Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael Gielen as our new Bishop. He now succeeds Archbishop Paul who has been our Apostolic Administrator since January 2021 and the appointment of Bishop
Working in our hospitals is a privilege for Christchurch Catholic Chaplains, where every day is different. The CDF caught up with Angela McCormick, Pastoral Chaplain at Christchurch Hospital, recently to
(NZ Vocations Awareness Week 8th – 14th May) The Good Shepherd and the Smell of the Sheep ‘Please pray for me, not against me,’ the universal shepherd – Pope Francis
Jamie McDermottCatholic Cathedral CollegeHead Student Kia ora, it is a privilege to serve our kura this year as a Head Student. After spending two years at a Catholic primary school
The government has announced that New Zealand is moving to the orange setting in the traffic light system effective as of 11:59pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022. For faith based gatherings this
Greetings to you as we begin this time of Holy Week and Easter. I hope you had a graced time over these weeks of Lent and are now ready to
The latest Inform – issue 131, April 2022 is now available. This issue includes: Synod: Pope Francis is listening Introducing our college head students A reflection on peace Caring for
“…the purpose of this Synod is not to produce more documents. Rather, it is intended to inspire people to dream about the Church we are called to be, to make
Considering the amount of change we have undergone in our Canterbury region over the past decade, one might expect that the nature of the “practice-makes-perfect” rule might have conditioned us
NZ Catholics will join Pope Francis on Friday 25th March in prayer for Ukraine Catholics in Aotearoa New Zealand are being asked to visit their churches next Friday to join
