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4 July 2007
AFRICA/MALAWI - The Pope accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Lilongwe and appoints successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 4 July 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Lilongwe (Malawi), presented by Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori, in confor ...
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3 July 2007
VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Polish (1) The Christian Roots of the Peoples of Europe
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The noble son of Poland, the venerated and venerable Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, successor of Peter with the name John Paul II, had at heart the Christian roots of Europe as it is seen from the ...
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3 July 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - More family and more formation: challenge for Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Italy Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Formation throughout the country: from the family to animation, from prayer to social commitment. These are the guidelines of the formative proposal of Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo (RnS) for 20 ...
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3 July 2007
EUROPE/CROATIA - Vocations in Europe: sowing seeds of hope. Final statement of European Vocations Service Conference
Baške Uštarije (Agenzia Fides) - The European Vocations Service EVS held its annual conference at Baške Uštarije in Croatia from 28 June to 1 July. The dioceses of Zadar and Gospić welcomed some 50 directors of ...
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3 July 2007
AFRICA/KENYA - Clashes continue between police and members of the Mungiki sect: at least 112 persons killed during the month of June
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- A tragic June for clashes between police forces and criminal gangs in Kenya. According to the local police at least 112 persons were killed in clashes between the police and criminal gangs includ ...
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3 July 2007
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - International Red Cross concerned about violence against civilians in east Congo
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- The International Red Cross has voiced deep concern for abuse and violence committed in South Kivu in the east of Democratic Congo. “The International Red Cross Committee is deeply concerned at ...
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3 July 2007
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “A special bond exists between the bishop and religious life because both are called to live the Christian life in its most perfect form ”: Bishops Plenary Assembly focuses on Consecrated Life
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - 'Consecrated Life as a gift of God to the Particular Church' is the theme of a Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia which started on 2 July with a discourse by Confere ...
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3 July 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops prepare Statement for Social Justice Sunday 30 September 2007
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council is now preparing for the launch of the Australia Catholic Bishops' 2007 Social Justice Sunday Statement in September. In this year's Statement, Who ...
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3 July 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Blessed Vurgin Mary welcomed to Sydney: to make a 12 month pilgrimage across the dioceses of Australia
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The symbols of the world's largest youth event - the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady - arrived in Australia in Sunday 1 July ahead of a day of welcome celebrations in Sydney. The 3.8 ...
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2 July 2007
VATICAN - “Those who belong to the truth will never be slaves of power, instead they will freely choose to serve others”: Pope Benedict XVI at Angelus reflects on the theme “freedom and following Christ” - appeal for Colombia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his midday Angelus reflection on Sunday 1 July, addressing thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI took inspiration from the readings of the 13th Sunday ...
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2 July 2007
VATICAN - “Witnesses of Hope for a Christian Humanism on the Maritime World ”: Message to the People of the Sea at the end of the 22nd the World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea
Gdynia (Agenzia Fides) - From Gdynia, in Poland participants at the 22nd World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea launch a message of solidarity with the People of the Sea.
“We are aware of and we denounce with ...
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2 July 2007
EUROPE/GEORGIA - “The Catholic community in Georgia is small but active and united ” says Mgr. Giuseppe Pasotto, Apostolic Administrator of the Caucuses of the Latins
Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides)- “I invited the John XXIII Community to work in Georgia to put its special charisma at the service of the marginalised in the light of the love of Christ and at the disposal of our Church and lo ...
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2 July 2007
EUROPE/GEORGIA - "John XXIII Community arrived ten days ago and is and already in action ”: Fides speaks with project leader
Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides)- The John XXIII Community has only just arrived in Georgia but it is already at work to provide assistance and promote development. “We started our activity about 10 days ago at Georgia's main p ...
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2 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Sixty years ago it opened as a book shop, today ATC is an important publishing house which promotes Christian literature in India
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - From book shop specialised in selling prayer books, missals and Christian literature for seminaries and institutes of formation sixty years ago, the ATC (Asian Trading Corporation) today is an ...
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2 July 2007
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Dominican Province of the Philippines is set to open a Catholic university in Colombo which will depend on the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - According to provincial, Father Edmund C. Nantes, O.P., the Dominican Province of the Philippines in cooperation with the archdiocese of Colombo and its Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis is ...
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