Br Peter Bray, Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University since 2009, is stepping down at the end of 2023, and has been awarded the Papal Cross of Honour, one of the highest honours the Pope can bestow. Bray describes his tenure as a blessing and the most challenging job of his career. “I have never been Read more
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis, who is still recovering from major abdominal surgery, is going ahead with his August 31-September 4 apostolic visit to Mongolia. The Holy See Press Office on July 6 released the full schedule of what will be the first papal trip ever to the sparsely populated East Asian nation Read more
Pope Francis, Saturday, announced a consistory for the creation of new cardinals from around the world to be held at the Vatican on 30 September 2023. Cardinal Electors under 80 1 – Archbishop Robert Prevost, American, Vatican official, head of the Dicastery for Bishops 2 – Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Italian, Vatican official, head of the Read more
A Christian farming couple, Peter and Caroline Raikes, have been blocked from taking their case to the Court of Appeal. They opposed the declaration of part of their land as a culturally significant site for Māori, citing religious reasons. The Raikes own Titiokura Station near the Napier-Taupō Road. Seventy hectares of their land were included Read more
The agent listing the deconsecrated Sacred Heart church in Havelock, Marlborough has more reason than most to feel it’s a particularly special project – her father, who died just three weeks ago, was baptised in the church, as were his siblings. Trina Nichols, of Harcourts Marlborough Real Estate, holds the listing with Gavin Nichols. She Read more
The Peter’s Pence fund earned 107 million euros (NZ$187m) in revenue in 2022, of which 43.5 million euros came from donations and 63 million euros came from financial operations such as the sale of real estate assets that belonged to the fund, the Vatican reported. Donations dipped slightly from 44.4 million euros in 2021. The Read more
Bracing for the relentless onslaught of wet winter days, people living on the streets of Auckland declare themselves warriors in an unyielding battle to stay warm. In the last year, the number of residents notifying Auckland City Mission about the welfare of people sleeping rough has doubled. The notifications sounded the alarm on the dire Read more
Caritas Jerusalem, actively engaged in numerous programs in the Jenin Governorate, has expressed profound concern over Israel’s assault in the occupied West Bank. The incursion is now entering its second day, resulting in the loss of at least 10 Palestinian lives. “We express deep concern for the safety of our staff in the Jenin Governorate Read more
A college rugby player’s father says the serious injuries his daughter and her teammates have suffered playing rugby on artificial turf are unacceptable. Anna Kerr a 13-year-old played for St Mary’s College Wellington second 15s but after Wednesday’s game, she said she would never play on an artifical field again. Wounds on her knees were Read more
Visitors to Rome’s Pantheon, one of the ancient world’s best-preserved monuments, will have to pay a 5 euro (NZ$8.75) entrance fee from Monday, Italy’s tourism ministry has said. Now a church, the vast cylindrical former temple whose undamaged exterior wall supports a 43.3 metre-high (142 ft) dome, attracts millions of visitors every year, making it Read more