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Oceania bishops send prayers, condolences to Syria and Türkiye
- . 10 February 2023
The Catholic bishops of Oceania have sent a message of prayerful condolence and solidarity to Church and civic leaders in Türkiye and Syria as the countries suffer the effects of devastating earthquakes.
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Suva Archbishop calls for constructive relationship with Fiji Government
- . 10 February 2023
Suva Archbishop Peter Loy Chong says the Church is adamant about having a constructive relationship with the Fijian Government. Source: FBC News.
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Bishops hear call for ‘theology of the Pacific’
- . 9 February 2023
Oceania’s Catholic bishops have been invited to imagine a “theology of the Pacific”, that would allow the Church in the region to speak with a voice and a faith that is “distinctive”. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Opening Mass celebrated for Oceania bishops assembly
- . 6 February 2023
A 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.
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Oceans, synodality among key themes for Oceania bishops
- . 31 January 2023
Dozens of bishops will descend on Fiji this weekend for the quadrennial gathering of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania to reflect on and pray about their shared mission in the region.
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Church in Oceania prepares response to Synod of Bishops report
- . 17 January 2023
The rich diversity of the Catholic Church across Oceania, as well as its unity, was evident during a meeting in Melbourne last week of representatives of the region’s four bishops conferences and Eastern Catholic churches. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
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Oceania facing two major threats, online conference told
- . 9 December 2022
Solving the threat of rising sea levels and deep-sea mining in Oceania will require methods that bring science and the human experience together, guests heard at a world-first online conference held last week. Source: ACU.
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Earthquakes should be a ‘wake-up call’ for leaders of Oceania
- . 28 November 2022
The head of the Church in Fiji says the recent catastrophic earthquakes that devastated parts of Indonesia and Solomon Islands should be a wake-up call for leaders within and beyond the Oceania region. Source: ACU.