High rates of adolescent depression correlate to impossible aspirations placed on teenagers in schools...

Bishop Charles, Pentecost

It is no coincidence that those who trivialise the sacred end up idolising the trivial...

Emeritus Bishop Peter

To celebrate Easter is to believe once more that God constantly breaks into our personal histories...

Pope Francis, Easter Vigil

At last I am convinced that only God can make me happy, and in Him I have placed all my hope...

St Gemma Galgani

Diocese of Palmerston North

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Mary, Mother of the Church

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May is the month dedicated to Mary, and a new feast celebrates her as Mother of the C [..]

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Pope Francis listens to the voices of young people

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Three hundred young people from around the world gathered in Rome for a week-long mee [..]

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End of Life Choice Bill

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Meet Bishop Charles

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