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Plans for $80m Catholic cathedral released
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (583+ words) The design of Christchurch's new $80 million Catholic cathedral has been unveiled. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is being built on the Barbadoes Street site of the 1905 original, which was demolished in 2020 after suffering irreparable damage in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes....
Praying for return of religious works
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (298+ words) A Wellington church is asking for the return of two icons stolen from their altar. Religious artworks of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, and a copy of the famous Icon of Christ and Abbot Mena housed in the Louvre…...
Petition against extra funding for cathedral
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (485+ words) More than 18,600 people are calling for the Christchurch City Council to reverse its plan to spend an extra $15 million on the city's cathedral. The council agreed in May this year to contribute the additional money from its $44m surplus towards Christ…...
With Pope's blessing, Gaudi church reaches new heights
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) At a Mass in the vast, light-infused church on Wednesday, Leo called it an "architectural masterpiece", before walking outside to bless the 172.5-metre Tower of Jesus Christ, crowned with a five-storey ceramic cross visible across the Catalan capital. The ceremony,…...
Why young men are flocking to the Catholic Church
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (857+ words) After years of declining church membership, something strange is happening in Christchurch - young men are returning to the Catholic Church. You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a…...
Why are young men returning to the church?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (712+ words) After years of declining church membership, something strange is happening in Christchurch - young men are returning to the Catholic Church. You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a…...
Promise fulfilled at farewell to church
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Former parishioners, heritage stakeholders and local residents came together at the former Glenkenich Presbyterian Church earlier this month to say goodbye before it was moved across the district under new ownership. The church was built at Crossan’s Corner in 1935, to…...