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21 February 2005
AFRICA - New look for United Nations Security Council: Africa wants to have its say
Mbamane (Fides Service) - Foreign ministers of 15 African countries are discussing how Africa can have more weight in the reform of the United Nations Security Council. The ministers, gathered in Mbamane, Swaziland for a ...
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21 February 2005
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - 32 countries invited to send observers for March elections in Zimbabwe
Harare (Fides Service)- Observers from 32 countries will monitor legislative elections on 31 March in Zimbabwe. The news was announced by Zimbabwe’s foreign minister Stan Mudenge. The minister said President Robert Mu ...
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21 February 2005
AFRICA/TOGO - Togolese parliament holds special session: are we nearing a turning point in the crisis?
Lome (Fides Service)- There is expectancy in Togo for the outcome of a special session of the National Assembly convoked today 21 February by deputy speaker Abbas Banfo. On the agenda changes to articles in the Constitut ...
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21 February 2005
AFRICA/SUDAN - Heritage of war in southern Sudan: 4 million displaced persons and more than 500,000 refugees neighbouring countries
Rome (Fides Service)- The week long mission of deputy High Commissioner of the United Nations for Refugees Mrs Wendy Chamberlin to southern Sudan, Uganda and Kenya to assess the enormous needs in southern Sudan for the r ...
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21 February 2005
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - 70 years of mission, witness and service in the Solomon Islands: new leadership for Daughters of Immaculate Mary DIM
Honiara (Fides Service) - For 70 years they have been present in Solomon Islands, involved in first evangelisation, pastoral work, education, service of the poor: the Daughters of Immaculate Mary recently held an extraor ...
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21 February 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Applications to take part in World Youth Day in Germany pour in
Sydney (Fides Service) - In Australia there is growing enthusiasm for the 20th World Youth Day event in Germany in August this year as the number of young Australians applying to participate continues to increase. For th ...
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21 February 2005
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “The media should promote development of the human person and society rather than de-humanisation”: Bishops of all America launch pressing appeal
Bogota (Fides Service) - “Secularisation of Society and Means of Communication” in the light of the post synodal exhortation Ecclesia in America was the theme of the 33rd meeting for Catholic Bishops of the continen ...
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21 February 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Young Catholics in China anxious to take part in World Youth Day 2005 in Germany
Beijing (Fides Service) - As the next World Youth Day approaches enthusiasm among young Chinese Catholics is growing. The event will take place in August in Germany in the town of Cologne. After visiting the official WJT ...
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21 February 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Thousands make the Lenten pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Bandel taking part in 400 year old traditional procession
Bandel (Fides Service) - In this season of Lent thousands of Catholics are making their way to the Marian Shrine at Bandel, in the Indian state of West Bengal, for the customary annual Lenten pilgrimage in preparation fo ...
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21 February 2005
ASIA/INDIA - “Interreligious dialogue is all the more important at times of misunderstanding and inequality”, says Bishop of Mangalore
Mangalore (Fides Service) - While fundamentalist Hindu groups in India continue to harass Christians in various ways, Catholics in Mangalore are reflecting on the need to increase interreligious dialogue, also on the bas ...
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20 February 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - “We have a Pope!” Message from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong; 25 April solemn celebration in Hong Kong Cathedral
Hong Kong (Fides Service) -“We have a Pope!” is the title of a message to the diocese issued by the Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Zen following the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Kong Ko Bao diocesan bulletin ...
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20 February 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Showers of congratulations from Catholics and non: “He has taken the name of the Pope who wrote Maximum illud which speaks of mission in China”
Beijing (Fides Service) - Showers of congratulations for Benedict XVI are coming from Chinese Catholics everywhere. “Today at Mass we prayed for our Pope Benedict XVI and his mission. We wish him well. Benedict XVI ...
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20 February 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Theological writings of Pope Ratzinger translated and published in China in 2002 by the Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing
Beijing (Fides Service) - Theological writings of Pope Benedict XVI when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were translated published in Chinese in 2002, an expert on relations between China and the Holy See told F ...
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18 February 2005
VATICAN - Special Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament tomorrow in St Peter’s Basilica to conclude annual retreat made by the Pope and the Roman Curia; all Vatican City employees warmly invited to take part
Vatican City (Fides Service) - By way of conclusion to the annual week of spiritual exercises the Roman Curia will gather for a special Mass followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction, tomorrow 19 F ...
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18 February 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Syro-Malankara Church raised to the rank of Major Archdiocese and Archbishop Cyril Baselios of Trivandrum raised to the rank of Major Archbishop
Trivandrum (Fides Service) - The announcement that Pope John Paul II raised the sui uiris Syro-Makankara Metropolitan Church to the rank of Major Archdiocese while at the same time raising Archbishop Cyril Baselios Malan ...
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