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            <title>VATICAN - On the First Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI refers to the three great “hinges” of ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As the First Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, before the recitation of the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square on November 30, the Holy Father Benedict XVI invited the faithful to reflect on the dimension of time. He said: “We all say 'I don't have time' because the rhythm of daily life has become too frenetic for everyone. The Church has 'good news' to announce about this too: God gives us his time. We always have little time. Especially in regard to the Lord, we do not know how to find him, or, sometimes, we do not want to find him. And yet God has time for us! This is the first thing that the beginning of a liturgical year makes us rediscover with an ever new wonder. Yes: God gives us his time, because he has entered into history, with his Word and his works of salvation, to open it to eternity, to make it into a covenant history.” From this perspective time is already, in itself, “a basic sign of God's love. It is a gift that man can, like everything else, appreciate or, on the contrary, squander.”
The Pope then mentioned the three great “hinges” of time, that span salvation history: creation, Incarnation-redemption, and 'parousia,' the final coming that also includes the universal judgement. The Pope explained that “These three moments, however, are not to be understood simply in chronological succession.” In fact, is realized along the whole arc of cosmic becoming to the very end of time. So also with the Incarnation-redemption, which occurred at a determinate historical moment, nevertheless, its effect extends over the time that preceded it and all of the time that follows it. And the Final Coming and the Last Judgment, exercise their influence on the conduct of men of every age.
The liturgical season of Advent “invites us to awaken the expectation of Christ's glorious return; then, nearing Christmas, it calls us to welcome the Word made man for our salvation. But the Lord comes constantly into our lives. How opportune, then, is Jesus' call, which is more powerfully proposed than ever this Sunday: 'Be vigilant!'. It is addressed to the disciples, but also to 'everyone,' because everyone, at the hour that God alone knows, will be called to give an account of his own life.” Then, prior to the recitation of the Angelus, he referred to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus' Mother, as the Icon of Advent.
Following the Angelus, the Pope recalled that November 30 marks the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, patron of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, with whom the Church of Rome feels linked “by a special fraternal bond.” According to tradition, a delegation was sent by the Holy See to visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, and Benedict XVI expressed his hope that heavenly blessings may be bestowed upon all the faithful of the Patriachate.
The Pope then mentioned the recent tragic events in India and in Nigeria, with these words: “I would like to invite you to join in prayer for the numerous people killed, wounded or in any way harmed in the brutal terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and the fighting that has broken out in Jos, Nigeria. The causes and the circumstances of these tragic events are different but the horror and the disapproval of the explosion of such cruel and senseless violence must be the same. Let us ask the Lord to touch the hearts of those who falsely believe that this is the way to resolve local or international problems and let us all feel encouraged to offer an example of meekness and love to build a society worthy of God and man.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 1/12/2008)]]></description>
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            <title>VATICAN - Holy Father's homily at First Vespers for the 1st Sunday of Advent: “Advent is the ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Celebrating the liturgical seasons, we actualize the mystery -- in this case the coming of the Lord -- in such a way as to be able, so to speak, to 'walk in it' toward its full realization, at the end of time, but already drawing sanctifying virtue from it from the moment that the last times have already begun with the death and resurrection of Christ. The word that sums up this particular state in which we await something that is supposed to manifest itself but which we also already have a glimpse and foretaste of, is 'hope.' Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence, and in this season the whole Church is called to be hope, for itself and for the world.” Opening the new liturgical year, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the celebration of First Vespers for the 1st Sunday of Advent, in Saint Peter's Basilica on November 29. 
In this liturgical season, “the whole people of God begins the journey, drawn by this mystery: that our God is 'the God who comes' and who calls us to come to meet him. In what way? Above all in that universal form of hope and expectation that is prayer, which finds its eminent expression in the Psalms, human words by which God himself has placed and continually places the invocation of his coming on the lips and hearts of believers.” The Pope then paused to reflect on two Psalms from the Vespers, Psalms 141 and 142.
