Oceania
3 July 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Work begins in Sydney on another Neo Catechumen Way Redemptoris Mater Seminary
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 29 June Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, laid the foundation stone for another Redemptoris Mater Seminary which the Neo Catechumen Way are building on Chester Hill, in the ...
2 July 2008
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Over 10,000 enthusiastic young Kiwis ready for World Youth Day
Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – Over 10,000 young Kiwis as New Zealanders call themselves, can't wait for WYD in Sydney. This is an unexpectedly high number seeing that only about 100 pilgrims managed to take part in prev ...
1 July 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - At the start of World Youth Day 2008, Ignatian Programme of prayer and service of others for young participants
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – From 15 to 20 July at the start of World Youth Day in Sydney Some 2,000 young people aged 18 to 30 from 26 different countries will take part in an Ignatian Programme of prayer and service of ...
24 June 2008
OCEANIA/SAMOA ISLANDS - Samoan youth preparing for WYD in Sydney
Apia (Agenzia Fides) – The youth on the Samoan Islands are preparing with great enthusiasm to participate in World Youth Day 2008, supported and encouraged by the entire local Church. For many of them, this will be the ...
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 ...
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