Archbishop John Dew, the Archbishop of Wellington New Zealand, and President of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference says he supports the Royal Commission into institutionalised child abuse by priests announced in Australia. Archbishop Dew said the NZCBC would support any similar investigation in New Zealand. But the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key says he Read more
Bishop Patrick Dunn is joining heritage advocate Allan Matson and SkyCity, among others, in objecting to the proposed development of a high-rise brothel. A public hearing is taking place as part of the Auckland City Council consent process. The brothel is being built by Wellington brothers, John and Michael Chow in Victoria St, opposite the Read more
In a return to old fashioned values, New Zealand youth are admiring skill, determination and achievement above wealth and fame. The most respected heroes and icons are Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Sir Edmund Hillary, Mahatma Ghandi and Nelson Mandela. Jesus and God are the highest ranking religious figures. Youthtown commissioned Point Research to perform Read more
The church in New Zealand is $88,000 better off thanks to a new mobile deal Church Resources has negotiated with Vodafone. Church Resources and Vodafone recently built on their existing relationship and concluded negotiations that continue to offer free calls amongst all Church Resources members, but also adds the choice of a range of different Read more
A new agreement between Prison Fellowship New Zealand and Corrections will mean the Rimutaka Prisons’ Faith Based Unit (FBU) will close, making way for new reintegration activities which will reach prisoners at more sites. Prison Fellowship New Zealand has run the Christian-based rehabilitation programme at Rimutaka Prison’s FBU since October 2003. Gregory Fortuin, Executive Chairman of PFNZ, Read more
The Archbishop of Canterbury is taking part in the largest Anglican gathering ever held in New Zealand. Dr Rowan Williams is meeting with Anglican Church leaders in Auckland during the 15th Anglican Consultative Council. It is the final international engagement for the Archbishop of Canterbury before he steps down from his role in December, and will Read more
Christian churches are “failing to connect” with the changing face of Auckland’s ethnic population, according to a study by Massey University. The study – Changing Patterns of Auckland Religion – found that membership of all mainstream Christian denominations, except Catholicism, have fallen to a historic low in New Zealand’s largest city. In contrast, religions like Islam, Read more
Bishop Pat Dunn, the Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand, has expressed his disgust at the desecration of Jewish graves with anti-semitic obscenities, including Nazi swastikas, at a cemetery in Auckland. “The vandalism of Jewish graves is a despicable act and I am disgusted that any person or persons would stoop to this level of Read more
The AGM of the priests of the Christchurch diocese was held this week on October 16 and 17 in the St. Gregory’s Parish Centre, Bishopdale. This is the annual meeting of Bishop Barry Jones with all the priests of the diocese. During the meeting members are elected to various bodies such as the Council of Read more
Archbishop Dew elected to Synod Commission
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, New Zealand, has been appointed a member of the Commission for the Message. Four members including the president, Cardinal Betori, and the Vice President, Archbishop Tagle, were appointed by the pope, while the remaining eight were elected by the Synod fathers. The Commission is tasked with composing the pastoral message related to Read more
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