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7 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells Bishops of Region South 3 and 4 of Brazil: “The Catholic school can neither be conceived of nor exist apart from other educational institutions. It is at the service of society."
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The university and the school, the two classic areas in which culture is formed and communicated, with particular regard to the "catholic" community, were the topics addressed by the Holy ...
7 December 2009
EUROPE/GERMANY - Persecuted Christians and violations of religious freedom; 75/85% of persecution around the world suffered by Christian faithful say ACN Annual Report expectations
Munich (Agenzia Fides) – As they do at the end of every year, the Society of Pontifical Right Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), recalls the difficult situation in which Christians live in many countries of the world. Ev ...
7 December 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Over 3,000 faithful of the Diocese of Han Dan celebrate ordination of three new priests on feast of Saint Francis Xavier
Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – On the great feast of Patron of the Missions, St. Francis Xavier, over 3,000 faithful from the Diocese of Han Dan, in the He Bei Province on mainland China, celebrated the ordination of three ...
7 December 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on October 23, 2009 appointed Fr. Athanasius Amisse Canira, of the diocesan clergy of Nacala, National D ...
7 December 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Charity Week” in Cochabamba: a shared experience
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - From December 6 to 13, the Archdiocese of Cochabamba will be holding “Charity Week” which has among its objectives improving the experience of charity in the parish community through awar ...
7 December 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Radio project to promote awareness on Amazon Region and adopting necessary development policies
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER) has launched a project to collect information to promote the adoption of public policies for sustainable development in the Amazon Region. ...
7 December 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - Tensions on the rise in Sudan following arrest of several opposition leaders
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Several leaders of the former Southern Sudan rebellion and dozens of demonstrators were arrested today, December 7, in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and in Omdurman (the twin city where Pa ...
7 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - Narcotics behind attack on Guinea's strong man?
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "The circumstances that led Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité to shoot Dadis Moussa Camara, are not clear. Why did the aide of the head of the military junta try to kill him? In Guinea there is a possib ...
7 December 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Campaign against the killing of young people "to build a culture of peace, to defend the lives of young people, denouncing the social structures which generate violence and death"
Ipatinga (Agenzia Fides) - Launched on 28 November in Ipatinga (MG), the "National Campaign Against the Extermination of the Youth" mobilizes various groups of Youth Ministry in Brazil. The national campaign has its orig ...
5 December 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “My greatest love has always been the missions of the Church.” Worldwide celebrations in memory of Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, former National Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
New York (Agenzia Fides) – This December 9, 2009, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York will celebrate a special memorial Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral, to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Arch ...
5 December 2009
ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Nha Trang resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 4 December 2009, has accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Nha Trang (Vietnam), presented by Bishop Paul Nguyên Van Hòa ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Vicariate of Gambella erected, first Apostolic Vicar appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 5, 2009 has elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Gambella (Ethiopia) to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate, with the same name and territorial confi ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Vicariate of Jimma-Bonga erected, first Apostolic Vicar appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 5, 2009 has elevated the Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma-Bonga (Ethiopia) to the rank of Apostolic Vicariate, with the same name and territorial co ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 5, 2009 transferred Bishop Method Kilaini from the office of Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam to the Auxiliary of the Diocese of Bukoba (Tanzania) ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “The erection of the hierarchy in our countries is an important event in salvation history," Archbishop of Kinshasa says
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "An important event in salvation history" is how Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, described the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Burundi, Democratic Republic of ...
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