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NZ CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE
Friday blessing for start of $16.5 million Wellington Sacred Heart Cathedral project (5 Aug 2020 )
Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew will bless construction workers and the city's Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in a ceremony at 10am on Friday to mark the start of restoring and strengthening the Category I historic building ...
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** Caritas Aotearoa NZ will provide urgent funding for Lebanon following the massive explosion in the port of Beirut. Caritas has a strong presence in Lebanon and its teams are actively helping in the ruins.
** Cardinal John today conducted the Blessing of the Wellington Sacred Heart Cathedral site and its construction workers, before work started on the $16.5 million earthquake-strengthening and refurbishing of the building, closed since 2018 pending the work.
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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS
Bishop back after post-lockdown leave
Even bishops need to take a mental health break sometimes. And after two months' personal leave, the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, the Most Rev Michael Dooley is hoping his frankness will encourage others to look after their own health.
Two rural churches to close in Marlborough following review
Two small Catholic churches in rural Marlborough are to close following a review. Masses are held at Sacred Heart in Havelock three times a month, while the congregation of St Francis de Sales in Renwick gathers for Mass once a month. However, those churches are to close following the review.
Blessing for start of $16.5m Sacred Heart Cathedral strengthening
Catholic Archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew will bless construction workers and the city's Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in a ceremony at 10am on Friday to mark the start of restoring and strengthening the Category I historic building.
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NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
St Peter's College mourns sudden death of economics teacher Peter Lyons
St Peter's College teachers and students are mourning the sudden death of a much-loved teacher. Peter Lyons, an economics teacher and Herald columnist died at his home on Wednesday.
Maths whizz not skipping school
Kavanagh College year 12 pupil Tobias Devereux recently scored the top mark (100%) in the 2020 New Zealand Physics and Mathematics Competition, where he was up against the country's top year 13 pupils.
North's best new buildings: Architecture awards show diverse range of work
The NZ Institute of Architects named the 44 best new buildings in the Auckland region, including the Chapel of St Peter at St Peter's College,
Francis Douglas Memorial College principal Martin Chamberlain to retire at year's end
Francis Douglas Memorial College principal Martin Chamberlain has announced he's retiring.
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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Sunday Mass at St Dominic's College, Henderson, Auckland with Mons. Bernard Kiely.
on YouTube's Auckland Diocese channel:
and on
Shine TV (Freeview channel 25) at 2 pm and live streamed at: https://www.shinetv.co.nz/stream/ (only viewable in New Zealand).
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New Zealand Commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
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Fr Frank Bird sm. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide - http://livingtheword.org.nz
Marist Messenger. Daily Reflections: https://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/
Fr Kevin Waldie sm. Sunday Reflection:
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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin
New appointees to Francis's financial powerhouse signal progress of women
Pope Francis has long advocated for a more "incisive" presence of women in positions of authority and leadership in the Vatican, and while some have complained about the pace at which changes are being made, the recent appointment of six women to the Vatican's chief financial office has jolted things into warp drive ...
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EMPLOYMENT
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Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised on the Website of the Education Gazette: https://gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/?Keywords=catholic#results
Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme:
Job vacancies in the Catholic diocese of Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
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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. http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton. 'Kete Korero'. https://issuu.com/search?q=%22kete+korero%22
Catholic Dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. 'Wel-com' http://www.welcom.org.nz
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. 'Inform' https://chchcatholic.nz/?sid=25 (Latest news - Latest Inform)
Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. 'The Tablet' https://catholic-diocese.squarespace.com/back-issues
The Nathaniel Centre. The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. 'The Nathaniel Report' http://www.nathaniel.org.nz/
NZ Catholic Education Office. School News Update https://www.nzceo.org.nz/network-update/
St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East' https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/
Society of Mary. 'Marist Messenger' http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul NZ. News in Brief: https://bit.ly/2EFXF82
'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/
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Catholic Discovery NZ (Catholic Enquiry Centre)
'NZ Catholic' newspaper
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Holy Cross Seminary
Marist Seminary, Auckland NZ
Society of St Vincent de Paul NZ
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News of the Church
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https://www.romereports.com/en/ (video)
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