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11 January 2005
AMERICA/CHILE - “Together to build hope”: thousands of young people from 6 Latin American countries to attend 3rd International Youth Pastoral Meeting 18 to 23 January in Arica
Arica (Fides Service) - Thousands of young people from Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil and Mexico will meet for the 3rd International Youth Pastoral Meeting 18 to 23 in Arica, to reflect on the theme “Together ...
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8 January 2005
AMERICA/CUBA - “Announcing Christ accompanied by Our Lady of Charity” slogan for Mission Year undertaken by the pilgrim Church in Cuba for 2005
Quemado de Guines (Fides Service) - “Announcing Christ accompanied by Our Lady of Charity” is the slogan chosen for a national Year of Mission announced by the Church in Cuba, National Director of the Pontifical Miss ...
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7 January 2005
AMERICA/PERU - Churches in Lima archdiocese send funds to Holy See for south east Asia victims in a campaign launched by Cardinal Cipriani
Lima (Fides Service) -Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, responding to the Holy Father’s call to help people affected by the tsunami December 26, launched a campaign in aid of these stricken brothers and ...
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5 January 2005
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “This disaster is an opportunity for the whole world to put aside egoism and show solidarity to our brothers and sisters” say the Catholic Bishops of Brazil
Brasilia (Fides Service) - In a Letter “SOS Asia” the Catholic Bishops of Brazil urge their people to show solidarity towards the brothers and sisters victims of the seaquake in south east Asia and they express their ...
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4 January 2005
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Pontifical Mission Societies establish ‘Solidarity Fund’ for long-term support of Church in Southeast Asia
New York (Fides Service) — The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States have established a special fund for long-term assistance for the Church in Southeast Asia, with special emphasis on the Church in I ...
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4 January 2005
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “After the terrible catastrophe which left thousands dead and homeless, we join the work of Caritas offices everywhere and encourage everyone to contribute”, says Caritas Argentina
Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - With a brief statement “Solidarity with Asia”, Caritas Argentina expressed its solidarity with the countries affected by the tragedy in south east Asia: “After the terrible catastroph ...
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4 January 2005
AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru joins solidarity campaign for south east Asia seaquake victims and asks Peruvians to join international solidarity chain
Lima (Fides Service) - Caritas Peru has joined the chain of solidarity launched by Caritas Internationalis in close collaboration with Caritas India and Caritas Sri Lanka to provide prompt relief aid to the victims of t ...
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29 December 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - The Catholic Church in Chile organises aid for seaquake victims in south Asia: nation wide special collection at Sunday masses on 9 January. Caritas network engaged in monitoring damage and needs
Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - Responding to Pope John Paul II’s call for solidarity for the peoples of Asia, and in a spirit of brotherhood, the Church in Chile has arranged for a nation wide special collection ...
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23 December 2004
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Live Nativity Scene on Christmas Eve in Tupiza and “Las Posadas” in Concepcion: various aspects of Christmas in a country of many cultures and peoples
Sucre (Fides Service) - Christmas came to Bolivia from Europe taking on local customs and traditions. Although also in Bolivia consumerism threatens to hide the real meaning of Christmas, a religious feast, for most fami ...
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23 December 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Christmas in Venezuela lasts forty days with all kinds of customs and celebrations
Caracas (Fides Service) - Venezuela is a country rich in cultural traditions as a result of a process of immigration and integration of Europeans, Africans and people of mixed races. Christmas customs reflect this mixin ...
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22 December 2004
AMERICA/CUBA - Some Cubans are rediscovering the meaning of Christmas but many younger ones have never known a traditional Christmas
Havana (Fides Service) - Christmas celebrations used to begin on December 8 with the feast of the Immaculate Conception, popularly called “the little Christmas Novena”, the national director of the Pontifical Mission ...
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22 December 2004
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Summer time Christmas, widespread devotion to the Baby Jesus and solidarity with the poor
Quito (Fides Service) - Snow and ice would seem to be essential elements at Christmas. But not everywhere. In Ecuador people go to midnight Mass in the heat of the Summer night. People here love coloured lights, music, f ...
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22 December 2004
AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexicans revive “Las Posadas” tradition commemorating the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and their unsuccessful search for a room at the Inn
Mexico City (Fides Service) - Mexico is rich in Christmas traditions, including “las Posadas” (the Inns) which dates to the 16th century and commemorates the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and their unsuc ...
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21 December 2004
AMERICA/PERU - “This Christmas let us live solidarity and sow hope in our country” : Christmas wish of the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference
Lima (Fides Service) - Bishop Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins of Tacna and Moquegua, President of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, together with Bishop Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, OP, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pu ...
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20 December 2004
AMERICA/MEXICO - “Let us make room for Jesus so that Christmas is not a shiny empty glass ball, but a message of hope for better times for the poor” says Bishop Arizmendi Esquivel
San Cristobal De Las Casas (Fides Service) - In his Christmas Message “Jesus hope of new life”, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas (Mexico) underlined the great value of Christma ...
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