay. They asked to remain anonymous given the small, tight-knit nature of the local Catholic community ...

NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

St Mary's Catholic School student Brooklyn Johns recognised for creative problem solving
Brooklyn Johns, 11, from St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) was thrilled to be recognised with a highly commended title in a competition for his creative problem solving. His entry Brooklyn's Nighttime Heroes secured the title and a prize of Samsung tech in Samsung's Solve For Tomorrow 2022 competition.

Cullinane College announces new principal Tony McBride
After nearly five months of searching, Cullinane College has found its new principal. Tony McBride said he got the call last Saturday ...

Good sorts front up for SKC fundraiser
Emotional blackmail and peer pressure were the key components in pulling together this year's Mr North Otago competition. The St Kevin's College evening is being held at the school dining hall tomorrow to raise funds for a new gymnasium floor, and because people needed a ''post-Covid laugh'', principal Jo Walshe said ...

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TWENTY-NINETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Gerard Aynsley at Mercy Parish – Whanau Aroha Dunedin South, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Violet Kudzotsa and Stephen Ready
Luke 18:1-8   The parable of the widow and the judge

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio): http://station15.co.nz/

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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STATION XV (podcast)


Episode 178 — Queen, Quitting, Quake, Quirkiness

As the world — and especially the Commonwealth and the Christian world — stopped to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Catholic leaders featured prominently at her funeral. She was remembered as a woman of deep faith, among other virtues. At the other end of the world, bishops in New Zealand and Australia have published documents to guide schools as they seek to support gender diverse students. In other news on either side of the Tasman Sea, a Christian's resignation from a football club has caused a furore, while a New Zealand parish has had cause to celebrate the opening of a new parish after the devastating 2010-11 earthquakes. And as winter approaches in Ireland, priests are proposing a quirky solution to the problem of high power prices: More clothes and shorter Masses. Join Anna, James and Gavin for this month's episode.

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Bahrain activist group urges pope to speak out on human rights abuses
An American activist group promoting human rights in Bahrain has called on Pope Francis to either back out of his upcoming visit to the Gulf nation or criticize what they say are repressive and discriminatory government practices ...

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We are seeking an experienced, creative and theologically knowledgeable RE teacher to design, write and create quality educational resources to support the new Catholic RE Curriculum – To Tatou Whakapono Our Faith – for Year 12 in Catholic colleges. The successful applicant will have significant experience of teaching RE at senior secondary level. This is a full-time – 1-year fixed term for 2023, possible secondment position ...  Applications close 4 November 2022

Director sought for the Catholic Enquiry Centre
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference is looking for a Director for the Catholic Enquiry Centre. This is a full-time three-year fixed term role ... Applications close 20 October 2022.

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Resources ready for Support Life Sunday 2022: You are not alone – accompanying and caring for people living with mental illness
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland Stephen Lowe says it's estimated that half to 80 per cent of New Zealanders will experience some form of mental distress, addiction challenges or both in their lifetimes. Because of these issues, the country's Catholic bishops are urging everyone to reflect on mental illness and its consequences for individuals, families and communities as they prepare to mark Support Life Sunday 2022 on 9 October ...

All rangatahi welcome and supported in new diversity guidelines for Catholic schools
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have published new guidelines for the country's 235 Catholic schools to support young people with regard to sexual diversity ...

NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/

** Today we are marking Support Life Sunday-Tautokona te Ratapu Whakaora, with the focus on accompanying and caring for people living with mental illness. [Several quotes on the same topic follow]

** Caritas Aotearoa NZ was represented at the Caritas Oceania meeting in Port Moresby (photos)

** The National Centre for Religious Studies (part of Te Kupenga-Catholic Leadership Institute) seeks a Religious Education Curriculum Resource Developer ...

** Director sought for the Catholic Enquiry Centre:

** Pope Francis appeals to Vladimir Putin to stop the war.

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SUPPORT LIFE SUNDAY  - 9 OCTOBER 2022

The theme chosen by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops for Support Life Sunday 2022 is  Mental Illness: You are not alone, accompanying and caring for people living with mental illness.

