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NZ Bishops meet well-remembered nuncio during Rome Ad Limina (24 Oct 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/nz-bishops-meet-well-remembered-nuncio-during-rome-ad-limina/
New Zealand bishops in Rome for their Ad Limina visit have met the fondly remembered former papal nuncio Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, whose diplomatic career included being held hostage by guerillas in Colombia and becoming the first nuncio to Hungary after the end of communism ...

New appointments for the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (24 Oct 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/new-appointments-for-the-new-zealand-catholic-bishops-conferencenew-media-release/
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) has two new staff members – Kate Aduna and David McLoughlin, looking after administration and communications ...

Net cast wide and deep for name of new merged institute (21 Oct 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/net-cast-wide-and-deep-for-name-of-new-merged-institutenew-media-release/
Kupenga – Catholic Leadership Institute" is the name chosen for the new organisation to be created by the merger of The Catholic Institute and the Good Shepherd College from January 1 ...


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In issue 576, October 20 - November 2:
Bishop Drennan: Pope accepts Bishop Drennan's resignation, and four more articles ... The happiest day of Kiwi Carmelite's life ...
Editorial: Word of God promotion timing is awkward ... New housing help for families opened ... Seeking holiness in a secular society like NZ ... Panel ponders staying loyal to the Church today ... NZ giving helps missions in young dioceses ... Heads and Hearts: My favourite saint - what can his or her example tell us today ... Revitalising our parishes Monday to Saturday ... A 'by Maori for Maori' approach .

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Timaru biannual stamp fair also a fundraiser for church upgrade
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/116871219/timaru-biannual-stamp-fair-also-a-fundraiser-for-church-upgrade
Ray Bennett and Arthur Clarke  are this week preparing for the biannual Timaru Stamp Fair on Saturday. The fair will be a case of something very small and made of paper supporting a marble and kauri architectural monolith as funds raised from it will go to the Sacred Heart Basilica Restoration Appeal.  

Boost for the water babies
Te Awamutu Courier24 Oct 2019
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8PC_G-91EqgeZsmsFa4lDoxhJpgDtyKy-WXCZy5jjPoH
Swim Waipa¯ and Te Awamutu Catholic Women's League have renewed their partnership to give Plunket babies increased water confidence. The project is now into its second year, after a successful first year supporting 28 Plunket babies, who received swimming lessons at a reduced rate.

Father Gregory Boyle says compassion is the best approach to gangs
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116763214/father-gregory-boyle-says-compassion-is-the-best-approach-to-gangs
Gangs are criticised for peddling meth, murder and mayhem. How we fix the problem is complex and convoluted. But one American expert says we should start with compassion.

Dead abuse perpetrators not liable
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dead-abuse-perpetrators-not-liable
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry will have the power to call in the police, but some offenders and institutions implicated in past offending within the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin seem set to slip through the cracks. However, responding to Otago Daily Times questions, an inquiry spokeswoman confirmed the ability to refer alleged abuses to police would be limited to offenders who were still alive.

Claims disgraced bishop failed to safeguard people in diocese
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116760655/claims-disgraced-bishop-failed-to-safeguard-people-in-diocese
Claims of a sex abuse cover-up and a failure to adequately protect women from sexual predation by a bipolar monk have surfaced in the diocese of disgraced bishop Charles Drennan.

Author Joy Cowley's victim blaming unacceptable
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/opinion/116714177/author-joy-cowleys-victim-blaming-unacceptable
A victim of sexual abuse from a priest responds to author Joy Cowley's comments about Bishop Charles Drennan. [The UK bishop Peter Ball, mentioned in this article, was an Anglican bishop]

Defence of bishop too controversial
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/defence-bishop-too-controversial
A popular children's author has been asked not to speak at a retreat for Catholic school principals in Central Otago, after defending a disgraced bishop's sexual relationship with a young woman. Joy Cowley hit the headlines last week, after writing a column in defence of former Catholic Bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, who resigned earlier this month after admitting a sexual relationship with a young woman.

Patience atop a tinderbox: All-female committee navigates abortion reform
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/10/patience-atop-a-tinderbox-all-female-committee-navigates-abortion-reform.html
An all-female select committee tasked with hearing submissions on abortion has navigated a cacophony of contrasts. A submission from doctors was closely followed by a group of Catholic women. Each could not have been more different, but so far the committee has avoided falling into the heated controversies of the End of Life Choice Bill.

