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17 December 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “We are the image of Christ sent to announce the Good News and restore hope in the only Saviour” says President of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference
Brasilia (Fides Service) - “In Bethlehem Jesus did not find good will. In fact there was no place for him at the inn or in homes. There was no room among the rich. In Bethlehem Jesus was welcomed by the poor, the sheph ...
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17 December 2004
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - “Only Christ illuminates minds and moves hearts to break down barriers of division” Catholic Bishops say in the Christmas Message
Managua (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua has published its message for Christmas. In a “Message from the Bishops of Nicaragua on the occasion of Christmas”, dated 15 December, the Bis ...
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16 December 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - With the slogan “In communion, with Christ we will rebuild Chile’s soul” more than 1,600 university students prepare to undertake a mission programme “Mision Pais” to be extended all over the country this year
Santiago (Fides Service) - In January, from 6-16 more than 1,600 university students from Chile and other countries of Latin America will start a second edition of Mision Pais social programme of solidarity to be extend ...
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13 December 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “We urge everyone to cultivate a culture of life, not death. Contempt for life always leads to escalation of violence, insecurity, poverty and hunger”. Catholic Bishops respond to Federal Government’s decision to revise the law on abortion
Brasilia (Fides Service) - “The revision of the Abortion Law” was the title of a message issued on 9 December by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil, signed by Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop of São Salvador ...
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13 December 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Where is mission in Venezuela directed? National Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies focuses look at progress made and plans for the future
Caracas (Fides Service) - Progress made by diocesan and national offices of the 4 Pontifical Mission Societies and offices for Youth Mission and mission animation plans in 2005 was the theme for discussion at the 30th a ...
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10 December 2004
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops Conference denounce forced interpretations of constitutional norms which threaten to plunge the nation into anarchy or dictatorship
Quito (Fides Service) - In a statement “For the Constitution and the Nation” dated 9 December 2004, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador CEE voiced deep concern for “forced interpretations of constitution ...
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10 December 2004
AMERICA/PERU - With a series of crowded events of faith and devotion the Peruvian capital celebrated the 150th anniversary of the definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception within the framework of the Great City Mission “Remar Mar Adentro”
Lima (Fides Service) - About 12,000 people in Lima paid homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 150th anniversary of the definition of the dogma on her Immaculate Conception. We mention only a few of many initiatives or ...
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10 December 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Foster adult faith, witnessed with attitudes and actions consistent with personal conversion and social transformation as demanded by the Gospel ”: one objective of a National Advent Evangelisation Campaign in Brazil
Brasilia (Fides Service) - “Our campaign of evangelisation opens the way to channelling solidarity on the part of all Catholics to support the mission of the Church in Brazil ” Bishop Odile Pedro Scherer, Secretary ...
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7 December 2004
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - La Plata holds Marian Congress to mark 150th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and 45th anniversary of Archdiocese’s consecration to Immaculate Mary
La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - To express filial devotion to Most Holy Mary, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the 45th anniversary of the diocese’s ...
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7 December 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - The Catholic Church Chile celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception with crowded pilgrimages to Marian Shrines all over the country. Centenary for San Cristobal Shrine founded on the 50th anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception
Santiago (Fides Service) - In this 150th anniversary year of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, pilgrimages to Marian Shrines all over Chile are more crowded than ever. This year the Marian Shrine ...
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26 November 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “We must go beyond our borders because we are not only the future of humanity, we want to be the missionaries of the present in America and the world” say young participants at 3rd American Meeting of Missionary Youth (III ENAJOMIS)
Caracas (Fides Service) - Delegations of 23 countries of the continent of America and a delegation from Spain attended the 3rd American Meeting of Missionary Youth held recently in Guaira Vargas-Venezuela, in order to ...
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25 November 2004
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Central America present Bishops with “Memories of CAM 2” and examine Central American Mission ad Gentes Plan: developments and goals reached
San Jose de Costa Rica (Fides Service) - This morning the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Central American countries, members of the Central American Mission Commission, will address an assembly ...
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23 November 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Some 5,000 participants expected for Missionary Feast in Guatemala City to mark first anniversary of CAM 2 and open local initiatives for the Year of the Eucharist
Guatemala City (Fides Service) - At least 5,000 people from parishes all over the archdiocese are expected to gather for a great Missionary Feast on Sunday 28 November in Guatemala City to encourage missionary vocations ...
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20 November 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Many initiatives for the Year of the Eucharist include National Seminar to form pastoral animators and reflect on the impact of the Eucharist on the life of the Church in Brazil
São Paolo (Fides Service) - In the context of the Year of the Eucharist and the next Synod of Bishops in Rome on the theme of the Eucharist and also in preparation for a National Eucharistic Congress in 2006 at Florian ...
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16 November 2004
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Second “Missione Gran Rio” International Meeting on lay missionary activity will discuss: “The missionary situation in America”: problems, challenges, future prospects
La Plata (Fides Service) - Within the framework of the Year of the Eucharist, Missione Gran Rio”, will hold a second International Meeting on lay missionary activity from 19 to 21 November in La Plata with the slogan ...
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