Children are less likely to know the Our Father but are more likely to say religion is more important to them than children of 40 years ago, a BBC study shows. The survey marked 40 years since Newsround was first broadcast. The programme surveyed over 1,000 children aged 6-12 and 1,000 adults who’d have been Read more
The new Roman Missal will be delivered to each of the New Zealand dioceses this week. They will then be distributed to parishes as soon as possible. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has not set a day for national implementation of the new Roman Missal as yet, but they will be soon be informing Read more
The Second Vatican Council called for a revision of Catholic Liturgy and an increased use of the vernacular. In 1969, under the authority of Pope Paul VI a revised Missale Romanum was promulgated. This was the Novus Ordo – the new rite of the Mass. It incorporated features called for by the Council, including dialogue, Read more
At the May meeting of the Bishops’ Conference the NZ bishops received the “recognitio” (approval) for the English text of the Missal. The ICET text of the Our Father (what people refer to as the “new” Our Father) was not among the texts given recognition for the Missal. This means that all English-speaking countries will Read more