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22 July 2008
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Congress for the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference at Medellin: a historical and pastoral reflection on the new means of evangelization needed in the modern world
Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – This coming August 3-5, an International Congress will be held in honor of the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference of Latin American Bishops, which took place in the Colombian city ...
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22 July 2008
AMERICA - Caritas of Latin America and the Caribbean make an appeal to the European Parliament, asking that they cease criminalization of immigrants
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the representatives of the Caritas Network in Latin America and the Caribbean unite in making an appeal to the European Parliament and to our representatives in the European Union governin ...
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21 July 2008
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The “National Catechetical Center” opens its doors, to coordinate an evangelization effort in all the dioceses and promote catechetical training and textbooks
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference has noted the importance of making catechesis a priority in Diocesan Pastoral Ministry and thus, in July 2008 it has opened the National Catechetical Cen ...
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21 July 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter, to reflect on the Aparecida Document and the CAM 3 conclusions, establish an All-American Proposal
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Quito (Ecuador) will host the 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter (IV Enajomis) August 18-22, immediately following the celebration of the 3rd American Missionary Congress (C ...
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21 July 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic schools ask the Head of the Education Department to respect the agreement established in the “Marco” Law in planning and directing educational works
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Last July 13, the Head of the Education Department held a meeting for the institutionalization of directors’ positions in the public and private schools. This event has caught the attention o ...
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18 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops launch their “Pastoral Plan for a United Church”: “an authentic Catholic community should partake in the joys, sufferings, and needs of other Christian communities...”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela published several documents at the close of their Plenary Assembly, which was held July 7-12: a Pastoral Exhortation entitled, “United in Justice and Righteousness ...
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18 July 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Celebration of the 30th National Youth Day in September, hosting 4,000 youth from the country’s 10 dioceses
Tacuarembo (Agenzia Fides) – “With Jesus, Mission and Fullness of Life” will be the theme for the September 6-7 celebration of the 30th National Youth Day organized by the National Youth Ministry Committee of the U ...
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17 July 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Immigration reform and the Church’s role are among the main topics for the National Migration Conference
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Comprehensive immigration reform will be a major topic at the 2008 National Migration Conference to be held July 28-31 in Washington, D.C.
“The issue of immigration is one of the most c ...
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17 July 2008
AMERICA - Local WYD encounters in various Dioceses, for youth who cannot travel to Sydney
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of youth from all over the world are gathering together in Sydney this week to celebrate World Youth Day. However, there are many more who have not been able to make the journey for var ...
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17 July 2008
AMERICA - CELAM Coordination Meeting to evaluate the year’s activities and plan for the future, focusing on the Great Continental Mission
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Latin American Bishops’ Conference (CELAM) will hold its annual Coordination Meeting July 22-24, where they will evaluate the activities that took place during the 2007-2008 year and plan ...
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16 July 2008
AMERICA/PERU - Bishops’ Statement on the introduction of the Rapid Divorce Law: “no civil law can influence the sacramental nature of religious marriage.”
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – “Not only do we wish to reiterate our regret at the adoption of this law as it weakens the marital union, but we also cautiously observe that several press agencies, in presenting the news of i ...
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16 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Message on the 40th Anniversary of the Medellin General Conference, from which came “a commitment to profound renewal and the need for increased presence and dialogue with the world.”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – In a message entitled: “The 40 Years Since the Medellin General Conference,” which was issued at the close of the Venezuelan Catholic Bishops’ Plenary Assembly, the Bishops make an appea ...
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16 July 2008
AMERICA - The Americas’ presence at World Youth Day with national pilgrimages
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – World Youth Day was officially inaugurated yesterday, July 15, by Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, in a Mass that took place on the Barangaroo Dock, on the shores of the Pacific Ocea ...
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15 July 2008
AMERICA - Youth delegations from Latin America arrive in Sydney to offer their enthusiastic participation in World Youth Day
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Countless numbers of youth groups from Latin America are already in Sydney for World Youth Day.
The official pilgrimage of youth from Uruguay left the country on July 9, with a total of 60 youn ...
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15 July 2008
AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops present their new Pastoral Guidelines for the coming five-year term, in the spirit of the First Ecclesial Assembly and the Aparecida Conference
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – On July 14, the President of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference (CECH), Bishop Alejandro Goic, made a presentation before the press of the Pastoral Guidelines that will light the way ...
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