Oceania

• 23 December 2003
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - PRISON INMATES WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS MASS AND PARTY WITH ARCHBISHOP BARNES: PNG CULTURE GIVES PRIDE OF PLACE TO CHILDREN Port Moresby (Fides Service) – Archbishop Brian James Barnes of Port Moresby will celebrate Christmas mass at the local prison: “It has become a tradition every year to pay a visit to the prison at Christmas. We cele ...
• 10 December 2003
  OCEANIA/ FIJI ISLANDS - INSTITUTES EXPERIMENT WITH SHARED FORMATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A RELIGIOUS IN THE PACIFIC TODAY? Suva (Fides Service) – Last weekend in Suva Religious men and women of various congregations and institutes started a formation programme in preparation for their perpetual vows: the programme is first of its kind orga ...
• 2 December 2003
  AFRICA/LESOTHO – NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PONTIFICAL MISSION SOCIETIES REV MICHAEL MATIMA MOOROSI CONFIRMED Vatican City (Fides Service) – Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has confirmed 25 November 2003, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lesotho, ...
• 17 November 2003
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - VANIMO DIOCESE HAS FIRST HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: INCREASING EFFORTS BY LOCAL CHURCH FOR THE EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN Vanimo (Fides Service ) – The Catholic diocese of Vanimo has launched a bold plan for the education and promotion of young girls in Papua new Guinea. The plan will cost about 3 million Euro which Bishop Cesare Bonivent ...
• 6 November 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - MISSIONARY SISTER AND MATHS TEACHERS LEAVES SOLOMON ISLANDS AFTER 35 YEARS OF MISSION TO EDUCATE YOUTH Honiara (Fides Service) – Algebra and geometry hold no secrets for Sister Margaret Tisch SMSM but her real passion was Jesus and his Gospel and preaching the Kingdom of God. Sister Margaret, a Missionary Sister of the ...
• 19 September 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - CATHOLIC CLERGY LAUNCH CALL FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN SOLOMON ISLANDS: ENOUGH WITH CLASHES BETWEEN RIVAL GANGS AND EXECUTIONS WITHOUT JUSTICE Honiara (Fides Service) – There is concern in the local Catholic Church for the situation in Solomon islands where law and order has not been completely restored. Ethnic and social unrest continues despite the presence ...
• 18 September 2003
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - ‘BORN TO LIVE’ CAMPAIGN: LOCAL CATHOLIC CHURCH DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST AIDS Vanimo (Fides Service) – ‘Born to Live’ is the slogan of a campaign launched by the local Church in Papua New Guinea on 16 September, national independence day, by a special Commission set up by the PNG Catholic Bi ...
• 15 September 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - CELEBRATION AT HOLY CROSS CATHEDRAL, OASIS OF PEACE AND SILENCE AT TIMES OF DIFFICULTY AND STRIFE Honiara (Fides Service) - 14 September, 2003 – feast of the Exaltation of the Cross - was a day of joy, celebration and feasting for the parishioners of Holy Cross Cathedral, Honiara – in fact for the entire church � ...
• 15 September 2003
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - NEW SALESIAN MISSIONARY ARRIVES IN PNG FROM INDIA TO HELP LOCAL CHURCH WITH EVANGELISATION AND EDUCATION Port Moresby (Fides Service) – Indian Salesian Father Clifford Morais has arrived in Port Moresby to give a hand with teaching and youth pastoral. He will work at the Don Bosco Technical School in Port Moresby, as well ...
• 28 July 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS DETERMINED TO HELP RESTORE PEACE AND RECONCILIATION WHERE PEOPLE STILL SUFFER BECAUSE OF CIVIL WAR Honiara (Fides Service) – The Catholic religious of Solomon Island are committed to help stop ethnic fighting by fostering reconciliation and help rebuild a culture of peace and non-violence. This resolution was taken ...
• 4 July 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - PROMOTE RESPECT FOR DIGNITY OF WOMEN, EDUCATION AND FORMATION FOR LAITY AND YOUTH: NEW PASTORAL PRIORITIES FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SOLOMON ISLANDS Honiara (Fides Service) – To discuss a new pastoral plan, formation of catechists, commitment for education and promotion of women: these were some of the questions faced at a week long Pastoral Council meeting in Hon ...
• 23 June 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - LAWLESS SOLOMONS ISLANDS LAUNCHES SOS TO AUSTRALIA: COMMITTED LAY CATHOLIC URGES PEOPLE AND PARLIAMENT TO TAKE LAST CHANCE TO SAVE NATION FROM DESTRUCTION Honiara (Fides Service) – “Solomons last chance”, is the title of a wake up call sounded for the people and the authorities of crime ridden Solomon Islands forced call on Australia for help to restore r ...
• 5 June 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - DON BOSCO CENTRE CELEBRATES DAY OF THE FAMILY AND LIFE Honiara (Fides Service) - A second Family Day 2003, was organised on 24 May, 2003, the feast of Mary Help of Christians, at Don Bosco Technical Indoor Hall. It was a day filled with fun and sharing, prayer and discussion ...
• 26 May 2003
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY JUNE 1: PUTTING THE MEDIA AT THE SERVICE OF PEACE, PROMOTING TRUTH, JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND LOVE Honiara (Fides Service) – Putting the media at the service of peace, promoting truth, justice, freedom and love, was the commitment taken after a third annual Media Education Seminar at St. Peter’s, Gizo diocese, Sol ...
• 9 May 2003
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - EVANGELISATION THROUGH SONG AND DANCE: SAINT FRANCIS MUSICAL PRODUCED ENTIRELY BY YOUNG PEOPLE REAPS HUGE SUCCESS IN PNG Vanimo (Fides Service) – The Francesco Theatre Group from Aitape diocese is having great success with the public and promises well for evangelisation as it makes its musical tour of the dioceses. The group of 30 young ...