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20 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (5) - Mass on the occasion of the publication of the Instrumentum Laboris: “Sons and daughters of Africa, do not be afraid to believe, to hope, and to love; do not be afraid to say that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.”
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – On the Solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19), the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided a special Mass on the occasion of the publication of the Instrumentum Laboris of the Second Special Assembly ...
20 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (6) - Meeting with the sick and suffering: “Every African who suffers, indeed every person who suffers, helps Christ to carry his Cross and climbs with him the path to Golgotha in order one day to rise again with him.”
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of March 19, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited the Cardinal Paul Emile Leger Center - Centre National de Réhabilitation des Handicapés – in Yaounde, where he met with a ...
20 March 2009
EUROPE/POLAND - Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe, with the theme: “Imitate Me.”
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Warsaw (Poland) is hosting a Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe, March 19-23, to discuss and reflect on the new challenges of the mission, ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - With the hope that the Pope's visit will help strengthen the family and overcome the consequences of the war
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “Pope Benedict XVI's visit, the second time a Pope is on Angolan soil (the first was Pope John Paul II in 1992). This visit happens at a time when the Angolan authorities take measures to tackl ...
20 March 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Week for Life and the Family to conclude with large March for Life on March 25
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – This past March 16 marked the initiation of the Week for Life and the Family with an exposition entitled “Maria Gravida” and a conference on “The Goodness of Marriage,” which was given ...
20 March 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We are asking for justice and we offer Christian forgiveness.” - Statement from the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño following the murder of two religious
Puerto Carreño (Agenzia Fides) – “Those of us who perform evangelizational services in this Vicariate feel our hearts broken by this cruel act of murder,” says the statement issued by Redemptorist Missionary Franc ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The word of God should be the light for our path to nationhood,” say Nigerian Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Building a nation, overcoming divisions and evils that impede the people of Nigeria from realizing their potentials was the focus of the Message from the Bishops of Nigeria, published at the clo ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “The situation is calm. We are waiting to see how many ambassadors attend the ceremony for the presentation of the President ad interim,” Fides sources say
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We have returned to normal life. The situation is calm and there are no demonstrations in favor or against the new government,” Fides was told by a source from Radio Don Bosco, the lar ...
20 March 2009
ASIA - 40 years of Radio Veritas, the voice of the Gospel in Asia
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – For the past 40 years Radio Veritas has been the 'voice of the Gospel' in Asia: it is the only short wave radio on the continent and in the world which offers a unique contribution towards evan ...
20 March 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Young religious evangelise in North East India
Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – It all began with a call from the Archdiocese of Guwahati for 'mission to the people' in tribal villages anxious to hear the good news of Christ. More than 250 young men and women religious ...
18 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (1) - Arrival in Yaounde: “The saving message of the Gospel needs to be proclaimed loud and clear, so that the light of Christ can shine into the darkness of people’s lives.”
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - “I come among you as a pastor, I come to confirm my brothers and sisters in the faith. This was the role that Christ entrusted to Peter at the Last Supper, and it is the role of Peter’s succ ...
18 March 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - “Being open to God's loving mercy ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Lent is an exceptional time of mercy. The Word of God and the prayers in daily Mass stress the primacy of love over sin: God saves through his loving mercy, manifested in the Son of God, Ou ...
18 March 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of “Madrid Manifesto,” an unprecedented participation among the elite of biomedical research in Spain taking a stand against abortion reform
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – It all began as the “Manifesto of the 300,” however the name was soon changed to the “Madrid Manifesto” after gaining the support of over one thousand signatures from university profess ...
18 March 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' Conference denounces with profound grief the murder of two religious, an act that “goes against all the desires for reconciliation and peace that the Church has been preaching”
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement of profound grief, the Bishops' Conference of Colombia denounced the murder of two members of the Redemptorist Order: Gabriel Fernando Montoya Tamayo (40 years) y Jesús Ariel J ...
18 March 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Oran denounces serious health crisis in the wake of the landslide, dengue epidemic is feared
Oran (Agenzia Fides) – The Oran Bishop's Office has issued a statement on the “grave health situation” being experienced recently and urges all the faithful, “as the diocesan Church,” to “work and fight toget ...
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