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https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases

NZ Catholic Bishops Conference leadership positions announced
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nzcbc/
The Catholic bishops of Aotearoa New Zealand meeting in conference in Auckland this week have agreed on their new leadership roles ...

2023 NZ Catholic Directory available now
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/2023directory/
The 2023 print edition of the NZ Catholic Directory has been published and is being distributed now through diocesan offices, parishes and to people who pre-ordered a copy ...


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

** Bishop of Auckland Stephen Lowe has today become President of the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference, the national body for the bishops of Aotearoa NZ.

** The 2023 print edition of the ever-popular NZ Catholic Directory has been published and is being distributed now through diocesan offices, parishes and to people who pre-ordered a copy.

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Charity's good deeds paying off for the community and its volunteers
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/131933964/charitys-good-deeds-paying-off-for-the-community-and-its-volunteers
A charity with a 116-year legacy in New Plymouth has never been busier, and is making a difference to not only the lives of the people it helps, but to those dishing out the kindness too. The St Vincent de Paul Society in New Zealand was founded in 1867, with the aim to help anyone in need ...

Children let loose on Our Lady of Lourdes School's new playground
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/300877305/children-let-loose-on-our-lady-of-lourdes-schools-new-playground
For months the children at Palmerston North's Our Lady of Lourdes School have been patiently waiting to get on their new playground. The school had to close the senior part of the playground because the old one was deemed unsafe and closed in term four last year. But a new one has been built and the school held an official opening on Friday morning with a blessing and speeches, before a few children were let loose to christen the slide.

Sacred Heart And St. John's College Communities Come Together
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2305/S00212/sacred-heart-and-st-johns-college-communities-come-together.htm
Sacred Heart College and St. John's College have come together as a community to support each other in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. The parent evening, sponsored by the Palmerston North Diocese, was held was held last week (Monday, May 1) at St Mary's Church Greenmeadows.

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - A  

https://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandCatholic/videos

Today's Mass, celebrated by Fr Mark Field at St Mary's Parish, Paeroa, can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrYWq6lDX0

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).


RNZ. Hymns on Sunday, (audio and text)
https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/hymns/audio/2018889752/hymns-on-sunday-14-may-2023
Hymns for mother's Day including and 'Ka waiata ki a Maria' and  'Hail Queen of Heaven'.


New Zealand Commentaries on the Readings for the Sundays of the Year:

Inspired Word: A video reading and commentary on the gospel of the day by Stephen Ready and Sister Stephanie Kitching.
John 14:15-21   The promise of the Holy Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZN4pSFvceA&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBDAIAYJEHi42R7ctvsFuTEU&index=26

Sunday homilies of Fr Anthony Trenwith (podcast):
https://station15.co.nz/

Marist Laity NZ. Living the Word: Sundays of the Year: Discussion Guide
https://livingtheword.org.nz/
6th Sunday of Easter Yr. A – The spirit of truth remains with you and will be in you

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CRUX - Edited by John L. Allen Jr. and Inés San Martin

https://cruxnow.com

Pope, Zelensky both have ambitions for meeting on Fatima feast
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2023/05/pope-zelensky-both-have-ambitions-for-meeting-on-fatima-feast
Assuming Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky do indeed meet today in the Vatican, as officials on both sides have been suggesting, a good deal would appear to be riding on the outcome for both men ...

Unpacking how history changed yesterday with recognition of Coptic martyrs
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2023/05/unpacking-how-history-changed-yesterday-with-recognition-of-coptic-martyrs
For those with ears to hear, every so often it's actually possible to detect the sound of history's tectonic plates as they shift. Such was the case Thursday, with a remarkable gesture by Pope Francis of inscribing a group of Coptic Christian martyrs into the Roman Martyrology, Catholicism's official compendium of saints ...

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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 at Caritas Aotearoa:
https://www.caritas.org.nz/work-with-us

Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/staff-vacancies/
Hamilton: https://www.cdh.org.nz/jobs
Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/adw_community/vacancies/
Dunedin: https://www.cdd.nz/we-offer/employment-opportunities

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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

https://www.catholic.org.nz/

The six dioceses:
https://www.catholic.org.nz/find-us/dioceses-2/#section_59

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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'.
https://www.cdh.org.nz/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. Newsletter
https://www.cdd.nz/

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

St Columban's Mission Society. 'The Far East'
https://www.columban.org.au/media-and-publications/the-far-east-magazine/archive/

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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