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12 October 2006
AMERICA/CUBA - World Mission Sunday in Cuba “prayer of thanksgiving for the many missionaries who have come from other countries to share the life of our Church and our country”
Quemado de Guines (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us offer God a prayer of gratitude for the many priests and men and women religious who have come here from other countries with great generosity to share the life of our Church ...
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12 October 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church in Bolivia concerned about new Education Bill : “a totalitarian vision of education the opposite to a democratic vision”
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, in a message “The Shepherd’s Voice”, expressed concern for a new Education Bill presented to Parliament (see Fides 17/7/2006; 21/7/2006). "we are c ...
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11 October 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - New articles of Health Code constitute an attack on Life: Bishops of Ecuador rally Catholics and all men and women of good will and good sense to express dissent
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Ecuador strongly criticise Congress for approving the addition of new articles to the Health Code giving government measures priority over the rights of parents to educate ...
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11 October 2006
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him”: Mission Sunday 2006 to strengthen conviction that every true disciple must be missionary
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him” is the theme chosen for Mission Sunday activity this year in Costa Rica “in keeping with the spirit which is guiding the Church in Lat ...
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10 October 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - Excited Catholics await canonisation of first bishop born on American soil Blessed Rafael Guízar Valencia: soon patron saint of Mexican Bishops’ Conference
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexican Bishop Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878-1938), will be canonised in Rome on Sunday 15 October by Pope Benedict XVI. He will be the first saint born on American soil. "St Rafael is a wo ...
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10 October 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Pro-life Mobilisation: against New Health Code which promotes abortion, bans objection of conscience and imposes sexual education without values and which excludes parents
Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - “Azione Pro-Vida” and the network of organisations Pro-Life and Pro-Family have launched a campaign to defend life and to protest against a new Health Code which promotes abortion, the ab ...
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9 October 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - National Meeting for delegates of Communications Pastoral in search of unifying criteria and decisive impulse for New Evangelisation
Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - “Communion, spirit of Communications” is the theme of a National Meeting for delegates of Communications Pastoral organised by the Mexican Bishops’ Commission for Social Communications, 9-1 ...
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9 October 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - With an appeal to “announce and defend the Gospel of Life and consolidate commitment to making Venezuela a society based on the values of the Kingdom of God” Plenary Council closes
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Living our Hope” is the title of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in their 34th special assembly to celebrate the closing of the Plenary Council of Ve ...
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6 October 2006
AMERICA/PERU - Congress for Catholic Students “Convivio 2006” reflects on faith and the necessity of a consistent style of life
Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "And you, who do you say that I am ?” (Mt 16,15) is the theme of the 23rd Congress for Catholic Students Convivio 2006, organised by the Movimento de Vida Cristiana of Callao 6-7-8 October i ...
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6 October 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Card. Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI closes plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - After six years of intense activity the Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela comes to a close on Saturday 7 October with a special Mass presided by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Es ...
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5 October 2006
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 50th anniversary of the Bishops’ Conference , 1st National Catholic Education Conferenc: “Catholic Education in a Globalised World ”
Leon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay is celebrating its 50th anniversary with various initiatives including the 1st National Catholic Education Conference, 6 - 8 October at León Condou S ...
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4 October 2006
AMERICA/CHILE - "Parish Renewal” is the theme of the 2nd Theological-Pastoral Week in preparation for the 5th General Conference of CELAM
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - As part of preparations for the 5th general conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM in May 2007 at Aparecida Brazil, and as a preparation for guidelines coming ...
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4 October 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA -Bi-centenary celebrations in Salta continue with Archdiocesan Marian Congress
Salta (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Salta, in Argentina has organised a Marian Congress 6-7 October to be held at Rosario de Lerma as part of celebrations for the bi-centenary of the local Church (see Fides 19/5/2 ...
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2 October 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Potosi diocese starts 3rd Eucharistic Congress to strengthen personal and community encounter with Jesus Christ and foster greater commitment to building a world of more brotherhood and solidarity
Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - “Stay with us Lord” is the theme of the 3rd Diocesan Eucharistic Congress 1-8 October which opens after 9 months of intense preparation in the Bolivian diocese of Potosi. The main purpose of ...
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2 October 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We cannot remain silent, we must firmly and clearly reject abortion": pastoral letter from Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz for Family Day and Mother’s Day
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the month of October, during which Argentina celebrates Family Day and Mother’s Day, the Catholic Archbishop José María Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cr ...
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