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16 September 2009
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Rector of the “Notre Dame de Guessihio” Interdiocesan Theological Seminary in Archdiocese of Gagnoa, appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on August 24, 2009, appointed Fr. Celestin Igbrago Koffi, of the Diocese of Bondoukou, Rector of the “ ...
16 September 2009
VATICAN - Cardinal Van Thuan Prize to be awarded to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg; Van Thuan Solidarity and Development Awards to be presented to Italian missionary association, a project for penitentiaries in Bogota, a center for the blind in Thailand, and educational and social initiatives for inhabitants of difficult neighborhoods in France
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, eldest son of the Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, has been chosen as the winner of the Cardinal Van ...
16 September 2009
AFRICA/UGANDA - A brief sketch of the “traditional kingdoms” of Uganda
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The fighting that took place last week in Uganda between police and “Kabaka” (the traditional king of the Baganga, Ronald Muwenda Mutesi II) supporters, has raised the question of Ugandan ...
16 September 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - “Let Us Save Our Nation”: Catholic Church in Kenya shows great concern for serious national problems
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Border conflicts; insecurity from crime; food insecurity; damage to the environment; the situations of the internal refugees; justice for political violence from 2007-2008; the adoption of rec ...
16 September 2009
ASIA/CHINA - New Cathedral and diocesan complex in Diocese of Hai Men consecrated, after 10 years of commitment of the faithful and dedication of deceased Bishop
Nan Tong (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral dedicated to the Good Shepherd, built with a Gothic style, of the Diocese of Hai Men (today Nan Tong), was consecrated on September 6, but was already a symbol of the city. The ...
16 September 2009
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Social Justice Sunday September 27, focusing on the youth
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The youth are an essential force in proposing the themes and questions of social justice to society. Through “the power of the Holy Spirit,” they can be credible witnesses of the challenges ...
16 September 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “We cannot be afraid of being Catholics and Christians”: Permanent Mission launched in the Prelature of Corocoro
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – This past weekend, September 12-13, the territorial Prelature of Corocoro (suffragan of La Paz, Bolivia) launched its Permanent Continental Mission. During the Mass for the launching of the mis ...
16 September 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Justice and Peace Commission: “work for peace, reconciliation, respect for human dignity, mutual understanding, getting rid of violence and hate, making room for peaceful coexistence”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “We reject any intent on the part of authorities to criminalize those who exercise the civil right to demonstrate, established in Article 68 of the National Constitution.” This is what an of ...
16 September 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Continental Encounter of Pastoral/Social Ministry: “to respond from our existence as Church to the challenges of our modern day, in the context of the Continental Mission”
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “Reflect at the light of Aparecida on the vision and mission of the Pastoral-Social Ministry and Caritas on the continent, to respond from our existence as Church to the challenges of our modern ...
16 September 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic Church confirms commitment to the poor and most in need
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church and the Bolivian Government have signed an appendix to the “Marco Agreement” of 1997, which established that, once the new Constitution of the country was approved, an a ...
15 September 2009
VATICAN - Papal Mass with former students: “If we reflect on the perplexity of the world in face of the great issues of the present and future, then there should also arise in us again the joy over the fact that God has freely shown us his face, his will, himself.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The question of man's purity before God, “one of the fundamental themes of the religious history of humanity” was at the heart of the homily given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI d ...
15 September 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Bao Tou, in Inner Mongolia, inaugurates Diocesan Center of Evangelization and Formation with perpetual profession of 5 religious
Bao Tou (Agenzia Fides) – It is an historic event that is considered the largest gathering in the last 60 years in the Catholic village of Xiao Ba La Gai, Diocese of Bao Tou, in Inner Mongolia, August 22, on the Feast ...
15 September 2009
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Rector of Holy Spirit Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Archdiocese of Dhaka, appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 1, 2009, appointed Fr. Shorot Francis Gomes, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Banglade ...
15 September 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Pilgrimage of the World Youth Day Cross begins. Archbishop of Madrid: “We wish to reach the end of our path as pilgrims who have sought and found Christ Crucified.”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “We wish to reach the end of our path as pilgrims who have sought and found Christ Crucified.” This is what Cardinal Antonio M. Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, said during a Prayer Vigil ...
15 September 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 6th International Congress on Personalist Bioethics on the “Protection of Life and Organ Transplants”
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On September 17-18, the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) will host the 6th Internationl Congress on Personalist Bioethics on the “Protection of Life and Organ Transplants.” The ...
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