Wellington’s public transport patronage records were shattered on Tuesday as more than 42,000 marched the capital’s streets in a hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill. Metlink estimated 84,000 people took the train and 80,000 took the bus, making Tuesday the busiest day on record. Thomas Nash, the Greater Wellington Regional Council’s transport committee chairperson, was Read more
Sexual offenders would need the approval of their victims in order to keep their names secret, while people who have fallen prey to crimes like revenge porn will get automatic suppression under a proposed new law change. The proposal, announced today by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith, would essentially give victims of sexual offending more say Read more
As of writing this article, the final Synod document is still only available in Italian and German. While we wait for the official English version, this is an Artificially Intelligent translation from Italian into English. 26. The celebration of the Eucharist, especially on Sunday, is the primary and foundational form in which the Holy People Read more
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Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández Vatican City, 1 July 2023 Dear Brother, As the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, I entrust to you a task that I consider very valuable. Its central purpose is to guard the teaching that flows from the faith in order to “to give reasons for Read more
The suspicions about his life that priests have to endure sometimes go as far as public insult. Not anyone says it, but someone who, from 2010 until his resignation due to age last January, was the Church’s highest authority in appointing bishops – and one of Pope Francis’ trusted men –: Cardinal Ouellet. Now he Read more
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The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be providing at least $800,000 NZ of immediate aid to Christians in Syria in the wake of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 20,000 people in that country and in neighbouring Turkey. Given the many years of war and the economic collapse of Read more
he escalating cost of living, increased household debt, lack of affordable housing, worsening of education outcomes and increase in young people reporting psychological distress are among some of the challenges facing New Zealanders identified in a new Salvation Army report. The sixteenth annual State of the Nation report, titled ‘Costs … of Living / Read more