Oceania

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  20 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Marian devotion in the diocese of Daru-Kiunga Daru-Kiunga (Agenzia Fides) - Marian devotion is strong and profound in the diocese of Daru-Kiunga, in the western part of Papua New Guinea. In the diocese, a suffragan of that of Port Moresby, there are about 50 thousan ...
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  20 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A Youth Festival to live in the Church "as one body" Sydney (Agezia Fides) - "The countdown is on with less than 150 days until doors open on the fourth Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019 (ACYF19) to be held in Perth, 8 to 10 December. It is a celebration of young peo ...
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  18 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Bishop visits the remote district of Menyamyan: "Every baptized person is a missionary" Lae (Agenzia Fides) – To show attention, care, love and solidarity towards the indigenous families and communities that live their faith in the remote Menyamyan district; to reflect on the meaning of baptism and the mi ...
• 16 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Bereina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Otto Separy, currently Bishop of Aitape, as Bishop of the diocese of Bereina (Papua New Guinea). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 16/7/2019) ...
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  16 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The "Sunday of the Sea", opportunity for evangelization Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "As Apostolate of the Sea in Australia we have planned various evangelization activities on the Sunday of the Sea, celebrated on July 14th. Among these, the production of a 3-minute video and sev ...
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  15 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church next to the aboriginals Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of citizens celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday in parishes throughout Australia. From the chaos of the big cities to the tranquility of the most remote communities ...
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  6 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Female leadership for the mission in the Church Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The 'Leadership for mission' course is designed by and for women who feel inspired by the Gospel to a vision of justice, freedom and dignity of the human being. Through a series of training sess ...
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  5 July 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - A new Catholic radio station to reach the poorest of the poor Lae (Agenzia Fides) - "The role of communications in everyday life is fundamental. Not only does it help share information and knowledge, but it also contributes to developing relationships between people, and to forming ...
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  2 July 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - To humanize the digital world: the theme of the Bishops' Justice and Peace Commission report Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "This year's report on social justice will be titled ‘Making it Real - Genuine human encounter in our digital world’. The text states the positive opportunities of encounter and solidarity of ...
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  27 June 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Australian Bishops meet the Pope: new ways to witness Jesus Christ in society Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis has given his apostolic blessing to the Australian Catholic bishops and encouraged them to explore new ways of being missionary in Australia. The Bishops raised with Pope Francis a nu ...
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  21 June 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church's commitment to stem suicides among Aboriginal youth Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Suicide is often the last straw in a build up of unhappiness and pain. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have suffered dispossession, displacement, violence of various typ ...
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  18 June 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Call to holiness: young people reflect on "Christus Vivit" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The young people of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island are "called to holiness" in their daily life: this was the central theme of reflection of the national seminar dedicated to youth pas ...
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  17 June 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Week of prayer and action for asylum seekers: the Church calls for a fair trial and integration Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite everyone to participate in the 'National Week of Prayer and Action' (16-22 June) which this year coincides with both the 'Refugee Week' and the first 100 days of the newly elected gove ...
• 10 June 2019
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the Good Shepherd Interdiocesan Seminary in the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 22, 2019, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Raphael Moka Mel, of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen as Rect ...
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  5 June 2019
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Care of aboriginals and refugees: a commitment to the common good Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The way in which our society treats the aboriginals of Australia and refugees, that is, the first and last, challenges us to a greater commitment to the common good. This year's theme of Nationa ...