Bishop Peter Cullinane was one of a number of speakers at a recent multifaith event in Palmerston North. Prisms of Light – An Interfaith Conversation on how Compassion Transforms our Communities, explored how compassion is a central theme in the the living out of many world faith traditions. Other speakers were: Helen Chong spoke on roots of compassion Read more
A strong sense of exclusion and hurt is felt by many people who are living in situations not in accord with Church teaching in areas such as divorce and re-marriage, cohabitation, contraception and same sex unions. This information is contained in a Pastoral Letter from the New Zealand Catholic Bishops summarising the main themes that Read more
Rose Sawaya-Baxter, currently principal at Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth, will take the reins of Bishop Viard College at the beginning of next year after the sudden departure in April of Teresa Cargo. The school’s official line was initially that she was on “study leave” but a resignation followed in June. Sawaya-Baxter is Read more
Kiwis Lindsay and Denise Christie went to Colombia in the 1960s and eventually founded a charity called Conviventia, which now works throughout Latin America to empower marginalised communities. Fifty years later, their grand-daughter Adriana Avendano Christie, 24, and her partner Gabriel Acuna-Caruajal, 30, have started charity which is a social enterprise called The Pallet Kingdom Read more
The lavish hilltop mansion owned by Destiny Church leader Bishop Brian Tamaki and his wife, Hannah, is for sale. The $1.6million property on a hilltop above Maraetai Beach, East Auckland, is described by the Mike Pero real estate team marketing the property as “500 square metres of pure luxury, style and elegance”. It boasts elevator Read more
A Blenheim-based priest is expected to be in court today (Tuesday). The priest has been removed from duties after being charged with indecent assault. The vicar-general of the Archdiocese of Wellington, Monsignor Gerry Burns told parishioners at mass last Sunday that police had charged the priest who had been at St Mary’s Parish since last Read more
Last Friday four Catholic colleges in Wellington held a fund raising concert to raise funds for Chanel College in Samoa. The concert featured performances from St Catherine’s, St Mary’s, St Patrick’s Kilbirnie and St Patrick’s Silverstream. The rector of Chanel College, Fr Mika Tuimavave, came to Wellington to attend the concert. The Concert was part Read more
Another Catholic church has been attacked by thieves. A five-foot high (152cm) brass candle holder, St Mary’s church in Carterton last weekend. Church lay pastoral leader Sharron Penny said the candlestick had been in the church for “generations” and was an important part of the church’s liturgy and heritage. Penney said the candlestick was used Read more
On June 27 Justice David Collins ruled the suspension that kept the Year 12 student and 1st XV rugby player out of school for five weeks, was unlawful, and conditions imposed on the pupil’s return to school were unreasonable. After “deliberately” waiting for “things to settle down in the papers”, the ruling said, Mr Melloy Read more
Celebrities, gang members, homeless people and religious leaders have equal importance in artist Stuart Robertson’s global work Peace in 10,000 Hands. His vision is to create a lasting conversation about peace by photographing a white rose in the hands of 10,000 people from all over the world. The photographs will eventually become part of an Read more