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15 November 2007
VATICAN - Benedict XVI continues his catechesis on Saint Jerome: “he placed at the centre of his life and his activity the Word of God, which shows man the path to life and reveals to him the secrets of holiness” - After the audience the Pope's prays in front of the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, at his general audience on Wednesday 14 November, continued his presentation of the figure of Saint Jerome who dedicated his life to studying the Bible an ...
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15 November 2007
VATICAN - 22nd International Conference promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care on the theme: " Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick People"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today in the world there are 390 million over the age of 65 and the number is expected to rise to 800 million by the years 2025. Five hundred million live in countries where life expecta ...
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15 November 2007
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - The Church: between fact and ideology. Rev Nicola Bux and don Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the 4th century Saint Cyril Bishop of Jerusalem. Warned pilgrims visiting the Holy Places: “…do not ask where the Church is, ask specifically for the Catholic Church” (PG 33,1048). ...
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15 November 2007
TODAY ON THE INTERNET - - “And Pius XII enlisted the Jew to save him from the Nazis” by Andrea Tornielli - “Latin, a bond of unity among peoples and cultures”, Uwe Michael Lang traces the historical evolution of the liturgical language in the Roman rite - The 9th “Catholics and Public Life” Congress in Madrid, “God in public life. The Christian proposal”.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The life of Bruno Ascoli, a Roman of, “Jewish race” according to the racial laws promulgated by Mussolini in 1938. Ascoli was baptised a month after the racial laws but it was too late ...
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15 November 2007
AFRICA/GHANA - Seminar on slavery and the continuation of the Symposium of African and European Bishops of 2004: intervention by the secretary general of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences
Cape Coast (Agenzia Fides)- The Seminar for African and European Bishops continues in Cape Coast, in Ghana, on the theme of new forms of slavery (see Fides 14/11/2007). The Seminar is a new step in collaboration among th ...
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15 November 2007
AFRICA - Energy for Africa: agreement signed in Rome in the context of World Energy Congress
Roma (Agenzia Fides)- The World Economic Forum and the World Energy Council have signed an agreement to reduce the shortage of energy in Africa. The agreement was signed yesterday, 14 November, in Rome in the context of ...
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15 November 2007
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Following the assault on Bakassi peninsula: Nigeria and Cameroon continue to collaborate
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides)- After the assault in which thirty men were killed in the peninsula of Bakassi (see Fides 14/11/2007) the mixed Cameroonian Nigerian Commission is meeting for its 20th session to settle last deta ...
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15 November 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops' Conference convokes Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, on 18 November calling for special prayers for peace in the Holy Land
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - In answer to a call from the Catholic charity organisation Aid to the Church in Need ACN, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Chile has convoked a Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Churc ...
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15 November 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solemn vows at Saint Cecilia Monastic Congregation: a new Order of Brothers who contemplate God through sacred music and liturgy
Caçapava do Sul (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 17 November Brother Misael of the Most Holy Trinity OSC, a member of the Monastic Congregation of Saint Cecilia, will make his perpetual vows, Brother Marcos of Santa Helena ...
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15 November 2007
AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Our opposition to abortion is not based on premises of a religious nature; the right of every human being to be born is a right inscribed in human nature": Bishops state
Florida (Agenzia Fides) - During a plenary assembly 7-14 November in Florida to discuss Pastoral Guidelines for 2008-2012, will be approved in April next year, the Catholic Bishops of Uruguay reflected on the socio-polit ...
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15 November 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Aboriginal Australian artist works with World Youth Day 2008
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The organisers of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney 15 to 20 July, have announced that Australian Aboriginal Richard Campbell will soon be working with them. Several WYD products will bear some of h ...
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14 November 2007
VATICAN - Updated after forty years the Organisation of the Synod of Bishops: Archbishop Eterovic, underlines the importance of next Synod of Bishops on the Word of God
City (Agenzia Fides) - After forty years the Synod of Bishops has been re-organised on the basis of experience accumulated in this time and in response to indications from Pope Benedict XVI. First of all it was urgent to ...
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14 November 2007
VATICAN - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops offer Ten Tools for family media use - More high ranking prelates of the Roman Curia protest against scandal of illegal vendors on Via della Conciliazione - “Jesus of Nazareth" by Benedict XVI best seller in Peru
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops statement "Families and Advertising: Ten Tools by Canadian Bishops", to help families use the various forms of home media. - More high ranking prela ...
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14 November 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - “La vita familiare cristiana & il Magistero della Chiesa”: a book on the illumination and formation of the conscience proper to the Magisterium
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “The issue of marriage and the family is ever more central in the present debate on the foundations of civil society. The voice of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church is the bearer of a messag ...
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14 November 2007
AMERICA/PERU - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - “Jesus de Nazareth” best seller in Peru
- According to the archdiocese of Lima in Peru, the latest book by Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, is most popular religious book in the country and a best seller for 2007. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 14/11/2007; Righe 9 ...
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