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It would have been wrong to be inside on a day like this.   Read More...

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is offering two $2,000 post-graduate scholarships for students undertaking development studies, or a related field, in 2009. Application packs available from Claire@caritas.org.nz.   

A glance at the many testimonies on World Youth Day websites shows that for many young people World Youth Day events and people have been a kind of crossroads as they discern where and how the Lord is calling them, as popes and bishops urge, into being present Church rather than saying that they are the future Church.   Read More...

Although some time has passed, my thoughts of late have turned back to the Lent and Easter seasons of last year when I had the privilege of participating in the 9th International Youth Forum in Rome.  Organised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the forum was attended by delegates from over 80 countries and its theme was “Witnessing to Christ in the World of Work”.   Read More...

The National Catholic Youth Ministry Award Scheme – the Delargey Awards - is sponsored by the National Council for Young Catholics (NCYC). NCYC is the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference Agency for Young Catholics.

The 2008 award winners were Kitty McKinley, Susie Jorgensen and Br John Paul Wilson fms.
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Poverty in an affluent society - a statement from the New Zealand Catholic bishops
"Being in communion with Jesus Christ draws us into his 'being for all'; it makes it our own way of being...The love of God is revealed in responsibility for others." Pope Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi (28), 2007

Church leaders' statement: Towards a more just and compassionate society
The Church leaders' statement made in support of the call for more action issued by the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services, "Aroha tatahi ki tatahi - Let us look after each other", is:
Catholic Diocese of Auckland  Catholic Diocese of Christchurch  Catholic Diocese of Dunedin  Catholic Diocese of Hamilton  Catholic Diocese of Palmerston North  Archdiocese of Wellington  National Council of Young Catholics  The Holy See

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