Oceania

• 9 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic Church is still the largest religious community in the country: WYD is a great evangelization opportunity Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - With 27.56% of the Australian population being Catholic, the Church is still the largest religious community in the country. This is what a statement sent from the Church in Australia to Agenzia ...
• 8 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Come Holy Spirit: my hopes for WYD”: Letter from Bishop Kevin Manning of Parramatta Parramatta (Agenzia Fides) - "Holy Spirit pour out your grace on this great south land of the Holy Spirit, grant to us a new Pentecost. Make of this land a true place of welcome for the young people of the world, grant t ...
• 3 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Work begins in Sydney on another Neo Catechumen Way Redemptoris Mater Seminary Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 29 June Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, laid the foundation stone for another Redemptoris Mater Seminary which the Neo Catechumen Way are building on Chester Hill, in the ...
• 2 July 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Over 10,000 enthusiastic young Kiwis ready for World Youth Day Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – Over 10,000 young Kiwis as New Zealanders call themselves, can't wait for WYD in Sydney. This is an unexpectedly high number seeing that only about 100 pilgrims managed to take part in prev ...
• 1 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - At the start of World Youth Day 2008, Ignatian Programme of prayer and service of others for young participants Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – From 15 to 20 July at the start of World Youth Day in Sydney Some 2,000 young people aged 18 to 30 from 26 different countries will take part in an Ignatian Programme of prayer and service of ...
• 24 June 2008
  OCEANIA/SAMOA ISLANDS - Samoan youth preparing for WYD in Sydney Apia (Agenzia Fides) – The youth on the Samoan Islands are preparing with great enthusiasm to participate in World Youth Day 2008, supported and encouraged by the entire local Church. For many of them, this will be the ...
• 18 June 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Christian Brothers moving in new directions Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - At the first chapter of their newly created Oceania Province, from June 22 to July 2, the Christian Brothers will look to deepen their spirituality and commitment to their own charism within thei ...
• 12 June 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Why I love Saint Paul” an article by Archbishop Adrian Smith, on the eve of the Pauline Year, celebrated in the Pacific Islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tiny islands of the Pacific, in the most remote fishing villages and among the wooden churches that can only be reached by seaways, the people are already talking of the Pauline Year ...
• 19 May 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW CALEDONIA - The first and new evangelization of New Caledonia Nouméa (Agenzia Fides) - There are nearly 8 million Catholics living in Oceania. Six million reside in the two most populated regions, Australia and New Zealand, while the rest are dispersed among the thousands of islan ...
• 16 May 2008
  OCEANIA - Ten years after the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Church in Oceania continues advancing on the road of the New Evangelization Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - This year is the 10th anniversary of the first Special Assembly for Oceania of the Synod of Bishops, celebrated on October 22 - December 12, 1998. In February, the Special Council for Oceania of ...
• 12 May 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Official program of events for World Youth Day in Sydney has been published Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The official program for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD) in Sydney has been published. The event will take place July 15-20, six days of faith and spirituality, with all the traditional WYD activities ...
• 7 May 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Missionary projects from all over the world on the website of PMS Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Offer information on the most serious situations of a lack of food, education, and dignity; let all Internet-surfers, Catholic or not, of the need to make some kind of contribution to the lives o ...
• 2 May 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - An agreement between Church and State: talking about self-esteem, the meaning of life, and vocation in the prisons Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing a word of hope, a new life perspective to convicts that spend long days, months, or years of their lives inside a correctional facility or a prison is the objective of a initiative begu ...
• 30 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops tell the faithful: “Be careful with the Internet!” in a Pastoral Letter available on the Internet, in a video-message Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Bishops recently issued a Pastoral Letter on the Christians’ proper use of Internet, an instrument that has changed the lives of the planet, from children to adults. Their main ...
• 24 April 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Survey for improving “Voice Katolika” Magazine Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - The Communications Office of the Solomon Islands has recently performed a survey in hope of improving their services and in promotion of the “Voice Katolika,” a magazine on the local Churche ...