Ireland 2018 is likely to be the latest addition to the international visits on Pope Francis’s agenda, says the Irish Head of Government (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny. Kenny says Francis has timed his visit to coincide with the 22-26 August World Meeting of Families in Dublin. The World Meeting of Families will focus on Pope Francis’s Read more
This weekend, Cardinal John Dew will be in Kaikōura let the people there know “that we are with them in their time of uncertainty and anxiety.” “I will visit the priests based there and the local Catholic parish and Catholic primary school and Takahanga Marae which has been providing accommodation, meals and support in the Read more
An alcoholic in Holland has been killed by lethal injection. The 41-year old told his family he could see no way out of his addiction to alcohol. Read more
Full-face burqas have been banned in some public places in Holland. The Dutch parliament approved the ban by a majority of 132 out of the 150-seat house. Read more
Sister Maureen McBride, its seems, while driving a car suffered a medical event which caused her to crash. She was formerly congregational leader of the worldwide Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions for 12 years (RNDM) Continue reading
Pope Benedict is often forgotten when the call for Catholics to be better stewards of God’s creation is made. Even though Pope Francis usually gets the credit, Benedict was behind the changes the Vatican has made to becoming a “green” carbon-neutral state. Read more
A plan to rehabilitate ex-prisoners in a church house in Otaki has angered neighbours, some of whom have gone as far as threatening to torch buildings. Te Whare O Te Redeemed Fellowship has gained the lease for a building in suburban Waerenga Rd, near a kindergarten and a retirement village, and is planning to make Read more
A murder at a Southern French retirement home for Catholic missionaries has sparked a huge police search. The home is in the village of Montferrier-sur-Lez, near the city of Montpellier. Read more
The Vatican has banned a BBC historian from filming love letter. The letter is kept in the Vatican archives. In the letter from Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn, Henry writes passionately about Anne’s breasts. Read more
A decision on the future of the Christchurch Cathedral will be announced before Christmas, church and recovery leaders say. Greater Christchurch regeneration minister Gerry Brownlee and Bishop Victoria Matthews issued a joint statement this week confirming an announcement would be made in the “second half of December”. Continue reading