Oceania
29 September 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Inter-diocesan workshops for Catholic Religious on appropriate relationships for celibate lives
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Recently Catholic Religious in Solomons Islands attended a series of workshops for Religious Women and for Priests and Religious men on the issue of appropriate relationships for their celibate ...
27 September 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “The voice of Catholic education!”: National Catholic Education Commission Conference 27 - 29 September in Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Rethinking the duty and mission of the Catholic school in modern day Australia in a context ever more globalised and marked by many different religions and cultures: this is the theme of Nationa ...
26 September 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Josephite Sister says plight of Indigenous Australians is most pressing social issue, united Catholic community must take action
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “The level of Indigenous health is still appalling” Josephite Sr Katrina Brill said in a Social Justice Sunday call to Australian nuns to join forces on Indigenous issues. Sr Brill, a Sister ...
25 September 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Our choice, our future”: happy Presentation Day at St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Tenaru
Tenaru (Agenzia Fides) - ‘Our choice, our future’ was the theme for St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Tenaru graduation and presentation day. The school hall was filled with students, parents and friends who witnesse ...
18 September 2006
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Seminar on “Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshop”: Catholic community helps tackle social problems
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - About 80 participants attended an Awareness workshop on Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse and HIV & AIDS from August 27th to September 3rd 2006 at Cookson, Wagina Catholic Parish, Ch ...
15 September 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - September 24 Social Justice Sunday justice and dignity for Indigenous Australians: how come their life expectancy is 17 years less than for non-Indigenous Australians?
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “The Heart of our Country: dignity and justice for our Indigenous sisters and brothers”: is the theme of Social Justice Sunday on 24 September. The Day was presented with a statement on behal ...
14 September 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Nation-wide tour for World Youth Day team, young people’s enthusiasm reaches the stars
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - A special World Youth Day team is travelling to the different Catholic dioceses of Australia amidst growing enthusiasm among young people. An awareness building campaign has been launched to prep ...
12 September 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Human, psychological, cultural and spiritual formation for Solomons young people and students
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Solomon Islands continue to provide human, cultural, professional and spiritual education for young people. Recently about 90 students took part in a three day retreat guided by a t ...
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 ...
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