Oceania

• 18 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation of the Bishop of Kimbe and appointment of his successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, presented by His Exc. Mgr. William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. The Pope has appoin ...
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  11 October 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Extraordinary Missionary Month: "What is your mission?" Catholic Mission Campaign on social media Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - On October 20, the whole world will celebrate World Missions Day, which this year represents the height of the Extraordinary Missionary Month announced by Pope Francis for October 2019. Among the ...
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  10 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Investing in youth education is vital: the Church is at the forefront Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Education and the development of children and youth are the best investments a country can make to improve the progress of its future generation. This was the highlight of the meeting, held ...
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  8 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Extraordinary Missionary Month in Oceania: lay people involved in the mission Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) - "It is easy to think that missionaries are only Salesian priests who guide us in our faith, or the religious engaged with young people and nuns who spread the Good News. But this is not the case: ...
• 4 October 2019
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Resignation of the Bishop of Palmerston North Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand, presented by Bishop Charles Edward Drennan. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, ...
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  4 October 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Caritas promotes the protection of creation and the commitment of young people against climate change Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "The life of the entire population of Papua New Guinea is strongly influenced by climate change", said Mavis Tito, National Director of Caritas Papua New Guinea, during the talk show broadc ...
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  30 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Mission in the media age and instant communication Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The media and communication landscape is constantly evolving and a more flexible approach by the Church is needed. "We need to start thinking about creative and innovative alternative media ...
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  27 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Health services and conscientious objection: Memorandum of understanding between the Archdiocese of Rabaul and the Province Rabaul (Agenzia Fides) – To collaborate in the field of health care, in a fruitful cooperation between public structures and private structures, managed by Catholic bodies and congregations, also regulating the service ...
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  26 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Limit the effects of climate change: students' appeal Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "The leaders of the world and those of Papua New Guinea must develop policies, regulations and laws that reduce the levels of production of companies in order to limit the effects of climat ...
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  25 September 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Christus vivit: young Australians to discover their role in the Church Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Hobart Archdiocese will host the fifth Australian Catholic Youth Ministry Convention in July 2020. We will continue what has been a period of intense focus, both locally and internationally, on ...
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  18 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The commitment of religious and Salesian nuns to prisoners and refugees Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Migrants, refugees and prisoners in Papua New Guinea struggle to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers in order to return home or to a third country. They experience "a separation from ...
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  13 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Christus Vivit: the strength of young people to combat addictions Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people and drug abuse": this is the topic of the "Chat Room" radio in-depth program released by Tribe 92FM, a radio station dedicated and focused on young people in Papua New Guinea. ...
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  12 September 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Called to holiness and to "reconnect with God": Christians start again from "Gaudete et Exsultate" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "A caring God loves us regardless of what we do. All he asks of us are constant acts of kindness and holiness towards those who need it most. This is why we are here", said Fr. Michael Dono ...
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  3 September 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Christians are living the "Time of Creation" to safeguard the common home Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Urgent action is needed to safeguard our common home. Phenomena like the terrible fires of the Amazon, the impact of prolonged drought, the destruction of the Murray-Darling basin and the rise o ...
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  24 August 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Migrant and Refugee Week "to bring fullness to everyone's life" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Migrant and Refugee Week is a reminder of our duty to reach out to those on the margins of society and shed light on the reality of women, men and children in situations we cannot even imagine. ...