Oceania

• 2 June 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Congress for the New Evangelization, one year after the Pope's visit for WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Sydney is preparing to celebrate the Diocesan Congress of the New Evangelization (SCENE) in July 2009. The event will mark the first anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's visit ...
• 28 May 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Cardinal Pell calls for less sentiment and more “tough love” for Aboriginal Australians Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Aboriginal population has no need for sentiment, but for “tough love,” that helps them on the path to economic development, cultural promotion, and social renewal, says Cardinal George ...
• 22 May 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Ecumenical initiatives in Australian dioceses Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) – The path of dialogue continues between the Catholic and Anglican Churches in Australia. Ecumenical events and accords have multiplied, especially on a diocesan level, creating a climate of ev ...
• 15 May 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops and religious launch appeal for Sri Lanka: “Stop the fighting and protect civilians.” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – There is an urgent need to end the fighting and protect Tamil civilians. This is the exhortation being made by the Bishops and religious of Australia who, in unison with the Bishops of Sri Lank ...
• 11 May 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Upcoming canonization of Sister Mary MacKillop, first Australian Saint Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn is overflowing with joy. In a recent meeting, the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph announced that the cause of their foundress Sister Mary Ma ...
• 21 April 2009
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The mission goes hand-in-hand with the commitment to education Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – The mission of the Church in Papua New Guinea is largely played out in its service in the area of education. This is what Fr. Lino Pedercini, PIME Missionary in Papua New Guinea since 199 ...
• 16 April 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Easter, a time for prayer and celebration for the youth, in the spirit of WYD Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of the Easter Triduum 2009 has been for the youth of the Solomon Islands, an opportunity to relive the spirit of intense prayer and joy that they lived in the recent World Yout ...
• 25 March 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Special event for the closing of the Year of St. Paul: E- conference on Saint Paul, to unite all the faithful of Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – If the Apostle Paul would have lived today, he would have used the mass media to evangelize. Launching from this perspective, the Church in Australia has organized a first-time-ever event for t ...
• 24 March 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A young congregation helps revive consecrated life in Australia Perth (Agenzia Fides) – At 30 years of age, she is the youngest “Mother Superior” and “Foundress” of a religious institute on the continent: Sister Bernadette has an important responsibility, but she undertakes ...
• 13 March 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Computer training for deaf youth at the Bosco Technical Training Centre Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Deaf and dumb students are quickly learning computer skills and how to use the new technologies as a means to overcome the limitations of their disability, come out of themselves, and come int ...
• 11 March 2009
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Solidarity Campaign for Lent 2009 Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – The small Catholic community of Tahiti is working on a solidarity campaign this Lent. “Let's offer a home to those in need,” says the slogan of the campaign that has been launched by Archb ...
• 5 March 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies offer support to faithful in Pakistan Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Australia are making an effort to provide support, solidarity, encouragement, and prayer for the Catholics in Pakistan. For years now, they have been w ...
• 24 February 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Educational workshop on mass media, for youth Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – It is the Church's responsibility to present the youth with a path of discernment and education in how to use the mass media well, in a world in which they are constantly fed different message ...
• 23 February 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Seek Christ and Serve the Needy Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The Congregation of Daughters of Mary Immaculate in the Solomon Islands is a prayerful community on the islands that has recently relaunched its effort in service to the needy. The religious s ...
• 12 February 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Prayer Vigil of PMS throughout the world, for fire victims Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia (Catholic Mission) have launched a worldwide prayer vigil for the victims of the fires that are sweeping across the nation (see Fides 10/2/2009). T ...