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26 July 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - In Assisi 4th national week of missionary formation and spirituality: “Narrators of Hope in the World”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - At least 130 pastoral workers, priests, missionaries and active lay adults and young people have signed up for the traditional national week of missionary formation and spirituality to be held in A ...
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26 July 2006
AFRICA/ D. R. CONGO - Infancy denied: 1,200 deaths every day, half are children
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of three countries with the highest rates of infant morality in the world: more children under five die here than in China which has a population twenty thre ...
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26 July 2006
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - First anti-retroviral therapy in rural areas starting with Moma
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Moma on the Mozambique coast, 250 from Nampula, the country’s third largest city is one of the poor parts of one of the world’s poorest countries. Here Cuamm-Medici with Africa have reorganise ...
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26 July 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - Mary and Asian-Oceania Religious: importance of prayer and contemplative life to face pastoral challenges in the region
Zhang Hua (Agenzia Fides) - Marian spirituality, theology of contemplation in the light of a relationship with Mary, a Marian theological reflection “Blessed are women of faith: women religious of Asia-Oceania called t ...
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26 July 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "The Catholic Church faithful to her principles and calling to serve, will continue to listen, dialogue and collaborate positively in the process of the transformation of society in reciprocal respect and in defence of fundamental principles and values": Bishops’ Conference Statement
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In our country there is a public argument caused by conflicting ideas on sensitive issues", the Catholic Bishops of Boliva say in a statement on the position of the local Catholic Church as the ...
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25 July 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI visits parish church of Rhemes Saint-Georges in Val d’Aosta: “God does not oppose violence with stronger violence. To violence he opposes the very opposite: love, to the very end, to His Cross. This is God’s humble way of winning: with His love - and this is the only possible way - He limits violence.”
Les Combes (Agenzia Fides) - In the late afternoon of Sunday 23 July, the day he had called the Church everywhere to pray for peace in the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI made an unexpected visit to pray for peace at the ...
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25 July 2006
VATICAN - “GOD’S HOUSE, STONES, SOUNDS AND COLOURS” Bishop Mauro Piacenza - “Sacred Music one of the cultural treasures of the Church ” (part 3)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the vast, agitated and travailed sea of ‘sacred’ Music what is to be done? Certainly formation is the first task, and in the first place formation of the clergy, called to be promote ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - First round of talks between Government and Lord’s Resistance Army militias. “a first important towards peace” says Rome based Community of S. Egidio
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- The first week of peace talks between the Ugandan government and the LRA Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group ended yesterday 24 July.
The delegations met in Juba, government the capital of Sout ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “Vote for a better future!” Catholic Bishops lengthy Pastoral Letter in view of end of year elections
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- In a pastoral Letter on elections to be held at the end of this year, dated July 14 and entitled “The Truth Shall set you Free” the Catholic Bishops of Zambia say “The coming elections offer ...
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25 July 2006
AMERICA/CANADA - Catholic Bishops of Canada urge government to concretely express the compassion of the people of Canada towards all the evacuees particularly those in Lebanon, by setting up a substantial emergency fund towards this humanitarian crisis and to act firmly making sure this humanitarian aid is conveyed
Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Canada issued a public statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon, expressing deep concern for with massive displacement of population who now risk hunger, thirst and ...
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25 July 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Media conference today in Beijing: hepatitis B vaccine for 11 million children. It is hoped this will prevent 200.000 deaths caused by possible chronic consequences
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Eleven million children in China are being vaccinated against Hepatitis B thanks to a campaign launched by GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation in collaboration with the Chinese gover ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Open at last St. George's Clinic in Ngugo, six beds and even a small operating theatre
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Recently a new Catholic medical clinic with six emergency beds and a small operating theatre was opened in Ngugo in Nigeria. St. George's Clinic is the fruit of an Italian initiative of collaborati ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - After 13 years Unione Medico Missionaria Italiana concludes longest service of the poor in a third world country
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - After 13 years of mission among the poor people of Mishikishi, in Zambia, the Unione Medico Missionaria Italiana UMMI has concluded its activity and withdrawn.
Since 1993 UMMI has worked in Zambi ...
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25 July 2006
AMERICA/PERU - “Corruption and partisan interests must give way to the one and only target for a good government, the common good” Catholic Bishops tell new government
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In a message on the occasion of the 185th anniversary of the country’s independence, the president of the Peruvian Catholic Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte of Trujillo to ...
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25 July 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholic Bishops call for immediate cease fire in the Middle East and restoration of law and order, appeal for humanitarian aid
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In a press statement the Catholic Bishops of Mexico have voiced deep concern for the loss of life and material goods in the Middle East and implore from the God of life the gift of peace. In ...
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