Parish and school resources and liturgical materials for Support Life Sunday 2022 are here:

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

All Rangatahi Welcome And Supported In New Diversity Guidelines For Catholic Schools
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand have published new guidelines for the country's 235 Catholic schools to support young people with regard to sexual diversity. The guidelines make it clear that all young people in Catholic schools – including vulnerable rangatahi – are to be welcomed, supported and encouraged as they navigate their journey from childhood to adult and discover more who they are ...

Tower a striking feature of Geraldine Church
The Timaru Herald 8 Oct 2022
We are back in the town of Geraldine this week looking at the attractive church at 19 Hislop St: The Church of Immaculate Conception Church, St Mary Mackillop Parish ...

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TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Mons Bernard Kiely with members of the Auckland Diocesan ethnic chaplaincies, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by John Teariki and Malia Vito-Tupai:
Luke 17:11-19   Jesus heals ten men

Fr Kevin Waldie SM. Sunday Reflection: APPEARS TO HAVE CEASED 14/08-2022
https://nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/  

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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On Putin's birthday, Russian patriarch offers praise, says power is God-given
On Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday, the country's leading Orthodox prelate has praised his leadership as divinely orchestrated and has urged citizens to offer two days of prayer for his health ...

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We are seeking an experienced, creative and theologically knowledgeable RE teacher to design, write and create quality educational resources to support the new Catholic RE Curriculum – To Tatou Whakapono Our Faith – for Year 12 in Catholic colleges. The successful applicant will have significant experience of teaching RE at senior secondary level. This is a full-time – 1-year fixed term for 2023, possible secondment position ...  Applications close 4 November 2022

Director sought for the Catholic Enquiry Centre
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' Conference is looking for a Director for the Catholic Enquiry Centre. This is a full-time three-year fixed term role ... Applications close 20 October 2022.

Executive Assistant, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, Wellington
Details at:

Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 
https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Sunday, October 2, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Resources ready for Support Life Sunday 2022: You are not alone – accompanying and caring for people living with mental illness
The Catholic Bishop of Auckland Stephen Lowe says it's estimated that half to 80 per cent of New Zealanders will experience some form of mental distress, addiction challenges or both in their lifetimes. Because of these issues, the country's Catholic bishops are urging everyone to reflect on mental illness and its consequences for individuals, families and communities as they prepare to mark Support Life Sunday 2022 on 9 October ...

Christchurch Diocese hosting second Ablaze Parish Renewal Conference
Christchurch Diocese will host a new Ablaze conference in November aimed at everyone interested in parish renewal. It will be held on Friday 4 November and Saturday 5 November 2022 at the Aldersgate Centre, 309 Durham St North, Christchurch ...



** Prayer to Suzanne Aubert on Celebration Sunday

** A reminder that the parish resources for Support Life Sunday 2022 -- next Sunday 9 October -- are available here [link]

** In a fascinating article, Catholic Discovery traces the history of the Rosary.

** Parish & School resources ready online for Support Life Sunday 2022

** Caritas is seeking an Executive Assistant

** More information is now available on the new Ablaze parish renewal conference being hosted by Christchurch Diocese on Friday 4 November and Saturday 5 November.

** Caritas updates its work in Tonga since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga last January.

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SUPPORT LIFE SUNDAY  - 9 OCTOBER 2022

The theme chosen by the New Zealand Catholic Bishops for Support Life Sunday 2022 is  Mental Illness: You are not alone, accompanying and caring for people living with mental illness.

Parish and school resources and liturgical materials for Support Life Sunday 2022 are here:

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In issue no. 646, September 25 - October 8 2022: Pope, NZ bishops mourn death of Queen Elizabeth ... Masses back to normal after Covid restrictions lifted ... Fatih underpins all new Te Kupenga leader does (Robert Blucher) ...  Challenges for new SVdP Canterbury head ... Editorial: Queen Elizabeth RIP ... Theologian: Church should listen to abuse survivors' voices (Dr Rocio Figueroa) ... 'Best practice' requires protecting victims more (Msgr Brendan Daly) ... Being a resilient minority in a hostile culture ... Queen Elizabeth II (photo feature) ... Sue's gift for the future (Cancer Society feature) ... Aust. Catholic schools get guidance on identity, gender ... Helen Luxford: Introducing your offspring to the sacraments ... River walk celebrates God's creation.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Memorial liturgy for Queen Elizabeth II held in Inglewood's Sacred Heart Church
A memorial liturgy for Queen Elizabeth II took place on Monday morning in Inglewood. The service, which began at 10am on Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day, took place in the Sacred Heart Church on Standish St and was officiated by Father Brian Carmine.

