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22 May 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI recalls at the Regina Cæli that the Feast of the Lord’s Ascension “reveals the lofty calling of every human person” and prompts use of the media “to spread the Gospel and promote solidarity among peoples”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The twofold significance of the Feast of the Ascension which will be celebrated on Thursday 25 May, and in some countries the following Sunday, was the theme of the reflection proposed to ...
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22 May 2006
VATICAN - “We can only give true social justice if this is done in view of genuine solidarity which demands living and operating always for each other and never against or to the disadvantage of others.”: the Pope addresses participants at a Meeting promoted by the Centesimus Annus Foundation
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We can only give true social justice if this is done in view of genuine solidarity which demands living and operating always for each other and never against or to the disadvantage of ot ...
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22 May 2006
EUROPE - Catholic women religious organise various initiatives of women to prevent prostitution during the World Football Championships in Germany
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Union of the European Conferences of Religious Major Superiors UCESM, is giving full support to initiatives promoted by a number of religious congregations of women to prevent sexual abuse an ...
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22 May 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Anti-conversion law does not come into force in Rajasthan: Governor sends it back to legislative assembly
Jaipur (Fides Service) - A small victory won by the Christian community in Rajasthan opens the door for hope: Mrs Pratibha Patil the state governor refused to sign an anti-conversion Bill sending it back to the state par ...
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22 May 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Growing numbers of Sri Lankan refugees reach safety in India. Call from religious leaders: “massacre of the innocents must stop”
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Over one thousand people fleeing war in northern Sri Lanka have arrived in the southern Indian region of Tamil Nadu, most of them by boat across the strait which separates the two countries. A w ...
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22 May 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic Church in Australia has called for more assistance for Aboriginal communities particularly victims of abuse
Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Australia has again raised its voice in support of Aboriginal Australians. The archdiocese of Adelaide has called on religious groups to do more to help indigenous communities af ...
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22 May 2006
AMERICA - Discuss and Study Catholic identity and mission in the world of Television: Latin American Conference on Catholic Television opens today
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Directors and producers of Catholic television programmes from more than 20 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting in Medellin, Colombia, for the Latin American Confer ...
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20 May 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI appoints Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Archbishop of Naples, and Cardinal Ivan Dias as new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 20 May 2006 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the metropolitan archdiocese of Naples, Italy, presented by Cardinal Michele Giorda ...
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20 May 2006
EUROPE/SPAIN - PMS organises first Holy Childhood Javierada as part of initiatives to mark 500th anniversary of the birth of St Francis Xavier : “Feel Mission in your Heart!”
Navarra (Fides Service) - The Spanish office for Holy Childhood and the dioceses of Pamplona, Logroño, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Saragozza, Tarazona, Burgos, Barbastro and Huesca, invited PMS delegations and dio ...
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20 May 2006
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Promotion and protection of the rights and living conditions of children and adolescents: International Interdisciplinary Conference on Children's Rights closes in Ghent
Rome (Fides Service) - An International Interdisciplinary Conference on Children's Rights organised by the IAP Inter-University Attraction Poles in Ghent, Belgium has just ended. IAP members are the three most important ...
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20 May 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - CISRO International Centre for Studies and Research in Venice issues 3rd edition multilingual six-monthly review Oasis which offers space for debate on international terrorism
Rome (Fides Service) - The third issue of Oasis review sponsored by the archdiocese of Venice opens with a reflection by the Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn with the title “Paths of Mission” on the ...
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20 May 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - Eighteen deacons and a priest from six different countries not only African ordained in Makuyu
Makuyu (Fides Service) - Great celebrations on 13 May at the Salesian mission in Makuyu for the ordination of 18 deacons and one priest. The solemn Mass with the rite of ordination was presided by Bishop Peter Kihara of ...
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20 May 2006
AMERICA/CHILE - “Catechists: we announce the Living Christ”: Catechists Day because only the announcement of the Living Christ can meet the deepest longings of the human heart and mind
Santiago (Fides Service) - On Saturday 27 May Catholics in Chile will celebrate annual Catechists Day organised by the Chilean Bishops’ Commission for Catechesis. The Day is an opportunity to thank the Lord for callin ...
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20 May 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya and Brazil joint proposal World Health Organisation for greater investment in marginal diseases
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Health Ministers of Kenya and Brazil have united to propose to the next assembly of the World Health Organisation a resolution for greater investment for marginal diseases. Although the latter ...
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20 May 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Free healthcare offered by Tai Yuan Cathedral shows loving face of God through work of Catholic doctors and volunteers
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - Over 700 citizens were visited or treated by a doctor in the first 4 hours of Free Healthcare Day organised by the Cathedral Charity Service diocese of Tai Yuan, in the province of Shan Xi. The ...
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