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22 December 2005
AMERICA/PERU - “Priests for New Evangelisation” is the theme of the 11th Course of Ongoing Formation for Clergy to be held 16 January - 3 February 2006 in Lima
Lima (Fides Service) -The 11th course of ongoing formation for clergy to be held 16 January - 3 February 2006 at Villa Marista, Santa Eulalia in Lima. The aim of course of which the theme is “Priests for New Evangeli ...
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22 December 2005
AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Christmas is the irruption of something "new" which we can neither buy nor manipulate nor adapt to meet our own will or whim” says President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay
San José y Flores (Fides Service) - Bishop Pablo Galimberti, Bishop of San José di Maggio and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay (CEU), recently told Radio Maria Uruguay that “Christmas is th ...
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22 December 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - Stars Singers “messengers of charity and peace”: “even children can do something to change the world and to help other less fortunate children”
Berlin (Fides Service) - “You are messengers of charity and peace” Angela Merkel, the new Chancellor of Germany told a group of Holy Childhood children, known here as Stern Singers, who visited her at the Federal Ch ...
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22 December 2005
ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren Catholic University organises Christmas Market a moment of Chinese/German cultural exchange
Taipei (Fides Service) - In view of Christmas Fu Ren Catholic University in Taipei has inaugurated a special Christmas Market. The occasion is also the 80th anniversary of the foundation the famous University and the pur ...
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22 December 2005
ASIA/HOLY LAND - “God created you not to fear or to kill each other but to love each other, to build and to cooperate together””: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem addresses Christmas Message to all the people of the Holy Land
Jerusalem (Fides Service) - The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah sent a message addressed “to all Palestinians and to all Israelis” in which he reiterated the message of the Angels on Christmas day “not ...
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22 December 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In Advent the Church holds Day of Charity “Blessed are the merciful”
Seoul (Fides Service) - “Blessed are the merciful” is the theme of Advent Charity Day organised by the Catholic community in Korea. Bishop Lazzaro You Heung-sik, President of the Korean Bishops’ Commission for Cari ...
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21 December 2005
AMERICA/PERU - To highlight the real meaning of Christmas the Church in Arequipa organises reflection on various themes, community prayers and Nativity Scenes exhibition
Arequipa (Fides Service) - The Peruvian diocese of Arequipa has organised a series of cultural and religious events to help people rediscover the authentic meaning of Christmas. Hundreds of people take part in the daily ...
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21 December 2005
AMERICA/MEXICO - “An anti conception and anti birth mentality deriving from a mentality of abortion has produced a plot against life which strikes at the development and growth of our young people, marriage and the family”: conclusion of Seminar on Bio-ethics
Cuernavaca (Fides Service) - “At this moment the people of this Continent feel the need to hear the voices of the bishops who confirm the value and inviolability of life. If at the end of the last century the Church co ...
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21 December 2005
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at general audience: “While a certain modern and consumerist culture tends to remove Christian symbols from the celebration of Christmas may we all strive to retain the value of Christmas traditions which are part of the heritage of our faith and our culture, to transmit them to the new generations”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The mystery of Christmas was the theme of the catechesis given by Pope Benedict XVI at the general audience in St Peter’s Square this morning: “in this last week of Advent the liturgies ...
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21 December 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Festival at Hong Kong University draws crowds of students, non Christians in particular
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - A successful Catholic Festival was recently organised by the Catholic Students Association at Hong Kong City University. The aim was to give non Christian students friends and benefactors an o ...
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21 December 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pontifical Mission Societies in Pakistan involve Catholic school children in solidarity initiatives to help less fortunate children
Lahore (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Pakistan, Holy Childhood office, involves Catholic school children in songs, prayers and festivities to collect funds in aid of the poor.
The children sing to ...
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21 December 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Christmas on television: TV programme in Bengali tells the life and message of Christ
New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Life and Message of Christ is being shown on television at Christmas in India as part of a morning meditation programme. ETV Bangla launched a series of 15 episodes in Bengali to explain t ...
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21 December 2005
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Clear lead of “yes” votes in referendum to approve new Constitution. “This is the civil and peaceful response from a people who suffered so much in so many years of violence and abuse” says local missionary
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “Yes” votes should make a clear win in the referendum on the Constitution in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to the first official results after a third of the votes had been coun ...
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21 December 2005
AFRICA/ANGOLA - UN High Commission for Refugees voluntary repatriation programme completed
Luanda (Fides Service) - The repatriation of a group of 42 Angolan refugees from Botswana last Sunday 18 December marked the end of a three year voluntary repatriation programme launched by the United Nations High Commis ...
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21 December 2005
ASIA - Tsunami, one year on: Caritas Internationalis renews long term commitment. Programmes for 450 million dollars in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Caritas tsunami response saved lives, gave hope and helped prevent violence and the outbreak of epidemics. It has been a success but we still have a huge task ahead of us in ensuring th ...
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