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Whanganui Marist Brothers education celebrated with anniversaries this Labour Weekend
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/premium/news/article.cfm?c_id=1504669&objectid=12279501
This Labour Weekend marks a special anniversary for Catholic education in Whanganui. St Augustine's College, founded by the Marist Brothers in Whanganui in 1944, was a small school that nurtured a remarkable number of big talents. Not least among them is National Business Review founder, author and publisher Henry Newrick, who has led the organising committee for the reunion.

Kavanagh College removes name from blazer for next year
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/kavanagh-college-removes-name-blazer-next-year

Roncalli College: Teenager making big impact
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/teenager-making-big-impact

Roncalli College fair to further boost new sports complex
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/life/116728854/roncalli-college-fair-to-further-boost-new-sports-complex

Sacred Heart Girls' College, NP: New Plymouth ballerina gets top marks in only nine months after dislocating her knee
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/116647397/new-plymouth-ballerina-gets-top-marks-in-only-nine-months-after-dislocating-her-knee

St Peter's College: Seriously, it's My Business: Palmerston North teen takes an Aerial View of business
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116724061/seriously-its-my-business-palmerston-north-teen-takes-an-aerial-view-of-business

St Thomas More, Mount Maunganui: School gains funding
Bay of Plenty Times23 Oct 2019
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Trust in God not in oneself (The pharisee and the publican) (Luke 18, 9-14)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNzXJMHtISg
A reading and commentary by Fr Edward J. Tyler, NSW, Australia

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Synod offers cautious support for married priests, study of women deacons
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/10/26/synod-offers-cautious-support-for-married-priests-study-of-women-deacons/
Catholic communities in the Amazon might be able to ordain married men to the priesthood under limited circumstances, based on the outcome of a meeting of bishops in Rome that issued its final report Saturday - although the document stopped short of a full-throated endorsement for the ordination of either married men or women deacons.

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Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington. General manager.
https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/office-of-the-general-manager/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 6-19 October 2019 p.20, from Mike Wardle tel. 04 917 7355, and at https://www.ocg.co.nz/resources/jobs/general-manager/MHU66567OCG

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:
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Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

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New Zealand Catholic
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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  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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

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

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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** National March for Life, Saturday 7 December 2019 (October 18)

** Katie's story: Extraordinary Month of Mission (video) (October 18)
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Support for victims less than hoped
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/central-otago/support-victims-less-hoped
A ribbon-tying initiative in the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin has been launched to support victims of historic sexual abuse, but not everybody is happy.

Prayers for peace at places of worship in Palmerston North
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116545607/prayers-for-peace-at-places-of-worship-in-palmerston-north
Places of worship in Palmerston North are opening their doors for people to pray for world peace. People are invited to join in prayers as part of the international Week of Prayer for World Peace, with different churches hosting prayers throughout the week.

In living memory
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/116654324/in-living-memory
Merle and Keith O'Donnell died in 2015 within three months of each other. Both in the nearby Calvary Hospital as it happens, and the irony's not lost on Scott that his mum was a director of Presbyterian Support Services. Both his parents were strong Presbyterians who died in a facility established by the Catholic community. But when any of us needs the right care then that becomes the imperative...

The Conversation: Church and science get on better than ever
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12277880
The Catholic church has famously struggled to accommodate scientific research in its past, but recently there has been evidence of a healthier relationship developing.

Catholic Church mum on abuse investigation
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/insight/catholic-church-mum-abuse-investigation
The cone of silence has descended again on the Catholic Church's investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations by a former Dunedin bishop. It was confirmed last week New Zealand's top Catholic, Cardinal John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington, had referred an investigation into former Dunedin Bishop John Kavanagh's actions to the Vatican.

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Budding Northland neurosurgeon wins $20k scholarship
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=12277330
A $20,000 university scholarship means a teenager from an isolated Far North settlement can start pursuing his dream of becoming a neurosurgeon. When Whiti Hoori isn't studying you can find him at the National Shrine of St Peter Chanel in Russell, where he plays the organ every Sunday...

Northland karate: D'Artagnan Gould and Kingiteahuahu Tana heading to world competition
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/front-page-top-stories/news/article.cfm?c_id=698&objectid=12277645
Northland karate prodigy D'Artagnan Gould, 15, will be hoping is run of good form does not leave him when he competes at the World Junior Karate Championships in Chile next week.

Sound Quest Southland hopefuls to take to the stage
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/culture/116650539/sound-quest-southland-hopefuls-to-take-to-the-stage
Too many cooks can spoil the broth, but what can happen when there are too many musicians? For one Verdon College band, too many members have made it hard for them to come up with a name.

