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7 November 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Consecrated life at the service of the person and the mission: religious Daughter of the Cross celebrate the anniversary of their arrival in the country
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Evangelizing and witnessing to the Christian faith in Pakistan is not always easy. Those who profess faith in Christ are often discriminated against or targeted by Islamic fundamentalist group ...
7 November 2008
ASIA/CHINA - All Souls' Day especially dedicated to the memory of deceased missionaries and priests who dedicated their lives to the mission in China
Zi Bo (Agenzia Fides) – In communion with the Universal Church, Catholics in China celebrated All Souls' Day. In many parishes, the traditional Mass for the Dead has been an opportunity for the Chinese world to relaunc ...
6 November 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI's Catechesis at the General Audience: “We can say with Paul that the true believer obtains salvation professing with his lips that Jesus is Lord and believing in his heart that God has raised him from the dead”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The “decisive importance” that Paul gives to Christ's Resurrection was the focus for the Catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI at the General Audience on November 5. “On i ...
6 November 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - Book on the theology and mission of Saint Paul published by the Catholic weekly “Niedzela” sells 180,000 copies
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – For the Year of St. Paul, the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely read magazine in Poland with headquarters in Czestochowa, has published another book within their serie ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pontifical Academy for Life organizes their first International Congress outside Rome, on the theme: “Person, culture of death and culture of life.”
Itaci (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-28, the city of Itaci (Brazil) will host the International Congress “Person, culture of death and culture of life,” organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life in collaboration ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops of Paraguay make a statement on the conflict between the government and farming communities: “it is legitimate that the people engage in demonstrations, however it must be carried out in a peaceful manner and in a way that respects third party members.”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay, who are now holding their 183rd Plenary Assembly, have expressed their profound regret at the conflicts that have broken out between police forces and farmers on Nove ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops ask authorities to take steps towards dialogue, in response to the violence between people of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Nicholas de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, has called on authorities to take steps towards dialogue, to prevent worsening of the situation between the pe ...
6 November 2008
ASIA/CHINA - “The Emperor Kang Xi and the Jesuit Mission in China”: Seminar on the 300th anniversary of the death of Fr. Tomas Pereira, SJ to take place in Lisbon
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The International Symposium entitled, “The Emperor Kang Xi and the Jesuit Mission in China,” in honor of the 300th anniversary of the death of Fr. Tomas Pereira, SJ (1645-1708), will take pla ...
6 November 2008
ASIA/LAOS - Canonization process opened for 15 missionary martyrs of Laos
Nantes (Agenzia Fides) – The history of evangelization in Laos holds various martyrs who gave their lives to make the seed of the faith grow in the small southeastern Asian nation.
Today, the canonization process of 1 ...
6 November 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - “The Franciscan Missionary,” providing missionary formation services for 75 years
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Franciscan Missionary,” the magazine published by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, turns 75. Begun in Assisi, the magazine has played an important role in formation for the missions. ...
6 November 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - North Kivu: the Universal Church takes measures to help the peoples affected by the conflict
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is taking measures to help the people of the war-torn area of North Kivu. “Is history repeating itself? Are we up against another episode of genocide? The images are not ...
6 November 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence continues on the Northwest Frontier Province: a Catholic girls' school is attacked and destroyed
Swat (Agenzia Fides) – For the Christians living in the Northwest Frontier Province, fear is a part of everyday life. Threats, as well as physical and verbal aggressions continue, while Islamic fundamentalist groups, t ...
6 November 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - “There are 1,600,000 people in North Kivu at risk for starvation in the coming months,” says a missionary in Bukavu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “The humanitarian tragedy in North Kivu will last even longer. The rainy season has come and the fields that should be tilled and sown are abandoned. There are 1,600,000 people who rely on in ...
5 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops’ Conference elects its President, Vice-President, and Secretary
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay recently celebrated their 183rd Plenary Assembly (November 3-7) in Asuncion, during which they elected as President Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of ...
5 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Mass celebrated on the border between Mexico and the United States in memory of the 337 illegal immigrants who have died trying to cross the border
Juarez City (Agenzia Fides) – In the presence of faithful, priests, and Bishops from either side of the border, a Mass was celebrated on November 2 in Juarez City, located between Nuevo Casas Grandes, El Paso and New M ...
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