In the first Psalm,  the Lord's help is invoked: “O Lord, I cry to you, hasten to help me.” The Holy Father explained: “It is the cry of a person who feels himself to be in grave danger, but it is also the cry of the Church in the midst of the many snares that surround her, that threaten her holiness, that irreprehensible integrity of which the Apostle Paul speaks, that must be maintained for the coming of the Lord. And in this invocation there also resounds the cry of all the just, of all those who want to resist evil, the seductions of an iniquitous well-being, of pleasures that are offensive to human dignity and the condition of the poor. At the beginning of Advent the Church's liturgy again cries out with these words and addresses them to God 'as incense.' The evening offering of incense is in fact a symbol of prayer, the lifting up of hearts to God, to the Most High.” 
In Psalm 142, “Here every word, every invocation makes us think of Jesus in the passion; in particular we think of his prayer to the Father in Gethsemane. In his first coming, in the incarnation, the Son of God wanted fully to share our human condition. Naturally, he did not share in sin, but for our salvation he suffered its consequences. Every time she prays Psalm 142 the Church experiences again the grace of this com-passion, this "coming" of the Son of God into human anguish, his descent into its deepest depths. Advent's cry of hope expresses, then, from the beginning and in the most forceful way, the whole gravity of our condition, our extreme need of salvation. It says: We await the Lord's coming not like a beautiful decoration added to an already saved world but as the only way to freedom from mortal danger. And we know that he himself, the Liberator, had to suffer and die to bring us out of this prison.”
The Holy Father concluded his homily by highlighting the fact that these two Psalms, “protect us against any temptation of evasion and flight from reality; they preserve us from a false hope, one that would like to enter into Advent and set off for Christmas forgetting the dramatic nature of our personal and collective existence.” Thus, he exhorted all to place our hand in that of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Advent and enter with joy into this new season of grace that God grants his Church for the good of the whole of humanity, making us docile to the action of the Holy Spirit, “so that the God of Peace might completely sanctify us, and the Church might become a sign and an instrument of hope for all men.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 1/12/2008)]]></description>
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            <title>EUROPE/ITALY - December 1: World AIDS Day. ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, December 1 is World AIDS Day. The epidemic, that in past decades has led to a high number of victims, is today passing through a new phase. Several developments have been made in the attempt to deter it, however there is still lots left to be done in other areas. Once again, Africa is the continent where the problem is most serious. The statistics released by the United Nations can help in better understanding the situation. 
We are seeing an increase in the number of people infected, on a world level: from 29.5 million in 2001, to 33 million in 2007. The increase has been determined by the new cases diagnosed, almost 7,500 cases per day, however there is also a greater availability for receiving antiretroviral treatment, which offers a greater number of people infected, the chance to live longer.          
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the most heavily HIV-infected area, as it is home to 67% of all those tested HIV-positive and 72% of those who died from AIDS in 2007. On a global level, thanks to the prevention methods, the number of people newly infected with HIV has dropped from 3 million in 2001 to 2.7 in 2007. In Kenya, however, the number has risen (6.7% in 2003; between 7.1% and 8.5% in 2007) and in several countries outside Africa, it is also rising.
It should be noted that in 2007, nearly 3 million people received antiretroviral treatment, and the increase in people receiving therapy has led to a decrease in the number of deaths from AIDS: from 2.2 million in 2005 to 2 million in 2007. It seems that the epidemic has taken a certain path in recent years, in regards to women. On a global level, the number of HIV-positive women is at 50%, and the number of those contracting the disease is on the rise in several countries. In Africa, 60% of HIV-positive are women, and two out of every three young people infected are females.
There is also the part of the consequences on children. On a global level, the number of children (under the age of 15) who are HIV-positive has increased from 1.6 million in 2006 to 2 million in 2007, 90% of them living in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2003, however, the number of children who have died from AIDS has begun to decrease, thanks to a wider distribution of antiretroviral therapy. In the regions outside sub-Saharan Africa, HIV has mainly affected those most at risk (drug addicts, homosexuals, prostitutes). 
