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12 September 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Sunday, September 14, there will be a “Procession for Peace, Life, and the Family,” featuring three outdoor Masses taking place simultaneously in three locations in Guayaquil
Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, will be a special day of prayer in Ecuador, as they prepare for the upcoming referendum scheduled to take place on September ...
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12 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - Lay Franciscan missionaries “Ad gentes”: 10th anniversary of the foundation of the CemiOfs of Italia
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In just a decade, the missionary projects have grown and developed, and at the same time so has the number of lay people and families dedicated to the mission ad gentes. These are the fruits of t ...
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12 September 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Thousands of evacuees from natural disasters and conflicts: international organizations send out an alert
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – There are over 423,000 people in Punjab and in the Northeastern Province living in drastic conditions. They are thousands of families that have had to abandon houses, properties, and source of ...
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12 September 2008
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Third Annual Congress for Catholic social organizations
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “May service to those most in need, the poor and marginalized, become an opportunity to bear witness to the love of the living God.” These were the words of Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, Pre ...
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12 September 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Half of Catholics in the ecclesial circumscription of Xin Jie do not know the Church’s Social Doctrine
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A study done among Catholics prior to parliamentary elections in Hong Kong shows that half of the Catholics asked do not know what the Church’s Social Doctrine is. The same percentage of n ...
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12 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - Palermo: It’s not about being God’s competitor, but about living in His Hands, on His Providence, His Charity, and His Mercy - a visit to Brother Biagio Conte, founder of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 6)
Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Palermo. Foundation of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” I’m with Brother Biagio in his tiny office where people of all nations enter and exit. It is not a chaos. Here, everybody knows wha ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Identity and communion, the root of all apostolate
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Summer break, as 'pastoral activities' resume, we usually face important decisions regarding both the overall direction of our energies, and the specific elements to which ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - “This remains the mission of all the apostles of Christ in all times: to be fellow workers of true joy”: the Pope dedicates his catechesis at the General Audience to the apostolate of Saint Paul - Message to the French on the vigil of his apostolic journey to France
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After his encounter with the Risen Christ, on the road to Damascus, “Paul could not continue to live as he did before. Now he felt invested by the Lord with the charge to proclaim his G ...
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11 September 2008
ASIA/CHINA - With the prayer to Our Lady of She Shan, Chinese Catholics accompany the Holy Father on his trip to Lourdes; handcrafted wooden statue of the Blessed Mother dedicated to the Pope
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in China do not cease to pray in spiritual communion with the Holy Father and accompany him in his intentions. During the next few days, Chinese Catholics hope to accompany the Holy ...
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11 September 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Jews and Catholics working together in the fight for democracy, religious freedom, and fundamental values like life and the family
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – In the attendance of six Cardinals of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as leaders from the Latin American Jewish Congress, the Jewish-Catholic Encounter for Dialogue began on Septe ...
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11 September 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Thousands participate in the Second National Citizens’ March for Life: “It is not enough to be pro-life, we have to take our beliefs into the streets.”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of people took part in the Second National Citizens’ March for Life that was held yesterday, September 10, in front of the legislative offices. The March was organized by the Nati ...
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11 September 2008
AMERICA/CUBA - Official web page for the Shrine of “Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” launched as preparations begin for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image
Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) – The Cuban Church has recently launched a web page for the Shrine of “Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discove ...
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11 September 2008
VATICAN - The Pope recalls Cardinal Innocenti for his “selflessness and generosity in helping people and saving those destined for deportation” during the Second World War.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 10, in the Vatican Basilica, a Mass was held for the soul of Cardinal Antonio Innocenti, Titular of Santa Maria in Aquiro, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy ...
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11 September 2008
EUROPE/FRANCE - Pope Benedict XVI on pilgrimage to Lourdes, “site for a silent evangelization.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – September 12 – 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make an Apostolic Journey to France, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary
of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lou ...
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11 September 2008
EUROPE/FRANCE - Paris awaits the visit of Benedict XVI: prayer vigil on Friday night for 10,000 youth who will pray to the Virgin Mary and invoke the Holy Spirit
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – The French capital city is placing the finishing touches on preparations for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled to arrive September 12 at 11am at the Orly Airport. There to receive him ...
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