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8 November 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Commemorating 14 year old Mexican martyr José Luis who died with the cry “Long live Christ the King!”
Rome (Fides Service) - On Thursday 10 November at 3.30pm Pontifical College Regina Apostolorum in Rome will host a Conference “Corazon Cristero. José Luis, a martyr aged 14” to commemorate José Luis Sanchez de Rio, ...
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8 November 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians and Muslims in the context of the Indian subcontinent share witness to God’s primacy: seminar 10 - 15 December Lahore
Lahore (Fides Service) - ‘Christians and Muslims: common witness of God’s primacy in the context of the Indian subcontinent’, is the theme of a seminary to be held in Lahore 10 - 15 December. The aim is to foster c ...
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8 November 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics commemorate loved ones on 2 November: 4,000 gather for Mass at Beijing Catholic Cemetery
Beijing (Fides Service) - On November 2 in communion with the universal Church Catholics in China too prayed for the souls of the faithful departed. Over 4,000 Catholics from all over the city gathered at Beijing’s Ca ...
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8 November 2005
AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawi chaos ever more chaotic : corruption accusations against president could stop international food aid, famine ever closer
Lilongwe (Fides Service)- The battle between Malawi’s national leaders continues other while the country’s serious food shortage is ever more critical and famine ever closer. On Thursday 3 November vice president Cas ...
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8 November 2005
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Presidential elections second round. Catholic Bishops urge electors to vote according to conscience
Monrovia (Fides Service)- “The second round of presidential elections is taking place today 8 November in a climate of serenity without incidents” said local Catholic church sources in Monrovia capital of Liberia. Af ...
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8 November 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - “Towards hospital without pain”: Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital project for bedside pain measuring system
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first “Hospital without Pain” was started in Seattle by John Bonica in the 1950s. But it only in 1992 that St-Luc Hospital Montreal (Canada) launched an international project which has the ...
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7 November 2005
AMERICA/PERU - 26th Week of Theological Reflection 15-18 November in Lima on the theme “The presence of John Paul II in Peru”
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The John Paul II Superior Institute of Theological Studies has organised the 26th Week of Theological Reflection to be held 15-18 November in Lima on the theme “The presence of John Paul II in P ...
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7 November 2005
VATICAN - “Like Mary, may the Church be a docile handmaid of God’s word proclaiming it with ever firmer trust”: in his Angelus reflection Pope Benedict XVI recalls the 40th anniversary of the Dei Verbum Constitution issued by the Second Vatican Council
Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his Angelus reflection on Sunday 6 November when he addressed people gathered in St Peter’s square to receive his Blessing, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the 40th anniversary of the Dei V ...
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7 November 2005
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Rather than a subject to study, development is doing … and giving of self” says directress of Social Action Programme in Kimbondo, an outlying district of Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “The only means we had were a Christian spirit and a little common sense. Something had to be done to improve the standard of living of 12,000 people, the women especially” says Congolese la ...
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7 November 2005
EUROPE/SPAIN - In a message to participants at the 1st International University Eucharistic Congress Pope Benedict encourages them to "render worthy and constant homage to Christ present in the Most Holy Eucharist; meditate, live and teach its singular importance in the life of Christians”
Murcia (Fides Service) - The 1st International University Eucharistic Congress to be held 9 to 13 November promoted by the San Antonio Catholic University in Murcia (UCAM) will reflect on the theme “The Eucharist, hear ...
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7 November 2005
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - International community committed to fostering dialogue between government and opposition to avoid further incidents and victims
Addis Ababa (Fides Service)- “Unfortunately there is little space for dialogue and the situation precipitated into violence” said local sources in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia where at least 40 people were killed ...
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7 November 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Dialogue and the extraordinary power of love, antidote to violence and hatred: Papal Nuncio visiting conflict torn states in north east India reminds Christians to be builders of peace
New Delhi (Fides Service) - “Use the extraordinary power of love to counter violence and hatred”: this advice was offered by Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana Papal Nuncio in India during a recent first visit to the tr ...
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7 November 2005
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the light of the Gospel identify threats posed by cultures, particularly threats to the faith and the values of the Kingdom of Heaven: goals of ‘Ongoing Symposium on Evangelising Cultures’ stage 2
Bogota (Fides Service) - Ecclesial and university experts from Colombia and other countries will attend stage 2 of an ‘Ongoing Symposium on Evangelising Cultures’ organised by the Colombian Bishops’ Commission for ...
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7 November 2005
EUROPA/SPAIN - In May International Federation of Catholic Doctors Association will hold its 22nd World Congress and 1st Exhibition on Missionary Medical Assistance
Barcelona (Fides Service) - Spain is preparing to host the next world congress of the International Federation of Associations of Catholic Doctors and the 1st Exhibition of Missionary Medical Assistance in Barcelona from ...
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7 November 2005
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Working towards a global consensus to control H5N1 virus”: summit of experts in Geneva
Rome (Fides Service) - “H5N1 virus: for a world strategy”: is the title-programme of an international meeting in Geneva to co-ordinate an action plan to counter the lethal avian flu virus H5N1, which threatens to un ...
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