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29 August 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We are Missionaries of Great Joy”: 1st National Mission Congress of the Holy Childhood Association of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Nigeria
Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- “We are Missionaries of Great Joy” was the theme of the First National Mission Congress of the Holy Childhood Association of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Nigeria. It was held August 1 - 4 ...
29 August 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Wu Qiao parish starts St Francis Xavier Association to continue the work of the patron Saint of Missions
Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) - As part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the diocese of Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou), He Bei province, the Catholic parish of Wu Qiao decided to start a St Francis Xavier Missi ...
29 August 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Spreading God’s Love to Transform Ecuador: 1,000 students take part in Mission Ecuador 2006, evangelisation and social service to assist those in need
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - At least 1,000 college students will take part in Mission Ecuador 2006 1-10 September with activities of evangelisation and social assistance organised for the third consecutive year by Loja Techn ...
28 August 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe his Special Envoy to Asian Mission Congress in Thailand in October
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Metropolitan Archbishop of di Naples (Italy), his Special Envoy to the Asian Mission Congress, in Chang Mai (Thail ...
28 August 2006
AMERICA/JAMAICA - Bishop of Mandeville resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 8 August 2006, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica), presented by Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett ...
28 August 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala resigns and successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 19 August 2006, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Kampala (Uganda), presented by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, in ...
28 August 2006
VATICAN - At the Angelus prayer the Pope recalls Saint Augustine and his mother Saint Monica: to Mary “we entrust Christian parents that like Monica they may accompany the growth of their children with their example and their prayers. To the Virgin Mother of God we also entrust young people that, like Augustine, they may seek Christ, the fullness of Truth and Love”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - At midday on Sunday 27 August Pope Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Angelus prayer with several hundred people gathered in the inner courtyard of his Summer Residence in Castel Gan ...
28 August 2006
ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope creates the diocese of Banmaw and appoints first Bishop
Vatican Service (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 August 2006, created the diocese of Banmaw (Myanmar) with territory taken from the diocese of Myitkyina, making it suffragan of the archdiocese ...
28 August 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Apostolic Prefecture of Kiangchow mourns first Bishop Augustine Zheng Shouduo, 15 years of forced labour borne with courage and humility
Kiangchow (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Augustine Zheng Shouduo of the apostolic prefecture of Kiangchow (Xinjiang/ Yuncheng) Shanxi province, 670 km south west of Beijing died on Sunday 16 July 2006 at the age of 89, at the ...
28 August 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Assessing fruits of Summer catechetical courses in Catholic communities all over the country
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen children in the faith and lead other children to the faith; to include elements of Chinese culture in the teaching of Christianity to make it more easy to understand; to educate to ...
28 August 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - Government and rebels agree on a cease fire. “A definite step towards peace but more effort is needed to obtain a lasting result”
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “This is a step in the right direction for peace, but prudence is necessary because the path to a lasting agreement is still long” a local Church source in Kampala, capital of Uganda, told Fi ...
28 August 2006
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Elections in Congo. “Voters pass maturity test. Now it is up to politicians to demonstrate their sense of responsibility” says local Catholic priest
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The result might be a surprise for the international community but not for us here in Congo” a Catholic priest in Kinshasa Fr Valer Shango told Fides with regard to the outcome of elections ...
28 August 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese focuses on formation to help the laity live the faith in daily life
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Aware that lay Christians need proper formation in the faith in order to live their faith in Jesus Christ in daily life, Hong Kong diocese has made formation of the laity a major priority. The ...
29 July 2006
INSTRUMENTUM MENSIS IULII PRO LECTURA MAGISTERII SUMMI PONTIFICI BENEDICTI XVI, PRO EVANGELIZATIONE IN TERRIS MISSIONUM
The month of July for Pope Benedict XVI started with his third Apostolic visit outside Italy, when he travelled to Valencia, in Spain, to take part in the 5th World Meeting of Families promoted by the Pontifical Council ...
28 July 2006
EUROPE - Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Europe object to EU funding of research which implies directly or indirectly the destruction of human embryos
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Europe Set Back For The Protection Of Embryos: The European Union Faces A Major Bioethical Challenge” is the title of a statement issued 27 by the Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference ...
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