Michael Kelly SJ, established Jesuit Communications in Australia and he's also responsible for setting up Eureka Street and CathNews Australia.

Mick is now the Executive Director of UCANews.com, the leading independent Catholic news source in Asia.

One day, while working with him at UCANews.com he posed the question, "So when are you going to start CathNews NZ?"

Mick is a friend of mine. He's a friend of CathNews NZ Pacific.

Readers will have had the pleasure of reading several of his popularly read columns here.

Global Pulse Magazine is Mick's latest initiative and one I'd like to introduce to CathNews NZ Pacific readers.

John Murphy SM
Church Resources Ltd
Publisher

Dear readers of CathNews NZ Pacific,

I'm sure you're fully aware that powerful winds of change are blowing through the Church. This is a perfect moment to launch a major fresh initiative in Catholic publications, and I want to tell you about it.

I'm excited to announce the launch of Global Pulse, a major breakthrough in the world of Catholic publications.

Global Pulse is an online magazine that brings together five of the world's leading Catholic publishers.

Constantly updated with content that will appeal to a predominantly Catholic readership, it will be offered ultimately on a subscription basis. But it will be free throughout October so you can get a good feel for what it has to offer.

Global Pulse will not be a 'Church publication' as such, but one that looks at events and people of international significance from a discerning, Catholic perspective.

With news briefs, features, analysis, opinion, reviews and inspirations, its ever changing content will be drawn from five global partners, each with an acknowledged reputation for quality Catholic journalism:

• Commonweal Magazine, New York City
• La Croix, Paris
• eRenlai, Taipei
• Eureka Street, Sydney
• ucanews.com, Bangkok

In addition I'm delighted to announce that Robert Mickens, the acclaimed Rome-based reporter and commentator, will be editor in chief of Global Pulse.

Robert will contribute his celebrated 'Letter from Rome' each week and will also bring you exclusive letters and essays from correspondents of the highest caliber, based in all parts of the world.

It all adds up to a truly global selection of incisive, informative and thought-provoking writing which I'm sure you will find engaging and enjoyable.

As an introductory offer, for a limited period only, we are making Global Pulse available for just US$22 for a full year's access. That's the same price as a few cups of coffee - yet I hope you will agree it will prove a great deal more stimulating.

Subscribing will be quick and easy. But you don't have to make your mind up yet; you're more than welcome to take a good look around Global Pulse right now, and see what it has to offer you.

Best wishes,

Michael Kelly SJ
Publisher