Oceania

• 18 June 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Christian Brothers moving in new directions Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - At the first chapter of their newly created Oceania Province, from June 22 to July 2, the Christian Brothers will look to deepen their spirituality and commitment to their own charism within thei ...
• 12 June 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Why I love Saint Paul” an article by Archbishop Adrian Smith, on the eve of the Pauline Year, celebrated in the Pacific Islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tiny islands of the Pacific, in the most remote fishing villages and among the wooden churches that can only be reached by seaways, the people are already talking of the Pauline Year ...
• 19 May 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW CALEDONIA - The first and new evangelization of New Caledonia Nouméa (Agenzia Fides) - There are nearly 8 million Catholics living in Oceania. Six million reside in the two most populated regions, Australia and New Zealand, while the rest are dispersed among the thousands of islan ...
• 16 May 2008
  OCEANIA - Ten years after the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Church in Oceania continues advancing on the road of the New Evangelization Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - This year is the 10th anniversary of the first Special Assembly for Oceania of the Synod of Bishops, celebrated on October 22 - December 12, 1998. In February, the Special Council for Oceania of ...
• 12 May 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Official program of events for World Youth Day in Sydney has been published Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The official program for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD) in Sydney has been published. The event will take place July 15-20, six days of faith and spirituality, with all the traditional WYD activities ...
• 7 May 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Missionary projects from all over the world on the website of PMS Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Offer information on the most serious situations of a lack of food, education, and dignity; let all Internet-surfers, Catholic or not, of the need to make some kind of contribution to the lives o ...
• 2 May 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - An agreement between Church and State: talking about self-esteem, the meaning of life, and vocation in the prisons Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing a word of hope, a new life perspective to convicts that spend long days, months, or years of their lives inside a correctional facility or a prison is the objective of a initiative begu ...
• 30 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops tell the faithful: “Be careful with the Internet!” in a Pastoral Letter available on the Internet, in a video-message Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Bishops recently issued a Pastoral Letter on the Christians’ proper use of Internet, an instrument that has changed the lives of the planet, from children to adults. Their main ...
• 24 April 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Survey for improving “Voice Katolika” Magazine Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - The Communications Office of the Solomon Islands has recently performed a survey in hope of improving their services and in promotion of the “Voice Katolika,” a magazine on the local Churche ...
• 22 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - WYD programming continues: Catechesis themes and official patrons announced Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The WYD organizing team is wrapping up the final schedule for the event that will make Sydney the focus of the world’s attention in July. The organizing committee has released the themes and ac ...
• 15 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “It is completely immoral to be diverting food stocks to fuel when people are starving!”: Caritas’ commitment to fighting the Asian food crisis Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The international institutions making appeals for the fight against the food crisis that is dealing a low blow to many Asian countries- with the soaring costs of basic food products like rice and ...
• 14 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Youth from Laos at WYD: a great sign of hope Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The participation of youth from Laos is a great sign of hope for the universal Church and a sign of vitality for the smaller Churches throughout the world that live in communion and are ready to ...
• 10 April 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - The PMS in New Zealand help the Church in Papua New Guinea Vanimo (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand confirmed their support for the growth of the Church in Papua New Guinea, in an encounter that took place recently in Port Moresby, attended by fou ...
• 8 April 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - An Easter launch towards evangelization Auki (Agenzia Fides) - Easter celebrations on Auki Island, part of the chain of the Solomon Islands, were characterized by a launch towards the proclamation of the Christian message and evangelization. Many local Catholi ...
• 8 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australia is ready for WYD 2008! Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 225,000 people are now expected to attend the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney. In a press conference held in Rome on April 7, the Australian Ambassadors to Italy and to the Holy See announced that � ...