On a general level, it is certain that without a greater effort from the international community, in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the level of human loss is destined to increase. In December 2007, the number of HIV-positive persons in the world was 33.2 million, 2.5 million of whom were newly infected. The most recent statistics from the United Nations in this area leave no room for doubt. Their discoveries are alarming: the international community is losing the fight against the virus. The results are still lacking in the area of prevention: it is estimated that in 2007 the number of newly infected was 2.5 times higher than those who received antiretroviral medicines. In spite the 42% increase (from 2006) in antiretroviral medicine distribution, only 30% of the infected living in developing nations have had access to the cure. 
The problem, once again, is affecting the poorest countries in the nation, and thus, it makes it even more important that the objectives established by the international community be reached. Specifically, this implies guaranteeing universal access to prevention services, treatment, and support for HIV/AIDS by 2010. This has been the clearest and most ambitious objective established by the G8, the eight countries whose next summit meeting is scheduled to take place in Italy in 2009. (Mtp) (Agenzia Fides 1/12/2008)]]></description>
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            <title>ASIA/CHINA - The Church in China, led by Jinde Charities, has been working in the frontline in ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – For years now, the Catholic Church in China, led by the AIDS Prevention and Control Office of Jinde Charities (the Catholic charitable association), has been working on the frontline in the battle against AIDS on the mainland. Several religious congregations have dedicated much of their activity to fighting this disease, not only from a health perspective, but above all, with a moral and spiritual perspective, following Christian teaching, maintaining strict collaboration with the national and international organizations, such as the Di Tai Hospital of Beijing, which specializes in treating AIDS patients. 
The Congregation of Saint Joseph, of the Diocese of Shi Jia Zhuang is one of the many active Catholic groups in this area. The AIDS Prevention and Control Office of Jinde Charities has been able to create a network with courses (designed for married and engaged couples, university students, immigrants, etc.), encounters (with similar groups, authorities, the sick, pastoral ministers, Catholic volunteers, etc.), frequent public events (in the parish, diocese, or ecclesial base community in collaboration with local authorities, and offer support to the sick in the clinic. 
The Sisters of Saint Joseph work in the Di Tai Hospital in Beijing and in many other Centers for AIDS patients throughout the country, including those run be Buddhists. Several of the Buddhist university students have been impressed after accompanying the sisters on their visit to 40 families affected by AIDS in one town. Today, these youth are the link between Catholics and Buddhists in spreading the word on how to prevent AIDS. Today, there are AIDS Prevention and Control Offices of Jinde Charities located throughout the country. One interesting characteristic is that the volunteers are Catholics and non-Catholics, and thus, funding is provided by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. While it is well-respected by all, the Office is also a living testimony of the collaboration between the Catholic community and society.
According to the most recent statistics published by the Chinese Health Minister, from January to September 2008, on the mainland there have been nearly 700,000 cases (of these, 440,000 do not know that they are infected), 260,000 HIV-positive, 77,000 have developed AIDS, 34,864 have died from AIDS, and an average of 140 are infected each day. Among these, 40.4% were caused by heterosexual relations, 5.1% by homosexual relations, 28.3% by drug addiction. The increase from 2006-2007 was 45.04% and reveals an alarming situation. (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 1/12/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AFRICA - “AIDS is still a priority emergency in Africa,” the Jesuits' AIDS Network says</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rome (Agenzia Fides) – We should be on alert, as the AIDS epidemic is not only not over, but it remains the leading cause of death in Africa. This is what the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) says in their Message for World AIDS Day, celebrated today, December 1. In the message, which was sent to Agenzia Fides, AJAN affirms that the progress made in the last 20 years (life-prolonging drugs, more funds for prevention and treatment, more knowledge leading to increased awareness, etc.) “may lead some to wonder whether AIDS – of all the urgent challenges facing Africa – still deserves privileged attention.”
