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3 November 2008
VATICAN - “It is extremely important that as Christians, we live our relationship with the dead in the truth of faith, and looking to death and the afterlife in the light of Revelation,” says Pope Benedict XVI on All Souls' Day
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is extremely important that as Christians, we live our relationship with the dead in the truth of faith, and looking to death and the afterlife in the light of Revelation...Today too ...
3 November 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses the Catholic Charismatic Renewal: “Safeguarding fidelity to Catholic identity and an ecclesial nature in your communities will allow you to give everywhere a living and active witness of the profound mystery of the Church.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The ecclesial movements and new communities, which have flourished since Vatican Council II, constitute a unique gift from the Lord and a invaluable resource for the life of the Church. ...
3 November 2008
VATICAN - Pope tells Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences: “To state that the foundation of the cosmos and its developments is the provident wisdom of the Creator is not to say that creation has only to do with the beginning of the history of the world and of life. It implies, rather, that the Creator founds these developments and supports them, underpins them and sustains them continuously.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Receiving the members of the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences in an audience on October 31, on the occasion of their Plenary Assembly on “ Scientific Insight into the Evolution of the ...
3 November 2008
ASIA/INDIA - “In the wake of the Gujarat Mission Congress, the Church looks towards the future, with Saint Paul as our model,” Bishop Thomas Macwan of Ahmedabad tells Fides.
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - “The Gujarat Mission Congress has been a significant event as it has allowed us to reflect on our past and to plan for the future of the mission,” says Bishop Thomas Macwan of Ahmedabad, i ...
3 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - The “Family Expo” is coming back for the VI World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, for an interchange of goods and services on the family
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Trying to be the best family we can be is always a challenge. How can we achieve this ideal? In search of answers to questions like this one and many others, the country will hold its very ...
3 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Crisis in the agriculture industry, Continental Mission going on in the country, and elections of new leaders are among the themes being discussed by the Bishops in their Plenary Assembly beginning today
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay will meet to celebrate their 183rd Ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP), from today, November 3, to Friday, November 7, in Asuncion. ...
3 November 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kivu: ceasefire maintained, however the humanitarian crisis continues; local press reports on the interests behind those in favor of a new war
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Taking advantage of the ceasefire, a UN humanitarian aid convoy reached Rutshuru, North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), an area currently in the hands of Laurent Nkunda and his r ...
3 November 2008
AMERICA/HONDURAS - State of emergency continues as rains persist: 25 dead, nearly 200,000 affected, and 70% of roadways damaged
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The natural disaster that has been affecting the people of Honduras for the last few days has already caused the deaths of over 25 people and left hundreds of homes destroyed and 24,000 da ...
3 November 2008
ASIA/CHINA - All Saints’ Parish in Qing Cun, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrates their feast day following the church’s restoration, with an exposition on the Bible
Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – The parish church of Qing Cun, dedicated to All Saints, located in the region of Pu Nan in Shang Hai, celebrated its feast on November 1 with a missionary spirit like that of Saint Paul, wit ...
3 November 2008
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - New President Rupiah Banda takes office, under the same flag as his predecessor, who died in August
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – On November 2, in a ceremony that took place just hours following the announcement of the election results from October 30, the new President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda, took office.
The new ...
3 November 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - In order to discourage women from having abortions, the Church launches a help network for women with unexpected pregnancies
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Australia is offering women help on a psychological, relational, material, and economic level, in an effort to go beyond statements and exhortations and make a commitment ...
3 November 2008
ASIA/THAILAND - “Towards an Improvement in the Pastoral Care of Immigrants and Refugees in Asia, at the Dawn of the Third Millennium”: encounter organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People in collaboration with the Bishops' Conference of Thailand
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – In order to better analyze the complex phenomenon of human mobility patterns on the Asian continent, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and the Thai ...
31 October 2008
EUROPE/RUSSIA - Two Jesuit priests killed in Moscow
Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 25 October, Father Victor Betancourt, an Ecuadorian Jesuit working in the St. Thomas Philosophical, Theological and Historical Institute in Moscow, was killed in his home. Two days la ...
31 October 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations: “In our troubled world, so frequently marked by poverty, violence and exploitation, dialogue between cultures and religions must more and more be seen as a sacred duty incumbent upon all those who are committed to building a world worthy of man.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church’s commitment to implementing the principles set forth in the historic Declaration Nostra Aetate of the Second Vatican Council, “which firmly condemned all forms of antisemi ...
31 October 2008
VATICAN - “Centuries after Paul, we see that the cross, and not the wisdom that opposes the cross, has triumphed. The Crucified is wisdom, because he manifests in truth who God is, that is, the power of love that goes to the point of the cross to save man.” The Pope's Catechesis from the General Audience.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul understood the central significance of the cross: He had understood that Jesus had died and risen for all and also for [Paul], h ...
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