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23 November 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nigerian senate rejects ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigeria's senate has approved a motion declaring that last year's handover of the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon was illegal.
With a vote yesterday 22 November, Senators called on the g ...
23 November 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - First Korean born Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate priest
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The mission in Korea of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI is making progress. In February this year Anselmo Ryu Hi Gu, first Korean born OMI, made his perpetual vows. Now, after compl ...
23 November 2007
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Race against time to bring humanitarian aid to 5 million homeless victims of cyclone Sidr, which leaves the country poorer than ever
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “Time is running out. This is a race to reach survivors of the typhoon disaster with the necessary humanitarian aid before it is too late, a race against epidemics, and before the Winter makes t ...
23 November 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Celebrations in Tian Jin diocese: 8 new priests ordained and 100 lay people Confirmed
Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Proud Catholics in Tian Jin diocese rejoiced as eight young men ordained priests at the hands of Bishop Jin Pei Xian of the diocese of Liao Ning and 100 lay people received Confirmation. The s ...
23 November 2007
ASIA/THAILAND - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: testimonial by Carmelite Prioress in Bangkok
Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations declared 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a resolution passed on 17 December 1999. The origins of November 25th go back ...
23 November 2007
AMERICA/PERU - Successful parish plan anti domestic violence in areas of high social risk
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Anti Domestic Violence Day on Sunday 25 November, a number of parishes in Lima, including the parish of Our Lady of Cocharcas, has succeeded in reducing domestic violence using a Model o ...
23 November 2007
AMERICA/UNITED STATES -The President of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference urges Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land and announces Day of Prayer for Peace Sunday 25 November
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and newly elected president of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference, has asked all Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land. The a ...
23 November 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “An election is not about personal well being it is about to whole country”: on the eve of general elections Bishop of Parramatta issues 'Pastoral Message on voting'
Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - Voting is an obligation which over-rides self interest, party affiliation, or the personal attraction of any individual politician and voters should give authority to work for the common good, ...
23 November 2007
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “Proper treatment at the service of the person”: 20th National Meeting for Health Pastoral Care
Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Portugal will hold its 20th National Meeting for Health Pastoral Care in Fatima, 26 - 29 November at the Paul VI Pastoral Centre on the theme: “Proper treatment at the service of ...
23 November 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 23 November 2007, appointed Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi (Nigeria) Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P., Superior General of the M ...
22 November 2007
VATICAN - According to Afraate the wise one “prayer comes about when Christ lives in the heart of the Christian and urges him to coherently live charitable commitment for neighbour”: the Pope's catechesis at the general audience. Appeal for Somalia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The great figure of Afraate the Wise, “one of the most important and at the same time most enigmatic personages of Syrian Christianity of the 4th century”, was the subject of Pope Bened ...
22 November 2007
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “Thank you Holy Father for mentioning the tragedy of the people of Somalia” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- “We are deeply grateful for the Holy Father's appeal which called the attention of the international community to the tragic situation of the people of Somalia” said the Catholic Bishop of ...
22 November 2007
VATICAN - “Realty, Light, Action”: a summary of the 22nd International Conference on “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick Persons”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 22nd International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, this time on the theme “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick People”, the preside ...
22 November 2007
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - To achieve justice , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The themes of peace, justice, solidarity and human rights and ecology, are given increasing emphasis in the media and in what is commonly referred to as “public opinion”, and then cleve ...
22 November 2007
AFRICA/SOMALIA - New Prime Minister appointed, conditions of civilians ever more critical: 1 million displaced
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- The President of Somalia Abdullahi Yusuf has appointed Nur “Adde” Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of the National Transition Government instead of Ali Mohamed Gedi who resigned on 29 October ...
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