The United Nations' statistics for 2008 leave no room for doubt: AIDS continues to be the leading cause of death in the continent, home to 22 million HIV-positive or two-thirds of the global total of 33 million. Millions of African children are orphans because of the disease. And yet, says one African professor who gives courses on AIDS to religious and seminarians, quoted in the message from the Jesuit organization, “I get a feeling that more and more, the issue of HIV/AIDS is getting less importance among students as well as in society. It makes me really worried.”
In the same formation houses of the Jesuits, the document says, “some raise the question whether AIDS deserves such attention any more (and a network to focus on it) because it is no longer an emergency.”   
The Jesuits mention their commitment in fighting the epidemic and in assisting AIDS/HIV patients: “Setting up AJAN in 2002, the Jesuit Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM) clearly made the pandemic an urgent priority for the Society of Jesus in Africa, in the firm belief that Jesuits have a unique contribution to bring to the struggle against HIV and AIDS. AJAN is a highly flexible response and, like all our major ministries, the commitment is long-term. Much work is already being done in nearly 30 sub-Saharan countries across Africa. Coordinated and supported by AJAN, Jesuits are providing leadership in communities, schools and universities, in parishes and families: integral support and pastoral care; education for orphans; advocacy for real universal access to treatment; value-based education as a solid basis for prevention; social, cultural and theological research.”
In spite of the great work they have been able to carry out, the Jesuits mention that “treatment, good nutrition, pastoral care and support are still far from accessible for many who need them.”
Among the future commitments of the Jesuit organization is that of education on all levels, as it is “the sine qua non condition for any sustainable and durable development of Africa and the royal way through which Africa could tackle the many challenges of today’s globalization, among them the AIDS pandemic.”  (LM) (Agenzia Fides 1/12/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AFRICA/DR CONGO - Archbishop of Kisangani appointed</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19699&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 28, 2008, appointed Marcel Utembi Tapa, Archbishop of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo). Until now, he served as Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AFRICA/NIGERIA - Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi appointed</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 28, 2008, appointed Father William Avenya, of the clergy of Diocese of Makurdi, Secretary General of the AECWA, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Makurdi (Nigeria), assigning him the titular see of Tucca di Mauritania.     
Fr. William Avenya was born on June 21, 1955 in Ishangev Tiev, Konshisha Local Government Area, Benue State, Diocese of Makurdi. After having attended St. Gabriel's Secondary School, he did his ecclesial studies at the Major Seminary in Jos (1975-1981). He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1981 for the Diocese of Makurdi. In 2000, he earned a degree in Management and Development of Non-Governmental Organizations from Galilee College, Israel, and upon his return to his homeland, began serving as Secretary General of the AECWA. Since his ordination, he has ministered as follows: 1981-1982: for a brief time, pastor of Saint Charles' Parish in Adoka and later parish vicar of St. William Church in Lafia; 1982-1984: moved to Liberia to teach in the Major Seminary in Gbarnga; 1984-1989: studies in England, for a Masters in Education and Doctorate in Philosophy, at the University of Manchester; 1989-1990: "Acting Medical Administrator" in Makurdi; 1990-1996: Director of "Catholic Education Services" in Makurdi. Since 1996, he has served as Secretary General of the AECWA. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI launches an appeal “for an end to all acts of terrorism” ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19701&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Following the series of terrorist attacks in Bombay (Mumbai), the economic capital of India, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State, sent a telegram to the Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, on behalf of the Holy Father Benedict XVI. The Pope is “deeply concerned about the outbreak of violence in Mumbai,” and in presenting his condolences to the victims' families, assures of his spiritual closeness to the public authorities, citizens, and all those affected. The telegram continues, in English: “His holiness urgently appeals for an end to all acts of terrorism, which gravely offend the human family and severely destabilize the peace and solidarity needed to build a civilization worthy of mankind’s noble vocation to love God and neighbor.” Benedict XVI is praying for the eternal repose of the victims and implores God’s gift of strength and comfort for those who are injured and in mourning. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>VATICAN - On the eve of the Doha Conference, the Holy See calls for new guidelines for ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19702&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Intervene in the flight of capital in offshore financial centers which are an enormous diversion of resources through financial evasion; impose politics based on cooperation in favor of poor countries; not devoiding the Doha Conference, promoted by the United Nations and meant to address financial affairs and development (November 29-December 2), of its content....the risk that the G20, of which the poor countries were excluded, nullify or greatly reduce the indications for funding from the UN, which developing countries see as their hope.
