9 May 2025
NZ bishops celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV
6 May 2025
Prayer carrying Cardinal Dew towards start of conclave
5 May 2025
Pope's life, legacy recalled at packed Holy Spirit Cathedral
27 Apr 2025
Papal funeral 'very beautiful, very simple', Cardinal Dew says
23 Apr 2025
Cardinal Dew leaves for Pope's funeral, papal election
21 Apr 2025
New Zealand Catholics mourn death of Pope Francis
7 Apr 2025
Latest edition of Catholic Directory published
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Digital technologies among focus areas for Church privacy officers
25 Mar 2025
Support for Lent Appeal is an ‘act of generosity’
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Archbishop sees new Synod pathway for local churches
13 Mar 2025
Decades of ministry to young Catholics recognised with award
27 Feb 2025
National seminary welcomes 14 first-year students
12 Jan 2025
Bishops' pilgrimage celebrates faith passed down for generations
13 Dec 2024
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6 Dec 2024
Bishops Conference to manage CathNews in 2025
17 Nov 2024
Bishops Issue Pastoral Letter on Occasion of Royal Commission Apology
11 Oct 2024
Archbishop Pintér arrives as Pope’s new ambassador
9 Oct 2024
Human dignity the focus for Support Life Sunday 2024
27 Sep 2024
Church leaders renew apology in Royal Commission response
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Assessment of Catholic safeguarding offers blueprint for improvement
9 Apr 2024
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22 Nov 2023
Key bishops’ document Te Kahu o te Ora: A Consistent Ethic of Life now also a flip book
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NZ bishops publish significant expanded statement on the importance of respecting all life
18 Jul 2023
Bishops urge NZ Catholics to study Synod’s working document Instrumentum laboris
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Media Releases
NZ bishops celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV
The Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand has received news of the election of Pope Leo XIV with great joy.
Prayer carrying Cardinal Dew towards start of conclave
Cardinal John Dew said he is relying on prayer – his own, and that of others – in helping him…
Pope's life, legacy recalled at packed Holy Spirit Cathedral
Pope Francis placed God’s own style – mercy – at the centre of the Church’s mission, the Vatican’s ambassador to…
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