Oceania

• 1 September 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Meeting Jesus on the internet, E-Conference: “Jesus the Christ: Fully Human, Truly Divine” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Gerald O'Collins SJ will be the headline speaker at the Broken Bay Institute's next National E-Conference, 'Jesus the Christ: Fully human, Truly divine', on Thursday 16 September 2010. The ...
• 30 August 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishop of Wollongong calls for tolerance towards refugees Wollongong (Agenzia Fides) - Wollongong's Bishop Peter Ingham has celebrated Refugee and Migrant Sunday at his diocese with a call for openness and tolerance towards new arrivals. “Today is a time to remember the many ...
• 6 August 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - First National Coordinator of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Australian Bishops' Conference, in response to a request from Syro-Malabar Catholics, has appointed them their first National Coordinator. His name is Fr. Francis Kolencherry, Administrator ...
• 4 August 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Thousands registered from across the world for “Jesus the Christ” eConference Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Broken Bay Institute are expecting thousands across the country and the globe to participate in an upcoming Jesus the Christ eConference on Se ...
• 3 August 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Walking to spread the Word: 2,000 kilometer walk in Queensland Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) – Three friends plan to walk 2000 kilometres, from Cairns to Stanthorpe in Queensland to raise awareness that the Bible remains untranslated in 2000 languages - representing 350 million people. ...
• 30 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Anti-Poverty Week 17 - 23 October Sidney (Agenzia Fides) – Once again this year the world will mark UN Anti-Poverty Day on 17 October. And as customary in recent years Australia will be holding its Anti-Poverty Week 17 - 23 October. Anti-Poverty Week w ...
• 28 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - First convention for Catholic youth ministry leaders from all over Australia Sidney (Agenzia Fides) – Leaders of Catholic Youth Ministry from all over Australia will take part in the first Catholic Youth Ministry Convention ACYMC to be held in Melbourne 1 and 3 October, open to all involved in ...
• 23 July 2010
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Ploërmel Brothers of Christian Instruction: 150 years on mission in Polynesia Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – On 17 October 1860 five Brothers of Christian Instruction arrived in Tahiti, from Ploërmel in France. The Superior Brother Albert Marie, was 27, and his four companions were only 19 years old ...
• 22 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Churches in Australia call for solidarity with Palestinian Christians Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – In solidarity with Palestinian Christians, the leaders of the different Churches in Australia have asked the wider Australian community to consider a boycott of goods produced by Israeli settle ...
• 22 July 2010
  OCEANIA/WALLIS and FUTUNA - The people of Wallis and Futuna are proud of their missionaries and pray for them always Wallis e Futuna (Agenzia Fides) – “Evangelised more than 170 years ago, in turn, the Islands Futuna and Wallis now send missionaries around the world. The proportion of priests and religious sent on mission by this l ...
• 21 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Women religious in the fight against human trafficking of women Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Sr Joan Kennedy, a member Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking of Humans (ACRATH), presented herself at the United Nations as the representative of a Commission on Discrimination aga ...
• 17 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - CatholicCare and Lebanese Muslim Association first joint agreement for helping families in difficulty Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - An agreement to help families in difficulty in the south west district of Sydney has just been signed by CatholicCare Sydney and Lebanese Muslim Association at Lakemba Mosque. The first joint pro ...
• 14 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - 'C-Radio': a new Catholic radio station Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A new Catholic radio station has just opened in Sydney. It is called 'C- Radio' (meaning Catholic Radio) and will broadcast news, information, podcasts of prayers and spirituality, recorded rea ...
• 10 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Initiative to help build Mary MacKillop College in southern Sudan Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Ben Hur: The Stadium Spectacular, a massive production of the classical story, will be playing in Sydney this October, with a fundraiser to be held each of the two nights of the show for the co ...
• 8 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Jesuits open new free elementary school for aborigines in Redfern Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A new, tuition-free Jesuit primary school for Aboriginal children is set to open its doors in Sydney in 2011, providing disadvantaged children with a quality, holistic education which responds ...