Family Life International NZ

Family Life International NZ Defending Life, Faith and Family Prayer:
Commitment to personal prayer and the advancement of communal prayer.

Education:
Building respect for the sanctity of life, faith and family in the context of Catholic morality by educating on all life issues from natural conception to natural death, and by maintaining a presence in the media by providing public comment on issues relating to life, faith and family. Action:
Serving pregnant women in crisis, and those affected by abortion. Family Life International is

a Catholic organisation dedicated to educating, advocating and carrying out practical work in support of life, faith and family. We do this by providing education and formation events and resources; by advocating for life, faith and family issues in the New Zealand media; and by running crisis-pregnancy centres, offering post-abortion counselling and training couples in Natural Fertility Regulation.

Did you know that the Hope for the World Conference is just one of many events being held over two full weeks? As part o...
23/08/2026

Did you know that the Hope for the World Conference is just one of many events being held over two full weeks?

As part of Hope for the World, we're bringing together a series of events designed to help us pray, learn, be spiritually renewed and become better equipped to defend life, strengthen families and bring hope to the world around us.

There really is something for everyone.

Mt Maunganui Public Talk | Tuesday 15 September
Demystifying Death with Dignity with Fr Shenan Boquet
St Thomas More Catholic Church - 6pm Mass | 7pm talk

Day of Prayer for Life & Family
Join Fr Shenan Boquet for a beautiful day of prayer, Holy Mass and spiritual talks as we come together to pray for life and family and be strengthened for the spiritual battle of our time.
www.fli.org.nz/day-of-prayer-for-life-and-family

Embracing Human Dignity – Youth Event
For young people aged 13–18. An afternoon and evening of faith, friendship, food and some very important conversations about what it means to be human and why every life matters.
www.fli.org.nz/human-dignity-youth-event

Begotten Not Made Seminar
An important seminar exploring the beauty of the Church's understanding of human sexuality, marriage and the transmission of human life.
www.fli.org.nz/begotten-not-made-seminar

And then we come together for the main event...

✨ Hope for the World – International Conference on Life, Faith & Family
25–27 September.
www.fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026

Outstanding local and international speakers. Formation. Fellowship. Prayer. Conference Dinner with Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. And a weekend designed to leave us informed, equipped, inspired and spiritually refreshed.

Which events will you be joining us for?

Come for one. Come for several. Come for the whole mission!

Bring your family. Bring a friend. Bring your teenagers. And come and be part of a community committed to building a culture of life and a civilisation of love.

September is almost here. We would love you to be part of it.



An evening you won't want to miss.Imagine being arrested simply for standing silently and praying in your head.For Isabe...
22/08/2026

An evening you won't want to miss.

Imagine being arrested simply for standing silently and praying in your head.

For Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, that isn't hypothetical.

Her arrest for silently praying within an abortion facility exclusion zone made headlines around the world. She was acquitted, arrested again, and eventually received compensation from police for her unjust treatment.

And now she's facing trial again.

Soon after leaving New Zealand, Isabel is due back in a UK courtroom to defend something most of us would once have taken for granted: the freedom to pray silently in our own minds.

On Saturday 26 September, Isabel will be our special guest speaker at the Hope for the World Conference Dinner.

This will be a wonderful evening of good food and a very special opportunity to hear Isabel's remarkable story firsthand: her years of peaceful pro-life witness, the women and babies she has helped, what happened when that witness brought her face-to-face with the law, and why she continues to stand for life despite the personal cost.

You don't need to be attending the conference to come to the dinner. Everyone is welcome.

Places are limited, so if you would like to join us, please book soon rather than risk missing out.

Saturday 26 September 2026 | Auckland
Dinner Ticket: $90 per person

Book your place: https://fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026/register

Want to know more about Isabel and the extraordinary legal battle she is facing? Read her story here: https://adfinternational.org/case/isabel-vaughan-spruce

🙏This month join us as we pray for those who are married or preparing for marriage, that at every stage of their journey...
19/08/2026

🙏This month join us as we pray for those who are married or preparing for marriage, that at every stage of their journey together they may love one another by always seeking the true good of their beloved.

"This love [married love] is above all fully human, a compound of sense and spirit. It is not, then, merely a question o...
18/08/2026

"This love [married love] is above all fully human, a compound of sense and spirit. It is not, then, merely a question of natural instinct or emotional drive. It is also, and above all, an act of the free will, whose trust is such that it is meant not only to survive the joys and sorrows of daily life, but also to grow, so that husband and wife become in a way one heart and one soul, and together attain their human fulfillment."
Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae, n.9

Early Bird Prize Draw closes this Thursday!It has been very encouraging to see people from beyond New Zealand registerin...
18/08/2026

Early Bird Prize Draw closes this Thursday!

