The Catholic Worker Movement appreciates the opportunity to submit a response to the Local Government Bill (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies ) Amendment Bill. We do so on behalf of the Catholic Worker Movement (Ōtautahi), a branch of a world-wide organisation of the same generic name. Justice is built on love We Read more
The Parramatta diocese in Sydney NSW has unveiled a new Pastoral Plan for 2024-2028. The plan focuses on fostering a synodal Church aimed at strengthening inclusivity, collaboration and active participation within the diocese. Bishop Vincent Long (pictured) launched the plan at an event which more than 220 attended. Central to the plan is the emphasis Read more
A recent AI-generated image of the Shroud of Turin shows a wide-eyed man gazing straight at the viewer. Long narrow marks, as though from bleeding cuts, stream down his face and upper torso. His hair is long, his beard trim. This is the latest in numerous attempts since the 19th century to draw the authentic Read more
Palmerston North bishop John Adams is doubling down on a culture change in the Catholic Church and its efforts to make the Church safe. Adams had commented earlier in response to a letter to the editor published in the Manawatu Standard by Dr Christopher Longhurst, leader of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Read more
Denis was a man with a large heart, a great capacity for friendship, and a deep love and commitment to his faith and the Marist charism. It has been a pleasure and privilege to have known and been inspired by him. I began working with Denis in 2002 when he became Provincial of the Society Read more
Fr Denis O’Hagan SM died on Wednesday, 14 August. His passing came after a short illness. CathNews rarely publishes obituaries; however, Denis, CathNews’ first editor, was ‘known’ to readers for nine years. Mission at home As a Marist and priest, Denis O’Hagan primarily considered himself as an ‘at home’ missionary. Although he spent some time Read more
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller has rejected allegations of financial impropriety during his tenure as prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), calling the claims a “defamation strategy” with no basis in fact. Speaking in an interview on EWTN, the cardinal asserted that there is “no proof” of any wrongdoing and Read more
Receiving the Eucharist is what most young Catholics expect. Even Paul Gannucci (pictured with his parents). A myriad of health conditions resulting in his being tube-fed since he was three months old have prevented him from consuming the Eucharist. Nonetheless, Gannucci has always wanted to be able to receive the Body of Christ. And so Read more
One option facing Christchurch city is an ‘Anglican-free’ future that no longer clings to its Anglican past. Christ Church Cathedral was a symbol of Christchurch. “What will the new symbol be?” asks Professor Michael Grimshaw, a Canterbury University sociologist. Grimshaw says that since the 2011 earthquakes destroyed much of the central city, its heart has Read more
A severe vocations crisis is on full display in Dublin: its seminary has just one student. Fr Séamus McEntee, the vocations director for the Archdiocese of Dublin, confirmed the worrying number. “In September, we will have another man coming in… I wish there were more” he said. McEntee also mentioned ongoing conversations with other men Read more