Girl-powered event encourages females into science and technology
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116653583/girlpowered-event-encourages-females-into-science-and-technology
Two Palmerston North high school students hope to encourage more females into science and technology by running an annual event for the subjects. St Peter's College year 10 students Anna Skiffington and Jorika Bonkowska, both 14, organised the two-day Girl Powered science, technology, engineering and maths event at the Globe Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Luke 18:1-8 The parable of the widow and the judge
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A reading and commentary with Violet Kudzotsa and Stephen Ready.

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STATION XV

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Episode 143 — Resignation, Canonisation, Ordination, Consultation and Condemnation (October 16, 2019)

The resignation of Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan for inappropriate behaviour with a young woman was a great shock to the Church in New Zealand — and the Station 15 panel. That big story leads this episode, which (as always) traverses the globe. This month, the panel ventures to Rome via Oxford, with the canonisation of St John Henry Newman, and then to the Amazon via Rome, as a Synod of Bishops considers the life of the Church in the Amazon. Back in New Zealand, abortion legislation is on the political agenda. But is the Government playing fair? It's certainly not fair to steal a church's air conditioner, but is it OK to condemn that person to hell? Yes, it's an episode as diverse as it sounds. Enjoy

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In synod's married priests debate, somebody finally names elephant in the room
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2019/10/17/in-synods-married-priests-debate-somebody-finally-names-elephant-in-the-room/
In a Synod of Bishops where priest shortages in the Amazon have been driving discussion of ordaining married men, the surprise really isn't that someone finally noticed there's another solution, one that doesn't require changing the traditional criteria for getting a Roman collar. The only surprise, probably, is that it's taken this long for someone to say it out loud...

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https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/office-of-the-general-manager/
Details in 'NZ Catholic' 6-19 October 2019 p.20, from Mike Wardle tel. 04 917 7355, and at https://www.ocg.co.nz/resources/jobs/general-manager/MHU66567OCG

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:
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Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

** Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
** Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/archdiocesan-offices/jobs/
** Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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New Zealand Commentaries
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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/

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New Zealand Catholic
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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  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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

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

'Tui Motu Interislands'. An independent Catholic magazine. http://www.tuimotu.org/

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NZ missionaries share Pope's vision in Thailand (9 Oct 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/new-menz-missionaries-share-popes-vision-in-thailanddia-release/
Two New Zealand missionaries working in Thailand feature in a video marking October as the Pope's Extraordinary Month of Missions. Father Frank Bird SM and Katie Fisher are volunteer teachers at a Marist school in Ranong, a fishing town in southern Thailand on the border with Myanmar...

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** Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern opened 30 new transitional housing units for Monte Cecilia Trust in South Auckland today (October 10)

** Extraordinary Month of Mission (October 9)
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In issue no. 575, 6-19 October 2019: Double deacon ordination ... Call for respect for rights at all stages of life ... Catholic census numbers drop ... Msgr Brian Arahill called a "great priest" by bishop ... Sir John praises and warns at Caring Dinner ... Editorial: Hear the cries of the earth and the people of the Amazon ... Helping fathers and daughters to build strong bonds ... Knights' generosity helps school spiritual development ... Pilgrimage for Life concludes in capital ... Sacred Heart College Napier: Do I find it hard to pray ... Training Catholic activists in Aotearoa New Zealand ... Different churches at Napier beach cleanup ... Polish refugee children mark 75 years in NZ.

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Who is Bishop Charles Drennan?
Manawatu Standard
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8MKnJhqExwYjS_vYgSSuKQyOPB2U3QX1lQgRXngKNpRY
Charles Drennan had never set foot in Palmerston North before taking up the job as the Catholic Church's head there. The rolling plains of Manawatu¯ would not have been too unfamiliar to him, though, being born and raised in Christchurch before taking a job in Rome. Born in 1960, the son of an Anglican-catholic pairing, Drennan went to school at Christ's College and attained a masters with first class honours from the University of Canterbury...

Children's author points finger at young woman in Catholic bishop sex scandal
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116494767/childrens-author-points-finger-at-young-woman-in-catholic-bishop-sex-scandal
Author Joy Cowley  has defended a Catholic bishop who resigned due to sexual misconduct and pointed the finger at the young woman involved, saying "I have seen how young women flirt with priests". She also says the church needs to rethink its policy of celibacy for priests, which is more to do with finances than holiness.

Bishop resigns from liaison group linked to Crown investigation into historical abuse cases
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116427555/bishop-resigns-from-liaison-group-linked-to-crown-investigation-into-historical-abuse-cases
The head of the Catholic Church's liaison group with a Crown investigation into historical abuse cases sees no reason to review past decisions or procedures, after one of its own resigned in disgrace over sexual misconduct.

