Oceania

• 17 December 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - 2009 will be the Year of the Word of God in Polynesia Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – 2009 has been declared the “Year of the Word of God” in French Polynesia, with the goal of reiterating the centrality of the Word of God in the Church community, the family, and the life o ...
• 15 December 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops' appeal: justice and rights for aboriginal communities Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Celebrating the progress and development of Australian society, we cannot forget the injustices that our brethren of the aboriginal communities continue to suffer: this was the message given by ...
• 26 November 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Keep the WYD spirit alive,” Apostolic Nuncio tells Australian youth Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “World Youth Day in Sydney was a moment of great grace. And now, it is very important that the WYD spirit remains alive through creative initiatives, designed to promote and renew youth ministr ...
• 25 November 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church asks Parliament for a stronger stance against the death penalty Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Australia has asked Parliament to take a firmer stance against the death penalty in the debate on the issue. As the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council (ACSJC) of the Au ...
• 18 November 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies of Australia working to help victims of the humanitarian crisis in Congo Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – From Australia, solidarity is crossing the Indian Ocean and reaching the continent of Africa. The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Australia have launched an awareness campaign for solidar ...
• 17 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Constantly reading Sacred Scripture...becoming a conscience for society”: Auxiliary Bishop of Shang Hai exhorts the faithful in the celebration of the 125th anniversary of All Saints' Parish Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - “Constantly reading Sacred Scripture, living according to the teachings of the Gospel, far from every evil and always practicing Christian charity, observing justice. This is how, as Christi ...
• 17 November 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Preaching the Gospel on the Internet: the Church in Solomon Islands launches a new website Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The Communications Office of the Solomon Islands have launched a new website in order to spread information about the Church and Christ's message through Internet. This is what was explained i ...
• 10 November 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - New Prime Minister elected; Christian leaders make an appeal for the war on poverty Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – New Zealand has elected a new Prime Minister, after 9 consecutive years of the Labour Party, conservative John Key, a 47 year-old businessman, has been elected with 45% of the votes, versus ...
• 5 November 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Work, study, and rights: more space for aborigenes in Australian society Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Australia's society and government are taking important steps in favor of aboriginal minorities. There have been comforting signs in the last few months, which have been applauded by the many c ...
• 5 November 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Religious life is attracting new candidates in Polynesia Papeete (Agenzia Fides) - “For youth today, the religious life seems to present difficult sacrifices which can certainly be a detriment for some who experience the call. They are called to renounce their independence, ...
• 3 November 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - In order to discourage women from having abortions, the Church launches a help network for women with unexpected pregnancies Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Australia is offering women help on a psychological, relational, material, and economic level, in an effort to go beyond statements and exhortations and make a commitment ...
• 24 October 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Archdiocese of Papeete celebrates the Year of the Family in 2008: “in this country, that the advertising industry portrays as a paradise, there is really an impressive number of people who suffer from their family life.” Papeete (Agenzia Fides) - “In this country, at the advertising industry portrays as a paradise, there is really an impressive number of people who suffer from their family life.” These are the words of Archbishop Hub ...
• 23 October 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Increase in vocations for Missionaries of God's Love Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - A new emerging congregation of priests, religious brothers, and sisters which was founded in Canberra in 1986 and that is dedicated to what Pope John Paul II called “the new evangelization� ...
• 15 October 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - “Everyone is called to the mission”: Catholics in New Zealand accompanied by Saint Paul on their path towards World Mission Day Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – A poster of Saint Paul, that tells the faithful “Everyone is called to the mission,” and with the verse from his Letter to the Corinthians: “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” ...
• 14 October 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A “double blessing” for World Mission Day, to become “missionaries in our own land” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of St. Therese of Lisieux, Patroness of the Missions, will be blessing World Mission Day 2008 in a special manner. On October 19, Zelie and Louis Martin will be beatified and their ...