selfies - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:27:03 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg selfies - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Get a selfie with a faux Pope Francis https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/08/18/get-a-selfie-with-a-faux-pope-francis/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:20:21 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=75377 Wow your friends with a selfie with Pope Francis, all in the comfort of your own living room. If you can't get enough of Pope Francis now you can buy your life-sized cardboard cut-out of the Pontiff. 72″ tall, made of recycled heavy duty corrugated cardboard or vinyl. You can have free standing one, or the Read more

Get a selfie with a faux Pope Francis... Read more]]> Wow your friends with a selfie with Pope Francis, all in the comfort of your own living room.

If you can't get enough of Pope Francis now you can buy your life-sized cardboard cut-out of the Pontiff.

72″ tall, made of recycled heavy duty corrugated cardboard or vinyl.

You can have free standing one, or the one that hangs on the wall.

All delivered in 7-10 business days if you live in the USA.

And all for $US 49.99 (plus postage, and, if you wait too long, GST) Batteries not included.

Order one here

Pope Francis isn't scheduled to touch down in the U.S. until September, but he's already popped up at a Philadelphia Phillies game and at the Battleship New Jersey.

Cardboard cutouts of the pontiff have been appearing all over the Philadelphia region, generating buzz around his upcoming trip. Read More

Get a selfie with a faux Pope Francis]]> 75377 No selfies at Tekapo's Church of the Good Shepherd https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/07/17/no-selfies-at-tekapos-church-of-the-good-shepherd/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:54:51 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=74167 An increase in numbers and visitors disrespecting God's house have resulted in a selfies ban inside Tekapo's iconic Church of the Good Shepherd. The interdenominational church is one of the most popular scenic icons in the country with an estimated 100,000-plus visitors a year. The Mackenzie Co-operating Parish oversees the church. Parish committee member Graeme Read more

No selfies at Tekapo's Church of the Good Shepherd... Read more]]> An increase in numbers and visitors disrespecting God's house have resulted in a selfies ban inside Tekapo's iconic Church of the Good Shepherd.

The interdenominational church is one of the most popular scenic icons in the country with an estimated 100,000-plus visitors a year.

The Mackenzie Co-operating Parish oversees the church.

Parish committee member Graeme Murray said the decision to ban photography was not taken lightly. Continue reading

No selfies at Tekapo's Church of the Good Shepherd]]> 74167 First selfies of Benedict XVI now on social networks https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/09/16/first-selfies-benedict-xvi-now-social-networks/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:05:16 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=63111 The first "selfie" of retired pontiff Benedict XVI is making the rounds on social networks. The photo was shared by Gianluca Barile on his Twitter account on September 11 and is the first known selfie in which the retired Pontiff has appeared. Hours later, Barile published a second selfie of Benedict XVI. "There's two, not Read more

First selfies of Benedict XVI now on social networks... Read more]]> The first "selfie" of retired pontiff Benedict XVI is making the rounds on social networks.

The photo was shared by Gianluca Barile on his Twitter account on September 11 and is the first known selfie in which the retired Pontiff has appeared.

Hours later, Barile published a second selfie of Benedict XVI.

"There's two, not just one! This is the second selfie from today of Pope Benedict XVI, this time with Father Sebastiano Sequino," Barile wrote.

Continue reading (and to see Benedict selfies)

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