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17 June 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - “ Inculturated Catechesis”: ability to be, to live and to accompany the people to encounter Christ
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “We reaffirm the importance of culture in the life of our peoples, encouraging incarnated pastoral care, which understands and uses symbolic language to make room for God in the life of ...
17 June 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bishop of Berberati presents resignation
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 17 June 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Berbèrati (Central Africa), presented by Bishop Agostino Delfin ...
16 June 2010
VATICAN - To effectively reduce the tragic rates of maternal mortality respect for the right to health and access to medications must not only be spoken about, but also put into action
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) –. The 'shocking' number of 350,000 maternal deaths that continue to occur every year – most especially among the poorest and most marginalized and disenfranchised populations, the 3 million ba ...
16 June 2010
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - UNHCR Report: Some 43.3 million people forcibly displaced worldwide flee conflict and persecution
Gineva (Agenzia Fides) - Some 43.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide at the end of 2009, the highest number of people uprooted by conflict and persecution since the mid-1990s. At the same time, the number ...
16 June 2010
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Poverty and illiteracy produce child labour throughout Angola
Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- The President of the Angolan Association for Disadvantaged Children speaking on a local Catholic media, Radio Ecclesia, said the Association had registered a steep increase in the number of cases ...
16 June 2010
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - In Brussels “Sister Churches” of Congo and Belgium celebrate Congo's 50 years of independence
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “Filled with deep gratitude we remember that the Church-Family-of-God in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fruit of the apostolic zeal of missionaries, men and women, who came mostly fro ...
16 June 2010
ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A day of mourning; local Christians help collect aid for ethnic Uzbek refugees
Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – “At present the situation appears calmer. Today is a day of national mourning and hundreds of people gathered in the principal square in the capital Bishkek to commemorate those who died in ...
16 June 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Catholic community in Zhu Shan prepares to celebrate a century of life and mission
Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) – In Taiwan, in the diocese of Tai Chung, the Catholic parish of Zhu Shan, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, is busy with preparations to celebrate 100 years of life and mission on 9 Octobe ...
16 June 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Digital culture impact in Latin America: Inter-continental Meeting
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – From today until 19 June representatives of various institutions participating in a continental study on "The impact of digitall culture in Latin America " are meeting in Bogota, at the head of ...
16 June 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Moron: “we must find specific forms of evangelisation suited to our reality ”
Moron (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Luis Guillermo Eichhorn of the diocese of Moron, considers the recent Diocesan Mission Congress a "grace from the Lord", and has connected it with the Diocesan Pastoral Plan, to encourag ...
15 June 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - Master Degree in social communications in intercultural and missionary contexts
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Registration has begun for students interested in the 2010-2011 edition of a I level Master Degree in Social Communications in Intercultural and Missionary contexts. The course, offered by the Pont ...
15 June 2010
AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - “The new Congo will be founded on ethics and gospel values" Congo's Catholic Bishops say on 50th anniversary of the nation's independence
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Archbishop of Kisangani, Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa delivered the closing discourse at a National Symposium organised by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of D.R. Congo (CENCO), o ...
15 June 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A mysterious trap for Ugandan troops deployed in Central Africa increases concern for the country's stability
Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Ten members of the Ugandan army were killed at the end of May in the south east of the Central African Republic by Sudanese Janjaweed pro-government militia. The news was made public on 13 June by ...
15 June 2010
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Silence in families is a major cause of abuse on girls aged 10-13 years
Ziguinchor (Agenzia Fides) – According to a group of researchers in Casamance, a southern region of Senegal, the safety of children depends on whether the family has the courage to speak out about sexual abuse. A study ...
15 June 2010
ASIA/CHINA - New Bishops of Xiamen and Hohhot make pastoral visits to administer the Sacraments and encourage pastoral work
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – To give thanks to God, strengthen the faith of the flock entrusted to their care, promote evangelisation and pastoral activity, pray together for the Catholic Church in China and for the unive ...
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