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• 20 June 2009
  Dossier - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Dossier - The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Introduction The origin of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Documents of the Congregation Collana “Documenti e Studi” Pope ...
• 20 June 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - MISSION AND EMIGRATION - “A suitcase with string”: “The coyotes want 3, 4, 5 thousand dollars for a border crossing. An average 200-300 thousand illegal immigrants every year … traffic of at least 600,000 dollars, not counting the drug circle " New York (Agenzia Fides) – “ The coyotes want 3, 4, 5 thousand dollars for a border crossing. An average 200-300 thousand illegal immigrants every year … traffic of at least 600,000 dollars, not counting the drug c ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Holy See Press Office Statement on the cause for the beatification of Pius XII Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On 19 June the Holy See Press Office released the following statement of Father Federico Lombardi, S.J. : “Concerning statements reported by news agencies with regard to the cause for t ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Sunday 21 June the Holy Father Benedict XVI at San Giovanni Rotondo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday 21 June, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to San Giovanni Rotondo. According to the programme issued by the Holy See Press Office, the Papal helicopter, comi ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Catholic patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians: “I pray incessantly for peace in the Middle East, especially for the Christians living in the beloved nation of Iraq” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “I follow with satisfaction the full resuming of the functioning of your Synod and encourage efforts to promote unity, understanding and forgiveness, which you should always consider pr ...
• 20 June 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens the Year of the Priesthood: “To be ministers at the service of the Gospel, study is certainly useful, but even more necessary is the ‘science of love’ which can only be learned ‘heart to heart' with Christ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the solemnity of the Most Scared Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June, in St Peter's Basilica the Holy Father, Benedict XVI presided the Celebration of second Vespers of the Solemnity on the ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - First ever International Network of Women Religious to combat human trafficking; approved proposals include web page and World Day against Human Trafficking Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An important decision marked the closing of an International Meeting for Women Religious on the tragedy of human trafficking (see Fides 15/6/2009; 17/6/2009). The final day of the meeting saw the ...
• 19 June 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - “Together we journey towards Christ”: different Christian denominations in India sign landmark agreement New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A landmark “memorandum of understanding” for the ecumenical development of the Church in the country and for the promotion of harmony among all religions n India was signed recently by t ...
• 19 June 2009
  VATICAN - In the footsteps of Matteo Ricci, “a Jesuit in the Kingdom of the Dragon” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The reflections of Archbishop Celli, quotes from the Pope's message by Bishop Giuliodori, the dreams of Fr. Lombardi, the work of the Chinese Ambassador in the footsteps of Matteo Ricci w ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' Declaration on the Abortion Bill: “We are speaking out in favor of a society that has the right to just laws that do not mistake injustices for rights.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE) celebrated its CCXIII Meeting in Madrid, on June 16-17, dedicating a large part of the sessions to analyzing the Abortion Bill ...
• 19 June 2009
  AFRICA - On the occasion of the Year for Priests, 16 new priests from 3 continents for the Missionaries of Africa and another 24 in formation Rome (Agenzia Fides) – At the opening of the Year for Priests, 16 young men will receive priestly ordination as members of the Society of Missionaries of Africa, also known as the “White Fathers.” According to a st ...
• 19 June 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Awareness campaign of the Pontifical Mission Societies, for the safeguarding of Creation and climate changes Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Protecting the planet and safeguarding Creation as a gift from God, offering an effective contribution to a problem to the climate emergency: this is the main objective of a new campaign of the ...
• 19 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: young women living as slaves, to pay their debt with those who brought them to Italy; if the people are frustrated and deprived of their dignity, it's easier for them to fall into crime Naples (Agenzia Fides) – In Naples (Italy), at the church home to the Catholic African immigrants, the parish priest highlights that one of the major problems for Africans is the new context in which they find themselv ...
• 19 June 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Letter for Priests at the inauguration of the Year for Priests: “May we conform ourselves more each day to the image of Jesus, the Good Shepherd.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Nestor Herrera Heredia of Machala, President of the Commission for Ministers and Consecrated Life for the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference, sent a letter to all the priests in the country f ...
• 19 June 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Auxiliary Bishop of Loikaw appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benediect XVI, on June 19, 2009 appointed Fr. Stephen Tjephe of the clergy of the Diocese of Loikaw, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Loikaw (Myanmar), pastor of the ...