Posts Tagged ‘Diocese of Bougainville’

Sunday Schools proposed for Bougainville diocese

Tuesday, August 30th, 2016

The Diocese of Bougainville has been running Sunday School awareness workshops in parishes this month. The purpose of workshops was to get a consensus from the people. Around 3,500 people from 20 parishes have participated in the workshops. By the end of October  the parishes will make a decision about whether they want the Sunday Read more

Catholic communities help victims of the Torokina eruption

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

On September 7 all Catholic communities in Bougainville held a special collection for the victims of the Bagana eruption on the south-western part of the island  on August 17. The Diocese of Bougainville estimates that 1380 people have been affected by the eruption. The local villages most affected are those living in the hills below Read more