Catholics in North Taranaki gathered with their Bishop for a regional mass on Sunday. More than 1000 people attended the mass at the TSB stadium in New Plymouth. The Bishop of Palmerston North, Charles Drennan, whose Diocese covers Taranaki as well as Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay and Northern Wairarapa said Sunday’s mass was the first of several regional masses to be held Read more
The Hui Aranga 2013 took place at Hawera using the TSB Hub sports centre and the Hawera High School College. These proved ample space for the 1300 participants who came from Opononi in the North, Tauranga in the East and Whanganui, Manawatu and Wellington in the South. In all about 12 Clubs participated. The host Read more
It’s been a weekend for celebrating at Sacred Heart Parish in Inglewood as the congregation opened its newly refurbished church and parish centre. The $1.5 million project has been many years in the making and with work finally finished it was time to party for the parishioners. It features a redone church and a brand Read more
The bishops of New Zealand, the Apostolic Nuncio and clergy joined hundreds of people at a Mass to mark the liturgical installation of Bishop Charles Drennan as the 2nd Bishop of Palmerston North on Saturday 17 March. After the Mass there was a luncheon at which Bishop Peter Cullinane’s many years of leadership in the Read more
The Vatican Secretariat of State has today announced that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter James Cullinane, as Bishop of Palmerston North (22 February Rome time). Simultaneously the Secretariat of State noted that Bishop Charles Edward Drennan will succeed Bishop Peter. Bishop Charles thus becomes the second Ordinary in Read more
If there was one theme that permeated the National Catholic Conference for Youth and Young Adult Ministers (13-16 November) it was unity. It was expressed in the Gospel about sharing talents, in Bishop Peter Cullinane’s message that discipleship is possible only if we are united by Christ, and in keynotes addressing Christian unity and the Read more
Recruiting the next generation of priests is a priority for Palmerston North’s new Bishop. Charles Drennan was ordained coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Palmerston North last Saturday. “One aspect that Bishop Peter has also been involved with is trying to promote vocations to the priesthood, because there aren’t many young men in the seminary in New Read more