Oceania

• 7 March 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Renewed strength for the Jesuit mission in Oceania Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - With the appointment of Australian Jesuit Fr. Mark Raper as President of the Jesuit Conference for East Asia and Oceania, the Company of Jesus is looking to give a “boost” to the evangelizing ...
• 4 March 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Forming consciences, sharing, evangelizing: three years of Radio Bosco Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - “Radio Bosco” is young, yet very popular and loved among the people. The Catholic radio station of the Solomon Islands is celebrating its third anniversary and once again challenges people t ...
• 27 February 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Caritas Australia and Solomon Islands providing aid to refugees following tsunami and earthquake of 2007 Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - In situations of natural disasters, there is always a need for projects to aid in the rehabilitation of affected areas, a need to rebuild and to return to normal life, for victims and refugees. ...
• 22 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Increase in mutual aid and support for bringing students of poor countries to WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity between the youth in wealthy countries and those in poorer countries has always been a traditional characteristic of the World Youth Days. The pilgrims from the Northern Hemisphere ...
• 19 February 2008
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - New Marian Sanctuary, place for worship and pilgrimage, to increase devotion to the Virgin Mary in Oceania Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The unity of a variety of tribes, languages, and Melanesian customs in Papua New Guinea under the sign of the Virgin Mary: this is the spirit of the Marian Sanctuary that is in its final ph ...
• 15 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Indigenous Australians will participate in WYD, thanks contributions from youth of Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Indigenous Australians of the Tiwi Islands, located off the coast of Australia, will be able to attend the great event of World Youth Day, in July 2008 pilgrims after being partnered by three Syd ...
• 14 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “A prophetic moment in the history of our country”: Bishops, movements, and Catholic faithful of Australia applaud the government for its “apologies” to the aborigines Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The day following the solemn celebration in which the Australian government presented its “formal apologies” to the aboriginal people for the “Stolen Generation” (see Fides 31/01/2008), a ...
• 7 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - According to the Church, government apologies made to aborigines will bring a new season of understanding, peace, and development Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The official apologies offered by the Australian government, now under the direction of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, will be presented to the aborigines February 13, for “the Stolen Generation” ...
• 5 February 2008
  FIJI ISLANDS - Consecrated Life in Fiji makes progress: its mission is reconciliation Suva (Agenzia Fides) - Consecrated Life is increasingly present and incisive in Fiji's small archipelago of 800 little islands for a total area of 18,000sq km. Five years ago members of different religious congregations ...
• 4 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “We ask only for justice”: 2008Caritas Lenten Campaign Sydney (Agenzia Fides) -Caritas Australia's 2008 Lenten Campaign “We ask only for justice”, calls Catholics to reflect and make justice a priority in their life, working to help the poor, the excluded and those who s ...
• 1 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Young people, evangelise: WYD is coming!”, says Auxiliary Bishops of Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The event is imminent and an extra effort for evangelisation is needed over the next few months: this request was addressed to young Catholics by Bishop Julian Charles Porteous, auxiliary Bishop ...
• 29 January 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Sister receives award for 50 years of service to the rural poor Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - In recognition of her person and service, appreciated by the Australian civil community, is the esteem of the entire nation for the Catholic Church: Sr Patricia Rhatigan, who dedicated 50 years ...
• 25 January 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - New priests ordained in Solomons Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Solomon Islands has a new priest Fr John Peter Varea, aged 28, ordained on 20 January by Archbishop Adrian Smith of Honiara. In his homily the Archbishop said “We joyfully announce and testify ...
• 14 January 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Twinning with young Australians in view of World Youth Day Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - They have come to Solomon Islands for an experience of study (many are history, economy, development students), volunteer work, encounter and sharing with other young people, communion of faith ...
• 20 December 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New on-line journal for Australian Catholic students in view of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Catholic Students Association has launched a new on-line edition of its two monthly journal New Springtime. The publication aims to be “a journal of faith, culture and society” ...