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5 December 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “As Christians we are sowers of justice and hope, for a united Bolivia,” says Archbishop of Cochabamba in a message for Presidential elections on December 6
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "We are sowers of justice and hope on this new path that opens before Bolivia": this is the title of the message of Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, published prior to the presidential e ...
5 December 2009
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tamil refugees freed, while risk of field mines remains
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The international community has shown its widespread approval of the Colombo government's decision to allow freedom of movement of at least 136,000 Tamil refugees, victims of the civil conflic ...
5 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - Camara recovers in Morocco; situation in Guinea remains calm, although future uncertain
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Camara Dadis, was hospitalized in a Moroccan hospital to treat his injuries in from an attack on December 3 (see Fides December 4). His co ...
5 December 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission ad gentes is focus for Regional Missionary Council's Assembly in Sao Paulo: “the Catholic communities exist for the Mission, to go out to others. This requires a new attitude.”
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – "Safeguard the memory to strengthen the identity and assume the mission." With this purpose the COMIRE (Regional Missionary Council of the State of Sao Paulo) celebrated its annual meeting N ...
4 December 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Jesuits and two Catholic organizations launch campaign against corruption
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – A campaign against corruption has been launched in Zambia by the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection, along with two other Catholic organizations, Caritas Zambia and Civil Society for Pov ...
4 December 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - “Who's in charge in Guinea?” local Church sources are wondering after attack on military junta leader
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “The question we must ask at this point is who's in charge in Guinea ', say Church sources in Guinea, who contacted Agenzia Fides, where yesterday evening, December 3, the junta head, Moussa C ...
4 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI underlines importance of pastoral service in healthcare as integral part of the Church's mission, "because it represents the continuation of the saving mission of Christ"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “With the annual World Day of the Sick, the Church seeks to raise the awareness of the ecclesial community regarding the importance of pastoral service in the wide world of health service ...
4 December 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Peter Chen Bolu dies at 97: Diocese of Yongnian/Handan doubled in Catholics, thanks to his zealous labor
Yongnian/Handan (Agenzia Fides) – This past November 5, the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Yongnian/Handan, Hebei (China Mainland), Bishop Peter Chen Bolu, passed away. He was 97 years old. The Bishop was born June ...
4 December 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Chinese religious leaders visit Catholic community
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – A delegation of religious leaders from mainland China, Chinese members of the Commission "Religions and Peace," in recent days paid a visit to the Korean Catholic community, stopping to visit th ...
3 December 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - Salesians in Hong Kong celebrate 150th anniversary reflecting on preventative education and renewing their commitment to the youth, especially the disadvantaged
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Reconfirm the validity of the Salesian charism and apostolic zeal applying the recommendations of the Inspector General “to mobilize the cooperation of the entire great Salesian family to ...
3 December 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - “Romero: Pastor, Prophet, and Martyr” is the theme for a weekend retreat to conclude a year of reflection on the 30th anniversary of assassination of the Archbishop of San Salvador
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the journey of missionary reflection for the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador (El Salvador), which occurred March 24 ...
3 December 2009
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “There should be a block in the flow of weaponry, funding, and people to Shebaab," Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides, after the murder of 3 Ministers
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “The international community must move from declarations of principles to the facts: we need a coordinated effort, especially by the United Nations, African Union, Arab League, Islamic Leagu ...
3 December 2009
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Red Cross sending more aid to victims of armed conflict deprived of basic health services
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has just announced that it has decided to increase the funds allocated to health services for victims of armed conflicts. Health activities are ...
3 December 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Telesphore Toppo tells Fides: “Francis Xavier is a model for evangelization in India today.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "Francis Xavier is a model for evangelization in India today. The faithful love him and venerate him as a patron. His commitment and his missionary zeal are an example to us, also in the ...
3 December 2009
ASIA/THAILAND - “It's always difficult to meet someone severely suffering that we have never seen before." The importance of missionary training, from a PIME missionary
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - A three-week meeting of missionary training being held for 12 seminarians of Thailand's Major Seminary in the Bangkok area has recently ended. Father Adrian Pelosin, a PIME missionary who has be ...
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