Monday, April 25, 2005

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POPE BENEDICT XVI

Reports of Pope Benedict's first news conference yesterday with the world's
media, and of his installation on Monday:
Google News (U.S.) :
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=pope+benedict&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
NewsNow (U.K.) :
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=The+Pope

"Habemus Papam"
http://www.catholic.org.nz/pope/
Catholic Communications NZ's papal pages include links to articles from the
world press about Pope Benedict, and to biographical informatioon about the
new pope and summaires of his writings.

"Church in Transition"
The U.S. newspaper National Catholic Reporter has a team - including its
veteran Rome Correspondent John L. Allen Jr. - covering the activities of
Pope Benedict and world reaction to him. Their articles are published daily,
here:
http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/conclave/conclave_index.htm

STORIES IN THE NZ SECULAR PRESS

Pope Benedict will surprise critics, NZ cardinal says
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3255890a13375,00.html
New Zealand's Cardinal Tom Williams says he agrees with American bishops
that the new Pope is gracious, humble, holy and open to discussion...

South welcomes choice
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3255105a6011,00.html
Catholics in Southland and Otago welcomed the election of Pope Benedict 16
with reserved approval yesterday and predicted the German pontiff would
provide stability but not much change...

Kiwi Catholic leaders approve choice of pope
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3255142a13375,00.html
New Zealand Catholic leaders approve of the new 78-year-old pope but he is
widely seen as a conservative choice...

Pope has 'a very good mind'
http://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/0,2106,3255467a6017,00.html
Pope Benedict XVI is a perceptive, quick-witted man who seems likely to take
a similar stance on doctrine to his predecessor, the Roman Catholic Bishop
of Dunedin says...

Kiwi describes joy in St Peter's
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3254664a13375,00.html
New Zealand Catholic Church spokeswoman Lyndsay Freer was sitting in St
Peter's Square in Vatican City this morning when she saw white smoke rise
into the air to signal the election of a new Pope. "The whole square erupted
with joy," she told NZPA...

New Pope, Old Ideas (video report)
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/tvone_minisite_story_skin/511820%3fformat=html
Has much changed with the appointment of Pope Benedict XVI? Susan Wood talks
to Kiwi priest Craig Larkin at the Vatican about the choice of Joseph
Ratzinger, and in the studio Professor Peter Lineham discusses what it all
means for the Catholic church...

NZer Lyndsay Freer In St Peter's Square (audio report)
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4304976-25,00.html
Lyndsay Freer from the NZ Catholic Church was in Rome when the white smoke
went up at the Sistine Chapel, signifying a new pope had been chosen. She
talks with Paul Holmes...

NZ church official describes Rome joy as Pope elected
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10121416
Lyndsay Freer was sitting in St Peter's Square in Vatican City when she saw
white smoke rise into the air. "The whole square erupted with joy," the New
Zealand Catholic Church spokeswoman said....

Surprise at Papal election result
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/511100%3fformat=html
Congratulations have been flowing in from New Zealand and around the world
following the election of Joseph Ratizinger as Pope Benedict XVI, but some
Catholics and religious analysts in New Zealand have been surprised by the
move....

Ratzinger as pope no surprise says priest
http://tinyurl.com/a2p3o
A Hawke's Bay priest has said the appointment of German Joseph Ratzinger to
succeed Pope John Paul 2 is no surprise. "He's great, he really is a
brilliant man," Retired Catholic priest, Fr Paddy Kinsella of Taradale
said....

Dr Cullen on Pope Benedict XVI
Press Release: New Zealand Government
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0504/S00426.htm
Acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen has welcomed former German cardinal
Josef Ratzinger's election as Pope Benedict XVI...

NZ Reacts To New Pope
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4305416,00.html
New Zealand catholics, along with religious and political leaders, have
spoken about the announcement the Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany will be the
new leader of the Roman Catholic church...

Catholic Bill English On New Pope (audio report)
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-4305010-25,00.html
20/04/2005
NewstalkZB
Former National Party leader Bill English, a prominent Catholic, talks with
Newstalk ZB's Paul Holmes about new pope Benedict XVI...

Net Users Respond To Catholicism
Press Release: www.hitwise.co.nz
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0504/S00062.htm
Auckland, Wednesday 20th April, 2005:
Summary: The passing of Pope John Paul II spurred significant interest in
Catholic websites. The website of the Catholic Church in New Zealand (
www.catholic.org.nz) has improved steadily, from 52nd position in the
Religion category two weeks ago, to 33rd place last week, to its current
weekly spot of 13th position.

