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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