The upcoming election will include a referendum on Euthanasia. The question you will be asked is “Do you support the End of Life Choice Act 2019 coming into force?” The Church is very clear that she respects life from conception to natural death. Those whose lives are diminished or weakened deserve special care and respect…(Read More)
This page will be regularly updated for resources during this time of the Coronavirus. For the latest information about the resumption of Mass and access to churches please refer to our Facebook page Mass Online Mass will be offered daily and lived streamed here on the diocesan YouTube channel. To view the channel click here…(Read More)
Brother Guy Consolmagno, Vatican astronomer, was invited by the Catholic Discovery Centre to come to New Zealand for a nationwide tour to “show a side of the [Catholic] faith that most people don’t see” He was in Christchurch this month lecturing on the history of astronomy and his work back in Rome where he…(Read More)
Mass times for the new parishes that have been amalgamated and are as follows. Cathedral Parish Sunday Mass times: (all Masses @ St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral) Saturday Vigil: 5.30pm Sunday: 8am, 9:30am, 11am, 4:30pm and 6pm Weekday Mass times: Monday to Friday: 7:30am, 9:15am & 12:05pmSaturday: 9.15am North…(Read More)
Bach’s so-called Refugee Cantata will feature in a charity concert on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at 3.30 pm in St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral. Admission will be free, with a retiring collection for the Red Cross refugee programme. The concert will begin with a specially composed orchestral Song for Refugees by Ian…(Read More)
View a video of Fr Rick Loughnan speaking about the new panels on the Cathedral fence, or visit our Facebook page to view. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5sxui915hffrnoc/CATHOLIC%20FENCE.mov?dl=0 Interactive panels erected outside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament will give visitors a video and pictorial view of the Catholic…(Read More)
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Dear Brothers and Sisters It is my privilege as Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch to advance the planning of the fundraising for the potential rebuilding of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. This will run alongside the fundraising for the rebuild in our parishes, which has already begun. Before his death, Bishop Barry…(Read More)
Former Ngai Tahu Property chief executive, Tony Sewell, has accepted a contract to lead the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch property team. A long-time member of the Catholic Cathedral Management Board, he has a deep understanding of property matters in relation to the Diocese. “The Diocese has tread a very sensible and measured path in…(Read More)
The New Zealand Catholic Bishops today expressed concern about the proposed new abortion regime for New Zealand, whilst also looking forward to contributing to what they hoped would be an honest, respectful dialogue that explored the complexities surrounding abortion. “The Bishops hear from a wide community of Catholic women and men on this important issue…(Read More)
The Christchurch School of Music (CSM) is to return to its former site beside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Barbadoes Street. For 17 years the CSM’s home was in the former convent for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, but the building had to be pulled down after the earthquakes…(Read More)
CYT – Youth and Young Adult Ministry “Sharing Christ with young people and young adults” The Catholic Youth Team is a department of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch. As a team we serve the diocese by promoting youth ministry at Diocesan and parish levels. Our work covers the West Coast and Canterbury areas…(Read More)
Caritas reaches more than 100,000 with relief supplies in Nepal It is one month on from the initial 7.8 earthquake that devastated so many areas in Nepal, and Caritas has now supported just over 137,000 people around the country with shelter, food, healthcare, and water purification and hygiene kits. Rain has already…(Read More)