Catholics question circumstances of Bishop Charles Drennan's resignation
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116392899/catholics-question-circumstances-of-bishop-charles-drennans-resignation
The congregation of the church presided over by a bishop who left his post after allegations of sexual misconduct are grieving the loss of their leader and wondering what will happen to him.

Palmerston North parishioners process Bishop Charles Drennan's shock resignation
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116361132/palmerston-north-parishioners-process-bishop-charles-drennans-shock-resignation
A prayer meeting has been set up for Palmerston North's Catholic community in the wake of the news of Bishop Charles Drennan's fall from grace.

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Greater transparency wanted over agreement
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/greater-transparency-wanted-over-agreement
A support group for survivors of sexual abuse by priests wants more transparency over an agreement struck with the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin. But the call by Dr Christopher Longhurst, representing the New Zealand branch of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (Snap), has also triggered an acrimonious exchange with another support group.

City abuses referred to Vatican
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/city-abuses-referred-vatican
The handling of historic sexual offending within the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin by then-Bishop John Kavanagh has been referred to the Vatican by New Zealand's top Catholic. It was confirmed yesterday Cardinal John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington, has written to the Vatican to refer the matter to higher authorities.

Man fights to hold Catholic Church accountable for abuse
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/400730/man-fights-to-hold-catholic-church-accountable-for-abuse
One drunken night in 2013 in Melbourne, Marc wrote an email to the Catholic Church in New Zealand. He was drunk a lot back then. "The first line, and this was five years ago, was, 'If there's ever a Royal Commission in New Zealand, I will come back and give evidence'. He has come back and he has given evidence, in Christchurch recently.

Sir John Key met with Pope Francis at Vatican while representing a charity
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116374260/sir-john-key-met-with-pope-francis-at-vatican-while-representing-a-charity
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key met with the Pope in a private audience earlier this year, it has been reported. Key, who left politics in 2016, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican in what he described as a "remarkable experience".

Dust up over ashes
Wairarapa Times-Age
https://times-age.co.nz/dust-up-over-ashes/
A Masterton family is being torn apart over whether their mother's ashes must be buried or not. Daniel and Margaret McGruddy are upset that the ashes of their mother, Maureen, who was a devout Catholic, has not been buried alongside their father in the family plot at Masterton Lawn Cemetery after she died in November 2016.

Timaru's Jaxson Whyte dominates in boys' cycling
https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/116403401/timarus-jaxson-whyte-dominates-in-boys-cycling
The titles keep rolling in for Timaru's teenage cycling star Jaxson Whyte. The 15-year-old Roncalli College student has, in a 10-day stretch, won two under-16 boys' New Zealand Secondary Schools Road racing titles - road race and points race - in Manawatu and backed that up with a stunning win in the under-17 grade at the highly-regarded three-day Yunca Junior Tour of Southland in Invercargill.

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Luke 17:11-19 Jesus heals ten men
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A reading and commentary with Malia Vito-Tupai and John Teariki.

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Cardinal Newman a saint for the modern age, expert says
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2019/10/11/cardinal-newman-a-saint-for-the-modern-age-expert-says/
Cardinal John Henry Newman lived half of his life as an Anglican before converting to Catholicism. This Sunday, leaders of both congregations will be present in Rome to celebrate his much-anticipated canonization by Pope Francis. In an interview with Crux, Jack Valero, the press and media coordinator of the Newman Canonization Committee, outlines why he believes Newman offers a model for Catholics trying to engage in public life and why this giant of the 19th century has just as much relevance for today's Catholics...

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Details in 'NZ Catholic' 6-19 October 2019 p.20, from Mike Wardle tel. 04 917 7355, and at https://www.ocg.co.nz/resources/jobs/general-manager/MHU66567OCG

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

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

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Bishop Charles Drennan resigns as the Bishop of Palmerston North (4 Oct 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/bishop-charles-drennan-resigns-as-the-bishop-of-palmerston-north/
Cardinal John Dew, the Metropolitan Archbishop of New Zealand, has announced that Bishop Charles Drennan has resigned as the Bishop of Palmerston North. Bishop Drennan tendered his resignation to Pope Francis following an investigation into a complaint of unacceptable behaviour of a sexual nature...

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** Resignation of Bishop Drennan (October 5)
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Pope accepts resignation of NZ bishop
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/pope-accepts-resignation-nz-bishop
The Pope has accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, following an investigation into a complaint of unacceptable behaviour of a sexual nature. The clergy, staff and church leadership of the Diocese of Palmerston North had been told of the acceptance of the resignation and provided with guidance and resources to help them to support parishioners and other members of the Catholic community...