These are some of the key points of the “Note” on the current global economic crisis, issued by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace with the approval of the Vatican Secretary of State. The unifying theme of the proposals is based on one foundational point: “There is the need for a new pact to refound the international financial system.” In fact, the methods used on a national level are no longer sufficient. There is a need for alliance between States and international organizations that move towards an inclusion and not a marginalization of those nations most in need of aid; there is a need for a 360 degree turn-around that places principles of cooperation, solidarity, and the common good in the first place, including in the important decisions of global finance. 
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace affirms that the current international economic and financial system is structured in such a way that it hurts the poorest countries the most: “it is the poor countries that finance the rich ones, which receive resources from either the flight of private capital or governmental decisions to corner financial reserves under the form of 'secure' financial activities placed in the financially evolved markets or in offshore markets.”       
The Note highlights an important general principal in regards to the drastic inequality seen between northern and southern hemispheres and between the poor and rich nations: “It is necessary to avoid the start of the chain of reciprocal protectionism; rather, practices of cooperation must be reinforced in the matter of transparency and vigilance of the financial system...In particular, it is important that even the necessary political contrast between the 'richer' countries not lead to solutions based on exclusive agreements, but that it re-launch a space of open and tendentially inclusive cooperation.”
This must become the ethical vision behind everything, however right now the situation is much different: “the remittances of emigrants...entail an affluence of resources that, at the macro level, greatly surpass the flow of public aid for development. It is as though saying that the poor of the South finance the rich of the North, and the poor of the South themselves have to emigrate and work in the North to support their families in the South.”
The world today is now at the heart of a contradiction from which comes the urgent need to form new strategies for intervention, and “consider carefully the role, hidden but crucial, of the offshore financial system.” 
The Pontifical Council does not hide the fact that it is precisely in this area that there is a need to find the fundamental reasons behind the current crisis, as it is from there that there arises the phenomenons such as “flight of capital of gigantic proportions, 'legal' flows motivated by objectives of tax evasion and also channeled through the of international commercial flows, re-cycling of those stemming from illegal activities.” According to the Justice and Peace Council, there is an entire conglomeration of financial activity that corresponds to a financial evasion of 255 billion dollars, which is more than three times the entire amount of public aid for development on the part of countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OSCE). Here, in such a complex situation, an important role should be played by citizens who can exercise “responsible behavior in the matter of consumption and investment.” (Mtp) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AFRICA/KENYA - “I hope that the two sisters have heard of the news of the Holy Father's concern ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19703&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Father's expression of his closeness, via Father Lombardi, to the two kidnapped sisters is important for us. I hope that the two sisters, as has occurred in other similar cases in other parts of the world, have heard the radio and thus, been able to hear news of the Pope's concern for them,” Archbishop Paul Alain Lebeaupin, Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya, told Agenzia Fides. On November 27, Fr. Federico Lombardi, Director of the Holy See Press Office, declared: “More than a fortnight has passed since the two Italian nuns, Sr. Maria Teresa Olivero and Sr. Caterina Giraudo, were abducted in Kenya, where they are well-known for their generous dedication to the very poor. The Holy Father is following the protraction of their kidnapping with concern and remains close in prayer to the suffering, not only of the two kidnapped nuns, but also to that of their families and of the 'Contemplative Missionary Movement of Fr. de Foucauld', of which they are members. The hope is that this painful and gravely unjust situation, of which entirely innocent and praiseworthy people are victims, may be resolved as soon as possible.”  
