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14 November 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Historic agreement between the Holy See and the Brazilian Government, recognizing the juridical status of the Catholic Church in Brazil
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - “The agreement signed on November 13 in Rome, between the Holy See and the Federal Republic of Brazil, is in response to a demand of a juridical nature of the Church and establishes, in one s ...
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14 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' Assembly concludes with an appeal to the laity to “use creativity in developing new, more effective means to make Christianity present in the world.”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “The present Assembly can be qualified as being of historical precedence for its topics of discussion, its methodology, and its participants. Together, Bishops and laity, we have been able ...
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13 November 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal George makes a plea to defend life for the common good of the nation, in the US Catholic Bishops' Assembly
Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, dedicated his opening address at the Bishops' Fall Assembly being celebrated in the ci ...
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13 November 2008
AMERICA/HAITI - Another school collapses in the capital; NGO AVSI denounces construction-code violations in the country and launches a prevention campaign for security of school buildings
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The NGO AVSI (Association of Volunteers in International Service) in Haiti are launching an aid campaign for the victims of the fallen school buildings and a prevention campaign in this ...
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13 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' call for the Continental Mission: “This firm missionary decision should reach out to all ecclesial structures and enter into the pastoral plans for all dioceses, parishes, religious communities, movements, and Church institutions.”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “In reaffirming the our commitment to form disciples and missionaries, we make the firm resolution to place more attention in seeing to the sound instruction of beginners, those in Christi ...
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12 November 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Bishops issue a statement at the close of their Plenary Assembly, with an Advent Message for all the faithful, at the start of the Continental Mission
Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Uruguay have ended their Plenary Assembly (November 5-11) in Florida, with a statement on the main themes addressed and with an Advent Message from all the Bishops, at the start ...
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12 November 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Day of Prayer for Life and Peace” on November 15-16, for an end to violence, for harmony among Venezuelans, and a peaceful resolution to the nation's problems
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) has made an appeal to all priests, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese, asking that they actively participate in the Day o ...
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12 November 2008
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops denounce violent episodes surrounding Sunday's elections and ask that an investigation be performed so as to abate the generalized mistrust of the public
Managua (Agenzia Fides) – After the release of Sunday's (November 9) election results, on Monday, the Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua called for “the revision of the meeting notes in the hands of participating polit ...
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11 November 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Julio Terrazas tells the Holy Father of the joys and hopes, sorrows and concerns of the country, during the Ad Limina visit
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Our great desire is that this encounter may be an expression of our affection for the successor of Peter,” said Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz and President ...
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11 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - President of the Pontifical Council for Families calls the WMF 2009 “a splendid experience of universal brotherhood.” The Pope will participate via satellite and send Cardinal Bertone as his delegate
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “As President of the Pontifical Council for the Family and in accord with the Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, I invite you all to participate with your families in ...
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11 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Plenary Assembly of Bishops studies the mission of the laity, formulating strategic guidelines in culture, economy, politics, and mass media, so as to launch the Continental Mission in Mexico
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Mexico are currently celebrating their General Assembly which lasts from November 10-14. The general objective of the Assembly is to clarify, revive, and strengthen the miss ...
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10 November 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Bishops launch a Continental Mission in the country: “We want to be missionaries in the world.”
Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Uruguay, who were celebrating their Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Bishops, officially launched the Continental Mission in the country at a Mass attended by crowds of fai ...
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10 November 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Statement from the Bishops in defense of life: “No honest law can justify the elimination of a defenseless being that has the right to live and to be born.”
Florida (Agenzia Fides) – As the Uruguayan House of Representatives prepares to vote on a draft bill regarding reproductive health, which includes a clause on abortion, the Bishops of the country who were recently cele ...
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10 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' message at the conclusion of their Plenary Assembly on the lands affected by new historical and environmental circumstances
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of their Plenary Assembly celebrated November 3-7 (see Fides 3/11/2008, 5/11/2008, 6/11/2008), the Bishops of Paraguay issued a Message on the issue of lands, which has been a disp ...
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10 November 2008
AMERICA/HAITI - The Holy Father shows his solidarity with the victims of the collapsed school building in Port-au-Prince: at least 92 are dead and 150 wounded, almost all of them children
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The death toll has risen to 92, the majority being children, following the collapse of a school in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) on November 7. There are 150 hospitalized and it is feared that ...
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