Oceania

• 19 March 2026
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA — Peter Gates appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) — On 13 February th, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Mr Peter Gates ...
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  3 February 2026
  OCEANIA/VANUATU - New missionary frontier in Vanuatu: the first three Salesians arrive Port Vila (Agenzia Fides) – “We are deeply moved to see how Don Bosco is truly helping us to realize his dream in Oceania,” says Father Alfred Maravilla, director of the first Salesian mission, which opened in Port ...
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  15 December 2025
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Appeal of 'Catholic Mission': “No” to destructive violence and hatred in society Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no place in Australia for such destructive violence. Our hearts go out to all those affected by this tragedy. We stand in solidarity with those who have died or been injured, with t ...
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  31 October 2025
  KOREAN MISSIONARIES IN THE WORLD/3 - On mission in Australia, following in the footsteps of migrants by Pascale Rizk Canberra/Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – More than forty years have passed since 1984, when a missionary priest from Sydney began traveling once a month to Canberra to celebrate Mass with the local Korean ...
• 28 October 2025
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of bishop of Auki Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Jacob Aba, S.M., until now parish priest of the Holy Name of Mary in Tanaghai, Honiara. Msgr. Jacob Aba, S.M., was born on 6 January 1976 in Ma ...
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  20 October 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Archbishop Tatamai: "Saint To Rot gave his life to defend Christian marriage: a key to the mission of the Church today" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – " Since I was a child, I understood that my life was linked to Peter To Rot. When I enrolled in first grade of the parish school in the 1960s, the parish priest, a German religious of the Mission ...
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  5 September 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Wedding rings, Bible, and a cross: The tapestry for the canonization of Peter To Rot depicts the story of Papua's first saint. Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – In his right hand, the Holy Bible, in his left, his wedding rings. Around his neck, the catechist's cross. These three symbols mark the new official portrait of Peter To Rot, Papua New Gu ...
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  21 August 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Migrants and Refugees: Catholics committed to helping vulnerable communities living in the country Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – Aid and support for refugees in Papua New Guinea will be provided through various projects supported by the Episcopal Conference of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands and funded by ...
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  12 August 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Madang: The Catholic community works to stem violence related to witchcraft accusations Megiar (Agenzia Fides) – In a social context where witchcraft practices and violence unleashed by superstition end up becoming two sides of the same coin, the Catholic community in Papua New Guinea is striving to help ...
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  6 August 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Growth in faith, renewal towards a mission increasingly rooted in the Lord: the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have been in the Country for 25 years Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – “Together we generate life” is an invitation to look to the past with gratitude, to live the present with joy and openness, and to await the future with lively hope. This is the theme ...
• 11 July 2025
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Appointment of bishop of Constantine Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Michel Guillaud, of the clergy of Lyon, until now diocesan administrator of the diocese of Constantine, Algeria. as bishop of the same see. Bis ...
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  10 July 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPAU NEW GUINEA - Blessed To Rot: An example of faith for catechists and laity Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - "We celebrated Blessed Peter To Rot on his feast day on July 7 in Port Moresby, with a Mass that brought before the faithful the figure of our first saint, who will be canonized next Octobe ...
• 7 July 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Wabag Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Leo XIV appointed Justin Ain Soongie, the former Auxiliary Bishop and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wabag, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Wabag (Papua New Guinea) and ...
• 7 July 2025
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Resignation and appointment of the Bishop of Alotau-Sideia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Alotau-Sideia (Papua New Guinea), presented by His Exc. Msgr. Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. The Holy ...
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  28 June 2025
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Jubilee for Children in Tetere: “On their way to Jesus” Tetere (Agenzia Fides) – Salesian missionaries working in the Solomon Islands have chosen to explain to children what the Jubilee is, the rites associated with the Holy Year, and how to make a pilgrimage to obtain the ...