World Youth Day 2008 Sydney

Papal honours for youth day organisers

LEESHA MCKENNY November 22, 2009 THREE people who helped put on Sydney's World Youth Day have been awarded special honours by Pope Benedict. World Youth Day chief executive Danny Casey was made a Knight of the Order of St...

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ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day opens with young people from 22 nations, to give Asia a ...

Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The youth are “agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends...” hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia. With Asian...

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OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Young people and the future of the Church in Australia: National Convention ...

Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Young people and the future of the Church in Oceania: to determine the challenges and prospects for a “post-WYD,” leaders and youth ministers in Australia will meet in Melbourne in 2010 in a National...

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Holy Father’s November Prayer Intentions

General Intention Care of Creation. That all people of good will, especially those who make political and economic policies, may commit themselves to care for all creation. This month Pope Benedict reminds us that we are...

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Saudis Try to Head Off Swine Flu Fears Before Hajj

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., The New York Times Every year, the single largest gathering on the planet is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca: 2.5 million people from 160 countries packed into a small city in Saudi Arabia for five days....

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ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparations underway for the close of the 150th anniversary of evangelization; a ...

Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the solemn closing of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan, scheduled to take place on November 21 (Vigil of Christ the King), the Catholic community has...

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Oliver bridges cultural divide

Matthew Westwood | October 24, 2009 Article from: The Australian UNTIL recently, the proudest achievement of Zac Collins-Widders, 13, was that he had chewed a piece of bubblegum almost continuously for a month. Zac will soon...

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SAC staging concert with Nashville artists: Tia McGraff, Tommy Parham performing in Sterling...

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Sep. 28--The Sterling Arts Council will present Tia McGraff and Tommy Parham in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Sterling High School Frank Hunter Auditorium. Tickets are on sale at...

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Matienzo, Ahn lead World Youth Day 5K

With the call of Army cadence ringing loud and clear in the island's early morning skies, nearly 200 runners and walkers hit the pavement during yesterday's World Youth Day 5K Fun Run/Walk at the Guam Premier Outlets.

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The Age (Australie) : Ordered back to Africa to face mutilation

Grace Gichuhi, 22, and Teresia Ndikaru Muturi, 21, arrived in Australia in July last year on tourist visas for World Youth Day. They have been told to prepare for deportation after their applications to the Immigration...

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