CathNews

CathNews New Zealand and CathNews Pacific report news about the Catholic Church and subjects of interest to the Church primarily in New Zealand and the Pacific, but also the world.

CathNews should be seen as an expression of the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World, paragraph one:

“The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the people of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their hearts. For theirs is a community composed of human beings. United in Christ, they are led by the Holy Spirit in their journey to the Kingdom of their Father and they have welcomed the news of salvation which is meant for every person. That is why this community realizes that it is truly linked with humanity and its history by the deepest of bonds.”

News is delivered twice-weekly via a free email newsletter, Twitter, Facebook and an RSS feed. The focus of CathNews’ interest includes:

• Education
• Economics, Tax, Banks, Financial Institutions, Infrastructure, Mining
• Immigration
• Child Care, Child Abuse
• Family
• Poverty, Substance Abuse, Unemployment
• Human Rights, Religious Freedom
• Ecumenism, other religions and religious tolerance
• Race Relations, Treaty Settlements, Maori Party, Tinorangatiratanga
• Church: Reform, Liturgy, Priesthood, Bishops, Theology, New Religious Movements, Church Attendance
• Primary Industries e.g. Fisheries, Agriculture
• Defense, Foreign Relations, Emergency aid, Foreign Aid
• Science/Medicine: Reproductive technology Genetic Manipulation, Stem cells, Euthanasia, Climate Change, Energy
• Information Technology, Nano Technology, Bio-technology
• Inter-Church relations
• The relationship between Society and the Church.

New Zealand

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  The new papal nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific has formally presented his credentials to Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro. Archbishop Gábor Pintér succeeds former papal nuncio Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa who returned to Rome in March after suffering a stroke last October. Our new Vatican ambassador, who comes from Hungary, has most recently undertaken diplomatic Read more

  Introducing the new Papal Nuncio to New Zealand and Pacific... Read more

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  Support Life Sunday is a day set aside to encourage Catholics everywhere to reflect on life and the human dignity of every person. "Every person matters… always! He mea nui te ora o nga tangata katoa... i nga wa katoa!" So reads New Zealand's Support Life Sunday tagline. Inspired by the Vatican document Dignitas Infinita Read more

  Support Life Sunday - putting life and human dignity first... Read more

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  Miss Kingi - Dame Georgina, that is - has been at St Joseph Maori Girls' College just about forever. Several generations ... as a pupil, as a teacher, as principal. She took over as principal in 1987 when the Sisters of Our Lady of the Mission stepped away from running the school. Always known as Read more

  St Joe's legendary Miss Kingi moves from school to ministry... Read more

• John Titchener once volunteered for a wide range of organisations. The energetic recent retiree was involved with Rotary, the Alternatives to Violence Project, the Community Organisations Grants Scheme, and his church among others. But he has now stepped down from virtually all his charitable work because of what he sees as discrimination against volunteers by Read more

  This charitable worker has had enough... Read more

• All Saints in Nelson has started a community-focused initiative that takes the church outside the building. On Sunday morning, instead of attending their regular church service, the congregation shared breakfast of bacon sandwiches and coffee before being anointed with oil and the words from Matthew 10, "freely you have received, so freely give". And with Read more

  All Saints takes church outside church... Read more

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  New Zealand Catholics who communicated with CathNews are unsurprised but remain disappointed that the Vatican has ruled out women deacons. They see it as a wasted opportunity to address the gender divide in the Church, and ask if God did not create men and women in his own likeness. They feel confused by an outdated Read more

  Serious issues surround Vatican's ‘No' to women deacons... Read more

Pacific

World News

Opinions

CathNews New Zealand and CathNews Pacific was launched in New Zealand in 2011. Its editorial headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a product of the Society of Mary’s Church Resources Ltd, New Zealand, which is governed by an active Board and managed by a General Manager.

CathNews was developed by the Marist Internet Project. It is complied twice-weekly by the Marist Fathers and all labour is voluntary labour.