Pope Francis has expressed interest in the katekita (Maori catechists), as well as in how the ministry to Maori is being undertaken in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The recently concluded first phase of the Synod on Synodality brought to the fore the wide diversity within the Church unified by faith, as well as the need to reclaim the early Church’s identity through synodality.
Auckland diocese vicar for Maori Manuel Beazley has expressed hope that the Synod on Synodality will “create a space” where everyone’s opinions can be heard and respected, particularly in the current climate of dissension in the Church.
The Knights of the Southern Cross New Zealand can trace their origins a century ago to a time characterised by anti-Catholic prejudice in some quarters of society – and there are similarities in today’s society.