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17 March 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - Process of Beatification opened for Fr. Daniele Badiali, Fidei Donum missionary killed in Peru in 1997
Faenza (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, March 20th at 8pm in the Cathedral, the Bishop of Faenza, Bishop Claudio Stagni, will preside at Mass for the thirteenth anniversary of the assassination of Father Daniele Badiali, Fi ...
17 March 2010
EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral care of immigrant children in Europe's big cities
Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) – From March 7 to 10, Barcelona hosted the 21st Annual Meeting of the Pastoral Care of Migrants in the Big Cities of Europe," which brought together leaders and pastoral workers from Vienna, B ...
17 March 2010
AFRICA/UGANDA - Mysterious fire destroys Kasubi Tombs of ancient Buganda Kingdom, tensions and conflict feared
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – On March 16, a fire destroyed the "Kasubi Tombs," the mausoleum near the capital Kampala, belonging to the Buganda Kings who ruled the traditional southern Ugandan kingdom. The causes of the f ...
17 March 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Religious of Brazil work against trafficking in human persons
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Coordination Team for the religious network "Un Grito por la Vida" (A Cry for Life) will meet beginning today, March 17th, in Brasilia, to discuss and plan actions relating to combating a ...
17 March 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Cardinal Primate of Argentina meets with President Cristina Fernandez
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez, will today, March 17, receive the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Cardinal Primate of Argentina, Jorge Bergoglio. The meeting comes after th ...
17 March 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Catholic doctors protest distribution of “morning after” pill
(Agenzia Fides) – The National Association of Catholic Doctors of Peru has criticized the Health Minister Oscar Ugarte, who intends to distribute the so-called morning after pill, through a ministerial resolution that ...
17 March 2010
ASIA/INDIA - New center opened for street children
Howrah (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of their 25th anniversary of working in favor of street children, on March 11, the Salesian community of Calcutta-Ashalayam opened a center, open 24 hours a day for child protection an ...
17 March 2010
AFRICA/UGANDA - 1 doctor:16,200 refugees, need for medical personnel at Kyaka Refugee Camp
Kyaka (Agenzia Fides) – Inadequate health services is only one of many challenges faced by the 16,200 refugees in the settlement of the Kyaka II Refugee Camp in Western, where there is only one doctor. The lack of medi ...
16 March 2010
VATICAN - “Do not be afraid if the Lord calls you to the religious, monastic, missionary life or one of special consecration”: Pope's Message for the 25th World Youth Day
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “On the example of so many disciples of Christ, you also, dear friends, accept with joy the invitation to follow, to live intensely and fruitfully in this world...Do not be afraid, then, ...
16 March 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Promoting vocations in Year of the Priest also involves parents “to be generous like Saint Joseph”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In preparation for the solemnity of St. Joseph, the Catholic communities of the continent are working to promote vocations in this Year for Priests, calling for all parents to be generous like ...
16 March 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Missionary Council and Guidelines for the Evangelization of the Church in Brazil
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of the National Missionary Council (COMINA) on the Missionary Church in Brazil ended on Sunday, March 14. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Soci ...
16 March 2010
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishops' Message for Year for Priests: “The people of Angola, thirsting for God, fervently hope that their priests be 'men of God.'”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – "It is an easily verifiable fact that most of the men of our time form an idea of Christ and His Church, first and foremost through His consecrated ministers. Therefore, this makes the need for ...
16 March 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Meeting for Rural Ministry: the Church's commitment
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - From today, March 16 until March 18, Bogota is hosting the National Encounter for Pastoral Care of Rural and Earth. The event was organized by the National Secretariat of Social Pastoral (SNPS) a ...
16 March 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru opens 78 homes in Pisco, area struck by 2007 earthquake
Pisco (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the reconstruction of areas hit by the earthquake of 15 August 2007, Caritas Peru has opened 78 homes in the towns of Montesierpe and Media Luna, in the Humaya District, Province of P ...
16 March 2010
ASIA/IRAQ - Bishop Warduni encourages Christians to enter into government coalition
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "We encourage lay Christians to be involved in politics, to take up their full responsibility, and if there was a possibility, to enter the government coalition, to give a direct contribution ...
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