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16 June 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Letter from the Archbishop of Sucre to his priests: “The priestly vocation grows, develops, and remains faithful and fruitful, only in an intense relationship with Christ.”
Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Jesus Perez Rodriguez, OFM, of Sucre has written a letter addressing all the priests of the diocese, for the beginning of the Year of the Priest, which will take place on June 19, Sol ...
16 June 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Church reinforces dialogue with Hindus, to isolate radical groups
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) – Reinforce ties with the most influential Hindu leaders, with the goal of renouncing and isolating the Hindu radicalist groups responsible for the violence against Christians: with this spirit, ...
16 June 2009
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Archbishop of Colombo resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on June 16, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Colombo (Sri Lanka) presented by Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colm ...
16 June 2009
ASIA/CHINA - In preparation for the inauguration of the Year of the Priest: spiritual retreat for priests in the Province of Shan Dong; a section on the Faith website dedicated to stories and testimonies
Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations for the Year of the Priest for the Catholic Church on the Chinese mainland have been intensifying with the approaching date of its inauguration (June 19), in communion with the Hol ...
16 June 2009
EUROPE/GERMANY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: “To the young women of Nigeria, I say: do not come. There is nothing here! They're only interested in selling your body.”
Dusseldorf (Agenzia Fides) – Prostitution and exploitation: immigration is not only a dramatic reality, but it has also brought to the surface an evil that is now enveloping the entire globe.
There are so many terribl ...
16 June 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - “Like Christ, faithful to the mission”: a campaign from the Pontifical Mission Societies for the World Day for the Sanctification of Priests
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the celebration of the World Day for the Sanctification of Priests, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on June 19, which this year marks the opening of the Year of the Priest decla ...
15 June 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pontifical Mission Societies assist displaced persons in Swat Valley
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies Office in Pakistan has launched and awareness building and aid campaign to assist displaced families in the region of Swat Valley. The PMS are collecting funds ...
15 June 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Congolese Army continues their attack on LRA: over 100 hostages in captivity since early June released
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Congolese Army has freed over 100 people who had been taken hostage by Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on June 2, from the village of Dakwa, 200 kilometers from the bor ...
15 June 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - Twenty people in custody for cocaine trafficking, including high-ranking officials of the past regime
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – Is there a real desire to fight drug trafficking or is this a way to eliminate political adversaries and satisfy the international community at the same time? This is the question begin posed ...
15 June 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Following the assassination of a catechist working in Social Ministry, the Church asks that civilians not be caught up in the conflict
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The National Secretariat for Social Ministry in Colombia issued a statement in response to the murder of Jorge Humberto Echeverri Garro, a 40-year-old professor and catechist, making an appeal ...
15 June 2009
AMERICA/PANAMA - “The Eucharist: Source and Summit of Our Mission,” theme of the 39th Eucharistic Congress, during which the Archdiocese will launch its Great Mission
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Panama will officially launch its Great Mission, this Sunday, June 21, at 9am, in the Roberto Mano Arena of Piedra Duran, on the occasion of its 39th Eucharistic Congres ...
15 June 2009
AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Rector of Saint Charles Lwanga Interdiocesan Seminary of the Archdiocese of Windhoek appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on January 1, 2009, appointed Fr. Benny Karuvelil of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate as Rector of the Sa ...
15 June 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Two and a half million people are victims of human trafficking: religious take action against trafficking, which now involves all countries
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly two and a half million people are the victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation, 500,000 of which are in Europe and between 29,000 and 38,000 in Italy. As a result of these alarming f ...
15 June 2009
EUROPE - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with the String”: stories of Chinese immigrants to Europe: “To survive, you either have to be strong or commit illegal actions.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Two testimonies from Chinese immigrants - the first from Naples, known for its factories, and the second from London, where the Chinese community is an age-old historical reality of integration ...
15 June 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation: “the financial crisis shows in a clear way how the economic and financial paradigms that have been dominant in recent years must be rethought”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The financial crisis that has struck the industrialized nations, the emergent nations and those that are developing, shows in a clear way how the economic and financial paradigms that ha ...
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