St Paul's church in Dallington, with many of the tiles removed from the roof, and pallets stacked in front. The photographer comments, "St Pauls Catholic Church, partially demolished".
St Paul's church in Dallington, with many of the tiles removed from the roof, and pallets stacked in front. The photographer comments, "St Pauls Catholic Church, partially demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street in Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
People viewing the badly-damaged Catholic Cathedral from behind a wire fence.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Our Lady Star of the Sea, Catholic School in Menzies Street, Sumner".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A heart on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church, Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
As part of the future of Christchurch it is expected a third of all Catholic and almost half of all Presbyterian churches damaged in Christchurch's February earthquake might not be rebuilt.
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A laminated angel on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
The intersection of Aberdeen and Manchester Street. Straight ahead is St Mary's Catholic Church and a demolition site is on the right.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A laminated angel on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A laminated angel on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A laminated angel on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A fabric flower on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A felt heart on the fence of St Josephs Catholic Church on Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
An architect and art historian is setting up an action group to oppose the demolition of one of the most well-known churches in Christchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The church, registered as a Category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand, was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes and has sat in a state of disrepair ever since. Dr Anna Crighton is from Historic Places Aotearoa. She talks to Susie Ferguson.
Catholic priest Father John O'Connor is of a mind that religion is not about to become extinct in NZ, especially in light of how people responded to last month's Christchurch earthquake.
Anglican and Catholic churches will unite today, holding services with cathedral bells tolling throughout the country in remembrance of those who died in the Christchurch earthquake.