River Above Asia and Oceania Ecclesial Network
Chainarong Monthienvichienchai (LiCAS.news) More than 50 bishops and Church leaders from across Asia gathered in Samphran, a western suburb of Bangkok, from 22 to 26 September 2025 to reflect on and deepen synodality in theFABC Bishops’ Seminar for Synodality: Reflecting on and deepening synodality in the Church
In a spirit of synodality and shared discernment, a group of indigenous youth from Upper Pulangi gathered at Balay Laudato Si’ in Bendum, Bukidnon, Philippines on 12 to 13 July 2025 with the visiting sistersIndigenous youth and ACI Sisters journey together in faith and dialogue
Maura Lipanda Today I see that the Church is seeing the concerns of the community – including those of the youth. The Church is trying to act with the youth and engaging with them throughGathering our hopes for the Indigenous youth today
Eneriza Menaling “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb has a big impact on me. While it is true that as a youngReflections of an Indigenous youth in the IFF Asia dialogue for strengthening youth formation
The River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) shares this message from the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) that recently held their gathering in Suva, Fiji, on 5 to 10 February 2023,Statement on the Oceans from the FCBCO Suva Assembly 2023
RAOEN shares the opening address of Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, during the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences’ of Oceania (FCBCO) Assembly in Suva, Fiji. The gathering aimsEnvironment, synodality, and dreams: Cardinal Czerny’s address to the bishops in Oceania
“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 theThis is the synodal path, to walk together to mend our Church
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 NovemberOur Ocean Home, a synodal preparatory event to the FCBCO Assembly
The Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC), Balay Laudato Si’, and The River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network (RAOEN) are launching the booklet The Synodal Journey of the Pulangiyēn Youth on 5 October. The booklet isThe synodal journey of the Pulangiyēn youth: We are called to dream and act together
RAOEN shares this article from CIDSE on their contribution to the synodal process, articulated in a nine-page document with global solidarity and social justice as key messages. Journeying together and working in partnership as sistersCIDSE contributes to the synodal process on Synodality