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19 December 2008
ASIA/INDIA - A new hope for Northeast India: the first Catholic university, a sign of great progress for the Church
Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in northeastern India, an area marked by tension and conflict, now have a new reason for hope and confidence in the future. In Guwahati, in the Indian state of Assam, Don Bosco Uni ...
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19 December 2008
EUROPE/GERMANY - “Make the love of Christ visible”: a reflection by Cardinal Meisner
Cologne (Agenzia Fides) – Several months ago, I was in Germany for my research on the immigration phenomenon, as a guest of the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner. On Sunday, I took a tape recorder with me ...
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18 December 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience emphasizes the need to prepare for Christmas “with humility and simplicity, readying ourselves to receive the gift of light, joy and peace that irradiates from this mystery. Let us welcome the nativity of Christ as an event capable of today renewing our existence.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during his General Audience on Wednesday, December 17, was dedicated to the mystery of Christmas. “We are now in the Novena of Chris ...
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18 December 2008
VATICAN - Final Communique on the 11th Colloquium of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Islamic Call Society of Tripoli
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held on Wednesday, December 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held a meeting in one of the rooms in the Paul VI Audience Hall with participants in the ...
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18 December 2008
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Real hope for eliminating poverty
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since the Catholic Church is not a party or a union, how can she contribute towards changing the world, especially in the fight against poverty? Simply by living her nature, a fraternal com ...
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18 December 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops encourage participation in the Mass at the National Shrine of Lujan, for the 30th anniversary of the papal mediation that avoided war between Argentina and Chile
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Argentina and Chile, thirty years after the historical events that marked their nations, will bring together their peoples once more for three main reasons: to thank God fo ...
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18 December 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the World Meeting of Families, to be attended by over 30 Cardinals and 80 Bishops, families from 45 different countries, including indigenous families
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The organization committee for the 6th World Meeting of Families, scheduled to take place in Mexico City beginning January 14, has informed that as of now, there are already over 2,000 con ...
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18 December 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - December 20, at the Basilica of Saint Paul, 49 deacons of the Legionaries of Christ - from 13 different countries - will be ordained priests
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, December 20, at 9:30am, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, 49 deacons from the Religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ will be ordained priests by Cardinal ...
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18 December 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - “The fruits of the mission in Myanmar include an increase in baptisms and vocations. The Church is growing, praying and working for peace.” Interview with Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in Myanmar is growing, in spite of the difficulties. 30 years ago, there were 390,000 Catholics (1978); now there are 650,000 distributed across the 14 dioceses. There is an i ...
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18 December 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “Let us remain calm and read the text of the law,” the Catholic Church affirms as the controversy over the press law continues
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Following the approval of the new law on the press, the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2008, “the atmosphere in the country has been of anxiety and uncertainty,” says a statement s ...
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18 December 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “It is now time for South Africa to isolate Mugabe,” says Cardinal Napier, spokesman for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)
Johannesburgo (Agenzia Fides) – “It is now time to isolate Mugabe completely and to remove all forms of moral, material or tacit support for him and his party,” says Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Archbishop of Durban (S ...
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18 December 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Fear of anti-Christian attacks and and violence during Christmas: Christians in Tamil Nadu express their concerns to the police and civil authorities
Kottar (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Tamil Nadu are asking for protection and are seriously concerned for the possibility of anti-Christian aggression and attacks during Christmas time. This is what has been expresse ...
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18 December 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Malnutrition is one of the causes of illiteracy: 75 million school age children do not attend classes, 776 million adults are illiterate, and the economic crisis begins to place financing for development in jeopardy
New York (Agenzia Fides) – On a worldwide level, the disparity in access to education is extremely large; the gap between the rich and poor nations is growing, especially in the area of education, which the economic cr ...
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17 December 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Saint Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Seminary in Langata, Archdiocese of Nairobi, appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on 14 September 2008, appointed Fr. Maurice Muhatia Makumba, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kakamega, R ...
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17 December 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - Polish families and the Bible: a study from the Catholic magazine Niedziela
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The most widely-read Catholic weekly in Poland, “Niedzela,” which is headquartered in Czestochowa, has recently published a study on the importance of the presence and reading of the B ...
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