Next year will see a focus by the Catholic Church on young people, their views, thoughts and dreams for their faith and relationship with the Church. As this year draws to a close, Pope Francis is giving young people a final opportunity to speak more directly to him, our Holy Father. Read more on Synod Read more
The board administering Belgian hospitals sponsored by the Brothers of Charity has been summoned to Rome. The board – made up mainly of lay members – recently decided to allow euthanasia in the Catholic hospitals it oversees. After appeals from the religious order, board members have been asked to explain their decision to Church authorities Read more
Reinstating the Christ Church Cathedral could cost ratepayers $18 each per year over the next four years. The city council is set to look at options for funding the $10m grant it has promised toward the rebuild of the cathedral at a meeting on Tuesday. Options include targeted rates, which would mean an extra cost Read more
An Italian Jesuit says Pope Francis thinks the Church can no longer issue one general rules that apply to whole categories of people. Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro who was one of the first people to interview Francis as pope in 2013, told a conference of bishops and theologians considering how to implement Amoris Laetitia that Read more
Stuff columnist Dave Armstrong says Guy Fawkes is about far more than a council fireworks celebration. He says as a staunch monarchist and life-long Anglican, he believes celebrating Guy Fawkes not only teaches us the glory of the English parliamentary system but also warns us of the toxic Catholic scourge, as it was a group Read more
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI says “obscuring” God in the liturgy is the root cause of the current crisis in the Church. In the preface to a new Russian edition of his book “Theology of the Liturgy”, Benedict writes that a widespread misunderstanding of the liturgical reform led to people placing their “own activity and creativity Read more
On September 30- October 1, a contingent of families set out on a pilgrimage visiting sacred sites in the North Island associated with the titles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Family Pilgrimage was organised by the Centre for Marriage and Family (CMF) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Mother Read more
Concertgoers caught in this week’s deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas sought refuge in a nearby Catholic shrine. The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer can seat 2,200. It is a spiritual home away from home for Catholic tourists – and allows gambling chips to be put into the collection plate. Read more
An Auckland church which has given up its offices to provide emergency housing says it needs around $160,000 to upgrade its facilities so it can continue to do so. Continue reading
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2 October found Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and Christians marching together with lit candles through the streets of Bhopal in India. The interfaith celebration was organised by the Catholic Bhopal Archdiocese, based in the capital of Madhya Pradesh state. The march culminated in an inter-religious prayer gathering. The event marked the Read more