Disgraced Palmerston North bishop Charles Drennan subject of earlier complaint
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116348755/disgraced-palmerston-north-bishop-charles-drennan-subject-of-earlier-complaint

Cut the talk, take action, says Caritas
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1909/S00068/cut-the-talk-take-action-says-caritas.htm
On the heels of more than 40 events held across the country last week in a wave of international climate protests and marches, Caritas will release its annual State of the Environment for Oceania report on 3 October, the eve of St Francis day. This will also mark the end of the month-long Season of Creation, celebrated by tens of thousands of Christians around the world.

Gardener feeds families in need: kids 'turning up with no breakfast... no socks'

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/garden/115845884/invercargill-army-volunteer-grows-food-to-feed-families-in-need
John MacManus was a founding member of the Spirit Army, a volunteer group started to fight poverty in Invercargill, one family at a time. The group got started when Gerry Forde, who along with John is a parishioner at St Patrick's Church (Invercargill), heard from the St Patrick's School principal that a number of school families were struggling. So Forde called a meeting at the parish, 35 people turned up, and the Spirit Army was formed.

Basilica marks anniversary (photo caption)
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/basilica-marks-anniversary
Parishioners of Mercy Parish celebrate a Mass at St Patrick's Basilica, in South Dunedin, to mark 125 years of Catholic worship there. The Mass is one of several events being held in Dunedin to mark the 125th anniversary of the basilica this weekend, including a special Mass at the basilica at 6pm today, with the bishops of Dunedin and Christchurch.

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Baradene College and Christchurch Boys' take major honours at cycling championships
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116219137/baradene-college-and-christchurch-boys-take-major-honours-at-cycling-championships
Auckland's Baradene College and Christchurch Boys' High School have taken the major honours in the team time trial at the national secondary schools road cycling championships in Manawatu.

Opunake, Kavanagh win A titles at schools basketball championships
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/116317599/opunake-kavanagh-win-a-titles-at-schools-basketball-championships
Kavanagh College Dunedin and Opunake High School have won the A titles at the national secondary schools basketball championships in Palmerston North.

St Kevin's boys, Kavanagh girls start well
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/st-kevins-boys-kavanagh-girls-start-well
Otago schools have had a mixed start in their bid for a national basketball title this week. Both St Kevin's College and Kavanagh College have been dominant on the first two days of the A boys and girls competitions respectively.

St Kevin's College: Diocese takes over school ownership
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/diocese-takesover-school-ownership
A Catholic Oamaru secondary school has new owners, which its acting principal says is a "symbolic" handover that will have virtually no impact on how it is run. Ownership of St Kevin's College, which had been run by the Christian Brothers since 1927, was transferred to the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin at a special ceremony at the school's chapel recently.

St Mary's (Gisborne) gets green-gold status
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/4293414-135/st-marys-gets-green-gold-status
It was called a Silver Reflection Day but St Mary's Catholic Primary School leap-frogged the silver status and went straight from bronze to green-gold for their work educating students on how to live sustainably.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw  (Under: Created playlists)

Luke 17:5-10 A servant's duty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO1ofD2Yxc4&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=26
A reading and commentary with Rev. Alison Camplin and Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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Shaping future conclave, Pope Francis urges 13 new cardinals to compassion
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/10/05/shaping-future-conclave-pope-francis-urges-13-new-cardinals-to-compassion/
Creating 13 new cardinals Saturday, including 10 who will help choose his successor, most of whom are regarded as reliable papal allies likely to want to keep his agenda intact, Pope Francis stressed a virtue he's made a cornerstone of his papacy - compassion...

Amazon synod organizers: 'Voice of local Church' led to married priest debate
https://cruxnow.com/amazon-synod/2019/10/04/amazon-synod-organizers-voice-of-local-church-led-to-married-priest-debate/
When the curtain rises on Sunday for the Oct. 6-27 Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, much of the attention will be focused on the possibility of ordaining married men to the priesthood as a way of providing sacraments to areas that might not see a priest more than once or twice a year...

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Vacancies in the Catholic Overseas Volunteer programme:
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Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

** Auckland: https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/administration/staff-vacancies/
** Wellington: https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/archdiocesan-offices/jobs/
** Dunedin: https://www.cdd.org.nz/employment-opportunities

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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  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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

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

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Proposed abortion law fundamentally flawed, Catholic bishops tell Parliament (27 Sep 2019)
https://www.catholic.org.nz/news/media-releases/proposed-abortion-law-fundamentally-flawed-catholic-bishops-tell-parliament/
The proposed new abortion law is fundamentally flawed because it removes any requirement to take the rights of the unborn child into consideration, says an oral submission from the Catholic bishops and the church's Nathaniel Bioethics Centre to a Parliamentary committee ...

