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5 October 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Nigerian dioceses have benefited greatly from Fidei Donum missionaries. We are now discussing how to use them for the Nigerian Diaspora in the world ” says Nigerian national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “The Fidei Donum Encyclical of which we are celebrating the 50th anniversary is one of the most popular and it focuses almost exclusively on Africa” Mgr Hypolite Adigwe, national director of th ...
5 October 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - UN general secretary warns: “Drug trafficking is a threat to democracy in Guinea Bissau”
Bissau (Agenzia Fides)- “Drug traffickers threaten to subvert the nascent democratisation process in Guinea Bissau, entrench organised crime and undermine respect for law” UN general secretary Ban Ki-moon said in a ...
5 October 2007
ASIA/MYANMAR - October 6, Day of prayer and action for peace in Myanmar
London (Agenzia Fides) -Prayers, Meetings and Demonstrations will be held on 6 October "Day of global action” for peace in Myanmar, organised by the association Christian Solidarity Worldwide which defends the rights o ...
5 October 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Fidelity to the Pope, simplicity of life and 22 years in prison: Bishop Benedetto Cai Xiufeng of the diocese of Wuzhou, dies at the age of almost ninety
Wuzhou (Agenzia Fides) - On 20 August 2007 Bishop Benedict Cai Xiufeng, of Wuzhou (Wuchow) in the autonomous region of Guangxi of mainland China, died at almost 90 years of age after years of suffering from a heart condi ...
5 October 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Loving and helping the poor a priority for Han Dan diocese
Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - For many years Han Dan diocese in China has given priority to helping the weaker members of society, the poor, the marginalised. According to the diocesan web site, the Diocesan Centre for Catho ...
5 October 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, visits expatriate Catholics celebrating 15th anniversary of the official establishment of the Philippine immigrant Catholic community in Korea
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Philippines Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, joined Philippines expatriates for celebrations to mark the 15th anniversary of the official founding of the Philippine immigrant Cat ...
5 October 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - First Church Meeting to discuss next Pastoral Guidelines considering the conclusions of 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida and in view of the country's bi-centenary
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 600 people will gather in Santiago 10 - 12 October for the First National Church Meeting to offer the bishops suggestions for the next Pastoral Guidelines. The theme of the Meeting is ...
5 October 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - Congress on post-abortion pastoral care warns of grave consequences of abortion and informs people about post-abortion care
San Bernardo (Agenzia Fides) -"Family, Missionary of Live and Post Abortion Care" is the theme of the first national Congress on post-abortion pastoral care organised for the 5 and 6 October by the Hope Project Corporati ...
5 October 2007
AMERICA/MEXICO - Sunday 7 October the Torch of Guadalupe sets off with message of hope and love for emigrants far from family and home
Mexico (Agenzia Fides) - At 6am on Sunday 7 October, feast of Our Lady Queen of the Rosary, the Torch of Guadalupe 2007 will set out for New York where it will arrive on 12 December the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, pa ...
5 October 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - With Project Cagliero Salesians in Australia send young people on mission experience
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Project Cagliero run by the Salesians in Australia sends young people aged 20 to 30 on a missionary experience. The project draws inspiration from the experience of Giovanni Cagliero, intrepid yo ...
5 October 2007
AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Santo Domingo Catholics stand pro-life and against abortion
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic has launched an articulated anti-abortion campaign which includes, besides demonstrations, also special Masses in various parts of the country ...
4 October 2007
VATICAN - Saint Cyril of Alexandria, “tireless and steadfast witness” of Jesus Christ, Incarnate Word of God: General Audience Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on the Apostolic Fathers
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning Pope Benedict XVI arrived from Castel Gandolfo to take up residence again in the Vatican now that the Summer is over. Then, during the weekly Audience in St. Peter's Square, th ...
4 October 2007
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Motu proprio ecclesiological question , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Some say the Summorum Pontificum Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI could cause “uneasiness” because the ecclesiology present in the old Missal is “incompatible” with that which flow ...
4 October 2007
EUROPE/FRANCE - Cardinal Dias renders homage to the testimony of faith Saint Paul Tchen, in Holy Childhood Chapel in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris where the saint in buried
Paris (Agenzia Fides) - On a visit to France Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, went on October 1 to Lourdes to take part in a National Meeting for French Fidei donum missio ...
4 October 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We resolve to continue to proclaim the Word following the example of the first missionaries”: National Mission Congress 50th Fidei Donum anniversary resolutions
Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “We have just held our first National Mission Congress to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous encyclical by Pope Pius XII Fidei Donum” Mgr. Hypolite Adigwe, national director of the Pontifi ...
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