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10 March 2009
AFRICA - Three Catholic priests murdered in one week: two in South Africa and one in Burundi
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Fr Lionel Sham, Parish Priest of Mohlakeng (Johannesburg Archdiocese) was killed on Saturday 7th March 2009, after being abducted from his home in Mohlakeng. This is what Agenzia Fides lea ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops denounce the use of tax dollars to destroy human lives in embryonic stem cell research
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has issued a statement calling President Obama's executive order on em ...
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10 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Rome's Town Hall: “Rome must rediscover its most profound soul, its civil and Christian roots, if it wishes to promote a new humanism which focuses upon man, recognized in the fullness of his truth.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Monday, March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to visit Rome's Town Hall. He was welcomed by the City's Mayor Gianni Alemanno and later entered the Mayor's Study where he we ...
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10 March 2009
VATICAN - The Pope's greeting to the people of Rome: “Rome is beautiful above all for the generosity and sanctity of so many of its sons and daughters, who have left eloquent signs of their passion for the beauty of God, the beauty of love that never fades or grows old.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, March 9, at the close of his visit to Rome's Town Hall, the Holy Father went out on the balcony of the Senate's Palace to greet the citizens who were gathered in the Plaza of the Town ...
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10 March 2009
VATICAN - Holy Father's visit to the Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana, highlighting the need to “bring the spiritual dimension back to the heart of civil living, to give full meaning to the many activities of the human person”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – After his visit to Rome's Town Hall, a little after 12 noon, on March 9, the Holy Father Benedict XVI travelled to the nearby Convent of the Oblate Sisters of Santa Francesca Romana at Tor de'Spe ...
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10 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Defense Minister resigns, while opposition leader takes refuge in the French Embassy; the country's situation is critical
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is critical, but we are still hopeful that in the end there will be a peaceful resolution,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources at Radio Don Bosco in Antananarivo, Madagaca ...
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10 March 2009
EUROPE - Economic crisis: increasingly alarming facts from Africa to Europe, with the poorest countries bearing the heaviest brunt; increase in infant mortality rate
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The negative facts on the progress of the world economy are as follows: the Gross Domestic Product worldwide is shrinking for the first time since the end of World War II, according to informatio ...
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10 March 2009
ASIA/CHINA - “It is a shame to see that here in Europe, there are people who are doing all they can to remove crosses from schools and public places, while we are struggling to promote Catholic and religious teaching in society.” A reflection from Fr. Peter Zhao, Vicar of Beijing
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a shame to see that here in Europe, there are people who are doing all they can to remove crosses from schools and public places, while we are struggling to promote Catholic and religio ...
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10 March 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Biblical Convention dedicated to Saint Paul in honor of the Jubilee Year, in Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri (Agenzia Fides) – In Tamil Nadu, located in the Diocese of Dharmapuri, priests, religious, and faithful are studying and reflecting on the Letters of Saint Paul. In honor of the Year of St. Paul, in the Dioc ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archbishop of Caracas makes a Lenten appeal to reaffirm sacredness of human life and the respect due each person
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Yes to life and no to death!” is the call launched by Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) in his Lenten message published on March 9. Cardinal Urosa reminds the f ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Archbishop of Santo Domingo hopes that the new Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel will produce many fruits of holiness and commitment in the Church
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo's Retreat House “Maria de la Altagracia” inaugurated its Perpetual Adoration Chapel on March 8. The ceremony was presided by Cardinal Nicolás de Jes ...
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9 March 2009
VATICAN - “Jesus' transfiguration was essentially an experience of prayer,” the Pope said at the Angelus, asking “to find in this time of Lent moments of prolonged silence”; the Pope's prayer for “ for all women, that they be evermore respected in their dignity and valued in their positive possibilities,” Holy Land trip announced
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The experience of the spiritual exercises and the Gospel of the Lord's Transfiguration were the main theme of the address given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to faithful gathered in Sai ...
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9 March 2009
VATICAN - Conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican: “You have shown us where Jesus dwells: in His Church, His Word, the Most Holy Eucharist.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises held in the presence of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, ended at 9am on Saturday, March 7, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel of the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, with th ...
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9 March 2009
EUROPE/POLAND - Celebration of a Day of Prayer for the Missions in Archdiocese of Czestochowa, including collections for funding missionary projects
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, March 8, the Second Sunday of Lent, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa organized a Day of Prayer for the Missions of the Church in all the ...
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9 March 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Catholic women from Nan Chong celebrate March 8, Women's Day, with a pilgrimage and reflection on Sacred Scripture
Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) – About 50 women, led by Fr. Cheng Gong Ao and three religious sisters of the diocesan congregation of the Diocese of Nan Chong, celebrated the International Women's Day on March 8 with a pilg ...
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