Oceania

• 28 March 2023
  OCEANIA/GUAM - Resignation of the Archbishop of Agaña and appointment of Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Agaña (Guam), presented by Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes, and has at the same time appoin ...
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  23 February 2023
  OCEANIA/FRENCH POLYNESIA - "PUTUPUTURA'A", the meeting of the Catholics of the Raromatai archipelago Uturoa (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of the laity baptized in the Church was the focus of the three-day meeting that has just ended in Uturoa on the island of Raiatea in the Raromatai archipelago, the Leeward Islands. Th ...
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  14 February 2023
  OCEANIA/FIJI ISLANDS - The mission of the Bishops of Oceania: "to be communities of ever-closer followers of Jesus Christ" Suva (Agenzia Fides) - They entrusted themselves, for the mission of the Church in Oceania, to Saint Peter Chanel, Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop, Saint Pedro Calungsod, and to Blessed Peter To Rot, Diego Luis de San ...
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  6 February 2023
  OCEANIA/FIJI ISLANDS - Assembly of the Bishops of Oceania: wants to “listen to the people of God” Suva (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of the Federation of the Four Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) was inaugurated yesterday, Sunday 5 February, with a Mass in the Sacred Heart Cathedral of Suva, capital ...
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  16 November 2022
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Gospel in a canoe, with the joy of "being with" Wewak (Agenzia Fides) - In the diocese of Wewak, in the north of Papua New Guinea, the Word of God travels mainly by canoe. Priests, missionaries, nuns, catechists need boats and navigation on the Sepik River or the sea, ...
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  14 September 2022
  OCEANIA/FRENCH POLYNESIA - Pope Luciani: a passionate catechist, but also a man of peace and serenity Bora Bora (Agenzia Fides) - "I don't know how to describe the palpable feeling of a real presence that enveloped everyone: Catholics or Protestant brothers. All together they had put their hands on shovels and concrete ...
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  10 September 2022
  OCEANIA/FRENCH POLYNESIA - A week after his beatification, Pope Luciani is already the patron of a catechetical center in Bora Bora Bora Bora (Agenzia Fides) - A brand new complex of 50 meters, dedicated to catechesis and parish activities, will be inaugurated on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in the parish of Bora Bora, dedicated to Pope Saint Celestine ...
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  1 September 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Campaign for World Mission Sunday: This year's example country is Ethiopia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - This year, the direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Australia (PMS), Catholic Mission, will focus its Missionary October commitment on the Church of Ethiopia and local communities. Ca ...
• 30 August 2022
  OCEANIA/AMERICAN SAMOA - Appointment of coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Kolio Etuale, of the clergy of the diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, until now chancellor and rector of the Holy Family Cathedral, Fatu- ...
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  22 June 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Support continues for Ethiopia to combat the consequences of drought Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "The generosity we have witnessed in recent weeks has been a blessing. The donations will support our projects around the world and help families in need". This was stated by Father Brian Lucas, ...
• 10 June 2022
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Good Shepherd" Philosophical Seminary in Banz, Archdiocese of Mount Hagen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 10, 2022 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Clement Papa, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen ...
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  27 May 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Education as the key to proclaiming the Gospel in Ethiopia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe, as Catholic Church, that education is the key to transforming society, in the process of proposing the proclamation of the Gospel". This is what was expressed by Ethiopian Cardinal B ...
• 23 May 2022
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Appointment of the Bishop of Christchurch, Msgr. Michael Andrew Gielen Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 21, 2022, the Holy Father appointed Bishop Michael Andrew Gielen, until now titular of Abbir Maius and auxiliary of Auckland, as bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. (SL) (Agenzia Fi ...
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  29 March 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies collect donations for Ukraine Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - As a sign of prayer, awareness-raising and charity, the Pontifical Mission Societies (Catholic Mission) in Australia have launched a network of prayer and fundraising to respond to urgent request ...
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  25 March 2022
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The day of Mary's "Yes" is the right day for the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops of Australia, we join the Holy Father and the faithful around the world in this act of Consecration and invite everyone to join us in prayer for peace in Ukraine. We invite people to ...