Oceania

• 9 May 2005
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - School Games 2005: authentic sport key factor for education to values and integral development of the person Honiara (Fides) - Sport is a valuable means of educating young people to values and can also be a carrier of the Christian message, the Catholic Bishops of Solomon Island said at the School Games 2005 organised by the Do ...
• 7 May 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - National Director takes copy of Aboriginal Madonna to Pontifical Mission Societies Assembly in France Sydney (Fides Service) - A painting of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus as Australian indigenous people has been taken to France for the annual meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) directors by National PMS D ...
• 3 May 2005
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Evangelising in the Pacific via the media: local Church initiatives in view of annual Communications Day Honiara (Fides Service) - In Solomon Islands there is growing awareness that the media provide an excellent channel for evangelisation. In view of the annual Communications Day, 8 May, the local Catholic Church has promo ...
• 2 May 2005
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Network of Catholic formation centres for 30 years at the service of education and development for rural communities Honiara (Fides Service) - STYVADIMA is a network of Catholic Formation Centres which promotes education and development in rural communities in Solomon Islands. For over 30 years lay teachers, former Catholic school pupi ...
• 29 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Work is fundamental for the family: Australian Catholic Social Justice Council issues Pastoral Letter for May 1 Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Sydney (Fides Service) - To underline the needs and rights of workers as well as those without work, and that work is a right for all and fundamental for families and society, Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, Chair ...
• 28 April 2005
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Catholic community in the pacific celebrates St Peter Chanel first martyr and patron of the Church in Oceania Wellington (Fides Service) - Today 28 April, the feast of St Peter Chanel, is a great day for the Church in New Zealand and all over the pacific. St Peter Chanel, a Marist, was martyred here and he is considered one of t ...
• 21 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane: “The Pope will strive to spread the message of Christ and the joy, happiness and dynamism which come with it”. Brisbane (Fides Service) - “Benedict XVI has the grave responsibility to lead the world’s one million Catholics. I was surprise that he was elected so swiftly, a fact which shows there was almost unanimous consensus. ...
• 20 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - President of Australian Bishops’ Conference Archbishop of Canberra welcomes Benedict XVI: “A Church leader of profound experience and renowned theological intellect” Rome(Fides Service) - Greeting the election of Benedict XVI President of the Australian Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Francis Carroll of Canberra said “He is the right Pope for this time: he will continue the age ...
• 14 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Mission in Oceania will draw new impulse from the figure of John Paul II: testimonial from Archbishop Francis Carrol of Canberra, president Australian Bishops’ Conference Sydney (Fides Service) - The Church in Oceania will draw great inspiration and new impulse from the figure and work of John Paul II said Archbishop Francis Carrol of Canberra, Australian Bishops Conference president, in ...
• 13 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “The Pope’s legacy: impulse for mission in the third millennium” says national director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia Sydney (Fides Service) - “The legacy of the late Pope John Paul II, a man who travelled to 126 countries during his papacy, will continue to inspire missionary work around the world” said Fr. Terry Bell, national di ...
• 12 April 2005
  OCEANIA/ SAMOA - Not only school: Salesians in the Pacific Islands committed to evangelisation and formation of youth Alafua (Fides Service) - In the remote Pacific Ocean islands young Catholics talk about God, study the Bible and discern their vocation in life, socialise and build authentic friendships. This happened recently in Samoa, ...
• 7 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “The Pope has given the students of the whole world the most precious lesson with the example of his life”: Catholic school students pray for the Pope Sydney (Fides Agency) - Together with the other faithful, also the Australian students joined the prayer for John Paul II in the churches and cathedrals of all the dioceses. From the start of the week, in all the catholi ...
• 7 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “The Pope has given the students of the whole world the most precious lesson with the example of his life”: even the students of the catholic schools pray for the Pope Sydney (Fides Agency) - Together with the other faithful, also the Australian students joined the prayer for John Paul II in the churches and cathedrals of all the dioceses. From the start of the week, in all the catholi ...
• 4 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “One of the greatest Popes in the history of the Church": Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference Canberra (Fides Service) - In Australia over the past week Catholics have been flocking to church to pray for the Pope John Paul II. The Catholic Bishops issued a statement in which they express their grief but also thei ...
• 4 April 2005
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Papuan Catholics mourn and pray for the Pope, with warm memories his visit in 1995 - many will be in Rome for the funeral Port Moresby (Fides Service) - Catholics in the rain forests of Papua New Guinea are mourning John Paul II and praying that he may be “welcomed in heaven”, Divine Word missionary Father Nicholas De Groot told Fides. ...