Palmerston North resident Sylvia Murphy turns 100
Sylvia Murphy might be 100 but she continues to keep an eye out for her youngest child. Dan Murphy says his mother is still giving him advice on how to dig his Palmerston North garden. Sylvia turned 100 on September 25. Her birthday card from Queen Elizabeth arrived the day before the monarch died ...

Napier school principal Jurek Wypych leaves 'rewarding' 42-year vocation
Recently retired St Patrick's School principal Jurek Wypych chats to Mark Story about the vagaries of working more than four decades in an evolving education vocation.

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TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by  Fr Stephen Berecz at the parish of St John the Baptist, Parnell, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Rev. Alison Camplin and Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.:
Luke 17:5-10  A servant's duty

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Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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A modest proposal from the Philippines might trigger a new Catholic era
This summer, Catholic chatter was dominated by ultimately baseless rumors that Pope Francis was about to resign. In the meantime, a conversation was unfolding in the Philippines with potentially seismic significance, which flew almost entirely under radar. In July, the Filipino bishops considered a proposal to petition Rome for the creation of a personal prelature to provide pastoral care for the roughly 12 million Filipinos living outside the country ...

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Details at:


Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...


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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

NZCBC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CatholicNZ/

** Catholic Discovery reminds us we are now part of one vast interconnected planetary system. Here in New Zealand there are poor in our streets, devoid of power or assets to change their broken lives and families ...

** The bishops' Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics has information about World Alzheimer's Day.

** A message from the bishops' Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics:  The Palliative Care Collaborative Aotearoa (PCCA) has been formed to give a collective voice on the need for better, more equitable palliative care across all of New Zealand ...

** Sunday 2 October will be marked as a day of celebration for the Venerable Meri Hohepa-Suzanne Aubert. The National Liturgy Office has produced readings, prayers and other resources for this wonderful Sunday ... 

** Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College's online series is back! Join in next month for another interesting topic -- "No Hope in Hell: How a real Gospel view of the afterlife can make us better missionaries.

** From the Nathaniel Centre: a new organisation created to push for the proper palliative care we were promised when the "End of Life Choice" Act was approved.

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Website: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NZCatholic/
Full text articles: https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2022/

In issue no. 645, September 11-24 2022: Papal knighthood recognises many years of dedicated service (Geoff Bailey) ... Three ordained deacons for Dunedin ... Policies of integrated schools not questioned ... NZ youth invited to join 2023 WYD pilgrimage ... Bishop Pat teaches Maori language and culture ... Sue Seconi: Listen: It's Jesus speaking! (the NZ diocesan synod) ... Editorial: Amid chaos, hope in the Lord ...  Dr John Evangelista: Workism and the millennials ... Dan Stollenwerk: Synod on Synodality Take 2 ... Divine Word Missionaries committed to NZ ... Fr Thomas  O'Loughlin: Mary's identity as sacred and human ... Fr Justin Taylor SM: How can peace be brought to the Middle East ... Papers of Catholic author transferred (Eileen Duggan) ... Nuncio stresses vocation to holiness ... Bible scholars could contribute a lot more to Church, says lecturer (Fr Kevin Waldie SM).

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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

'More than just a school': Hato Paora College set to celebrate 75th birthday
For 75 years, a small school in rural Manawatu has been making a big contribution to the Maori community. Hato Paora College is a Catholic Maori boys boarding school north of Feilding and is celebrating its 75th jubilee on Labour Weekend.

St Anne's production of 'Annie Jr' builds confidence, gives stage experience
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/st-annes-production-of-annie-jr-builds-confidence-gives-stage-experience/VIYUEMHXGHXZXA42GGGUXSFJ7I/
St Anne's Catholic School in Whanganui East has taken on its first stage production, with the entire school being involved, in some form or other, with Annie Jr. Annie Jr is the musical Annie, but for younger actors and singers ...

