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Wellington Archbishop Paul Martin, SM, called on the graduates of Te Kupenga – Catholic Theological College to reflect on going where God is leading them for the sake of the Gospel.
Cardinal Dew will remain as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Palmerston North, and will continue with his various Vatican roles, involving the Dicastery for Evangelisation, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, and the College of Cardinals. He will be able to take part in papal elections until he is 80.
Buildings at Holy Cross Seminary which were remediated at a cost of $7.8 million were finally blessed and opened on March 11 this year.
At the annual Waitangi Day Mass at St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington, Cardinal John Dew said that people from many nationalities had come to Aotearoa “led here by God’s good choice”. The prayers of the Mass were “for all who live here under the guardianship of the Treaty. To live here together, Māori and many others, we do look for true justice, and we strive to live with respect for one another”.
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