Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop Peter Loy Chong’

Archbishop Loy Chong leads an ecumenical first celebrated in Suva

Friday, October 28th, 2016

In the first ecumenical service of its kind in Fiji, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Suva, Reverend Dr Peter Loy Chong, presided at a liturgy conducted with the leaders of the major Christian churches in Fiji. The service marked the inductions of the new leadership team of the Fiji Council of Churches. (FCC) The liturgy Read more

Archbishop Loy Chong leads prayers of thanksgiving for nation and team

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016

The crowd quietens as various religious heads say prayers of thanksgiving for our victorious 7s heroes and the people of Fiji at the ANZ Stadium in Suva. The prayer session was led by Catholic Archbishop Peter Loy Chong.  Source Tens of thousands of Fijians cheered and many openly wept as they braved heavy rain to Read more

Catholics in Suva reach out to ethnic groups

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Catholics from different ethnic groups gathered at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva last week to celebrate the church’s Agape Festival. Archbishop Peter Loy Chong celebrated a Mass to commemorate the first anniversary of the Agape Ministry for Ethnic Outreach for the Archdiocese of Suva. Members of the Indo-Fijian, Sri Lankan, Korean, Filipino, Tongan, Samoan, Read more

Sexual abuse: strict policies needed says Archbishop Loy Chong

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

Peter Loy Chong, the Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, has urged church leaders to adopt strict policies and guidelines on disciplining church pastors involved in sexual offences. Chong made the comment after the Fiji’s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions released sexual offence statistics for last month. The statistics revealed there were 46 sexual offence Read more

Combined Fiji church event at Easter after cyclone

Friday, April 1st, 2016

The Catholic archbishop of Suva was among the church leaders who attended a combined Easter Sunday event at a Suva park. Archbishop Peter Loy Chong was one of the leaders at the event at Ratu Sukuna Park titled “Rise with Christ: A Vision of Hope for the Future”. Among the other church leaders present were Read more

Holy Door opened at Sacred Heart Cathedral Suva

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

The Archbishop  of Suva Peter Loy Chong has opened the Holy Door at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Suva. He told Catholics who were part of a march from the Marist Brothers’ High School ground to the Sacred Heart Cathedral that opening the door of mercy means renewing their commitment in their faith and to start Read more

Why the vast church buildings in Pacific countries?

Friday, November 13th, 2015

The Archbishop of Suva Peter Loy Chong says Pacific Island countries are known for their vast church buildings. “Throughout the Pacific, we see churches and in Samoa, they can have two in one village, so it shows something and that is the hunger for God in probably third world countries,” he said. “It also shows Read more

Union of man and woman predates the state and church

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

The union between a man and a woman and its definition predates the state and church but now the bond had been defined as “marriage” said the Archbishop of Suva, Peter Loy Chong. He was speaking on the issue in the light of the United States Supreme Court decision upholding same gender marriage. “Firstly, it’s Read more

Catholic Education Sunday in Fiji extended to a week

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

Catholic schools in Suva archdiocese celebrated Catholic Education over a week in February, instead of on one day as in previous years. Archdiocese Catholic education director Pio Bosco said Archbishop Peter Loy Chong changed the duration of the celebration. Instead of having it in July, the timing of the celebration was also changed to be Read more

Archbishop Chong congratulates Fiji nation and Bainimarma

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

The archbishop of Suva, Peter Loy Chong says the Catholic Church wishes to congratulates Fiji as a nation for returning to parliamentary rule. He also said “We congratulate Frank Bainimarama for leading us to elections and for his party’s election victory.” Archbishop Peter made this statement, as Fiji celebrated the 44th-year of independence last Friday. Read more