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6 May 2010
AFRICA/KENYA - New model of development in Kenya promoted through community spirit
Nyhaururu (Agenzia Fides) - Nyahururu, situated on the equator, lies 280 km north of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. It is here that we find Saint Martin, a community based organisation with 1,300 local volunteers involved ...
6 May 2010
ASIA/THAILAND - “ Social injustice and corruption at the root of the crisis”: President of Thai Bishops' Conference tells Fides
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Social injustice felt by a greater part of the people and corruption are the principal factors to explain the present political and social crisis in Thailand: Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santis ...
6 May 2010
ASIA/MYANMAR - Missionary impulse with new priests, two years since cyclone Nargis
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – A great source of hope for the Catholics and indeed all the people of Myanmar: the recent ordination of four priests in the archdiocese of Yangon, two of whom will be missionaries ad gentes, lo ...
6 May 2010
ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Ba Meng ordains two new priests and urges the people to show concrete solidarity with earthquake victims
Ba Meng (Agenzia Fides) – More than 1,500 people attended a solemn Mass with the ordination of two new priests, presided by Bishop Mattia Du Jiang, only recently installed as Bishop of the diocese of Ba Meng in Inner M ...
6 May 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest, headmaster at San Rafael Technical School in Manizales, seriously wounded
Manizales (Agenzia Fides) – The headmaster of San Rafael Technical Institute in Manizales (about 200 km from Bogotà) was attacked by robbers in the evening of 4 May. Fr Carlos González, aged 47, was stabbed and serio ...
6 May 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Moròn on the eve of 1st Diocesan Mission Congress: “Missionary Disciples”
Morón (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, Friday 7 May, in the parish premises of the Cathedral of the diocese of Moròn, in Argentina, preparations will begin for the 1st Diocesan Mission Congress with the convocation of the ...
6 May 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Ondo and Succession
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 6 May 2010, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Ondo (Nigeria), presented by Bishop Francis Florunsho Clement Alonge ...
5 May 2010
EUROPE/SPAIN - St Francis Xavier, among patron saints of next World Youth Day in Madrid
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – St Francis Xavier, patron Saint of the Missions, will be one of the patron saints for World Youth Day WYD to take place in August 2011, in Madrid, Spain. According to the official WYD web site ...
5 May 2010
AFRICA/ DR CONGO - “We need help to resettle thousands of refugees in Equatorial Province” the Archbishop of Mbandaka tells Fides
Mbandaka (Agenzia Fides)- “We need the help of the UN, NGOs and the international community in general, to get the refugees caused by recent fighting in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo back home” Fides w ...
5 May 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Follow your conscience, the Constitution and Christ: Bishops call in view of elections
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “Pray and work for peace and for social transformation” in view of the imminent general elections on 10 May: this appeal is part of a statement with the title “Transforming the elections ...
5 May 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Month of May opens with pilgrimages to Marian Shrines
Hai Ning (Agenzia Fides) – At the beginning of this month of May, China's Catholics are manifesting deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary with pilgrimages to the various Marian Shrines in the country and also in pre ...
5 May 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Catholic Bishops of Brazil in Assembly reflect on the theme “Disciples of the Word”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Disciples and servants of the Word of God and the Church's mission in the world" is the central theme of the 48th Assembly General Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil sta ...
5 May 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission
San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – From 29 April to 2 May the city of Sao Paolo, in Brazil, hosted the First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission in the Cono Sud region of America. The initiative promoted by the Dicastery ...
5 May 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop and the social Commission of Linares diocese visit earthquake victims
Linares (Agenzia Fides) – “Puertas Verdes” in Costituciòn is an encampment of about 160 families, living here in tents since the earthquake and tsunami which struck this coastal town of Chile last February 27. Fi ...
5 May 2010
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - PMS Australia prays for Assembly Catholic Bishops' Conferences Oceania: “a fundamental forum for the debates and strategies of the Church's mission in the region”
Sidney (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the upcoming meeting of the members of the Federation of Catholic Bishops' Conferences Oceania (FCBCO), in Sydney 10 to 14 May, the Pontifical Mission Societies Australia sent best w ...
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