Archbishop Gabor Pinter, the new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific, presented his credentials to Bishops Conference president Bishop Steve Lowe on Sunday at The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington. In addition to the New Zealand Catholic bishops, Eparchs from four Eastern Rite Churches were also present. The Eparchs are Read more
Just over 60 percent of Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand are employed, new figures show. The latest Stats NZ data, released this week, said the Pacific employment rate for the September 2024 quarter was at 60.8 percent, down from 63.3 per cent for the same time last year. For the population of Aotearoa as Read more
Gloriavale families have been cautioned against reading a range of popular books. Fairy tales, books that celebrate Christmas and children’s stories depicting animals dressed in clothes, were all among those cautioned against, by a senior leader checking the community’s reading material. In an email sent to members last month and obtained by RNZ, Servant Peter Read more
A new charity – Homes for Good Trust – that began in a Kāpiti church, puts together affordable housing solutions for people who need assistance. “The Trust uses industry tools to help people make plans that could involve co-housing, sharing costs, or renting a house to Homes for Good” its website says. Its first project Read more
New Zealand’s Diocese of Palmerston North held the world’s first Red November event this year. Bishop John Adams celebrated the initiative at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit last Sunday, 3 November, to show solidarity with persecuted Christians suffering increasing violence, persecution and human rights abuses worldwide. Adams’ support involved flooding the Cathedral with red Read more
In an unexpected move, the contentious Transalpine Redemptorist Order asked to leave the Christchurch Catholic diocese earlier this year has taken over an historic church – in the Christchurch Catholic diocese. Last Friday the Order – also knows as the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer – announced on its “Latin Mass Chaplaincy Christchurch” Facebook Read more
“This is the worst I’ve ever seen it.” Those were the words of Salvation Army charity store volunteer Melissa Marshall, who arrived for her shift about 8.45am on Saturday to find more than 20 black garbage bags flying around the Maunganui Rd site’s carpark and piles of clothing left lying on the ground. A large Read more
A fire that has left an Auckland mosque gutted this morning was an alleged hate crime, a senior member of the mosque claims. Firefighters were called to the fire in the Imam Reza Mosque in New Lynn at 9.43am. A man connected to the Astley Ave religious centre said police were focusing on a back Read more
Wellington City Mission is celebrating Whakamaru, its beautiful, brand-new $50-million facility. The six-years of planning, contriving and building the facility is now at an end. City Missioner Murray Edridge says the result “… is way beyond our expectations and our dreams, our ambitions and our aspirations”. Whakamaru’s facilities The light, airy building stretches five floors Read more
Abuse-in-care survivors are looking forward to next month’s apology from government leaders for the suffering they have endured. The apology is one thing. But some advocates say there are survivors who are expecting unrealistic payouts. Apology Erica Stanford, the minister leading the government response to the inquiry, has announced a Parliamentary apology on November 12 Read more