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18 February 2008
VATICAN - At the conclusion of his Spiritual Exercises, the Pope expresses gratitude to Cardinal Vanhoye: “you have allowed us to listen to the Lord’s voice and in this way, helped us to learn again what His and our priesthood is.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At 9 am, on Saturday, February 16, Spiritual Exercises in the presence of the Holy Father Benedict XVI came to an end, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Vatican. Following the final me ...
18 February 2008
VATICAN - Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, visits India
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A statement from the Holy See Press Office says that upon an invitation made by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical C ...
18 February 2008
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Conclusion of meeting for the Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors
Torhout (Agenzia Fides) - The Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors (UCESM) held its General Assembly in Torhout, Belgium, February 11-17. Representatives from 39 different religious Conferences from 26 count ...
18 February 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Pastoral guidelines for living Lent depending on age
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Hong Kong has published the Pastoral guidelines for Lent, making them available to all, in order to better transmit the faith, especially among the younger generations. Accordin ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishop of Benguela resigns, successor nominated
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 18, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Benguela (Angola), presented by Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes B ...
18 February 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Appointment of Rector of Holy Name of Mary Inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Honiara
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, on January 11, 2008 appointed Fr. Flaviano G. Caintic, CM, Rector of Holy Name of Mary Interdiocesan Major ...
18 February 2008
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of Rector of Good Shepherd Inter-diocesan Seminary in Mount Hagen
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, on December 7, 2007 appointed Fr. Peter Dikos, SVD, Rector of Good Shepherd Inter-diocesan Seminary of the ...
18 February 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Tarahumara: “An explicit announcement of Jesus Christ is necessary. Now is not the moment to be ashamed of the Gospel.”
Tarahumara (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Rafael Sandoval, Bishop of Tarahumara (Mexico), in a Message sent to the faithful of his diocese, asks that they be explicit in announcing Jesus Christ, as the only Saviour, above all ...
18 February 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparations begin for the World Family Encounter in January 2009. Presentation of the official logo.
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations have already begun for the celebration of the VI World Family Encounter, set to take place in Mexico City January 13-18, 2009. The event was presented by Bishop Enrique Glennie ...
18 February 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Unanimous rejection of acts committed against the Apostolic Nunciature in Venezuela. An act of reparation to take place Wednesday.
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela published a statement asking for, “calm, sanity, and respect for constitutional freedoms and rights, and for an upholding of a democratic ...
18 February 2008
VATICAN - Presentation made by Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, “Sanctorum Mater”: the Instruction on the Diocesan Inquiry of Causes of Saints; statistics on Beatifications and Canonisations in the pontificate of Benedict XVI
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the Holy See Press Office this morning, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, presented the Instruction "Sanctorum Mater" for conduc ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/ALGERIA - African Energy Committee begins work: “Energy is at the heart of economic development in Africa, a continent that is rich in resources, but poor in energy consummation.”
Argel (Agenzia Fides) - “Our continent now holds the record for the highest increase in oil production in its history, however at the same time, it has one of the lowest percentiles in the world of energy consumption, ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Man’s dignity is the focus of reflection for the Plenary Meeting of Nigerian Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God for his goodness to his Church in our land and to our nation. Despite all pressures and constraints, despite infidelities occasioned by human weakness, the Church of God in Nigeri ...
18 February 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Kenya, Chad, and Mozambique: African Bishops mourn the loss of human lives
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The permanent committee for the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SCEAM) that met February 8-9 in Johannesburg, South Africa (see Fides 5/2/2008 and 15/2/20 ...
18 February 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - General elections in Pakistan: 81 million hit the voting booths, for fear of more violence
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Following the violent death of opposition leader Benzhir Bhutto, in Rawalpindi, from a dynamite explosion on December 27th, 81 million Pakistani voters have gone to the voting booths on Februa ...
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