Oceania
18 May 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Evangelising text messages: 21st century Salesians sight new spirituality
Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - From 18 to 20 May the Salesian Education Directors of the Australia-Pacific region will meet in Melbourne for their annual conference to reflect on the motivations and gifts of Salesian spirit ...
16 May 2007
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Six of the world's poorest nations recognised for their advanced contributions to the “co-financing” of vaccines, and for putting immunisation on the forefront of their development priorities
Geneva (Fides Service) - The GAVI Alliance and the World Health Organisation announced today that the governments of Guyana, Ghana, and four of Africa’s poorest nations, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, have be ...
16 May 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Writing an article, planning lay out, title, graphics; producing a Newsletter: Catholic school pupils attend media workshop
(Honiara) - The excitement of writing an article, planning a page, the title the graphics and seeing the end product, a publication, was the very significant and instructive recent experience of Catholic school students ...
14 May 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Receive the Power” song by Australian composer official Hymn for World Youth Day 2008:
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Receive the Power is the title of the official hymn for the celebration of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008 written by young Australian composer Guy Sebastian. “We were looking for a ...
10 May 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Two new Auxiliary Bishops for Melbourne, Australia's largest Catholic diocese
Melbourne (Fides Service) - Catholics in Melbourne are celebrating the recent appointment of two new Auxiliary Bishops Bishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and Bishop Peter Elliot, to flank Archbishop Denis Hart in the pastoral ...
8 May 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Human Rights and Violence latest issue of Voice Katolika
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) -Human Rights and Violence is the focus of the latest issue of Voice Katolika magazine, produced by the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands. Readers will find contributions by experts, formative ar ...
7 May 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Growing spirit of solidarity, young Australians and New Zealanders want to help as many as possible young people from poor countries to travel to Sydney for 2008 World Youth Day
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing spirit of solidarity and charity among young Australian and New Zealand Catholics: parish communities, schools, church movements and associations, are doing their best to help ...
4 May 2007
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Young people from all over the country reflect on 'Education for Life', discussing AIDS and the Media
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Following the last one organised for young couples and families recently the diocese of Honiara hosted a seminar on Education for Life for young people from Catholic schools, parishes, movements ...
30 April 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "Keeping Time. Australian families and the culture of overwork" May 1 Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops' Catholic Social Justice Council
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “No” to the culture of overwork which produces an individualistic mentality undermining family communion and bonds: families must be guaranteed time for interpersonal contact, conversation, h ...
28 April 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Thien An Pastoral Centre a gift for young Vietnamese Australian Catholics
Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - Thien An Catholic Pastoral Centre was offered as a gift to young Catholic Vietnamese immigrants living in the suburbs of Melbourne from other young Australians.
Thien An in Vietnamese means ...
27 April 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Efforts continue to assist people affected by earthquake and tsunami: Caritas supplies material and spiritual comfort
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A month since the earthquake and tsunami disaster efforts continue to provide assistance to the affected people even now that the emergency appears to have disappeared from international news.
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26 April 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Education to Life Seminar for young people and families
Honiara (Fides Service) - Recently young people and families in Honiara were invited to take part in an Education to Life Seminar organised by the Honiara Diocesan Association for Life and the Family. Besides many young ...
20 April 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Local Catholics say farewell to World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary after intense and moving experience
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - “Solomon Islands has witnessed great excitement these past ten days with the presence of the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of our Blessed Mother”, said Bishop Chris Cardone op, Bishop of Au ...
13 April 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Young people invited to express their Christian faith with artistic creativity during Youth Festival at World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Talented young people from anywhere in the world have been invited to put their art at the service of the 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney. WYD organisers have asked young artists, musicians, singe ...
2 April 2007
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Earthquake and tsunami trigger solidarity race
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - An 8 degree Richter scale earthquake followed by a 10 mt high tsunami struck Solomon Islands on Sunday 1 April leaving at least 10 dead, dozens of injured and whole villages washed away, partic ...
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