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4 October 2005
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO
Cry of grief from new Bishop of Manono south east Congo: “war has destroyed everything”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- A cry of grief comes from Katanga, south east Democratic Congo. Bishop Vincent de Paul Kwanga, the new Bishop of Manono, launched the cry in a press statement. According to the local Catholic ...
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4 October 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Announcing the Gospel over the air: Radio Veritas Asia Urdu section holds 7th National Conference. “Culture of forgiveness” theme of programmes for 2006
Lahore (Fides Service) - Radio Veritas Asia Urdu section is an essential channel of witness for Catholics in Pakistan and a precious means of spreading the Gospel over the air. Radio Veritas is a point of reference for t ...
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4 October 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - 200 million carriers of hepatitis C virus in the world: a petition for a World Day and better prevention
Rome (Fides Service) - On October 1st a delegation of the European Liver Patient Association presented the European Commissioner for health Markos Kyprianou with a petition to establish a a World Day for Hepatitis C.
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4 October 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Maronite Catholics in Australia welcome relics of Maronite Saints for the first time
Sydney (Fides Service) - In 2005 for the first time ever relics of three Maronite saints, Charbel, Rafqa and Nemetallah have been brought from Lebanon to visit the consistent and lively community of Maronite Catholics in ...
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3 October 2005
VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens Synod of Bishop on the Eucharist: “If we remain in Christ we too will bear fruit, we will produce not the vinegar of self-sufficiency, malcontent with God and his creation, but the good wine of joy in God and love for neighbour”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 2nd October in St Peter’s Basilica Pope Benedict XVI presided a solemn concelebration of the Eucharist with Synod Fathers from all over the world for the opening of the 11th ge ...
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3 October 2005
VATICAN - The Pope’s Angelus reflection: “The Eucharist is the propelling centre of all the Church’s evangelising activity … it has shaped illustrious missionary apostles , in every state of life”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Contemplation of the mystery of the Eucharist in the missionary dimension was the subject of Pope Benedict XVI’s midday reflection before the Angelus prayer on Sunday 2 October. The Holy ...
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3 October 2005
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Rediscovering a sense of “being Church” though deeper understanding of the Eucharistic Mystery, diocese of Divinópolis prepares for 1st Diocesan Eucharistic Congress
Divinópolis (Fides Service) - In the context of the Year of the Eucharist the diocese of Divinópolis, Brazil is holding its first diocesan Eucharistic Congress 19 to 23 October on the theme “Eucharist: source of ecc ...
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3 October 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - “The Church in the 20th century was like a ship moved by the Holy Spirit across tempestuous seas, to reach new land and despite a thousands difficulties, to plant the seed of Christ’s love”: Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addresses Convention ‘The Holy Spirit in the history of the 20th century’
Lucca (Fides Service) - Rereading the signs of the Spirit in the last century, “we cannot fail to refer to that significant event which in a way summed up the history of the 20th century the Great Jubilee of the Year ...
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3 October 2005
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI visits Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital “outpost of the evangelising activity of the Christian community in this city of ours”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Besides being an immediate and concrete work of the Holy See to help children who are ill, Bambino Gesu Hospital is also an outpost of the evangelising activity of the Christian communit ...
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3 October 2005
EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish anti-leprosy association sends specialists to Ghana to help check ‘leprosy’ type Buruli Ulcer disease fatal for children
Valencia (Fides Service) -Fontilles anti-Leprosy Association based in the archdiocese of Madrid has decided to address the growing problem of Buruli Ulcer disease in Africa. A medical team has been sent to to Ghana to ve ...
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3 October 2005
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards 5th General CELAM Conference: “This initial preparation is a first step in the process of revitalisation and conversion, fraternal communion and vigorous missionary reawakening” said Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa
Bogota (Fides Service) -On 28 September in view of its 5th General Conference scheduled for 2007 CELAM, the Council Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, presented a Preparatory Document with the tit ...
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3 October 2005
AFRICA/NIGER - For many starving people Catholic Feeding Centres are the only source of hope
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Niamey (Fides Service) - For some years the local Church in Niger has provided food for people in the poorest areas. In this present crisis in recent months this activity has intensified. For many people Catholic Feedi ...
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3 October 2005
ASIA/INDIA - As the Year of the Eucharist comes to a close the Church in Kerala holds special liturgies, seminars and other initiatives
Cochin (Fides Service) - As the Year of the Eucharist celebrated by Catholics the world over comes to a close, also in Kerala, south west India, the local Church is marking the special year with various initiatives inclu ...
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3 October 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - Bali bomb explosions: in a pastoral statement Bishop of Denpasar announced month of special prayers for victims and families and to promote reconciliation
Denpasar (Fides Service) - There is widespread fear and grief among the people of Bali after bomb blasts struck this famous holiday resort once again. In the evening of Saturday 1 October bomb blasts in three different r ...
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3 October 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - Perpetrators of Bali bombings still unidentified amidst rising social tension. Religious leaders committed to promoting dialogue and brotherhood
Jakarta (Fides Service) - The Indonesian police are still working to identify the perpetrators of the October 1 bomb blasts in Bali. Commenting the attack Fr. Ignazio Ismartono, who works in the sector of humanitarian ai ...
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