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– STREET CHILDREN |
| “Humanity
cannot close its eyes to such a tragedy!
What have these children done to deserve such maltreatment?”
(John Paul II – Message
for Lent) |
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Vatican City
(Fides Service) – Inspired by Pope
John Paul II’s message for Lent 2004, entitled “Whoever
receives one such child in my name receives me” (Mt
18,5) in which the Pope voices concern for the plight of so
many of the world’s children, Fides is publishing a
series of special issues on the tragedy of lost childhood.
This first special issue is on “street children”.
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VATICAN
MENINOS: THE STREET IS THEIR HOME
International Convention violated - In
Africa - In Asia - In America Latin America – Eastern Europe
EUROPE/SPAIN
Street Children “One of the most
shameful tragedies of modern society ” say Comboni Missionaries
and Jesuits
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO
From Venezuela to Congo a life spent helping
street children: Rev. Mario Perez director of a Children’s
Home in Goma which looks after 2.000 children
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA
More than 40,000 children live on the
streets in Addis Ababa. Salesians Fathers work to re-unite them
with the families
ASIA/PHILIPPINES
During Lent “Guardian angel”
sisters caring for street children in Manila make even greater efforts
in response to the Pope’s call to help children in need
ASIA/MONGOLIA
Once a week Father Gilbert goes underground
carrying warm clothes and food to hundreds of street children cold,
hungry and lonely
AMERICA/PERU
“Solidarity with children forced
to live on the streets”: Huancayo diocese’s Lenten commitment
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PHOTOGRAPHS to down load free of charge
Africa/Rwanda:
Children whose home is the UN camp at Kiziva :
Africa/Etiopia
: Zway :
Asia/Korea
: Little inmates at Holy Infant Adoption Center
Asia
/Mongolia : Abandoned children find a family at the CICM House
Spagna/Mostra:
"I volti della schiavitù: Non sono bambini lavoratori,
sono schiavi"
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DOCUMENTS:
Pope
John Paul II’s message for Lent 2004 >>
Dossier MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD DAY >> |
IN-DEPHT STUDY - LENT 2004
