On Wednesday 26th February, Catholic Cathedral College was honoured to welcome Father Leopold Kropfreiter SJM and Father Michael Pui of the Pontifical Mission on a visit to the school. Father Leopold is the National Director of the Pontifical Mission of Kazakhstan. After a formal welcome followed by refreshments, senior students heard about Father Leopold’s work and were able to see what school life is like in Kazakhstan. This was also a wonderful opportunity for our senior students to hear more about the work of the Pontifical Mission Society in spreading the Gospel. Kaumātua Bob and Barbara Te Miha presented Father Leopold with a precious taonga, a tūī carved by Russell Thyne (Te Arawa and Ngā Puhi). Father Leopold was delighted to hear about the significance of the tūī and to learn of a shared Kazakhstan connection through Russell’s whakapapa.
