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10 November 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops oppose new law to recognise same sex unions: “when the value of the family is undermined by social and economic pressure, the Church reacts and reaffirms that the family formed of the union of a man and a woman is necessary for the private good of the person and for the common good of every society, nation and state”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Mexico have said that a proposed bill on Societies of Co-existence "claims to legalise relations of societies of co-existence and in doing so intends to ...
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8 November 2006
AMERICA/URUGUAY - On the feast of the Patroness of Uruguay the President of the Bishops’ Conference urges the people to pray for the country, the governors and those responsible for managing public affairs
Florida (Agenzia Fides) - "The hour has come for Uruguayans to recognise one another as brothers and sisters. Our people need to look at one another in a different light" said Bishop Pablo Galimberti, president of the Ur ...
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7 November 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Catholics must promote “a new culture of respect for the human person in every dimension": 1st Congress on Evangelisation of Culture
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In the Conclusions drafted at the end of the 1st Conference of the Evangelisation of Culture the participants declare “We feel called by the Pope and our bishops to live the faith in publ ...
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7 November 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops say new Health Bill must not become law: “it attacks the authority of parents, educators, medical doctors and introduces a culture of death, not life”
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Ecuador continue to express serious concern with reward to a new Bill on Public Health approved by part of the National Congress, which attacks fundamental moral and consti ...
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6 November 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Catholic Church in Venezuela holds Family Embracing Week 2006 reflecting on documents of the national Church Council and the World Meeting for Families in Spain last July
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “The Family, First and Principal reality” is the slogan of the annual Family Embracing Week 2006 organised 6-12 November by the Catholic Church in Venezuela. This year the Week is based on t ...
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6 November 2006
AMERICA/CUBA - Bishops discuss local Church’s contribution to CELAM 5, adequate Baptism pastoral and celebrations for 400th anniversary of the finding of the lost image of Our Lady of Charity
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In plenary assembly 4-8 November the Catholic Bishops of Cuba will discuss among other things, preparation for the 5th General Conference of CELAM (Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conference ...
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3 November 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Conference for New Communities, new impulse to Evangelisation in communion with the mission of the whole universal Church
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 1 November there was the inauguration of the 12th International Conference of New Communities in Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo. The Conference began with a Mass pre ...
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3 November 2006
AMERICA/PERU - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" International Theology Conference 6-9 November
Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" is the title of an International Theology Conference 6-9 November organised by the diocese of Callao as part of celebrations to mark the 4th cen ...
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30 October 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 1st Conference on the Evangelisation of Culture 3 to 5 November to promote presence of Catholics in public life
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) -“Civil Society and Politics are a challenge. In the history of our continent Catholics made substantial contribution to the building of institutions and conformation of the culture of the ...
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28 October 2006
AMERICA/PERU - Solemnity of Señor de los Milagros: Bishops urge Peruvian Catholic emigrants to treasure and maintain their Catholic faith and identity
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Solemnity of Cristo Negro, El Señor de los Milagros, one the national Catholic feasts most loved by the people of Peru, the Catholic Bishops of Peru addressed a special mess ...
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26 October 2006
AMERICA/CANADA - Preparations continue for 49th International Eucharistic Congress in June 2008: deepening knowledge of the significance of the Eucharist for the Christian life
Quebec (Agenzia Fides) - In a meeting of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference, 16-20 October in Quebec, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec spoke about preparations for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress i ...
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25 October 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “The auspicated renewal of our parishes will come not from opportune pastoral initiatives, or elaborate programmes but from the encounter with Christ, especially in the Eucharist”: Bishop attend on-going formation meeting on parishes
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The parish, community of disciples and missionaries that our countries may have life in Christ” is the subject of a meeting of on-going formation for Bishops taking place at Santa Cruz de l ...
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24 October 2006
AMERICA/PERU - Huancayo diocese opens modern laboratory at the service of HIV+ persons
Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Huancayo in Peru has opened a modern laboratory to monitor HIV+ patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy. The laboratory, funded with the help of international organisation ...
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23 October 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - “Not walls but bridges lead to solutions for the challenges of the new millennium”: a delegation of US Bishops visits Mexico border zone
Mexico City (Fides Service) - A delegation of US Catholic Bishops is making a week long visit the Mexico border region 23 - 29 October to assess the situation and inspect critical points with regard to the crime of human ...
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23 October 2006
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops say situation ever more serious, violence must be eradicated, nation wide novena of prayer for peace 13 to 21 November
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - “All together to eradicate violence” is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of El Salvador. The document presents the human person as the centre of the activity of s ...
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