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10 April 2008
AMERICA/COLOMBIA The Colombian delegation for CAM 3 has a special lay character: “not only does it wish to participate in the Congress, but it also seeks to foster a continuation of missionary commitment within the particular dioceses.”
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Colombia
have finally determined the delegation that will attend the upcoming
celebration of the Third Missionary Congress CAM 3 that will take place ...
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10 April 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR Document on freedom of education, religious freedom,
social justice, respect for life, and marriage and the family presented at
the Constitutive Assembly
Quito (Agenzia Fides) According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides,
authorities from the Ecuadorian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and leaders of
Corporations, Confederations, and Councils for education met in a
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10 April 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops join in prayer before the Virgin of Lujan for a national policy “in which every Argentinean understands that he is valued and respected, one that allows our community to enjoy an authentic and peaceful coexistence.”
Lujan (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Mercedes-Lujan and second Vice-President of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop Agustin Radrizzani, invoked the Virgin of Lujan during the Mass yesterday in the Ba ...
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10 April 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Appeal from the Bishops of Rio de Janeiro due to the dengue epidemic that has become a real national health emergency
Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Rio de Janeiro have issued a statement manifesting their support for all those suffering from the dengue epidemic. “We deeply regret,” the statement said, “the deaths ...
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10 April 2008
VATICAN - The Pope in the General Audience speaks of Saint Benedict, “the great monk continues to be an authentic master in whose school we can learn the art of living an authentic humanism.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today I wanted to speak about Saint Benedict, founder of Western monasticism and the patron of my pontificate”: with these words, the Holy Father Benedict XVI began his catechesis duri ...
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10 April 2008
VATICAN - Tomorrow in the Vatican Basilica, funeral mass for the Chaldean Archbishop of Mossul
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect for the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, will preside the Eucharistic Celebration for the Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mossul, one mont ...
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10 April 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Extraordinary Summit of 14 southern African nations for the crisis in Zimbabwe
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The crisis in Zimbabwe worsens and the 14 countries that form part of the South African Development Community (SADC) are holding an extraordinary Summit meeting in Lusaka in order to find a commo ...
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10 April 2008
AFRICA/UGANDA - Peace signing scheduled today for northern Uganda, after many long years of war
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Over 200 political figures and other influential members of society are expected to attend the ceremony to be held for the first phase in the signing of a peace accord between the Ugandan govern ...
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10 April 2008
ASIA/NEPAL - Elections in Nepal, a new phase opens in the country’s history
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - On the day that 17 million voters of Nepal cast their electoral votes, setting in motion what could be the beginning of a radical change in the nation’s history, the organization Christian S ...
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10 April 2008
VATICAN - “Disarmament, development, and peace. Perspectives for holistic disarmament”: international seminar promoted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Ethics and politics, economy and law, international organisations, non-governmental groups and religions, in synergy for the realization of "holistic disarmament", not only of weapons, but ...
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10 April 2008
VATICAN - Cardinal Camillo Ruini, receives Honorary Doctorate in Communication from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Cardinal has been able to express the voice of the Church firmly and with balance, with an “extraordinary and communicative sensitivity that expresses a genuine respect for the public ...
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10 April 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - Theological symposium on Christian hope according to the teachings of Benedict XVI
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “The true image of Christian hope” was the theme of the theological symposium that took place on April 5 in Czestochowa, in the John Paul II Auditorium, in the Archdiocesan Major Seminar ...
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10 April 2008
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - The PMS in New Zealand help the Church in Papua New Guinea
Vanimo (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in New Zealand confirmed their support for the growth of the Church in Papua New Guinea, in an encounter that took place recently in Port Moresby, attended by fou ...
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10 April 2008
ASIA/CHINA - “How sweet is the path of evangelisation ”: Evangelisation Seminar 2008, Fu Cheng parish, Heng Shui diocese
Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) - “ How sweet is the path of evangelisation” was the theme of an Evangelisation Seminar 2008 on 5 April organised by Fu Cheng parish in the diocese of Heng Shui (formerly diocese of Jing Xi ...
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9 April 2008
VATICAN - Message of Benedict XVI - “I shall come to United States of America as Pope for the first time, to proclaim this great truth: Jesus Christ is hope for men and women of every language, race, culture and social condition.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In just a few days from now, I shall begin my apostolic visit to your beloved country. Before setting off, I would like to offer you a heartfelt greeting and an invitation to prayer. As you ...
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