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Final Document of the Synodal Continental Assembly of Oceania

Final Document of the Synodal Continental Assembly of Oceania

Oceania bishops finalise response to Synod’s working document      MEDIA RELEASE                                                     March 29, 2023   Representative of the four bishops conferences in Oceania have approved the region’s final response to the working...
Day 2 Monday Wrap – Understanding community issues

Day 2 Monday Wrap – Understanding community issues

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...
Witnessing synodality

Witnessing synodality

Day 3 – sr Bernadette Reis, our Vatican News correspondent in Suva bring us the testimony of Susie Sela, Facilitator at the Suva Continental Synodal Assembly, who explains us what synodality means for her and tell us about the good effects that the synodal...
sr Becquart: : ‘You are on forefront of synodality’

sr Becquart: : ‘You are on forefront of synodality’

Synodality, caring for the ocean, and formation for mission were three pastoral challenges that were explored by the Synod Continental Assembly of Oceania in Suva on Tuesday. By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp (Vatican News Special Envoy) Analyzing particular pastoral...
Deepening key themes for the Church in Oceania

Deepening key themes for the Church in Oceania

On Wednesday, a group of theologians presented via video the results of their “communal theological reflection” on the three themes chosen for further deepening: Care for the oceans, synodality and formation for mission. By Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp (Vatican News...
Day 3 Tuesday Wrap – Silent earthquake in the Church

Day 3 Tuesday Wrap – Silent earthquake in the Church

On the 3 Day of the Continental Assembly, the bishops of Oceania were challenged to take up the path of synodality and to be prepared to confront a “silent earthquake” in the Church on the third day of their quadrennial assembly in Fiji. Nathalie Becquart,...