It has been very encouraging to see people from beyond New Zealand registering for the Hope for the World conference this September. Delegates from Australia and the Philippines have already registered. We are also privileged to have the Apostolic Nunciature represented.

This is shaping up to be a very special gathering of people who care deeply about life, faith and family, all coming together to be informed, equipped, inspired and for the most important work of building a culture of life and a civilisation of love.

If you have been thinking about joining us, now's the time!

Register by Thursday 20 August and you’ll go into the draw to win our beautiful Holy Family prize.

Hope for the World: International Conference on Life, Faith and Family
25–27 September | Auckland

Register now: www.fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026

❤️ Conversion gives hope.Meet Dr Ligaya Acosta.For many years, Ligaya believed she was helping people.During her 28 year...
16/08/2026

❤️ Conversion gives hope.

Meet Dr Ligaya Acosta.

For many years, Ligaya believed she was helping people.

During her 28 years with the Department of Health in the Philippines, she became a firm believer in population control and actively promoted contraception and sterilisation.

Then something happened that would completely change the course of her life.

In 2004, she was appointed Programme Manager for Natural Family Planning. What she began to learn challenged much of what she had previously believed and promoted.

So she started researching.

For an entire year.

What she discovered ultimately led to a remarkable 180-degree turn.

In February 2005, Ligaya walked away from her government career and lucrative consultancy work and began a new mission: defending life and family.

Today, as Regional Director for Asia and Oceania for Human Life International, she works tirelessly sharing what she discovered and equipping others to understand and defend the dignity of human life, marriage and family.

This September, Ligaya is coming to New Zealand for the Hope for the World conference.

She'll also join Father Shenan Boquet and Dr Brian Clowes for our pre-conference seminar "Begotten Not Made", where we'll explore the dignity of the human person, marriage, fertility and infertility through the lens of the Catholic faith which seeks all to flourish.

Ligaya's story is a powerful reminder that minds can change, hearts can change and no one is beyond the transforming power of truth.

Hope for the World – Life, Faith & Family International Conference
25–27 September 2026 | Auckland

👉 Find out more and register: https://fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026

"It [married love] is a love which is total—that very special form of personal friendship in which husband and wife gene...
12/08/2026

"It [married love] is a love which is total—that very special form of personal friendship in which husband and wife generously share everything, allowing no unreasonable exceptions and not thinking solely of their own convenience. Whoever really loves his partner loves not only for what he receives, but loves that partner for the partner's own sake, content to be able to enrich the other with the gift of himself."
~Humanae Vitae n.9

💚 Knowledge gives hope.Dr Brian Clowes is returning to New Zealand!When we're confronted with difficult questions about ...
09/08/2026

💚 Knowledge gives hope.

Dr Brian Clowes is returning to New Zealand!

When we're confronted with difficult questions about abortion, euthanasia, population, contraception and other threats to human life and the family, it isn't always easy to know what to say.

That's where knowledge matters.

For more than 30 years, Dr Brian Clowes has dedicated his life to researching the most pressing issues affecting human life. As Director of Education and Research at Human Life International, he has travelled the world educating and equipping people with the facts, evidence and arguments they need to understand the issues, and to speak the truth with confidence.

You may remember Brian from his previous visits to New Zealand (his first visit was in the 1990s). He brings an extraordinary depth of knowledge and an ability to take complex issues and make them understandable, practical and useful.

This September, Brian returns for our Hope for the World conference, where he'll help us better understand some of the challenges confronting life and family today and equip us to respond.

Because we don't need to be experts to make a difference.

But when we understand the truth, we can speak with greater confidence, answer difficult questions and become more effective advocates for life.

Join us for the Hope for the World International Conference on Life, Faith and Family
25–27 September 2026 | Auckland

👉 Find out more and register: www.fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026

06/08/2026

Join us this September for Hope for the World: Life, Faith & Family International Conference 2026!

We're excited to welcome an outstanding lineup of local and international speakers who will inspire, encourage, and equip us to build a culture that cherishes every human life, strengthens families, and proclaims the truth with courage and compassion.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of an inspiring weekend.

Register now: fli.org.nz/prolifeconference2026/

"Married love is also faithful and exclusive of all other, and this until death. This is how husband and wife understood...
05/08/2026

"Married love is also faithful and exclusive of all other, and this until death. This is how husband and wife understood it on the day on which, fully aware of what they were doing, they freely vowed themselves to one another in marriage. Though this fidelity of husband and wife sometimes presents difficulties, no one has the right to assert that it is impossible; it is, on the contrary, always honourable and meritorious. The example of countless married couples proves not only that fidelity is in accord with the nature of marriage, but also that it is the source of profound and enduring happiness."
Paul XVI, Humanae Vitae n. 9

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