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5 June 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo celebrates its Centennial Anniversary on June 8th: “a moment to thank God, renew our missionary commitment and our solidarity with those who suffer.”
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo (Brazil) will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its creation on June 8, with an impressive event in the “Estadio de Pacaembu.” The theme of the event is ...
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4 June 2008
AMERICA/PERU - "A new focus on Pastoral Care of the Family": a formation program for pastoral workers from the Archdiocese of Lima
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Facing the need for adequate formation for those entrusted with the close accompaniment of families in living and carrying out their mission, the Archdiocese of Lima Family Commission will begin of ...
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4 June 2008
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - First Regional Encounter of Lay Missionaries: “being a lay missionary means sharing our commitment with a Church with a missionary nature.”
Alajuela (Agenzia Fides) – From June 4 to 5, the First Regional Encounter of Lay Missionaries will be held in the Franciscan Pastoral Center in Costa Rica, according to information sent to Agenzia Fides by Rocio Araujo ...
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3 June 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - 49th International Eucharistic Congress: Youth Space, prayer vigil, Family Day, and Youth Service are among the activities planned for youth
Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Marc Ouellet and the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress (IEC 2008) organizers invite young people aged 18 to 35 to take part in events to be held June 15 to 22. Youth Space, a ...
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3 June 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Extraordinary meeting for the Bishops’ Permanent Commission, for the climate of hostility and the threat to social peace
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On June 5, the Argentinean Bishops’ Conference will hold an “extraordinary meeting” of the Permanent Commission, in efforts to face the climate of hostility and the threat to social ...
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2 June 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - June is “Vocational Month,” to increase prayer for vocations needed by the Church in Uruguay
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time, the Church in Uruguay will celebrate Vocational Month in June, with the theme: “Baptism, the source of all vocations.” During the General Assembly held last November ...
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2 June 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Preparing for CAM 3: 3,000 families from 87 parishes who will host participants begin their missionary formation
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations continue for the celebration of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3), which will take place in Quito (Ecuador) on August 12-17. The participants will be provided accommoda ...
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30 May 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - National Migration Conference: July 28-31, 2008, with the theme: “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice.”
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – The National Migration Conference 2008 will take place July 28-31 in Washington, D.C., with the theme: “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice.” The Conference is sponsored by the Migration ...
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30 May 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops reaffirm their commitment to fight for life, in the face of the Supreme Court decision to allow the use of frozen embryos for scientific research
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Bishops’ Conference (CNBB) has issued a statement expressing their regret for the Supreme Court’s decision to allow researchers to use embryos reserved for in vitro fertilizat ...
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29 May 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Next Sunday, collections will be taken up in all the nation’s parishes for the cyclone victims in Myanmar
Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - Responding to the catastrophic situation in Myanmar (Burma) following Cyclone Nargis, which left more than 100,000 dead and millions of people homeless, Archbishop V. James Weisgerber, President ...
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29 May 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Preparations continue for the International Eucharistic Congress: on June 19th , Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Quebec City, with live coverage on the Internet
Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec City, and the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress (2008 IEC) organizers invite the public to take part in a Eucharistic procession through the ...
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29 May 2008
AMERICA/PERU - “Compartir” 2008 Solidarity Campaign begins, to create awareness regarding the problem of drugs in society
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – With the motto: “For a Drug-Free Life,” the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference will launch the “Compartir” 2008 Solidarity Campaign on May 30, as an effort of the Bishops this year in creatin ...
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28 May 2008
AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Government presents “El Sol de Perù” award to Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga in recognition for Caritas’ earthquake relief work last year
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Caritas Internationalis, will be presented with an award by the Peruvian Government in recognitio ...
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28 May 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops express their concern for the wave of violence in the country: “The Church, formed by all of us as baptized faithful, cannot and should not remain indifferent in the fight for life.”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “Our people have the right to live a full life, worthy of God’s children, with more humane conditions: free from the threat of hunger and from all form of violence,” the Bishops of M ...
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28 May 2008
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Missionary Congress concludes: “we should start on our journey, going into our dioceses and parishes to communicate what we have heard and seen.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “When this Congress began, we said that an event like this, so rich in content, cannot be the final destination but rather, the point of departure. Today, we reaffirm this point,” sai ...
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