John Paul College art students exhibiting works to raise money for Rotorua Hospital Chaplaincy team
John Paul College art students are excited to have their hard work displayed in an exhibition, and are even more thrilled that money raised from sales will help the Rotorua Hospital Chaplaincy team ...

St Joseph's School Stratford pupils get tour of raw milk business
Some Stratford tamariki had a taste of the farm life with a visit to Dolly's Milk last week. Room one pupils from St Joseph's School Stratford, their teacher Kay Linders, and parent helpers visited the raw milk business on Warwick Rd last Wednesday.

Going ahead with 100th celebrations
Pared back one-day programme to mark 100th milestone
Te Awamutu Courier 22 Sep 2022 
Labour Weekend last year was supposed to be a significant milestone for Te Awamutu's St Patrick's Catholic School, with two days of events to celebrate the school's centenary. As we know, Covid-19 put the event on hold — the uncertainty of lockdown levels making it impossible to plan — and it was rescheduled for Labour Weekend this year ...

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TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Craig Dunford at St Luke's Parish, Flat Bush, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelly and Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.:
Luke 16:19-31 The rich man and Lazarus

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Fr Kevin Waldie SM. Sunday Reflection: APPEARS TO HAVE CEASED 14/08-2022
https://nzcatholic.org.nz/category/sunday-reflection/  

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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In Assisi, Pope ratifies vision for global economy in pact with young entrepreneurs
Pope Francis made a day trip to Assisi Saturday to meet with young economists and change makers. While there, he signed their pact outlining a joint vision for a peaceful and just economy that's more equitable and respectful of the poor and the environment ... 

As trial looms, influential cardinal hails Zen as 'man of God'
As the trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen approaches in Hong Kong, a fellow cardinal has weighed in, praising Zen as both an authentically Chinese man and a credible witness to Christ. In an open letter published Sept. 23 in Italian newspaper Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian bishops, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, an expert in Chinese affairs, said Zen "is a man of God; at times intemperate, but submissive to the love of Christ" ...


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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

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Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/

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New Zealand Catholic 
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'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
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'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/caritasaotearoa/timeline

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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Sunday, September 18, 2022

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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE


Catholic bishops lift Covid-19 restrictions, urge all to return to Mass
New Zealand's Catholic bishops have lifted all remaining pandemic restrictions on attending Mass and urged all the faithful to return to Sunday Mass. This follows the Government removing most Covid-19 requirements along with the "traffic light" system this week ...



** Kia ora koutou whanau Katorika. Today is  Ratapu-Sunday in Maori Language Week-Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. This image is the friendly challenge list  from the resources we created for this special week. 

** The bishops have lifted all remaining pandemic restrictions on attending Mass, following the Government removing most Covid-19 requirements along with the "traffic light" system this week. 

** Courtesy of the Diocese of Christchurch for this, Maori Language Week-Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. For today, Rapare-Thursday, the Our Father in Maori.

** Here is a video of Pa Peter Tipene praying the Our Father in Maori ...

** Ata marie! Cardinal John reflects on the importance  of Maori Language Week-Te Wiki o te Reo Maori for  te whanau  Katorikia o Aotearoa. 

** Today (12 September) we honour the Most Holy Name of Mary. Fr Neil Vaney SM has written a lovely piece to mark this special day ...

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS.  

Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: Jenny Gordon humbled by Queen's Birthday accolade
"Receiving this honour has been both overwhelming and very humbling for me as I have played just a small part in the development and success of Catholic education." That was Jenny Gordon's reaction to being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours list for services to Catholic education.

Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: Services to community, history, youth, rugby recognised
[Includes Patrick Walsh, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Catholic education]

Letter to Pope claims church mishandling NZ redress process
Otago Daily Times14 Sep 2022PRAVEEN MENON
A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims.


NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS

RNZ. Maapuna. Dame Georgina Kingi and St Joseph's Maori Girls College
This thirty-minute radio documentary features St Joseph's Maori Girls College in the Hawkes Bay which is the subject of a comprehensive new book by Malcolm Mulholland. But no story about St Joseph's can be told without mentioning its current principal, Dame Georgina Kingi. She was a student at St Joseph's in the early 1960s and first became principal in the late 1980s. She upholds a tradition dating back to 1867 when the school was founded by French Catholic nuns. Dame Whina Cooper was a student and more recently the likes of Dame Hinewehi Mohi and Moana Maniapoto. Julian Wilcox attended the launch of Malcolm Mulholland's book and afterwards it was kanohi ki te kanohi with Dame Georgina Kingi in the St Joseph's chapel ...

