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17 September 2007
VATICAN - Love for Christ, dedication to the Church, openness to others: five years since the death of Cardinal François-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan the Vatican appoints Postulator of his cause for beatification
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “A luminous witness of unity and forgiveness, of justice and peace, forged by the suffered experience of prison lived in union with Christ crucified and under the maternal protection of M ...
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17 September 2007
VATICAN - “Ecumenical cooperation in the area of the university helps maintain tension towards the desired communion among all Christians”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses Message to 10th Catholic-Orthodox Inter-Christian Symposium
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “Ecumenical cooperation in the area of university helps maintain tension towards the desired communion among all Christians. In this regard the Second Vatican Council saw in this field ...
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17 September 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - International Symposium on Child Abuse to mark centenary of don Calabria Society
Verona (Agenzia Fides) - From 4 al 6 October Verona will host the 1st International Symposium 'Children in the Shadows', on the issue of child abuse organised by the Opera (Society) Don Calabria to mark its centenary. Th ...
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17 September 2007
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ernest Bai Koroma is the new President of Sierra Leone. “Let's put our confidence in the people”, says an experienced missionary.
Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- Ernest Bai Koroma, leader of the All People’s Congress Party (APC), is the new President of Sierra Leone. This was announced in the later morning today 17 September by the Independent Elector ...
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17 September 2007
AFRICA/SUDAN - “Pressure by public opinion is fundamental for solving the crisis” says a missionary commenting Darfur Day
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)-“Pressure by public opinion is fundamental for a positive outcome to the crisis in Darfur. The government of Khartoum cannot fail to take these demonstrations into account” Fides was told by ...
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17 September 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Foundation helps destitute parents face expenses of baptism parties and schooling to guarantee children a more dignified life
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty prevents the parents of 10 million children in the Philippines, the largest Catholic country in Asia, from having their children baptised, according to Hulog ng Langit Foundation (Sent fr ...
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17 September 2007
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops Justice and Peace Commission calls on the Foreign Ministry not express abroad support for the country's anti-blasphemy laws
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Through its Commission for Justice and Peace of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference has called on the Foreign Ministry not to express abroad support for the country's 'blasphemy laws', espe ...
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17 September 2007
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Solidarity for the poor and commitment for peace: Caritas Jerusalem marks 40 years of service
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - On September 15 and 16 Caritas Jerusalem celebrated forty years of activity in the field of schooling, healthcare, support for families in need on the one hand and promotion of reconciliation ...
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17 September 2007
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic Bishops say every effort must be made to end human trafficking “ a horrific crime against the basic dignity and rights of the human person”
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Human trafficking is a horrific crime against the basic dignity and rights of the human person and all efforts must be expended to end it. In the end, we must work together---church, state, ...
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17 September 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - 16th National Youth Meeting: young communities, privileged places for learning to live as disciples and followers of Jesus Christ
Santiago del Cile (Agenzia Fides) - "Young communities, privileged places for living missionary discipleship" is the theme of the 16th National Youth Meeting which will bring together young leaders of youth groups from a ...
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17 September 2007
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Camillian Vice Province in Burkina Faso rejoices for religious profession of 14 young men
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 September in the solemn liturgical feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Camillian Vice Province in Burkina Faso lived a day of great joy and hope and confidence in the ...
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17 September 2007
ASIA/IRAQ - Six thousand cases of cholera in northern Iraq where people live without clean water or adequate drainage system
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A outbreak of cholera has infected at least 6,000 people in the northern provinces of Iraq, where 3 million people live without clean water or adequate drainage system. In recent months ten deaths ...
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17 September 2007
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Tacuarembo Hospital cares for 350,000 patients and is ready for a national health system
Tacuarembo (Agenzia Fides) - Access to technology, swift service, sound local systems, economic-financial decentralisation, are key elements for a National Health System. These elements exist at Tacuarembo Hospital.
Thi ...
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15 September 2007
VATICAN - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI receives President of the Republic of Sudan in audience: Holy See Press Office Statement
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 14 September at the Palazzo Apostolico in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI received in audience the President of the Republic of Sudan (see Fides 14/9/2007). ...
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15 September 2007
VATICAN - Made public today response from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to certain questions raised by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning artificial nutrition and hydration
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public today was a response from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to certain questions raised by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning artificial nu ...
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