Posts Tagged ‘Media relations’

Media spokesman Fr Michael Gielen recalls his Rome papal election experience

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Fr Michael Gielen

It was fortuitous the Catholic Church in New Zealand had Hamilton priest, Fr Michael Gielen, who happened to be studying in Rome, to liaise with New Zealand media, commenting on the atmosphere, the scenes, the hopes and excitement as the world waited for a new pope. Fr Gielen captured some of the excitement of the event Read more

Pope Francis gives New Zealand Catholics a voice again

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
John Murphy together

As a somewhat old-fashioned, traditional type, I welcomed the engaging presence and comment of Dame Lyndsay Freer to my radio and TV during the recent papal conclave. Long before the advent of television, St Thomas Aquinas said, “faith comes from hearing“, and the Catholic Church in New Zealand, once again, at least for a limited Read more