Students OK as bus dangles above motorway
An Auckland Catholic girls college is praising emergency services after a bus carrying pupils was left dangling over a motorway overpass. St Mary's College principal Sarah Dwan said it was fortunate that a staff member was in a car behind the stricken coach and was able to offer immediate help this morning ...

Students challenged to learn world's longest place name during Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori
Students at a Timaru secondary school are tackling a long pronunciation challenge as they celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori - Te Reo Maori Language Week. "We will be working on our pronunciation by getting students to attempt to say the world's longest place name," Roncalli College teacher, Kerryn Olsen, said about the name of a hill in Hawke's Bay.

The 14-year-old leading the charge to get young people into nature
When Nate Wilbourne was 11 years old, he announced his house predator-free. Since then, the Year 10 Garin College student has taken part in tree plantings, volunteered at the Brook Sanctuary, studied fish in his local waterways, and helped band birds with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand ...

Fire at Sacred Heart College, school evacuated
Sacred Heart College (Glendowie, Auckland) has been evacuated after a fire broke out in the technology room of the school while children were inside, the headmaster says.

Kindling a passion for farming at school
A pilot scheme aiming to kindle a passion for the farming industry is being held with year 5-6 pupils at St Patrick's School in Kaiapoi.

Palmerston North school starts new chapter with 'warm and wonderful' library
A Palmerston North school has confirmed its commitment to improving the literacy of its pupils with the opening of a new library building. St James' School held a blessing to open its refurbished library on Monday. The old library and a classroom were demolished in 2019 and then work started on the new build.

Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust announces new grants
The Trustees of the Ogonowska Education Charitable Trust, (Jenny Gordon MNZM, Halina Ogonowska-Coates and Gordon Noble-Campbell) are pleased to announce the awarding of three grants to primary school students in the Wellington Archdiocese. The grants made by the Trust will meet the Archdiocese Attendance Dues for each of the three grant recipients in 2023.

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Today's Mass, celebrated by Pa Peter Tipene in the parish of St Mary of the Immaculate Conception parish, Avondale, Auckland, can be viewed at:

Sunday Mass is also broadcast on Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm  and live streamed at: 
https://www.shinetv.co.nz/videos/live  (only viewable in New Zealand). 


Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Stephen Ready and Malia Vito-Tupai:
Luke 16:1-13  The shrewd manager

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Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (audio):

Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/

Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - https://livingtheword.org.nz/

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On border with Russia, Pope urges world leaders to reject 'destructive rhetoric' of war
In his final act in the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan, before boarding a return flight to Rome, Pope Francis Thursday condemned the "folly of war" and urged global leaders to refrain from "aggressive and destructive" statements that harm peacemaking efforts ...

Trip notebook: Papal critics, an ambassador for Italian and sitting on the same level
In Kazakhstan, the pope buttressed his profile this week as what one might call the "chairman of the board" of religious moderates everywhere, and in every tradition, by insisting that true religious faith is incompatible with terror, violence, and injustice. All this is entirely consistent with Francis's general approach, and none of it was unexpected. Once we increase the focus to granular detail, however, there are a few interesting elements of the Kazakhstan outing which merit at least a moment's thought ...

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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: 

Vacancies at Caritas Aotearoa: 

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND


The six dioceses:

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New Zealand Catholic 
Periodicals & Newsletters
***********************

'NZ Catholic' is a national newspaper published by the Catholic Bishop of Auckland. https://nzcatholic.org.nz/

Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. 

Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com'  http://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/welcom/

Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform'  
https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)

Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. Pastoral Newsletter

The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/

NZ Catholic Education Office. 'Lighting New Fires' 

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' 

Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. 
https://www.svdp.org.nz/resources/  Newsletters. News in Brief:  

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. 
https://tuimotu.org/   Scroll down to Articles, Explore More

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Facebook
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NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference

Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)

'NZ Catholic' newspaper

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Catholic Theological College

Holy Cross Seminary

Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ

Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ

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