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14 July 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops’ statement on the veto of the draft-bill intended to legalize abortion “The voice of a great majority of Brazilians, firmly against the practice of abortion and in favor of human life and dignity, has been heard once more.”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – With the decision made by the Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee (CCJC) to reject the draft-bill that would have legalized abortion, the process of legalization of abortion by l ...
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14 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops’ Conference asks that the faithful not be “fooled by the ‘Reformed Catholic Church,’ and that they remain united to the true Catholic Church and its legitimate Pastors.”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “We the Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in our 90th Ordinary Assembly, express our profound grief for the scandal caused by the behavior of two priests, who until recently formed a part of th ...
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14 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Venezuelan Catholics invited to a profound spiritual conversion and spiritual renewal in the spirit of the Plenary Council of Venezuela and the Aparecida Message
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “With the appeal to the Continental Mission that was made in the Fifth General Bishops’ Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, and inspired by our Plenary Council, we ask that all ...
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11 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “We must say ‘no’ to death and violence and ‘yes’ to life and peace.”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela have published a Pastoral Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly, entitled: “United in Justice and Righteousness,” in which they express some of their co ...
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11 July 2008
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops speak out on same-sex unions: “The state cannot legalize these unions without infringing upon their duty to promote and protect an institution that is essential to the common good, namely, marriage.”
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the draft-bill on same-sex “marriages,” currently awaiting government approval, the Bishops of Costa Rica have issued a statement offering clear arguments on the matter, for ...
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10 July 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Immigration Pastoral Ministry against human trafficking: “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is an extreme violation of human rights.”
Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many of these, our brothers and sisters – especially women and children- who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is a ...
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10 July 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Preparing for CAM 3: 21 international groups, 23 Ecuadorian groups, and 40 press agencies to participate; celebration of an exposition of Catholic missionary publications
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Intense preparations continue as there is barely a month left before the kick off of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3), which will be held in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17. According t ...
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9 July 2008
AMERICA/HAITI - “We cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” Emergency Appeal from Caritas Haiti for support for 20,000 families in extreme poverty, victims of the food crisis
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – “In the face of this grave situation, we cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” This was the opening statement made in a solidarity campaign launched by Caritas Haiti, in order to ...
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9 July 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Priests concerned about the country’s situation make an appeal for reconciliation, unity, and peace
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - At the close of their 23rd Annual Assembly, the diocesan priests have sent a message to the faithful expressing their concern for the country’s situation, indicate their commitment to the p ...
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9 July 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico joins the “World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The initiative “Asamblea Mundial de Parlamentarios y Gobernantes por la Vida y la Familia” (“World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family”) has also r ...
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8 July 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Bishops award $4 million dollars to support pastoral needs of the Church in Latin America
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved in June an additional $1.57 million in grants to 105 pastoral projects in 21 ...
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8 July 2008
AMERICA/PANAMA - Education, health, justice, security, and the high cost of living are among the main problems pointed out by the Bishops at the closing of their Ordinary Assembly
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Panama have published a statement at the close of their second ordinary annual meeting held June 30 – July 4, 2008, in which they mention some of the most important eccles ...
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8 July 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Ordinary Assembly to analyze the present situation of the Venezuelan clergy “in order to mark the profile of the priest in need of a renewed and profound evangelization effort of our people”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Ubaldo R. Santana Sequera of Maracaibo, President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, opened the 90th Ordinary Assembly for the Bishops’ Conference yesterday, July 7, with an ...
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7 July 2008
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly ask that all may continue on the “way of forgiveness, justice, truth, and solidarity, towards the restoration of liberty for all victims and for peace” and express their support for the Anti-Kidnapping March on July 20
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On July 5, the Colombian Bishops’ Conference ended their Plenary Assembly with a Mass in the Primate Cathedral of Colombia, presided by Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of Bogota, tog ...
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7 July 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Cardinal Marc Ouellet gives the 49th International Eucharistic Congress a "highly positive" evaluation
Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement on the International Eucharistic Congress (CEI 2008) celebrated in Quebec, which ended June 22, Cardinal Marc Ouellet gave a highly positive evaluation of the event, saying ...
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