River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network
Greetings of Peace in the New Year! As the first month of 2023 ends, we continue the mission with hope in responding to the socioecological crisis, especially in the margins. With the Church preparing to
Launch of the Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) Reconciliation Action Plan (Photo from CEDP) Sue Martin The cries of the indigenous and the earth are loud at the Diocese of Parramatta in Western Sydney, Australia
“I feel gratitude and wonder. I have heard the testimony of a living Church!” was what Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, expressed at the end of the meeting of the
by Giorgio Bernardelli The network brings together various experiences in order to raise awareness that the two continents face the same environmental challenges together. Its message to the COP27 that opens today in Sharm El-Sheikh
During the recent 50th General Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC), Pedro Walpole SJ, network catalyst for the River above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN), briefly shared about the emerging ecclesial network’s
Some of the delegates from the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) who joined the FABC 50th General Conference (although not representing JCAP per se) included Bishop Enrique Figaredo SJ of the Apostolic Prefecture of
Ridhima Pandey is a 14-year-old climate activist from Uttarakhand, India, who spoke at the 50th General Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference on 17 October. Ridhima shared how the climate-induced disasters she witnessed
The River above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) shares the message to the peoples of Asia from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) that held their General Conference in Baan Pu Waan, Bangkok, Thailand
The River above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) is pleased to introduce the first issue of its quarterly newsletter, The River Above. With the Church continuing to embark on its synodal journey, we are called
In preparation for the General Assembly of the Federation of Catholics’ Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) in February 2023, a Preparatory Event entitled Our Ocean Home will be held online on 28 to 30 November