Posts Tagged ‘Good Shepherd Theological College’

Review of Catholic Tertiary Education in New Zealand

Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Catholic Tertiary Education

Following an independent review, the New Zealand Catholic Bishops (NZCBC) are announcing a new entity for the delivery of Catholic tertiary education. The services provided by Good Shepherd College (GSC) and The Catholic Institute (TCI) are to be brought together under one governance structure. This will strengthen capacity for excellence in theological and religious studies, Read more

Catholic seminaries with fewer than 20 students rumoured to close

Thursday, November 9th, 2017

Rumours that Rome wants seminaries with fewer than 20 students to close may not be true. According to the Catholic journal, La Croix, Auxiliary Bishop Jérôme Beau of Paris says the Vatican wants to set a minimum limit of seventeen to twenty students for seminaries to stay open. It also says Archbishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Read more