Christchurch man Ken Joblin, who has been blind since birth, said a euthanasia law would make people with disabilities feel less valued. “For people like me, who live with disability, there are times in our lives when we’re not feeling all that great, and if it is for extended periods of time we would be Read more
On Sunday February 15, several hundred parishioners of St Michael’s parish, Remuera, gathered with Monsignor Brian Arahill and his family and friends to farewell him as he retired from 59 years of active ministry in Auckland diocese. There were speeches from Bishop Patrick Dunn and parishioners, and items and accolades from parishioners and staff and Read more
A council of the French bishops’ conference says adult Catholic single people have been overlooked by the synod on the family. The bishops’ Family and Society Council is preparing an analysis of the situation of adult Catholics who are neither married nor in religious life. Bishop Luc Ravel, who founded a network for single Catholics, Read more
In a rare display of unity, liberal and conservative US Catholic publications have issued a combined editorial calling for an end to the death penalty. The editorial boards of America magazine, the National Catholic Register, the National Catholic Reporter and Our Sunday Visitor issued the statement. The editorial urges readers and “the whole US Catholic Read more
The Green Party in the United Kingdom would strip church schools of taxpayer funding if it became the government. The Greens are now sitting at 11 per cent support in polling ahead of the May general election in the UK. They are close to a position where they could influence policy of a future government. Read more
The Auckland Diocese has offered Hato Petera College, which sits on prime real estate on Auckland’s North Shore, only a short-term extension to its lease. New Zealand First Deputy Leader Tracey Martin has suggested moves are underway to cash in on the booming property market. Continue reading
New aerial footage has revealed just how much damage was sustained by Christchurch’s Catholic cathedral in the February 2011 earthquake. Christchurch man Pete Perrim used a drone to film the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch’s Blessed Sacrament Cathedral from the air. The footage, taken using a DJI Phantom 2 drone, documented the extent of the damage Read more
Auckland’s ASB Showground Pavilion witnessed a grand exhibition called Rays of Light- A glimpse into Shia Ismaili Imamat. Rays of Light is a photographic and multimedia exhibition depicting His Highness the Aga Khan’s lifelong commitment to improving multiple facets of the human condition. The exhibit is organized around five main themes: Hope, Identity, Confluence, Harmony, Read more
An American cardinal has said Catholics should focus on Church teaching and not worry if they are confused by some of what Pope Francis says. Cardinal Raymond Burke, in an interview with the Rorate Caeli website, said Pope Francis himself doesn’t consider “Evangelii Gaudium” to be magisterial teaching. “I now say to people that, if Read more
Food giant Sanitarium, the tax-exempt manufacturer of Weet-Bix and Marmite, is expected to reap significant financial returns from the sale of a United States-based drug developer’s intellectual property to a Nasdaq-listed pharmaceutical firm. The deal could net Asklepion Pharmaceuticals – reportedly controlled by Sanitarium’s shareholder, the Seventh day Adventist Church – more than $100 million Read more