Translations of the Pope’s speeches are always needed – especially since the Catholic world includes numerous languages. He therefore needs a good communications team that can quickly and faithfully translate his words and messages. That is of extreme importance, especially when Church leaders are quick to criticize people for taking the pope’s words out of Read more
High quality canvas tents from America have created a novel, temporary home for a Canterbury church left homeless by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. One tent seats up to 500 people, and the other up to 120, at the Living Waters Christian Centre in the Christchurch suburb of Halswell on the southern outskirts of the Read more
The Vatican Museum diaries kept during the period of the Second World War have been opened. They show a slice of life in the Holy See, thanks to a former Museum director. Read more
There is a battle going on for the souls of the people of Gloriavale – a battle that is taking place night after night at the fundamentalist Christian community Religious groups are undertaking night-time raids to drop off material that presents a different view of God. Read more
Sotherby’s will be auctioning Pope’s Lamborghini Huracan RWD Coupe. The auction house has valued the signed and blessed vehicle at 250,000 to 350,000 Euros. Read more
In Northland, where many young people leave school before 17 and one in four are not in education, employment or training, a group of young people has taken action. In 2012, a group of 10 young people talked to the local Whangarei District Council staff. They said they were sick of hearing bad stories about Read more
The Pope admitted he “was part of the problem,” to one of the three Chilean clergy abuse survivors he invited to visit him at the Vatican. “I caused this, and I apologize to you,” he is reported to have said. The survivors have urged Pope Francis to transform his apology for having discredited them into Read more
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says there are precedents for church land to be returned to Maori. Taurangamoana iwi have been talking to the Anglican Church about the return of land under council buildings in the central city that was supposed to have been part of a Maori reserve. The former Tauranga MP says Read more
Venezuela’s bishops want country’s elections, which are set for this month, to be postponed. They are also urging the president to take a “different course from this saga of death.” Read more
New Zealand Sign Language Week 2018 is occurring from the 7th to the 13th of May. There are many ways to engage with New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week. A great way to connect NZSL with prayer would be to learn the Lord’s prayer in NZSL. Watch this video (turn the subtitles on!) from the Deaf Read more