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19 November 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses Societies of Apostolic Life, dependent on Propaganda Fide: “ mission ad gentes is still only beginning, and the Lord is summoning us, all of us, to be committed wholeheartedly to its service ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on November 16 received in audience participants at a Meeting for General Superiors of Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life, promoted by the Congregatio ...
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19 November 2007
VATICAN - TODAY ON THE INTERNET- Interview with Cardinal Bertone, Holy See Secretary of State: in Argentina the Gospel meets Cultures - VE Multimedios Catholic Association offers virtual Course on Vatican II - School of Evangelisation in Venice
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An interview with Cardinal Bertone who just returned from Argentina, is published in the Italian daily edition of the Osservatore Romano of 18 November. Among the questions: “What did yo ...
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19 November 2007
AFRICA/GHANA - “The Catholic Bishops of Europe and Africa have addressed a letter to the Heads of State on both continents on the scandal of new forms of slavery” the Secretary General of the Council of the Bishops' Conference of Europe told Fides
Cape Coast (Agenzia Fides)- “We experienced our being Catholics, in the “universal” sense, and discussed our common responsibility with regard to the scandal of new forms of slavery” Mgr Aldo Giordano, Secretary ...
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19 November 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “There is an urgent need for knowledge sharing and economic cooperation between Africa and the Diaspora,” says President of South Africa
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- Sharing resources and experience to help Africa and the African Diaspora to growth together. This was the call launched by President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa at when he addressed the Afri ...
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19 November 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparing Advent and Christmas: Tai Pei archdiocese holds Day of Formation for those responsible for organising catechesis and catechists
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Celebrating Advent and Christmas” was the theme chosen for the 2nd Formation Day for catechists and for those responsible organising catechism held 17 November at the Catechism Centre of t ...
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19 November 2007
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Ecumenical solidarity in Bangladesh assists Sidr cyclone victims
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - In the disaster caused by cyclone Sidr - forecasted as it approached the Bangladesh coast - Christians of different denominations worked together to prepare a machine of solidarity.
An ecumenical ...
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19 November 2007
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “From Aparecida towards 3rd National Mission Congress”: National Mission Meeting discusses Aparecida document and launches Great Continental Mission
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 12 to 14 November the offices of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela hosted the 35th National Mission Meeting. Participants included mission delegates from dioceses and apostolic Vicariate ...
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19 November 2007
AMERICA/MEXICO - “We are ready to undertake a new lap of our pastoral journey declaring ourselves in permanent state of mission”: Bishops message at the end of plenary assembly
Lago de Guadalupe (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the plenary assembly 12- 16 November the Bishops of Mexico addressed message to the people of God on the main challenges facing the Church and society today. The Bishops ...
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19 November 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Randwick Racecourse will host World Youth Day evening Vigil and World Youth Day Mass, as twinning between young people across Ocean continues
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The organisers of World Youth Day announced with joy that the government of New South Wales has said Randwick Racecourse is willing to host the World Youth Day evening Vigil and World Youth Day M ...
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19 November 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - “To fight AIDS young people must be educated to chastity, fidelity and abstinence”: Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago opposes official government campaign
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fernando Chomalí, auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile openly criticised an anti-AIDS campaign promoted by the health ministry which promotes the use of condoms.
The Bishop said this ...
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17 November 2007
Instrumentum mensis Octobris pro lectura Magisterii Summi Pontifici Benedicti XVI, pro evangelizatione in terris missionum
On October 5th the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI granted an audience to the members of the International Theological Commission on the occasion of the Commission's plenary session. In his address the Pope dwelt on the i ...
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16 November 2007
AFRICA/GHANA - There are over 27 million modern slaves: intervention by the secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples at Seminar on New Forms of Slavery promoted by the Catholic Bishops of Africa and Europe
Cape Coast (Agenzia Fides)- In our world today 27 million people live in an enslaved condition. This was affirmed by Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants an ...
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16 November 2007
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “A history making step towards a world without the death penalty”: S. Egidio statement after a Resolution for a Moratorium for Capital Punishment is passed by the UN general assembly
New York (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a decisive contribution to accelerate a process which has seen since the 1990s fifty countries renounce the use of the death penalty and its restriction in many other countries, beca ...
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16 November 2007
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Local community of Oblate Missionaries of Immaculate Mary assists cyclone victims
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The local community of Oblate Missionaries of Immaculate Mary in Bangladesh has mobilised to provide assistance to victims of recent devastating cyclones which destroyed homes and crops in July an ...
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16 November 2007
AMERICA/ECUADOR - A study grant for a seminarian from Ecuador will continue the work of evangelisation via the media, undertaken by Fr Cirillo Tescaroli
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Fr Cirillo Tescaroli, Italian Comboni missionary and tireless evangeliser through press, radio and television, who dedicated his life to proclaiming the Good News through the media, died on 30 Sep ...
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