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'No religion' overtakes Christianity in latest Census results
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/09/no-religion-overtakes-christianity-in-latest-census-results.html
The number of New Zealanders without any religion has officially overtaken the number of Christians for the first time newly released statistics from the 2018 Census show. Of the different Christian churches, Anglicans topped the list at 314,913, while  295,734 people identified as Roman Catholic, 221,199 as Presbyterian and 52,743 as Methodist.

Commemorative ribbons removed from outside Auckland church - again
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116107967/commemorative-ribbons-removed-from-outside-auckland-church--again
The top Catholic in the Wellington area has written to church members imploring them not to remove commemorative ribbons tied to church railings. But a victim's advocate has said the 'Loud Fences' ribbons are still being removed from outside an Auckland Catholic church.

'Phoney' claim after major church leaders voice support for scrapping abuse secrecy
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/116074756/phoney-claim-after-major-church-leaders-voice-support-for-scrapping-abuse-secrecy
Influential members of New Zealand's two biggest religions have backed calls to lift secrecy clauses for child abuse victims — but a survivor's advocate says churches are "deflecting" and complicating the issue.

Raetihi matriarch treated community as her family
Whanganui Chronicle
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8Ds2vFY-15X6nT-WotJ21lvmIGQ5Z7afKo9ytW66LCYe
Raetihi resident Jessie Seaman helped so many during her 70-plus years in town that everyone has rallied round to help with her funeral. Jessie died on September 21, aged 96, in Masonic Court Home for the Elderly in Whanganui. Her funeral service is at her beloved St Patrick's Church in Raetihi on September 25.

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De La Salle College: Teaching couple's plans to tap into Pasifika world view
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/09/25/826034/teaching-couples-plans-to-tap-into-pasifika-world-view#

St Bede's College gets its chapel back
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/st-bedes-college-gets-its-chapel-back
A seven-year, $20 million rebuild and refurbishment of the St Bede's College chapel is complete.

St Joseph's, Stratford: Young Taranaki boy who didn't know the sound of his own voice is helping others have the same experience
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/116034999/young-taranaki-boy-who-didnt-know-the-sound-of-his-own-voice-is-helping-others-have-the-same-experience

St Kevin's College: SKC pupil aiming at two NZ titles
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/uncategorized/skc-pupil-aiming-at-two-nz-titles/

New principal appointed at St Peter's College (photo caption)
The Southland Times24 Sep 2019
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Luke 16:19-31 The rich man and Lazarus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUkRVlV9kM4&list=PLeDNiKpHSQBAMx_xkzRR8wnm_isNdXF-u&index=25
A reading and commentary by Rev. Dr Raymond Pelley and Canon Jenny Wilkens at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington.

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Pope warns of 'new barbarism' in age of artificial intelligence
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/09/28/pope-warns-of-new-barbarism-in-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Speaking to executives from some of the world's most important tech companies, Pope Francis said that technology needs "both theoretical and practical moral principles," and that advances in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI) cannot lead to a new "form of barbarism," where the common good is abandoned to the rule of law of the strongest ...

Author of book pope called a 'bomb' describes 'powerful' anti-Francis campaign
https://cruxnow.com/interviews/2019/09/28/author-of-book-pope-called-a-bomb-describes-powerful-anti-francis-campaign/
Pope Francis has jokingly referred to a newly released book chronicling the American-led resistance to the papacy as a "bomb." Now, in a new interview with Crux, Nicolas Senèze, author of said book and Rome correspondent for the French Catholic newspaper La Croix, unpacks why he believes a small minority of American Catholics have been influential in trying to shape the narrative around Francis's reforms ...

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Job vacancies in the Catholic dioceses of ...

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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  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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

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

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In issue no. 574, September 22 - October 5 2019: 'NZ Catholic' praised at press awards; Catholic priesthood a eucharistic ministry;l Clericalism: finding the answers; An abuse survivor reflects; Editorial: Listen to the Loud Fences; Cardinal Dew: The Church is still a place of hope and inspiration; Message for 60 plus: be the face of joy to the young ... National pilgrimage spreads pro-life message; St Dominic's College: How can the Church encourage young people to be more involved; Spring celebrations mark Josephite jubilees; Resene colour award for Amberley church work.

