Oceania
22 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Increase in mutual aid and support for bringing students of poor countries to WYD
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity between the youth in wealthy countries and those in poorer countries has always been a traditional characteristic of the World Youth Days. The pilgrims from the Northern Hemisphere ...
19 February 2008
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - New Marian Sanctuary, place for worship and pilgrimage, to increase devotion to the Virgin Mary in Oceania
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The unity of a variety of tribes, languages, and Melanesian customs in Papua New Guinea under the sign of the Virgin Mary: this is the spirit of the Marian Sanctuary that is in its final ph ...
15 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Indigenous Australians will participate in WYD, thanks contributions from youth of Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Indigenous Australians of the Tiwi Islands, located off the coast of Australia, will be able to attend the great event of World Youth Day, in July 2008 pilgrims after being partnered by three Syd ...
14 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “A prophetic moment in the history of our country”: Bishops, movements, and Catholic faithful of Australia applaud the government for its “apologies” to the aborigines
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The day following the solemn celebration in which the Australian government presented its “formal apologies” to the aboriginal people for the “Stolen Generation” (see Fides 31/01/2008), a ...
7 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - According to the Church, government apologies made to aborigines will bring a new season of understanding, peace, and development
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The official apologies offered by the Australian government, now under the direction of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, will be presented to the aborigines February 13, for “the Stolen Generation” ...
5 February 2008
FIJI ISLANDS - Consecrated Life in Fiji makes progress: its mission is reconciliation
Suva (Agenzia Fides) - Consecrated Life is increasingly present and incisive in Fiji's small archipelago of 800 little islands for a total area of 18,000sq km. Five years ago members of different religious congregations ...
4 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “We ask only for justice”: 2008Caritas Lenten Campaign
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) -Caritas Australia's 2008 Lenten Campaign “We ask only for justice”, calls Catholics to reflect and make justice a priority in their life, working to help the poor, the excluded and those who s ...
1 February 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Young people, evangelise: WYD is coming!”, says Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The event is imminent and an extra effort for evangelisation is needed over the next few months: this request was addressed to young Catholics by Bishop Julian Charles Porteous, auxiliary Bishop ...
29 January 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Sister receives award for 50 years of service to the rural poor
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - In recognition of her person and service, appreciated by the Australian civil community, is the esteem of the entire nation for the Catholic Church: Sr Patricia Rhatigan, who dedicated 50 years ...
25 January 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - New priests ordained in Solomons
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Solomon Islands has a new priest Fr John Peter Varea, aged 28, ordained on 20 January by Archbishop Adrian Smith of Honiara. In his homily the Archbishop said “We joyfully announce and testify ...
14 January 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Twinning with young Australians in view of World Youth Day
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - They have come to Solomon Islands for an experience of study (many are history, economy, development students), volunteer work, encounter and sharing with other young people, communion of faith ...
20 December 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New on-line journal for Australian Catholic students in view of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Catholic Students Association has launched a new on-line edition of its two monthly journal New Springtime. The publication aims to be “a journal of faith, culture and society” ...
19 December 2007
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Young Catholics in Solomons get a taste of World Youth Day
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A moment of prayer, communion, sharing and celebration. For three days young Catholics in Solomons had a taste of World Youth Day. Some 200 young people from all over the islands took part in W ...
18 December 2007
OCEANIA/ AUSTRALIA - First ever lay National Director for Pontifical Mission Societies: a sign of increasing participation of lay people in the Church
Sydney (Fides Service) - Australian Catholics welcomed the recent appointment of the first ever lay National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, 'Catholic Mission' in Australia. Mr Martin Teulan was appointed f ...
13 December 2007
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Young Catholics reflect on the theme of World Youth Day: "You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit”
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A path of preparation in stages to culminate with WYD in Sydney next year: this is the proposal of the Catholic Church in Solomons is proposing to young Catholics in parishes, associations, scho ...
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