The 125th anniversary of Marist Education in Samoa was celebrated in Auckland on Saturday with Mass led by Father Talipope Vaifale followed by dinner. The event organised by the Marist St. Josephs Old Pupils Association in Auckland was held at St. Joseph’s Church at Grey Lynn attended by old boys, families and friends. Brother David Read more
Churches the Pacific region are concerned about plans to send people seeking asylum in Australia to Papua New Guinea for assessment and resettlement. In PNG, Christian leaders have asked their Prime Minister O’Neill to reconsider the refugee deal he signed with Australia. During a press conference last Wednesday in Port Moresby, the PNG Council of Read more
Last Thursday (local time) Father Peter Brown was ordained as the second Bishop of Samoa Pago Pago. More than 1000 people attended the 3 hour long mass of consecration which took place at the Holy Family Cathedral Fatuoaiga with many bishops from Oceania attending. Bishop Brown was consecrated on Thursday by His Excellency, the Apostolic Read more
The Samoa Congregational Christian Church, CCCS/EFKS has objected to the new London Missionary Society church, LMS Toe Fuata’ina, becoming a member of the National Council of Churches. The General Secretary of the Council Reverend Ma’auga Motu says a letter of objection has been received and will be discussed in next month’s executive meeting. He says Read more
Last month The Fiji Council of Churches held its annual general meeting. It was six years in the making and the participants see it as a sign of the desire by many of the churches in Fiji to put aside the issues that had caused division in the past and start afresh. Members of the Read more
Fiji’s Methodist Church says it’s preparing itself for the future by trying to bring it’s two rival factions together. A rift in the Methodist Church from over two decades ago will be healed at the beginning of this year’s Methodist Church in Fiji annual conference. In the late 1980s, the tenure of then church president Read more
New initiatives to try to combat violence against women have been on the agenda of a UN meeting in Fiji last week. 26 representatives from six Pacific Island countries are in Suva to review national strategies and initiatives Melissa Alvarado, from the UN Women Fiji Multi Country Office is one of the Coordinators of the Read more
Marist Brothers’ Primary School in Mulivai, Samoa will be celebrating its 125th anniversary from 24 August to 1 September 2013. The anniversary aims to bring the Marist fraternity together, with members travelling from overseas. The Marist Brothers’ Old Pupils’ Association will also use some of the activities during the anniversary to raise funds to finance Read more
The National Planning and Monitoring Department has given the archdiocese of Rabaul two used cars and some furniture. Executive officer Tony Miva and administration officer Janet Walum made the donation on behalf of the acting secretary. At the hand-over, the archdiocesan finance manager, Ray Ramirez, thanked the National Planning and Monitoring Department. He said the department had Read more
What a great day in our world mission family as we continue to bring the mission message to Boston from the ends of the earth! writes Maureen Heil from the Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Boston USA. “Archbishop Adrian Smith, sm of the Solomon Islands joined us for a visit with Cardinal Sean Read more