Oceania
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25 January 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic archbishop of Melbourne says ban on abortion pill RU 486 must remain
Melbourne (Fides Service) - Archbishop Dennis Hart said the ban on RU 486 abortion pill must remain. The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne said this in a statement issued ahead of the scheduled 9 February parliamentary co ...
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24 January 2006
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Catholic newspaper and sister NZ Catholic website
Auckland (Fides Service) - On the feast of Saint Francis de Sales, patron of journalists New Zealand’s national Catholic newspaper launched its new website.
The website www.nzcatholic.org.nz offers local and internat ...
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23 January 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Experience of Missionary Sisters of the Assumption evangelisers in the Pacific
Honiara (Fides Service) - It was founded only 6 years ago but the religious congregation of the Sisters Missionaries of the Assumption is already fully involved in evangelisation in Solomon Islands.” The Society of Apo ...
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20 January 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Hear the Gospel on-line: Church in Australia provides daily Mass Readings MP3
Sydney (Fides Service) - To offer Web users the opportunity not only to read Holy Scripture but also to hear it on-line, the Church Resources office of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has launched Dailyrea ...
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19 January 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australian women religious committed to fighting human trafficking and sexual abuse of women and girls
Sydney (Fides Service) - The phenomenon of human trafficking and sexual abuse of women and children is an attack on human dignity and a crime against humanity and against God. It must be fought with the involvement of pu ...
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16 January 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Ignatian Spirituality Centres in Australia share web site
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Ignatian spirituality is spreading on the Newest of the continents thanks to Spirituality Centres, Spiritual Exercises, Days of Reflection and now also via the Internet. A new web site dedicated ...
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12 January 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Pope chooses theme for World Youth Day 2008 “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses" received with full approval by Catholics in Australia
Sydney (Fides Service) - “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8) is the theme the Pope Benedict XVI has chosen for the 23rd World Youth Day to be he ...
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20 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Put Christ back at the centre of Christmas” says Archbishop of Adelaide
Adelaide (Fides Service) - Just as children put the statue of the infant Jesus at the centre of the nativity Scene so adults too should put Christ at the centre of Christmas which has become a feast of consumerism. This ...
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13 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “No to racism, yes to respect for everyone” says Cardinal George Pell Archbishop of Sydney as juvenile violence continues in the city
Sydney (Fides Service) - In Sydney, where riots and violence between groups of youths of Middle East and European origin continue the Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal George Pell has condemned racism and violence and called ...
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12 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholics must be more present in the media: Bishops about to issue statement Church and Media
Sydney (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in Australian plans to increase its presence in the media and make better use of these ‘new pulpits’ for evangelisation which are part of the culture and world of the thir ...
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9 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Sacred Heart Missionaries celebrate 100 years of pastoral service in Oceania
Sydney (Fides Service) - The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart MSC, one of the most widespread and active religious congregations in Australia, are marking the 100th anniversary of their presence in that country. Main cen ...
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7 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops of Australia plan to open New National Office for Evangelisation to mark the 30th anniversary of encyclical Evangelii Nuntiandi
Sydney (Fides Service) - To mark the 30th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Evangelii Nuntiandi the Catholic Bishops of Australia announced they will consider setting up a National Office of Evangelisation, like ...
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6 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “No to the death penalty”: Pontifical Mission Societies Australia supports world campaign to abolish capital punishment
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “Australia should be more committed to saying NO to the death penalty and YES to life” said Fr Terry Bell, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia.
He said that ...
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5 December 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australian Bishops: Nostra Aetate marked a turning point in inter-religious dialogue
Sydney (Fides Service) - “Nostra Aetate marked a turning point in inter-religious dialogue” the Catholic Bishops of Australian said in a statement issued at the end of a recent meeting in which they said the Council ...
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28 November 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - www.wyd2008.org: hosting Sydney archdiocese launches World Youth Day 2008 web site
Sydney (Fides Service) - www.wyd2008.org is the address of web site opened by the hosting Catholic Church in Australia for the 23rd World Youth Day scheduled to take place in Sydney 15 - 20 July 2008. There is widespread ...
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