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16 March 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Latin American Bishops' Conferences reflect on the Continental Mission and the social and political situation
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On March 10-12, the city of Bogota (Colombia) hosted an Encounter for Secretary Generals and Delegates from Bishops' Conferences, on the Continental Mission.
The convention organized by Secret ...
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16 March 2009
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Day of the Unborn Child, March 25: Archbishop of Panama City calls for prayers for the millions of unborn children and their mothers
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Jose Dimas Cedeño Delgado of Panama City wrote a letter to all the faithful of the Archdiocese, recalling the fact that in several countries with a strong Catholic tradition, a ...
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13 March 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Youth Encounter: to give spirit to the Continental Mission
Taguatinga (Agenzia Fides) – Luzivaldo Espindola Rocha, Missionary Youth Coordinator, informed Fides that the Missionary Youth Encounter was held in the Diocese of Porto Nacional, in the city of Taguatinga on March 6-8 ...
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13 March 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - IV National Youth Missionary Congress, with the theme “Evangelization of the Young Person in Today's World”
Cumana (Agenzia Fides) – With the objective of “renewing, reaffirming, and celebrating the call, the awareness, and the baptismal commitment of Venezuela's youth, in order to respond to the great challenges of the mi ...
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12 March 2009
AMERICA - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone”: Final Declaration from the CELAM-MISEREOR Symposium on the present economic situation
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone. We need to make an immediate response and stop adopting isolated and disintegrated measures that only aim at maintaini ...
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12 March 2009
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Bishop of Ponce calls on Catholic youth to “be courageous witnesses of life” and participate in Pro-Life Day on March 25
Ponce (Agenzia Fides) - “I am counting on the presence of the Catholic youth, who are called to be courageous witnesses of life,” says Bishop Felix Lazaro of Ponce in a statement sent out to all the parishes, apostol ...
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12 March 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “the joy of being disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ is antidote verses a world that is afraid of the future and overwhelmed by violence and hate”
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies began yesterday, March 10, being attended by over 50 diocesan directors and missionary representatives from ...
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12 March 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - Guadalajara hosts the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” linked to the 6th World Meeting of Families
Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – This May, the Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico) and affiliated youth groups will host the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” an athletic event for youth and families, which ...
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11 March 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Missionary Training School inaugurated as a fruit of CAM 3
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Training School of the Archdiocese of Quito was inaugurated on March 7, a visible fruit of all the Archdiocese lived in preparing and celebrating the Third Missionary Congress (CA ...
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11 March 2009
AMERICA/PERU - “Young people: I tell you...the mission is now!” is the theme of the Missionary Youth Easter Campaign, in union with the Continental Mission
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Firm in their commitment to awaken the missionary youth spirit, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru (PMS of Peru), in their youth section (“Jovenes Sin Fronteras”), are organizing the 28 ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops denounce the use of tax dollars to destroy human lives in embryonic stem cell research
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Justin Rigali, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, has issued a statement calling President Obama's executive order on em ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archbishop of Caracas makes a Lenten appeal to reaffirm sacredness of human life and the respect due each person
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Yes to life and no to death!” is the call launched by Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) in his Lenten message published on March 9. Cardinal Urosa reminds the f ...
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10 March 2009
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Archbishop of Santo Domingo hopes that the new Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel will produce many fruits of holiness and commitment in the Church
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo's Retreat House “Maria de la Altagracia” inaugurated its Perpetual Adoration Chapel on March 8. The ceremony was presided by Cardinal Nicolás de Jes ...
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9 March 2009
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops call for a Lenten conversion that will lead to a “renewed personal life and one committed to a new nation and communion in the Church, with missionary spirit”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - “Lent is a time of conversion. As the People of God, we live within a social context marked by changes, quests, with many limitations and dangers. This situation leads to general fatigue and ...
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9 March 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops show their complete disapproval of the abortion performed on a young girl and express their solidarity with all children who are victims of abuse
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The leaders of the Brazilian Catholic Bishops' Conference (CNBB), who are currently meeting in Rome, issued a press statement expressing their deep regret upon hearing the news of a 9-year-old wh ...
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