St Patrick’s College at Kilbirnie in Wellington will be closed for the rest of the week after asbestos fibres were found in its roofs. Preliminary results, received late on Tuesday, revealed isolated areas of fibres in dust swabs. Continue reading
St Patrick’s College at Kilbirnie in Wellington will be closed for the rest of the week after asbestos fibres were found in its roofs. Preliminary results, received late on Tuesday, revealed isolated areas of fibres in dust swabs. Continue reading
The Sistine Chapel Choir has released an albumn for the Year of Mercy. This is the second year in a row the choir has recorded an album. This year’s album includes pieces by Palestrina that focus on mercy in honor of the Jubilee. Created in partnership with the classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, the second Read more
The Rector of St Patrick’s College Silverstream, Gerard Tully, has spoken out over the furore surrounding former student and aspiring rugby player Losi Filipo. Tully made it clear that the school “absolutely opposes violence” and hoped “all who have been affected by the violent incident of October last year – particularly the victims and their Read more
Pope Francis will open the academic year at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family in Rome. In a last-minute change, he will replace Cardinal Robert Sarah who had been scheduled to open the new year. The news of Francis’s s attendance comes just weeks after he controversially hand-picked Read more
Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai that the church is reconstituting the Archdiocesan Finance Council to help the church reposition its assets, including a multimillion-dollar property in Yona, in anticipation of lawsuits by victims of clergy abuse on Guam. Gov. Eddie Calvo on Sept. 23 signed a law that lifts the statute of limitations to allow Read more
Murdered Catholic catechists’ bodies have been found dumped on a roadside in Mexico. Their bullet-riddled bodies were found in the southern Mexican state of Michoacan. The victims – four young men – are in the latest killings in the region. They were Jesus Aguilar Alejandro Ayala, 22-year-old day laborer; Wilibaldo Hernandez, 21, a farmer; Jesus Alberto Read more
The Hawke Bay’s Mission Concert is set to return in 2017. It will take place on Saturday, April 8 Mission Estate Winery made the announcement last week and said it was “very pleased” to again deliver one of the “hottest entertainment acts on earth”. The headline artist will be announced onThursday. Continue reading
Amoris Laetitia is a ‘consensus document,’ says Washington’s Cardinal Donald Wuerl. He says the document – in English: The Joy of Love – was the result of a two-year process of consultation. He says despite its detractors, it fits appropriately amid the teaching of the church since the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council. Read more
NZ Catholic has featured prominently at Australasian awards for Catholic and religious publications. At the Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) awards held in Sydney earlier this month, NZ Catholic received a highly commended award in the best newspaper category. An article on the altar bread market heating up, written by NZ Catholic’s Rowena Orejana, won the Best Feature Story award at Read more
Journalists be truthful. The Pope’s latest prayer intention is for journalists’ work to always be motivated by strong ethics and respect for the truth. The Pope’s prayer video, released this week, opens showing scenes of a television studio, recording studio, writing desks and satellites, which flash across the screen as the Pope speaks. Read more