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28 October 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Amidst rising hopes although violence continues government and Tamil separatist rebels resume talks
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Hopes rise in Sri Lanka as the government and the Tamil separatists start a new two day session of talks 28 and 29 October in Geneva with the mediation of a delegation from Norway.
The first ai ...
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28 October 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Catholic Media Education produces “little film directors”
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Around 35 people gathered at SIBC Conference Hall, on 21st October, 2006 for the 2006 Media Education Presentation for School students. Teachers, facilitators, animators and special guests join ...
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27 October 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in view of Pope Benedict’s visit next month
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - "I Believe" is the title of a Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church prepared by the aid agency of Pontifical right, Aid to the Church in Need, on the occasion of th ...
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27 October 2006
VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD, Mgr Massimo Camisasca - “Remaining in the presence of Christ, vicars of Christ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There exists one chief aspect of the life of those whom Christ has chosen for the vocation of priests, an aspect overlooked by the majority. The priestly vocation fills life with responsibi ...
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27 October 2006
EUROPE/BELGIUM - "Brussels, All Saints 2006": 4th Congress on Evangelisation reflects on faith and modern culture to render the Church visible and close to all
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - From 28th October to 5 November Brussels will host a Congress on Evangelisation. The aim is “to render the Church visible and close to all” Cardinal Godfried Danneels Catholic Archbishop o ...
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27 October 2006
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Catholics commemorate Archbishop Munzihirwa of Bukavu, murdered ten years ago. Two candidates in second round of elections for Presidency on Sunday
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 October the Catholic Church in Congo, particularly the archdiocese of Bukavu will commemorate Archbishop Munzihirwa of Bukavu shot dead in an ambush ten years ago. Cristophe Munzihirwa Mwen ...
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27 October 2006
AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Between 300 and 400 cases of suicide a year: alarm in Mauritius. A nun says: “People no longer entrust themselves to God. Life is routine, work centred”
Port Louis (Agenzia Fides)- In Mauritius in the Indian Ocean there is alarm for the number of cases of suicide, between 300 and 400 a year, according to a local Catholic weekly La Vie Catholique. Considering that every c ...
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27 October 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Schools in Andra Pradesh form Harmony Clubs for inter-religious dialogue and prayer
Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - To build harmony among young Indians of different religious and to promote peace and encourage dialogue and mutual respect, the Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops’ ...
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27 October 2006
ASIA/JAPAN - Missionary vitality of the Church in Japan: 361 Japanese Catholic missionaries ad gentes all over the world
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Japanese Missionaries Association the Church in Japan has 361 missionaries ad gentes, priests, religious and lay persons who are helping to spread the Good News in many parts of t ...
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26 October 2006
AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Appointment of Rector inter-diocesan Seminary in Yopougon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 1 September 2006, appointed Rev. Jean Dago Belli Rector of the Inter-Diocesan Seminary for Philosophy i ...
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26 October 2006
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Ecclesiastic Celibacy in the present-day secularised context
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The sad case of African Bishop Milingo reopened the controversial question of marriage for priests, perhaps updated as an opportunity or convenience to avoid cases of paedophilia and homose ...
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26 October 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI says Paul of Tarsus is an example to follow: “The important thing is to put Jesus Christ at the centre of our life so that our identity is essentially marked by encounter and communion with Christ and with his word”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During his weekly audience on Wednesday 25 October, having concluded his reflections on the twelve Apostles Pope Benedict XVI said he was beginning a new series of meditations on prominent ...
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26 October 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses Military Ordinaries: “The Church is by nature missionary and her first task is evangelisation which aims to announce and bear witness to Christ and promote in every environment and culture his Gospel of peace and love”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, the Holy Father received participants in the fifth international congress of Military Ordinaries. The congress marks the twentieth anniversary of the Apostolic Constitution "S ...
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26 October 2006
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - One hundred images of Our Lady from all over the Philippines on show in Manila exhibition organised by Radio Veritas
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - One hundred images of the Blessed Virgin Mary from all over the Philippines on show in Manila, are a sign of the deep devotion for Mary among the people of this country. The images are part of a ...
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26 October 2006
AMERICA/CANADA - Preparations continue for 49th International Eucharistic Congress in June 2008: deepening knowledge of the significance of the Eucharist for the Christian life
Quebec (Agenzia Fides) - In a meeting of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference, 16-20 October in Quebec, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec spoke about preparations for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress i ...
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