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Back to basic Christianity growing in popularity, as some traditional churches struggle to pay the bills
https://pressreader.com/@Mike_Leon/csb_QPBgwmrBY3JkfZHFoAEx8CpYu_pLvc3-cAszI8d0k2SrFRMkhb-eqFFPJw9cUFoZ
A cluster of elderly parishioners whisper reverently, as dappled coloured light seeps through the spectacular stained glass windows in the majestic gothic style church. They are ready for the vicar to lead the traditional Sunday service at St Mary's in the heart of Timaru. At the same time, a 15-minute drive away in Temuka, another group of Christians known as The Gathering meet in a bare hall. They have no leader, no service plan and a couple of acoustic guitars...

The unique history of a Tamahere bed and breakfast
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/115889759/the-unique-history-of-a-tamahere-bed-and-breakfast
Down a curling gravel road in Tamahere an arching sign reads 'Passionist Monastery' in black letters. This is the first clue signalling the boutique bed and breakfast's interesting past. A series of luminous stained glassed windows might be the second...

Obituary: Marcia Keys (nee Fuller) June 2, 1930 – July 13, 2019
https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/115732240/obituary-marcia-keys-nee-fuller-june-2-1930--july-13-2019
Marcia Keys, who has died aged 89, lived all her married life in Haultain Street in the house she and husband John built in Fairfield, a suburb named after the farm that had occupied the land less than 10 years earlier, and a short walk from the bridge drovers used to get their animals to the Frankton sale yards. The newlywed couple chose Haultain Street, on what was then the northernmost edge of the town, at least partly because it fell in the orbit of St Joseph's Church in nearby Clarkin Road which was developing a strong Catholic community under Father Walls, the first priest.

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Wild west night saddles up school funding
https://www.thewanakasun.co.nz/news/10730-wild-west-night-saddles-up-school-funding.html
Taking a page from a western novel, Wanaka delivered a memorable night out earlier this month, raising $8000 for Holy Family Catholic School. The Pembroke Wild West event was a social night for about 100 guests who visited the recently refurbished Pembroke Pavilion, which was adorned with hay bales, saddles and a saloon-style moonshine bar.

Rugby fanatic Harland Hancock is The Hits Taranaki Player of the Day
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503390&objectid=12267381
Normal lessons were replaced by a chance to take on some Taranaki Bulls players at a Stratford school last week. Pupils at St Joseph's were visited by five Bulls players as well as popular team mascot Ferdie the Bull on Friday last week.

Active pupil making a difference
https://www.oamarumail.co.nz/community/active-pupil-making-a-difference/
When Caleb Jopson witnessed the horrors of road accidents first-hand, he decided to do something about it. The St Kevin's College year 13 pupil is a volunteer firefighter and St John paramedic – and is one of the one of the Students Against Dangerous Driving (Sadd) national leaders in New Zealand.

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Luke 16:1-13 The shrewd manager
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW3-dG1A3neGPJ041T9vjVw  (Under: Created playlists)
A reading and commentary by Stephen Ready and Malia Vito-Tupai

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Episode 142 — Appeal, Schism, Renewal, Technology (September 16, 2019)

Cardinal George Pell's unsuccessful appeal on his conviction for historical child sexual abuse leads this month's episode. Anna, Don, James and Gavin consider the outcome and what might come next. Pope Francis has spoken about the prospect of schism within the Church, while in New Zealand a Marist priest is more focused on renewal. And technology — the Australian bishops' statement on social media and the emergence of robotic preachers — rounds out the show. Thanks for listening and tell a friend.

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

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** In season of synods, Italy may be next to see if pope's gamble pays off
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2019/09/21/in-season-of-synods-italy-may-be-next-to-see-if-popes-gamble-pays-off/
It seems, we may soon be able to add Italy to the list of places either contemplating or planning its own synod. The drumbeat began in February with an essay by Italian Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro in Civiltà Cattolica, which enjoys semi-official Vatican status.  "Only an effective exercise of synodality within the Church can help us read our situation today and engage in discernment," Spadaro wrote, making the case for a national synod. "And this can only happen thanks to broad involvement of the People of God, in a synodal process that's not restricted either to the elites of Catholic thought or to the contexts (specific and important) of formation."

** Letters to Blessed John Henry Newman show his role as pastor, evangelist
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2019/09/21/letters-to-blessed-john-henry-newman-show-his-role-as-pastor-evangelist/
Thousands of documents relating to England's 19th-century convert-cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman, are being released ahead of his Oct. 13 canonization, highlighting his role as a pastor and evangelist, said church experts. Although 32 annotated volumes of the cardinal's letters and diaries have been published over the past five decades, the new material includes letters and correspondence to the future saint.

