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26 September 2008
ASIA/IRAQ - Greater protection needed for Iraqi refugees, Christians included
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The protection of refugees fleeing war-torn countries and their acceptance into European nations and other continents, where there are better living conditions, dignity, and respect of basic r ...
26 September 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “We need to resolve the drama of those who have lost their homes, as soon as possible,” says Kofi Annan, mediator in the Kenyan political crisis
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The situation of the internal refugees is in the mind of all Kenyans. We need to find a solution as soon as possible.” These were the words of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in ma ...
26 September 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - October 5: Day of Intercession dedicated to the defeat of the Abortion Law Reform Bill
Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) – There is a real threat to unborn lives and a danger to Catholic hospitals says Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne in his Pastoral Letter. The Archbishop has also called for a Day of Interces ...
26 September 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - New South African President assures the business world: “I will not try to change a policy that works.”
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – “Mine is not the desire to deviate from what is working. In a turbulent global economy, we will remain true to the policies that have kept South Africa steady.” This was what Kgalema ...
26 September 2008
VATICAN - “It is in the context of the renewal wished for by all people who have the good of the young and the country to heart that we must favor real equality between State schools and private schools, so as to grant parents appropriate liberty of choice on the schools their children attend”: the Pope addresses participants in the Congress promoted by the Study Center for Catholic Schools
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed “the gratitude of the Church for the wonderful service that the Catholic school performs in evangelizing the youth and the world of culture” in ...
25 September 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience focuses on Saint Paul in his catechesis: “Our faith is not born from a myth or an idea, but from an encounter with the Risen One, in the life of the Church.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, arriving from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, met with pilgrims and faithful yesterday in Saint Peter’s Square, for the General Audience. In his c ...
25 September 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - “For me, my life is Christ” was the theme of the pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Jasna Gora, organized by the Catholic magazine “Niedzela” for the Year of St. Paul
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “For me, my life is Christ” (Phil. 1:21): these words of Saint Paul served as the main theme for the pilgrimage to Jasna Gora, home of the National Shrine to the Black Madonna of Czest ...
25 September 2008
ASIA/CHINA - In 2010, China and Italy will join in recalling Jesuit missionary Father Matteo Ricci, “Chinese among the Chinese,” 400 years after his death
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “First world citizen of the earth,” “Pioneer of cultural exchange,” “Chinese among the Chinese,” “Xi tai – teacher of the West,” “Xi ru – wise man from the West,” “Manda ...
25 September 2008
ASIA/INDONESIA - Work and prayer at the Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Kupang, a center for spirituality and liturgy
Kupang (Agenzia Fides) – In the western part of the island of Timor, in Indonesian territory, a center for spirituality and prayer is little by little being heard about in the Diocese of Kupang and in others, offering ...
25 September 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - “Right to Life” platform group formed to fight law proposed by the government: “a fight to save human lives and for the survival of our society”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, HazteOir presented the platform group “Derecho a vivir” (“Right to Life”) in Madrid. The group has been formed in order to fight against the approval of the abortion la ...
25 September 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishop of Ñuflo de Chavez invites civil authorities to act with serenity and openness in resolving conflicts
Ñuflo de Chavez (Agenzia Fides) – In a recently issued statement, Bishop Antonio Reimann, Apostolic Vicar of Ñuflo de Chavez, expressed his concern for the situation that is leading to grave crises due to the high co ...
25 September 2008
AMERICA/PERU - The musical group “Takillakkta” (The People that sings) celebrates 25 years at the service of the New Evangelization
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In 1983, a group of young Catholics in Peru decided to unite song and musical talent with the love of God and an ardent desire to collaborate in the New Evangelization called for by Pope John Pau ...
25 September 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops condemn all violence and intolerance, asking that all be done so that elections can take place November 23 without any dangers
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask all Venezuelans to participate actively in the life of the country, with decision, without violence, with respect for the constitution, legality, and rights for all people, rejecting ...
25 September 2008
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Prayer and solidarity for Christians in India, from brethren in the Pacific
Auckland (Agenzia Fides) – A prayer campaign has begun in the Pacific Islands, for the faithful of India, to express support for those who have been victims of the recent attacks led by Hindu fundamentalists in various ...
25 September 2008
ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic Taro Aso becomes Japan’s 59th Prime Minister
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Catholic Taro Aso, was elected 59th Prime Minister of Japan after the LDP-controlled lower house overruled the upper house, which had voted for Ich ...
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