by thierry | 6 February 2023 | News, Oceania
Day 2 – After receiving the fruit of the local stage of the Synod, today delegates took time to gain a better understanding of real community issues. The first a river that has been damaged by a gravel mine and then a community affected by rising sea levels.This...
by thierry | 6 February 2023 | News, Oceania
On Monday, the second day of the Synod Continental Assembly in Suva, participants begin to engage Oceania’s response to the Document for the Continental Stage, and engage those on the peripheries, visiting two vulnerable communities. By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp...
by thierry | 6 February 2023 | News, Oceania
Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, gave the opening address at the General Assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conference of Oceania, highlighting two fundamental themes of the gathering: climate change and synodality. By Christopher Wells (Vatican Media) The...
by thierry | 5 February 2023 | News, Oceania
Day 1 Mass steeped in Fijian spirituality and tradition has opened the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania assembly – a gathering its president hopes will turn “a new page” in the bishops’ shared mission. Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva was...
by thierry | 5 February 2023 | News, Oceania
It is an honour and privilege that I can address the Churches in Oceania. I know that you are meeting in Suva. Obviously, in your schedule you have lots of things, but I know also that you have a preference to reflect, to discern about what the people of God are...
