Oceania

• 23 July 2008
  OCEANIA/FIJI ISLANDS - The extraordinary WYD experience for the youth of Fiji: “A tsunami of faith and joy!” Suva (Agenzia Fides) – “It has been a tsunami of faith and joy.” This has been the most common reaction among the youth of the Fiji Islands when they returned to their homeland after the extraordinary experience of ...
• 22 July 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Saint Clare Monastery in Tahiti: a center for prayer and reflection, welcoming people of diverse cultures and religions Punaauia (Agenzia Fides) – It was June 7, 1981 when the first Poor Clares arrived from Canada on the Polynesian island of Tahiti. In 1972, the monastery in Lennoxville (Canada) began thinking seriously about founding a ...
• 22 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Days to remember, in a city that has re-flourished”: Cardinal George Pell gives an initial evaluation of WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “They are days to remember. This is a good time to be Catholic. Tens of thousands of happy young people make the rest of the population happy too. All Sydney, and not just Catholic Sydney, h ...
• 21 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The youth, prophets for the Third Millenium: WYD concludes Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The 23rd World Youth Day officially ended with the Prayer Vigil held on Saturday, July 19 and the Closing Mass on Sunday, July 20. WYD has been described by both the Holy Father and crowds of y ...
• 18 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Ecumenism, dialogue, and the Way of the Cross on the streets of Sydney at the 23rd WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Today, July 18, has been an intense day for Benedict XVI at the 23rd World Youth Day, one full of important events. Among the events that were held today were an ecumenical meeting, a meeting w ...
• 17 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A fanfare of youth, song, and colors greet the Pope in Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A spectacular crowd of youth from all over the world displaying an array of cultures, music, colors, hymns, and flags welcomed Benedict XVI in Sydney, where he has officially begun his program ...
• 16 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - In the Year of Saint Paul, the Missionary Congress in Bangalore is held to spread missionary awareness in every parish and community Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – After participating in the Missionary Congress held in Karnataka (in southwestern India) held in November 2007, the Archdiocese of Bangalore is preparing to celebrate their own Missionary Co ...
• 16 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - WYD begins with Cardinal George Pell’s appeal to the youth: “Be open to the power of the Spirit.” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The great crowd of young pilgrims participating in the 23rd World Youth Day (nearly 150,000 people) were present at the celebration of the Opening Mass for the event, that for an entire week wi ...
• 16 July 2008
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - “We need to keep the youth from contracting AIDS, not lead them into promiscuity:” the Bishop of Vanimo shares his concerns with Agenzia Fides Vanimo (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Cesare Bonivento, PIME missionary and Bishop of Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) is deeply concerned. While many of the youth of Papua New Guinea are living the extraordinary experience of Worl ...
• 15 July 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - New “Mamma Margherita” house for the Salesian Sisters, at the service of the youth Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Named after the mother of Saint John Bosco, “Mamma Margherita” is the new home to the Salesian Sisters (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians) that was recently inaugurated and blessed in the ...
• 15 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Cardinal George Pell on the eve of WYD: focusing on the family, to give the youth hope Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – For youth with wholesome values and ideals, with a sense of responsibility, what is needed is that society foster the proper conditions for the harmonious growth and development of the family, ...
• 14 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - 48 youth pilgrims from the small island of Wallis sing of their missionary enthusiasm at WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A lively group of 48 Polynesian youth have arrived on pilgrimage to World Youth Day from the small island of Wallis, of the Islands of Wallis and Futuna, located in the South Pacific, between F ...
• 11 July 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - The Church’s contribution in the fight against AIDS, at the service of the youth Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - It is a fight that mainly affects the youth, the nation’s future: the fight against AIDS is one of the topics on the agenda for the government in the Solomon Islands. The political, social, an ...
• 10 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “World Youth Day will be a great opportunity and a response to the youth’s interrogatives” - Interview with Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, as he prepares to welcome the world’s youth Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “In my country, the Church is having to face different situations and issues,” said Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, the host city of World Youth Day 2008, in explaining the situ ...
• 10 July 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - For 410 youth from the Solomon Islands, their dream of living WYD is coming true, in the spirit of Saint Paul Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – It’s a dream come true: for 410 youth from the Solomon Islands participating in the upcoming World Youth Day in Sydney, this is an important step, one lived with expectation, enthusiasm, hop ...