Catholic Diocese of Dunedin staff are devastated after intruders smashed a wooden door at St Dominic’s Priory on Monday and ransacked parts of the Historic Places category 1 building. Read more
New Zealand
Caritas: Supporting Pacific nations prepare for COVID-19
Monday, April 6th, 2020Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s relationships with their partners on the ground allows the aid agency to help Pacific nations respond to their unique needs in the context of their communities. Read more
Easter services may be screened on television in NZ
Sunday, April 5th, 2020
Negotiations are underway to have Easter services screened on television. “Our celebrations during the Easter period, which for us begins with a Mass on Holy Thursday evening, April 9, a special service on Good Friday afternoon and a Mass on Easter Sunday morning,” said Lyndsay Freer spokeswoman for the Catholic Diocese of Auckland. “Because our Read more
Day two – no touching
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
With the crucifix, place photos of family, friends, places you’ve visited. Some flowers perhaps, or images of nature/creation. Give thanks for this new day Creator, Life-giver. You love the world so much that, in Jesus, you promise to be with us till the end of time. I am grateful that your presence continues for we Read more
Church radio station for locals unable to use internet
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
Listen Up is a new radio service which is being co-ordinated by an associate priest at St Mary’s Anglican church in Levin. David Atkinson is using the Church’s equipment and content comes from the community. Many people can stay connected well with phone calls, Facebook and Zoom calls, but it is important to not forget Read more
$850,000 donated to Foodbank Project
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
Over $850,000 had been donated to The Foodbank Project, a charitable campaign set up to replenish Foodbanks around New Zealand. On last Friday alone, a record $58,000 was received. The Foodbank Project was launched in Nelson in 2016 as a joint effort between the Salvation Army, Countdown and Nelson-based internet company Lucid and allows shoppers Read more
Coronavirus: Women’s refuge houses under lockdown
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020An increase in family violence has Women’s Refuge calling for help to contain abusers if numbers exceed what police can manage. The refuge’s six safe houses were all in lockdown so they could not take in any new women or children and Albert said it was hard to find other accommodation. Waikato Women’s Refuge -Te Whakaruruhau chief executive officer Ruahine Read more
Concerns raised about Gloriavale complying with lockdown
Thursday, April 2nd, 2020Concerns have been mounting that members of the Gloriavale Christian community are not adhering to the nationwide lockdown. Those close to the exclusive, controlling Christian community 67km east of Greymouth told the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust the rules were being ignored. Police said they were working with the Gloriavale community to make sure its members Read more
What a difference the internet makes
Monday, March 30th, 2020
If it wasn’t for their internet where would we be during the big lockdown? Many Catholic churches big and small around New Zealand are streaming daily Mass online. Many faith groups are having zoom and skype meetings. And many virtual communities are forming to meet and pray online. On its website, The Diocese of Auckland Read more
We do not have to leave the house to find God
Monday, March 30th, 2020
At the heart of our faith is the fact that in Jesus, God comes to us. We do not have to leave home to find God. “In these days, in Jesus, God is coming to us, seeking to encounter us in the confines of our own homes,” said the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand in Read more