Oceania
7 September 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Schools for all children, especially poor children: legacy of Mother Mary Mac Killop, first Australian to be beatified, now on the way to canonisation
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Building a system of free education for poor children was the life mission of Mother Mary Mac Killop, first Australian to be beatified and now on the way to canonisation. The spiritual legacy of ...
5 September 2006
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - More details with regard to the murder of St John of God Brother Augustine Taiwa
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Fides has received more details with regard to the murder of St John of God Hospitaller Brother Augustine Taiwa on 28 August outside Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (see Fides 2/9/2006). T ...
4 September 2006
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Apostolic Nuncio visits Catholics in Solomon Islands: a young and active community, rich in vocations
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A flourishing Catholic community including many young people, deeply devout in the celebration of the Sacraments, rich in vocations despite a situation of material poverty and hardship, welcomed ...
2 September 2006
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Catholic Brother murdered
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic Brother from East New Britain was speared to death on Monday night outside Port Moresby. Br Augustine Taiwa, in his 40s, was attacked near the Xavier Institute at Bomana, where h ...
27 July 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Serving the Lord with joy”: Local Catholic priests renew pastoral commitment
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Serving the Lord with Joy was the theme of an annual retreat held in Honiara in the Solomon Islands attended by 36 local Catholic priests.
The retreat was preached by Fr. Jim Nolan and the pri ...
20 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Ecumenism, social questions, prayer in latest issue of Catholic Australia web newsletter
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The latest issue of Catholic Australia electronic newsletter focuses on Ecumenism, Social Questions and the importance of Prayer for every Christian with numerous articles, contributions and int ...
19 July 2006
OCEANIA/ISOLE SOLOMON ISLANDS - Annual Vincentian Convocation “Service to the poor leading us to Jesus”
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - To protect youth from delinquency and drug abuse and educate them to human and Christian values the Vincentians organise Vincentian Youth Groups whose aim is to put in to practice the charisma o ...
18 July 2006
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Dominicans mark 50 years of life and pastoral service
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A Dominican Jubilee was celebrated in Solomon Islands with the motto “Praise, Bless, Preach”, to mark 50 years of presence of the Dominican community today consisting of 23 Sisters and 17 p ...
18 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Intercontinental twinning: African priests next year in Brisbane archdiocese to give a hand with pastoral work
Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Australian archdiocese of Brisbane will receive two priests and two seminarians from Nigeria. The recent agreement was reached by Nigerian Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia diocese ...
13 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Nuncio tells Catholics to "live Christianity" to face challenges facing the faith in Australia
Albury (Fides Service) - Speaking last Tuesday in Albury to 60 priests and monks from the Australian Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, apostolic nuncio Archbishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli, emphasised the importance of " ...
11 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Four special Committees to prepare World Youth Day Sydney 2008
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - World Youth Day organisers have announced the establishment of four committees to prepare Australia’s Catholic community for this major church event in 2008 which is giving rise to great joy a ...
10 July 2006
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - ‘Journey Together’ Salesians renew mission in Papua
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The 60 Salesian confreres of the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands delegation began the final stage of their ‘Journey Together’, as they commenced the Delegation Days and the Assemb ...
6 July 2006
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Honiara archdiocese welcomes two new deacons for service to the community and evangelisation
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Dominic Gapiurutara and Howard Deli were ordained deacons by Archbishop Adrian Smith sm, Archbishop of Honiara at Holy Cross Cathedral, on 25th June, 2006. Over 1500 people were present for a v ...
14 June 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Salesian receives national award for helping street children “off the Streets”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Rev. Chris Riley received the Order of Australia award. He is the third Salesian to receive this honour in recent years.
The Order of Australia is assigned to praiseworthy citizens every year on ...
12 June 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Religious congregations, Church movements and associations start preparation for World Youth Day in Sydney 2008: Kindling the fire of mission in young hearts
Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - Religious congregations, Church movements and associations have started preparation for World Youth Day in Sydney 2008 with meetings of prayer and reflection, in order to become a point of ref ...
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