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Bishop Richard Laurenson was ordained as the fourth Bishop of Hamilton in a solemn and dignified liturgy at the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the evening of December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Since its inception in 1973, the Auckland Diocesan Pastoral Council has been a “spectacular success”, in the opinion of a lay Catholic who was involved with it for 43 years.

When Auckland diocese vicar-general Msgr Bernard Kiely first walked into St Michael’s church in Remuera as an 11-year-old, he thought he had walked into the Vatican.

The Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand has strongly encouraged delegates at a pro-life conference to recommit themselves to defending life, the family and all Christian values.

By Andrew McRae of RNZ
The former Catholic Bishop of Auckland has come under intense questioning at the abuse in care inquiry over recommending a priest, w

The former Catholic Bishop of Auckland has come under intense questioning at the abuse in care inquiry over recommending a priest, who had three allegations of abuse made against him, for a teaching job.

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Caroline Williams/Stuff A Song to be Sung editor Gabrielle Rothwell said it was touch-and-go on whether Bugler would live to see his memoir published. The book documents Bugler’s life from a quiet boy living in poverty in rural Ireland, to becoming a well-loved and widely-followed Catholic priest in New Zealand. It discusses how his first love decided to become a nun, resulting in Bugler joining a congregation, but left because it was too strict. He was later ordained a priest and moved to...