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In issue no. 573, September 8 - 21 2019: Bishops urge parishioners to stand for life ... Pro-life movie 'Unplanned' to be screened in NZ ... NZ co-hosts safeguarding conference in Rome ... Fr Matthew Gibson ordained in Hamilton ... Sue Jones: Extraordinary vocations ... Call made for steep emissions reductions ... Social Justice Week 8-14 September (2-page feature) ... Heads and Hearts, St Mary's College, Auckland: Is it easy to forgive and forget? ... 50 years of justice and peace work celebrated ... Community of learning helps students achieve - McAuley praised again ... Sign language need stressed.

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Concerns raised over paedophile Michael Beaumont in 1970s, but he was allowed to keep teaching
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/115693806/concerns-raised-over-paedophile-michael-beaumont-in-1970s-but-he-was-allowed-to-keep-teaching
A Marist Brother who preyed on children was allowed to continue working as a teacher, despite concerns being raised about his inappropriate behaviour 40 years ago. A Stuff investigation has revealed senior Catholic Church leaders were warned about Brother Michael Beaumont in the 1970s and again in the 1990s – but he was simply allowed to move elsewhere.

Childhood horrors laid bare as survivors talk of sexual abuse
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115636768/childhood-horrors-laid-bare-as-survivors-talk-of-sexual-abuse
Outside St Mary of the Angels on a breezy Wellington autumn day a small group is gathered. They are all either victims of faith-based child sexual abuse or their supporters. They are there to present Grant West with ribbons to take back to Ballarat, Australia, and he is there to tie a ribbon to the church fence...

Celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Vincent de Paul
http://community.scoop.co.nz/2019/09/celebrating-the-feast-day-of-saint-vincent-de-paul/
The St Vincent de Paul Society Wellington Area will be hosting a festival Mass at St Josephs Catholic Church in Mount Victoria on Thursday 26 September, 7pm, to celebrate the Feast Day of the Society's patron, Saint Vincent de Paul...

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Blast over ball ban
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/4227740-135/blast-over-ball-ban-blasted
Former Campion College student Poppy Smith has taken the Catholic school to task because it does not allow same-sex couples to the annual ball if the partner is from another school.

Hato Paora College: Maori legends inspire Manawatu students into hands-on science
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/115590722/mori-legends-inspire-manawat-students-into-handson-science
Manawatu students have been encouraged to learn science through the use of Maori legends. Massey University's Puhoro science, technology, engineering and maths academy, held a young Maori minds session for more than 150 teenagers  at IPU New Zealand on Friday.

Return of St Bede's 'most important building'
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/return-st-bedes-most-important-building
A seven year, $20 million rebuild and refurbishment of St Bede's College will reach its conclusion this week with the opening of the school's new chapel. Devastated by the 2011 earthquakes, the chapel was demolished. For seven years a temporary chapel was used, while funding was secured to enable a rebuild. The campus master plan was re-designed to place the chapel at the forefront of the school.

Taihape pupils move it, move it in Madagascar musical
https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/115664126/taihape-pupils-move-it-move-it-in-madagascar-musical
St Joseph's School pupils in Taihape will move it all the way to the big stage as Madagascar madness roars into town.

St Kevin's, Kavanagh to fore
https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/st-kevins-kavanagh-fore
Otago schools St Kevin's College and Kavanagh College were to the fore in regional tournaments which finished at the weekend.
Teams from around the country were seeking qualification for the national championships in Palmerston North next month.

Schools saddened by acts of vandalism
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/115666032/schools-saddened-by-acts-of-vandalism
Schools in the Motueka area have been targeted by vandals, causing hundreds of dollars worth of damage.
At St Peter Chanel Catholic School in Motueka, vandals flipped and damaged six picnic tables, and smashed toughened glass on a school notice board.

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Against all odds, Pope Francis has made Synods of Bishops interesting
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2019/09/14/against-all-odds-pope-francis-has-made-synods-of-bishops-interesting/
You have to give this to Pope Francis: Against all odds, he's found a way to make synods really, really interesting. This week, an official of Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Relations actually had to go on national television, flanked by a Catholic cardinal, to assure his countrymen that the government of President Jair Bolsonaro isn't threatened by the looming Synod on the Amazon ...

Pope heads to Asia seeking dialogue, peace and ecological solidarity
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2019/09/14/pope-heads-to-asia-seeking-dialogue-peace-and-ecological-solidarity/
For experts and locals alike, it seems Pope Francis's upcoming visit to Thailand and Japan will not only highlight the Vatican's strong ties with interreligious communities in each country, but it could also help the pope advance his ecological and peace-making agenda .,,

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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  http://www.nzceo.org.nz/news/

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

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

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