Oceania

• 11 September 2007
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Young Tahitians pray and dream of World Youth Day next year in Sydney Papeete (Agenzia Fides) - Dreaming of WYD. Young Tahitians, still edified and enthusiastic after welcoming and hosting the pilgrim youth Day Cross and Marian Icon, in May this year, are praying and working with all their ...
• 7 September 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Young islanders attend seminar on the theory, impact and practical use of the media Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Some 30 young people from schools all over Solomon Islands have taken part in various seminars held over the past months in Solomon Islands organised by the head of Catholic Communications Solom ...
• 3 September 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day 2008 preparations full steam ahead: meeting with representatives of the Australian Muslim community, recruitment of volunteers, catechesis session programme Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The invitation made by Pope Benedict XVI at Loretto to young Italians at the recent Youth Agorà to take part in WYD 2008, gave new impulse to the organisers of World Youth Day Sydney, 15 to 20 J ...
• 26 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - In preparation for WYD8 young Australians reflect on “Experience of God and the snares of New Age trends” Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - The uniqueness of the incarnate God, Jesus Christ made Man; the evanescence and deceit of new trends such as New Age which propose a pseudo-religious experience, a combination of syncretism, i ...
• 25 July 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Marist Superior General Visits Solomon Islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Jan Hulshof sm, Superior General of the Marist Fathers and Brothers made a pastoral visit to Honiara bearing a message of hope for the local people and to find new paths for evangelisation i ...
• 23 July 2007
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Catholic community mobilises for children and adolescents excluded from school system Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) -Papua New Guinea where many children in have no access to school, the local Catholic community seeks to provide instruction for children of various ages to open the way to a better future. ...
• 20 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Individual registration for World Youth Day 2008 starts today 20 July Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - From today 20 July individual young people may register to take part in World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney. Individual registration starts a year to the day when Pope Benedict XVI will preside the ...
• 18 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Open your hearts and doors to the young pilgrims!”, says Bishop Anthony Fisher, Coordinator for 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - This time next year Sydney will host the 23 World Youth Day. The opening concelebration of Mass will be presided by Cardinal George Pell, and concelebrated by bishops and priests from various par ...
• 16 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day pilgrim Cross and Icon revives faith in Australia, especially among young people Sydney (Agenzia Fides) -Australian Catholics need to deepen and strengthen their faith, they need new motivation and opportunities to rediscover and intensify their sense of belonging to the universal. One such opportuni ...
• 10 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A new web site for Australian Religious and an e-journal: a window on their service of evangelisation in many different fields Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Entering the new web site of Catholic Religious Australia and their monthly e-journal “Pathways” is like opening a door which leads to a land of mission, adventure and hard work: by means of ...
• 4 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Australia can do more for Sudan” says Sudanese Bishop Tombura-Yambio on a visit to Australia, where the Sudanese community is growing rapidly Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishop of the diocese of Tombura-Yambio in Southern Sudan, Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi, recently visited Adelaide to thank the Australians for their humanitarian aid. On his first ...
• 4 July 2007
  OCEANIA/ FIJI - Catholic Archbishop of Suva proposes “ social pact” to build a new democracy Suva (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Archbishop of Suva Petero Mataca, writing in the Fiji Times, highlighted two fundamental questions in the life of Fiji as a nation: a government proposal to build a better country for ...
• 3 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Blessed Vurgin Mary welcomed to Sydney: to make a 12 month pilgrimage across the dioceses of Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The symbols of the world's largest youth event - the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady - arrived in Australia in Sunday 1 July ahead of a day of welcome celebrations in Sydney. The 3.8 ...
• 3 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops prepare Statement for Social Justice Sunday 30 September 2007 Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council is now preparing for the launch of the Australia Catholic Bishops' 2007 Social Justice Sunday Statement in September. In this year's Statement, Who ...
• 27 June 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Still more than a year away already 2,000 groups have registered representing over 120.000 young people; e-pilgrimage in preparation for the journey Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Almost 2000 groups representing more than 120,000 people have registered to attend the world's largest youth event in Sydney next year. Although still more than a year away, overseas group regist ...