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27 January 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - CHOOSE CANDIDATES COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY AND COMMON GOOD, BISHOPS ADVISE CATHOLIC VOTERS IN VIEW OF APRIL ELECTIONS
Jakarta (Fides Service) – Vote for candidates known for their transparency, honesty, tolerance, and sincere commitment for social harmony and the common good. This is the advice given to Catholic voters by the Bishops ...
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27 January 2004
ASIA/SRI LANKA - WHY IS FUNDAMENTALISM WORMING ITS WAY AMONG SRI LANKAN BUDDHISTS? FIDES ASKS CHAIRMAN OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS: NATION WIDE DAY OF PRAYER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS HARMONY SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY
Colombo (Fides Service) – Recent episodes of anti Christian violence on the part of Buddhist fundamentalist can be traced to aggressive proselytism by certain Christian sects which is upsetting centuries-old religious ...
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27 January 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - “WHAT IS NEEDED IS A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE: PREJUDICE WITH REGARD TO LEPROSY MUST BE OVERCOME ” DR. DEEPAK TELLS FIDES
Rome (Fides Service) - Dr Sunil Deepak, born in Lucknow (India), a degree in Medicine and Surgery from New Delhi University, India, president of the London based International Federation for the Prevention of Leprosy ILE ...
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26 January 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - ARCHBISHOP JOSEPH TI-KANG OF TAIPEI AND APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF KINMEN, QUEMOY AND MATZU ISLANDS RESIGNS, MGR JOSEPH CHENG TSAI-FA APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP AND MGR BOSCO LIN CHI-NAN APPOINTED BISHOP TAINAN
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 24 January 2004, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan) and apostolic administrator of Kinmen, ...
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26 January 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA – REVEREND EDGAR HERNANDO TIRADO MAZO MXY APPOINTED VICAR APOSTOLIC VICAR OF TIERRADENTRO
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (26 January 2004) appointed Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro (Colombia) Reverend Father Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo MXY, former Superior general of t ...
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26 January 2004
VATICAN - THE POPE’S ANGELUS REFLECTION: “UT UNUM SINT – MAY THEY BE ONE. THIS ARDENT INVOCATION MADE BY JESUS IN THE UPPER ROOM CONTINUES TO REMIND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES THAT UNITY IS A GIFT TO WELCOME AND DEVELOP EVER MORE DEEPLY”
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The urgent need to continue to pray for unity among Christians and not be discouraged by difficulties, was the centre of Pope John Paul II’s Sunday Angelus reflection on 25 January, als ...
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26 January 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - WITNESSES OF HOPE FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR DAY: OBLATES OF MAY IMMACULATE PREPARE FOR 34TH GENERAL CHAPTER
Rome (Fides Service) – The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate will hold the 34th general chapter of their institute from 30 August to 28 September 2004. The 97 chapter members will come to Rome from all over the w ...
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24 January 2004
VATICAN – POPE JOHN PAUL II’S MESSAGE FOR 2004 WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY: THE MEDIA AND THE FAMILY: A RISK AND A RICHNESS
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The theme chosen 2004 World Communications Day - " The Media And The Family: A Risk And A Richness " – is an invitation to reflect on how families use the media and how the media presen ...
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23 January 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “STOP THE EXECUTION, THESE MEN ARE INNOCENT!”: MANILA PRISON CHAPLAIN FATHER OLAGUER, REAFFIRMS CATHOLIC CHURCH’S “NO” TO DEATH PENALTY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
Manila (Fides) – “We are against capital punishment in any case. However the executions of two prisoners scheduled for the end of the month must be postponed if not cancelled, one of the men in question is innocent, ...
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23 January 2004
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - LOCAL CHURCH BUSY HEALING WAR TRAUMA AND REBUILDING CONFIDENCE
Honiara (Fides Service) - Solomon Islands is emerging from the recent ethnic tension that has left several persons traumatised by violence, destruction and fear. To heal these psychological wounds and try to re-build con ...
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23 January 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN – NEW YEAR AND NEW CATHOLIC CULTURAL MAGAZINE: JESUIT FATHERS AT “MATTEO RICCI” CENTRE PRODUCE TAIWAN’S FIRST CHINESE LANGUAGE REVIEW
Taipei (Fides Service) – On sale at book shops and newspaper stalls all over the city New year crowds in Taiwan will find the very first issue of a new Catholic publication Renlai, or “Flute of Humanity”, the Islan ...
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23 January 2004
ASIA/THAILAND - “A HANDFUL OF MUSLIM FUNDAMENTALIST SECESSIONISTS IN THE SOUTH WILL NOT AFFECT INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS: DIALOGUE AMONG THAILAND’S DIFFERENT RELIGIONS IS FRIENDLY AND FREQUENT” BISHOP LAWRENCE SAMANCHIT TOLD FIDES
Bangkok (Fides Service) – “Unrest in the South of the country will have no effect on relations between religions in Thailand. The rioters are a handful of fundamentalist Muslim secessionists. Relations between Thai C ...
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22 January 2004
AFRICA/CAMEROON - LOCAL CATHOLIC CHURCH LAUNCHES EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO STRIKE CORRUPTION AT THE ROOT
Yaounde (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in Cameroon has begun a school programme to teach pupils respect for the common good in view of eliminating corruption in future. According to local Catholic News Agency DIA, ...
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22 January 2004
ASIA/INDIA - HOPE FOR PEACE IN KASHMIR: CHURCH CALLS ON POLITICIANS TO WORK FOR THE GOOD AND PROSPERITY OF THE PEOPLE EXHAUSTED BY SO MUCH VIOLENCE
Jammu (Fides Service ) – Rays of hope brighten the tormented region of Kashmir, on the border between India and Pakistan, scene of fifty years of dispute between two powerful neighbours. President Pervez Musharraf of P ...
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22 January 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - OBLATE MISSIONARIES OF MARY IMMACULATE UPDATED WEB SITE : MORE OMI INFORMATION ON LINE
Rome (Fides Service) – After months of hard work, OMI communication staff announce that the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate now have a completely renewed web site (www.omiworld.org). The new site has more pages ...
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