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25 May 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - War is the main cause of persisting hunger in the world. Food Security Commission raises alarm
Rome (Fides Service) - Devastating floods in Asia, severe drought in Africa, the greenhouse effect and progressive melting of half of the world’s glaciers are all threats to the world’s food situation, but war remain ...
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25 May 2005
EUROPA/SPAIN - Year of the Eucharist - “New Evangelisation in a de-Christianised Europe can only be from the Eucharist and towards the Eucharist”: all-night adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Seville (Fides Service) - The Spanish association for all-night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, founded in Madrid in 1877, is present today in every diocese of the country with a total number of 1,500 sections and ci ...
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25 May 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Year of the Eucharist:Corpus Christi may give new impulse to Catholic mission in Australia
Sydney (Fides Service) - In Australia the 'Eucharist source of mission' is the theme of inspiration for various initiatives in view of the annual feast of Corpus Christi on Thursday 26 May which is particularly intense a ...
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25 May 2005
VATICAN - The Pope comments on Psalm 115: “The entire people of God, thank the Lord of life, Who never abandons the just in the dark bosom of pain and death, but leads then to hope and to life."
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “In the original Hebrew Psalm 115 forms one composition with the previous psalm 114. Both form a unitary act of thanksgiving to the Lord who frees us from the nightmare of death. In our ...
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25 May 2005
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Positive end to kidnapping in Mindanao: a bishop helped obtain release of sixteen women and children
Manila (Fides Service) - The kidnapping and release of sixteen bus passengers yesterday in Zamboanga Sur in Mindanao southern Philippines which caused great alarm among the local people was happily concluded without any ...
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25 May 2005
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Year of the Eucharist: The Eucharist is fundamental, essential in the life of the missionary. It is like going to the source to be filled with that which we wish to offer to others
Rome (Fides Service) - “The Eucharist is fundamental, essential in the life of the missionary. It is the most important moment for us, like going to the source to be filled with that which we wish to offer to others: t ...
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25 May 2005
AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - “With the election of the new President the international community has no excuse: it must assure the country urgently needed financial aid”
Bangui (Fides Service)- “Now that Central Africa has a regularly elected President and a Parliament there can be no excuses, the international community must take measures to send financial aid because the country has ...
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25 May 2005
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Year of the Eucharist:A week of reflection and prayer on the Eucharist in the dioceses of Colombia and the celebration of Eucharistic Congresses mark the solemnity of Corpus Christi
Bogota (Fides Service) - In this Year of the Eucharist the Catholic Bishops of Colombia, through the Bishops Conference’s Liturgy Commission agreed to hold a Week of Reflection on the Eucharist from 22 to 29 the week i ...
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25 May 2005
AFRICA/TOGO - Catholic Bishops of Togo thank French Bishops for closeness and solidarity
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Lome (Fides Service)- “We are extremely concerned for the situation of human rights in Togo” the International Federation of Human Rights Organisations said in a letter addressed to Kofi Annan United Nations Secretar ...
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25 May 2005
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Ecumenical demonstration pro-life and pro-family against proposed national plan of prevention of crimes against sexual autonomy and against minors and assistance for victims
Asuncion (Fides Service) - This evening, 25 May at 7pm in the square in front of the cathedral of Asuncion, Paraguay there will be an ecumenical demonstration pro-life and pro-family against proposed national plan of pre ...
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25 May 2005
AFRICA/BURUNDI - “People’s trust in the Church derives from the years of the civil war when the clergy stayed by their people” says the President of the Burundian Bishops’ Conference
Rome (Fides Service)- “People trust the Church, this is why priests and religious will be among those watching to see the election is fair and free” said Bishop Jean Ntagwarara of Bubanza who is President Burundian B ...
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25 May 2005
EUROPE/SPAIN - Experts all over the world say children adopted by same sex couples are more prone to psychological and health problems: Spain’s MPs receive “Report on infantile development in same sex couples "
Madrid (Fides Service) - HazteOir Spain in collaboration with the Spanish Forum for the Family and the Institute for Family Policy has just published a “Report on infantile development in same sex couples " on the cons ...
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24 May 2005
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - New rector of St Peter Claver inter-diocesan major seminary in Bobo-Dioulasso
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 1 April 2005 appointed Rector of the St Peter Claver inter-diocesan major seminary in the archdioc ...
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24 May 2005
VATICAN - Papal Letter to the Church in Spain on the occasion of the national pilgrimage to Zaragoza: “May the Blessed Virgin Mary preserve every family from all forms of social justice, from all that offends its dignity and restricts its freedom”
Zaragoza (Fides Service) - “At this time of discernment for many hearts you the Bishops of Spain are looking towards the One who welcomed with total availability the life of God who was entering history” Pope Benedic ...
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24 May 2005
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Initiative for culture of life against culture of death”: slogan of International Pro-Life and Pro-Family Congress 17 to 19 June in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - “Initiative culture of life against culture of death” is the slogan chosen for an International Pro-Life and Pro-Family Congress to be held 17 to 19 June at the Spanish Club in Buenos A ...
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