Oceania

• 18 December 2007
  OCEANIA/ AUSTRALIA - First ever lay National Director for Pontifical Mission Societies: a sign of increasing participation of lay people in the Church Sydney (Fides Service) - Australian Catholics welcomed the recent appointment of the first ever lay National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, 'Catholic Mission' in Australia. Mr Martin Teulan was appointed f ...
• 13 December 2007
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Young Catholics reflect on the theme of World Youth Day: "You will receive the power of the Holy Spirit” Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A path of preparation in stages to culminate with WYD in Sydney next year: this is the proposal of the Catholic Church in Solomons is proposing to young Catholics in parishes, associations, scho ...
• 12 December 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “For Christmas give World Youth Day to a young person in a poor country ”, WYD voucher campaign Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - A lovely Christmas gift would be to make a contribution to help young people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania with scarce economic resources take part in the 23rd World Youth Day event in ...
• 11 December 2007
  OCEANIA/TONGA - First Tonga born Salesian priest: seed of evangelisation Nuku’alofa (Agenzia Fides) - The charisma of don Bosco is spreading in Oceania. After years of evangelisation and vocation promotion, discernment and spiritual counselling, Salesians in Oceania are celebrating the Ord ...
• 10 December 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies launch “alternative Christmas gift” campaign Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia have launched a campaign for a Christmas not of consumerism but of solidarity and support for the missions, encouraging people to exchange 'alternati ...
• 5 December 2007
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Education, development, promotion of women: Caritas Solomons assesses the past and plans the future Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Solomon Islands has just concluded a three year period of intense activity. In a country which has experience ethnic tensions and is still besieged by pockets of endemic poverty and unde ...
• 4 December 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New John Paul II Life and Family Centre opened in Brisbane Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - A new John Paul II Centre for the Family and Life was recently opened by Archbishop John Bathersby in Brisbane. The Centre will deal with issues regarding life and the family, research sand stu ...
• 29 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - WYD, a turning point and new impulse to Youth Pastoral Care in Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Australia's network of Catholic diocesan youth pastoral co-ordinators is working intensely in view of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney in July next year. The event is expected to have a major i ...
• 28 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - May the fruit of WYD be conversion of hearts: results of a study “Youth and new evangelisation in the 21st Century ”. Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The hopes of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Pell, the Bishops of Sydney World Youth Day organising committee are already coming true with abundant fruits: World Youth Days represent for young pilgr ...
• 27 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops of Australia pray the new government “may be guided by wisdom, justice and moral integrity ” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of Australia congratulated the new government led by the Labour leader Kevin Rudd, winner in elections on 24 November. Gathered in Sydney for a plenary assembly ...
• 26 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Labour wins elections and promises to revise government Aboriginal community policies Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - During elections on 24 November after 11 years of Liberal government, Australians voted for the Labour party led by Kevin Rudd. The labour party obtained over 50% majority in parliament and in ...
• 23 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “An election is not about personal well being it is about to whole country”: on the eve of general elections Bishop of Parramatta issues 'Pastoral Message on voting' Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - Voting is an obligation which over-rides self interest, party affiliation, or the personal attraction of any individual politician and voters should give authority to work for the common good, ...
• 22 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - On the eve of elections Catholic Bishops call attention to bio-ethics Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - In view of elections for parliament and a new prime minister on 24 November, the Catholic Bishops of Australia have brought the issue of bio-ethics to the attention of the country's political l ...
• 21 November 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Sisters Evangelise at Internet cafes Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Becoming familiar with the Internet and new information technology and evangelise at the same time, telling people that being Christians in the third millennium means using the present day media ...
• 19 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Randwick Racecourse will host World Youth Day evening Vigil and World Youth Day Mass, as twinning between young people across Ocean continues Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The organisers of World Youth Day announced with joy that the government of New South Wales has said Randwick Racecourse is willing to host the World Youth Day evening Vigil and World Youth Day M ...