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28 January 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Assessment of yesterday's fighting reveals at least 40 are dead, while diplomatic efforts continue
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The international community continues its efforts to resolve the serious political crisis in Madagascar (see Fides 27/1/2009). According to local Church sources in contact with Agenzia Fi ...
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28 January 2009
EUROPE/ITALIA - “In the end, death awaited us all”: a book from Wanda Poltawska, one of the only living survivors of the Nazi medical experiments, presented on January 27
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops entered the city of Auschwitz, coming upon the concentration camp; they knocked down the walls and freed the survivors that were left, nearly 7,000. That day wo ...
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27 January 2009
VATICAN - Program for the Holy Father Benedict XVI's first apostolic trip to Africa: Cameroon and Angola (March 17 - 23)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has released the program for the Apostolic Journey of the the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Cameroon and Angola (March 17-23, 2009). The Pope will depart from Rome ...
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27 January 2009
VATICAN - Pope entrusts the youth with the task of evangelizing the “digital continent” in his Message for the 43rd World Communications Day
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The new digital technologies are, indeed, bringing about fundamental shifts in patterns of communication and human relationships. These changes are particularly evident among those young ...
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27 January 2009
AMERICA - Second meeting of CELAM's Support Team for Life Issues: publication on biological rights, bioethics course for Latin American Bishops, Statute for bioethics committees among proposals
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – In the spirit of the 6th World Meeting of Families in Mexico, CELAM's Support Team for Life Issues has held their second meeting, January 19-21, 2009. The meeting was organized by Bishop A ...
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27 January 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Triduum of Prayer in all parishes for Cardinal Cipriani on his 10th anniversary of the beginning of his pastoral ministry as 32nd Archbishop of Lima
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Lima has come together to pray on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the pastoral ministry of Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne in the Archdiocese. As pr ...
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27 January 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Priestly Council of the Archdiocese of Caracas comes out in support of Cardinal Urosa and the country's Nuncio
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Priestly Council of the Archdiocese of Caracas has issued a statement entitled “Blessed are the peacemakers,” expressing their solidarity and communion with their Archbishop, Cardinal ...
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27 January 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI reminds Bishops of the Chaldean Church, in their Ad Limina visit, of their fundamental role “in the establishment of a new society in which each person can live in harmony and mutual respect”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI opened his address to the Bishops of the Chaldean Church, whom he received in audience on January 24 upon their “Ad limina Apostolorum” visit, with the mo ...
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27 January 2009
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Young Christian Workers” on the rise: yet another fruit of WYD
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The ecclesial movement “Young Christian Workers” is showing a rapid increase in the number of registered participants in Australia. This is yet another one of the fruits of the World Youth ...
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27 January 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - A Catholic priest kidnapped in the Niger Delta area; Church expresses disapproval
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic priest, Fr. Pius Vii, was kidnapped by gunmen in Port Harcourt, in Rivers State (southern Nigeria). According to the local press, it seems that Fr. Pius was kidmapped shortly after ha ...
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27 January 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “We're trying to avoid the worst,” one local Church source from Antananarivo tells Fides, after yesterday's chaos
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is extremely tense, but we are still hopeful of finding a peaceful solution to the crisis,” Agenzia Fides was told by local Church sources in Antananarivo, the capital of ...
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27 January 2009
ASIA/CHINA - The testimony of the parishioners of Dong Po: in spite of the earthquake and the insecure living conditions, over 200 participated in the Scripture Reading Contest
Dong Po (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing Christ through Sacred Scripture...to evangelize all those who have not yet known Jesus: this is the absolute priority for the Church. With this conviction, inspired by Saint Paul's wor ...
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27 January 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hope for peace in Mindanao, thanks to contributions from civil society and the Bishops-Ulama Conference
Davao (Agenzia Fides) – The peace process in South Philippines – after efforts fell through in August 2008 and the violence increased between government troops and the Islamic guerrilla movement – will have to star ...
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26 January 2009
VATICAN - The experience of the Apostle Paul “can be a model of every authentic Christian conversion” the Pope mentions at the Angelus, recalling the importance of the ecumenical process and World Leprosy Day; greetings to the Asian populations celebrating the lunar New Year
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Gospel reading that tells of the Jesus' words in the first preaching in Galillea - “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel ...
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26 January 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells President of Catholic Union of the Italian Press: “not to give in to compromises of such important values, but to have the courage of consistency, even at personal cost: A serene conscience has no price.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Firmly foundered on principles rooted in the Gospel, your work as Catholic journalists is increasingly more challenging: along with a sense of responsibility and a sense of the spirit of ...
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