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13 June 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Everything is set for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress
Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) – All the preparations have been made for the celebration os the 49th International Eucharistic Congress which will take place from June 15 to the 22 in Canada’s Quebec City, with the them ...
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13 June 2008
AMERICA/PERU - The Archdiocese of Lima celebrates a Mass on Sunday for China, one month after the quake that shook Sichuan
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In commemoration of one month’s time since the earthquake that shook southeastern China, on June 15 the Archdiocese of Lima will celebrate a Mass for the country in the Basilica Cathedral of Li ...
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13 June 2008
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Bishops’ Conference is the main theme for the upcoming Plenary Assembly
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – “The historical memory of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference in the celebration of its first centennial anniversary” will be the theme for the 85th Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishop ...
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13 June 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Bishop of Cartagena on the Pauline Year: a time of conversion, an opportune moment to speak of vocations, a time for missions and renewal
Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) – “It is an opportune moment for the entire Church, with our eyes fixed on the life and writings of the Apostle to the Gentiles, to grow in her knowledge of her Lord and in the desire to com ...
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13 June 2008
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - National Conference of Basic Ecclesial Communities: “Testifying the love of God every day.”
Dajeon (Agenzia Fides) – The Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) are now a reality that is deeply rooted in the Korean Catholic Church and are now present in 15 dioceses. They are instruments that work in the evangelizat ...
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13 June 2008
ASIA/CHINA - 181 baptized on the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tian Jin
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – On May 31 of this year, Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 181 catechumens from the Cathedral parish in the Diocese of Tian Jin received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and ...
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13 June 2008
ASIA/TAIWAN - “Theotokos, Mother of God”: a CD for the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Lourdes - recorded by Cardinal Shan and Fr. Chang, both suffering severe illnesses
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung, who has been suffering for some time from a lung tumor, and Fr. Petrus Chang, CDD (Congregatio Discipulorum Domini), who suffers from an irrev ...
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13 June 2008
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishops make an appeal to institutions and rebels: “Peace is the urgent need of the hour” to protect the innocent
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Sri Lanka have sent out yet another appeal to end the violent conflict that is afflicting the country. Once again, the Church, concerned for the fate of its people, especially t ...
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13 June 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “Foster better living conditions so that people are not forced to have to immigrate and offer immigrants an adequate reception” is the message from the African continental congress on immigration
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The phenomenon of migration is a structural incontrovertible reality. Some people are forced into it, others freely choose it in the pursuit of better living conditions. Unfortunately, ever ...
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13 June 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop Migliore: there needs to be guaranteed access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action: the Church’s worldwide commitment to AIDS patients
New York (Agenzia Fides) – An effort to widen access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action for AIDS patients, openness and presence of Catholic institutions and Bishops’ Conferences in stopping the spread ...
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12 June 2008
VATICAN - The Pope dedicates his catechesis to Saint Columban: “With good reason he can be called a "European" saint, because as monk, missionary and writer, he worked in several countries of Western Europe.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the General Audience on Wednesday, June 11, was dedicated to “the holy Abbot Columban, the most famous Irishman of the early ...
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12 June 2008
VATICAN - Cardinals Sarr, Njue, Sandri, Foley, and Cordes appointed by the Holy Father as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI named as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinals Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar; John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi ...
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12 June 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Why I love Saint Paul” an article by Archbishop Adrian Smith, on the eve of the Pauline Year, celebrated in the Pacific Islands
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tiny islands of the Pacific, in the most remote fishing villages and among the wooden churches that can only be reached by seaways, the people are already talking of the Pauline Year ...
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12 June 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Archbishop of Toledo on the obligatory course, “Education for Citizenship” scheduled for the coming academic year: “it is just that you, parents, use all legitimate means in your power to defend your right to determine the moral education of your children.”
Toledo (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a very important issue, which must be faced with lucidity, truth, responsibility, and freedom, and in conformity with the duties and rights that parents have regarding education. The ...
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12 June 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Among the topics on the agenda at the Bishops’ Spring meeting: liturgical matters, embryonic stem-cell research, medically assisted nutrition and hydration
Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) begins its Spring meeting today, June 12 in Orlando (Florida). The meeting is scheduled to last until June 14. Among the items for discussion ar ...
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