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OTHER NEWS FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Crests feature of church (photo)
http://tinyurl.com/753zv
While the world waits for the announcement of a new pope, Oamaru has a link
with the events in the Vatican City. The imposing St Patrick's Basilica in
Reed St is possibly the only Catholic church in New Zealand to feature papal
crests carved in stone, Fr Nicholas Dillon said...

Catholic women debate tough national issues
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/marlboroughexpress/0,2106,3252642a6563,00.html
A government that funds hospices, an "awake and aware" community and a world
protected for the future are just a few items on the Catholic Women's League
wish list. The Catholic Women's Archdiocesan conference in Blenheim this
weekend delved into all sorts of prickly subjects, sourced from the theme
"ours today and theirs tomorrow"....

Lifeline for Star of the Sea
http://www.times.co.nz/news/story_0004023.shtml
Manukau City Council and the Polish Heritage Trust may join to renovate
Howick's historical Star of the Sea building. The trust wants to fit out the
building as a cultural heritage facility to commemorate, not only the
stories of the Polish immigrants to New Zealand, but also the wider
community....

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA RELEASES

http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php

21 Apr 2005
From:Catholic Communications communications@catholic.org.nz
Statement from Cardinal Thomas Williams of New Zealand, immediately
following the Conclave in which he participated to elect Pope Benedict XVI.

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TUI MOTU INTERISLANDS

http://www.tuimotu.org

April 2005
(This issue was printed before the death of Pope John Paul)

The Breaking Of Bread. Christ at Emmaus is nearly everybody's favourite
Easter story (full text)
The disciples "recognised Jesus in the breaking of bread", and as Richard
Dowden notes in his article on Eucharist, the phrase 'breaking of bread'
became the early Christian shorthand for the ceremony of Eucharist. That
phrase reminds us how closely the first believers associated their
eucharistic gatherings with faith in Christ Risen. Easter had changed their
lives for ever: it changed the likes of Peter and John from craven cowards
into courageous leaders....

Also in the April issue ...

The Next Pope...? - Jim Neilan
Focus On Eucharist - Paul Andrews, Joan Chittister, Richard Dowden
Global Warming: Apocalypse Now - Michael McCarthy
False God: Secularism - Pauline O'Regan
What Shall We Sing This Sunday? - Mike Marshall

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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 Website for further info., or write to: Bill Dysart, C-
58 Osier Road, Greenmeadows, Napier. Email: ymachb@clear.net.nz

Fides News Service: On WYD 2005 web site young people of the world write
messages about Pope John Paul II. German Bishops call Catholics to give
generously to support World Youth Day and help renew missionary spirit.
http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2005/0504/11_4551.html

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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

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EVENTS

Palmerston North Diocese: Jubilee Celebration of the Consecration of the
Diocese
7 May - 26 June 2005
Details on http://www.pndiocese.org.nz

"The History and Science of The Shroud of Turin" (Exhibition)
From 13 May 2005 "for a limited time"
Lower NZI, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland, New Zealand
Full description on:
http://www.shroud.co.nz/Exhibition.htm
and:
http://premier.ticketek.co.nz/Ticketek/pipeline/ticketselect.asp?nt=THESHROUD&sc\
=THESHROUD

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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 ]

Executive Officer, Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish, Wellington
Details in 'Wel-com' April 2005, p.6 and from Peter Wood, tel. 027 453 754;
e-mail: pwood@paradise.net.nz

Editor, 'Wel-com' newspaper
http://www.welcom.org.nz
The Wellington Archdiocesan monthly newspaper 'Wel-com' seeks a senior
journalist for the position of managing editor. Details in 'Wel-com' April
2005 p. 15, 'NZ Catholic' April 24-May 7 2005 p.26, and from Lorraine
McArthur, Director of Archdiocesan Pastoral Services, PO Box 1937,
Wellington 6015. Tel: (04) 496 1706 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (04) 496 1706 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; e-mail: l.mcarthur@wn.catholic.org.nz
Applications close 1 May 2005.

Chaplain, Northland Regional Corrections Facility, Ngawha (near Kaikohe)
Two-days-a-week position ministering to inmates and their wider community.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' April 24-May 7 2005 p.26, and from Eric Allan,
Director, Catholic Family and Community Services, tel. (09) 378 9650 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (09) 378 9650 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
Applications close 6 May 2005.

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