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1 February 2010
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Popular Piety in the Document of Aparecida; The Continental Mission in Shrines and Sanctuaries."
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The goal is to share, analyze, and reflect on the pastoral work done in the field of popular piety and its ability to promote the study of popular piety and shrines in the Latin American cult ...
1 February 2010
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Message from Bishops at close of yearly Assembly: future of Guatemalans is rooted in freedom, justice, truth, and solidarity
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – After holding their Assembly January 25 to 29 2010, the Bishops of Guatemala released a final document entitled: "Let us Live Charity in Truth," a copy of which was sent to Agenzia Fide ...
1 February 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on January 15, 2010, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Guillermo A. Morales Martinez as National Director ...
1 February 2010
ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Bringing the Kingdom of God to the heart of Asia: "The new restrictions do not affect the small Kyrgyz Church," Apostolic Administrator tells Fides
Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – The new restrictions on religious freedom applied in recent days by the Government of Kyrgyzstan "do not affect the small Catholic Church in the country, which continues her path, in pastoral ...
30 January 2010
VATICAN - World Leprosy Day: develop and strengthen strategies to fight against leprosy, helping those affected to emerge from exclusion and obtain treatment
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – An appeal has been made to the international community and authorities of every nation, from the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, ...
30 January 2010
VATICAN - Church's missionary commitment to leprosy patients worldwide
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The 57th World Leprosy Day which is celebrated Sunday, January 31, draws attention to this disease, which is now treatable, and calls for us to solidarity with our brothers and sisters wh ...
30 January 2010
AMERICA/ECUADOR - National Assembly of the POM-CEMINA: daily work in building a Church of disciples and missionaries of Jesus
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – All the Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), as well as communities, religious institutions with a missionary presence in Ecuador, and members of CEMIN (National Mission ...
30 January 2010
ASIA/VIETNAM - There is no explanation from the government, but we believe in the Truth, says Vietnam Redemptorist Provincial Superior
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – Religious and laity are missing or arrested. It is a congregation of faithful that is disoriented and grieving. The Redemptorists are accused of being “instigators of riots.” The Church in V ...
30 January 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archdiocese of Kisangani organizes a conference for religious leaders on the presence of LRA rebels in Uganda
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani has organized a conference of religious leaders to discuss the action of the Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in eastern Democrati ...
30 January 2010
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Diocese of Maliana erected, first Bishop appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 30, 2010, erected the Diocese of Maliana (East Timor), with territory taken from the Diocese of Dili. The Holy Father has appointed as first Bisho ...
30 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - “The Role of Religions in Chinese Society Today and the Impact of Sects on Social Stability"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The relationship between Church and State, domestic ecology, inner dialogue between cultures and tradition, development of research on the philosophy of life ... are the topics that were covered ...
30 January 2010
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Church defends right to comment on national problems and calls for dialogue
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The second Vice-President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, said that the Church has the duty "to speak to the nation," and regretted that the official ...
29 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Testimonies of unshakable faith from amidst the rubble
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides continues receiving various personal testimonies from priests, missionaries, and relief workers working amidst the rubble in Port-au-Prince. Here we offer a selection of s ...
29 January 2010
MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for February 2010: “That the Church, aware of its own missionary identity, may strive to follow Christ faithfully and to proclaim His Gospel to all peoples.” Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the prayer intention entrusted by the Pope to the apostolate of prayer for the month of February, we can note three important aspects.
The first aspect refers to the missionary ident ...
29 January 2010
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishop of Melaka-Johor tells Fides: no to violence and political use of religion
Johor (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is still a bit tense. Christians and members of other religions are a bit scared and hope that small incidents at mosques and Suraua (Muslim chapels) are not exploited by unscrupu ...
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