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14 June 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - On the solemnity of Corpus Christi in Belo Horizonte beatification of Dutch born missionary Fr Eustaquio Van Lieshout who devoted his life to serving the poor and the suffering
Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 June, Solemnity of Corpus Christi, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints will preside Mass for the ...
14 June 2006
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 1st Updating Scripture Seminar for Bishops: refreshing knowledge of Scripture to offer the faithful the immense riches of the Word of God
Guarne (Agenzia Fides) - “Therefore, all the clergy must hold fast to the Sacred Scriptures through diligent sacred reading and careful study, especially the priests of Christ and others, such as deacons and catechists ...
13 June 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation”: refresher course in theology for priests
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation” is the theme of a refresher course in theology for priests to be held 3-7 July in Mexico City. The year 2005 was important for the universal Churc ...
13 June 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - 5th anniversary of Catholic.net web site: Mass of thanksgiving at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe presided by Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 20 June Catholic.net web site will mark five years of service to the Church in Spanish. A solemn mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be presided by Car ...
9 June 2006
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Jesus Christ is Lord: Sonson-Rionegro Diocesan Mission in preparation of 50th anniversary of foundation
Sonson-Rionegro (Agenzia Fides) - Sonson-Rionegro diocese in Colombia is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2007, we are informed by Mgr. Iván Cadavid head of diocesan pastoral care. To prepare well for this ...
9 June 2006
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “It is part of the Church’s mission to indicate human and Christian values which broaden the horizons of solutions to concrete problems of migration": 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees conclusions
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees promoted by the Human Mobility section of CELAM issued a message and statement of conclusions and guidelines. Present for the meeting in Bog ...
8 June 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Damas Salesianas open new medical centre for poor people in Cuenca
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On June 5th the Francisco de Sales Centre run by the Damas Salesianas opened a new medical care centre complete with a team of expert doctors and nurses and modern equipment for diagnosis and labor ...
8 June 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Keep God in School”: Week of Religious Instruction in Schools as new law wants to restict religious formation to the family
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As teachers, parents and student representatives discuss a proposed new Education Law, the country is celebrating the Week of Religious Instruction in Schools 5 to 9 June. National coordinator C ...
7 June 2006
AMERICA/PERU - On Feast of Corpus Christi Callao diocese starts Marian Jubilee Year to mark 4th centenary of the shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel
Callao (Fides Service) - The diocese of Callao in Peru is preparing to celebrate the 4th centenary of the Shrine of Our Lady of Carmel of the Legua. For the occasion the Bishop of Callao, Bishop Miguel Irizar, has called ...
7 June 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops give members of parliament copies of the Bible and the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bible and the Social Doctrine of the Church as resources in the struggle to eliminate poverty in Bolivia. The Catholic Bishops of Bolivia have taken an unprecedented initiative deciding to se ...
7 June 2006
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 1st National Meeting of Hispanic Youth Pastoral to insert young Hispanics in the life and mission of the local Church
Indianapolis (Agenzia Fides) - More than 2,000 young people, bishops, diocesan and parish youth pastoral and leaders of youth movements will attend 1st National Meeting of Hispanic Youth Pastoral 8-11 June at Notre Dame ...
6 June 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The social exclusion of so many of our brothers calls us not to be resigned to this situation we must revise our attitudes”: message from president of the Bishops’ Commission for Caritas Argentina in view of annual collection 11 June
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “On Sunday 11 June with the Annual Collection we will call for a gesture of concrete solidarity which at the same time will increase awareness of the need to work to assure that no one is ...
6 June 2006
AMERICA/CILE - 2nd Conference on Hispanic-American Catholics and Public Life: the light of the Gospel must illuminate private and public life
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd Conference on Hispanic-American Catholics and Public Life organised by San Tommaso University in Chile will be held 8 and 9 June. The 1st Conference held in 2005 was attended by over 1 ...
6 June 2006
AMERICA - Catholic Church and the fight against AIDS. Report to UN
New York (Agenzia Fides) - During a meeting of the United Nations Organisation held recently in New York on results and goals in the fight against HIV/AIDS there emerged the serious concern of His Holinesss Benedict XVI ...
5 June 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops and social pastoral workers in frontier dioceses in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay search for paths of dialogue in social-environment conflict
Uruguayana (Agenzia Fides) - About eighty people, bishops, priests, religious, social pastoral workers and experts gathered in Uruguayana (Brazil), from 29 to 31 May for the “21st Meeting of Frontier Dioceses" from Arg ...
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