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29 April 2010
ASIA/INDIA - Priest killed in India; Archbishop comments on a life offered to God and neighbor
Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - "We priests have already offered our lives on our ordination day. Our life is not ours; it is God's. Father Peter was welcomed today by the Lord and Our Lady of the Forsaken, to whom he was so dev ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on March 5, 2010 appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission in Guatemala for five years (2010-20 ...
29 April 2010
MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for May 2010: “That ordained ministers, religious women and men, and lay people involved in apostolic work may understand how to infuse missionary enthusiasm into the communities entrusted to their care.” Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek ἐνθουσιασμός, and has several genres or meanings. One of these genres refers to th ...
29 April 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Catholics on the continent living faith intensely during Easter Season
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – During the Easter Season, Chinese Catholics are living out their life of faith through various initiatives, such as pilgrimages, formation meetings, and retreats. According to information rece ...
29 April 2010
VATICAN - New diocesan bishop in Haimen (Nantong), Jiangsu (China)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Wednesday, April 21, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Nantong, was the episcopal ordination of Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, of the diocesan clergy, age 41. He has been a priest for 14 ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Missionary groups in the capital prepare for National Encounter in October
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Friday, April 30th at 8:30pm at the Vicariate for Pastoral Ministry (in the neighborhood of Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires), the first preparatory meeting for the III National Meeting of Miss ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic television networks: “Catholic communications must be supported as an educating and evangelizing service throughout the Church in Brazil”
Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic television producers who collaborate with the various dioceses came together April 27 in Aparecida (SP), to discuss the possibility of forming a network for exchange programs. The m ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Youth missionaries share Good News with prisoners
Islas Maria (Agenzia Fides) – For the third consecutive year, a group of young missionaries from the Anahuac University (Universidad Anahuac) and some members of the International Prison Fellowship led by Father Bernar ...
29 April 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Daily violence against Christians, amidst general taboo
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – Daily incidents of violence against Christians and their institutions, rapes and torture amidst a general indifference are what sources in Pakistan, referring to recent incidents suffered b ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Long-distance sponsorship for children of Hinche
Hinche (Agenzia Fides) – Haiti is a country plagued by extreme poverty that has worsened after the devastating earthquake that recently left behind a trail of destruction. 53% of 8 million inhabitants of the island are ...
28 April 2010
VATICAN - Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2008: increase in Catholics, slight increase in priests, increase in permanent deacons, decline in male and female religious
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana) has recently released a new edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, comprising information on the main aspects of Cathol ...
28 April 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Catholic aid continues to reach earthquake zone, where sisters offer medical and psychological attention
Xi Ning (Agenzia Fides) – Aid for earthquake victims continues to be collected and distributed through the network of the Chinese and international Catholic community, in response to the appeal made by Pope Benedict XV ...
28 April 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Encounter on Catholic Education organized by CELAM, amidst preparations for First International Congress on Catholic Education
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – This week, Santo Domingo is hosting a meeting of Catholic education delegates convened by the Latin American Episcopal Council - CELAM. According to information received by Fides, the meeting wil ...
28 April 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - Bomb explodes damaging chapel of Good Shepherd Sisters in Temuco
Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - A note sent from the Chilean Bishops' Conference to Fides announced that Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial, Bishop of the Diocese of Temuco San Jose, visited the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, in solidari ...
28 April 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - President of Bishops' Conference announces novena prayer for “crucial time” of elections
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "No one will deny we stand at a crucial moment of transition,” which is in urgent need reform and concrete steps to combat the erosion of moral values, corruption, and poverty, says Archbisho ...
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