Archbishop Lebeaupin says that “these words are a consolation to the sisters' families, their Congregations, and for all of us who are working to find a positive solution to their kidnapping. I also hope that the two sisters can listen to the radio and that these words reach them. I have spent ample time serving in Latin America and I have followed several cases of kidnappings. That is why I know that it is important that a prisoner not feel abandoned.” Sister Rinuccia Giraudo y Sister Maria Teresa Oliver, of the Contemplative Missionary Movement of Fr. de Foucauld of Cuneo (Italy), were kidnapped on November 10, at their mission in El-Wak, located in a town in northeast Kenya, 10 km from the border with Somalia (LM) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>ASIA/INDIA - The Church in Bombay is working on the front line to offer aid and prayers for the ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19704&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Bombay is still recovering from the aftershocks of yesterday's terrorist attacks that left over 100 people dead and 300 wounded. The local Church continues its prayers and service, reaffirming its commitment to dialogue for peace in India.
The Catholics of Bombay (nearly 510,000 faithful, out of a total population of 20 million inhabitants) is working to offer its contributions to alleviate that devastating effects of this tragedy in the society, working to build a culture favorable to peaceful coexistence among the various religious communities. As those responsible for the violence are linked to Islamic fundamentalist groups, the Church is trying to re-launch interreligious dialogue and the prohibition of any form of violence, based on an absolute respect for human life. 
The Archdiocese has invited all the faithful to “kneel down and pray that bridges may be built between men, communities, and religions,” as Auxiliary Bishop Bosco Penha said. All the Masses being celebrated in the Archdioceses are being offered for the victims of the attacks, and for peace and religious harmony. “As Christians, we are called to increase our efforts and commitment to reconciliation, social harmony, and fraternity,” the Bishop said.
Lay associations have also begun working: Dolphy De Souza, President of the “Bombay Catholic Sabha,” said that “activities of this kind help us to better love our neighbor: we are prepared to work together, sharing our clinics and schools.”
Joseph Dias, Secretary General of the Catholic Secular Forum, recalled how the Catholic community will have an active role in building peace and harmony, explaining that his movement will work for the families affected by the tragedy and that Catholic volunteers are already working in the hospitals to help the wounded.
In a note written yesterday by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI), the Bishops condemned the attacks, expressing their solidarity to the families affected, praying for the prompt recuperation of the wounded, and especially recalling “those who continue to be held prisoner, that they may be freed as soon as possible.” The Bishops have also sent out an appeal to the people of Bombay, asking that they “maintain peace and harmony in this hour of suffering and pain,” once again calling all to an establish dialogue and peace, “the only path for a more civilized life in our society.” (PA) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>AMERICA/CUBA - Two new parishes established, after 50 years</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19705&amp;lan=eng</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) – This past November 22 was an important day for the Church in Cuba, as after over 50 years there are now two new parishes in the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba: “Cristo Rey” (Christ the King) and “San Jose Obrero” (Saint Joseph the Worker). The first of the two includes an area that used to belong to two other parishes and it is a heavily populated area. The parish of “San Jose Obrero” does not yet have an official church building, and will also include areas from another two previously existing parishes. 
The Mass on the occasion was presided by Archbishop Dionisio Garcia of Santiago de Cuba, who concelebrated with many priests from the Archdiocese. During the Mass, the decrees of erection were read, as well as the appointment of the pastors of the parishes: Fr. Oscar Márquez Canler, for “San Jose Obrero,” and Fr. Jose Manuel Hernández, for “Cristo Rey.” 
In his homily, Archbishop Garcia focused on how this dream of his predecessors to create parishes in these areas, had finally come true. These areas used to be far from the main urban centers of the city. Since 56 years ago, when the parishes were named “Santa Teresita” and “San Antonio Maria Claret,” the city limits and the population have grown. These areas that used to be the outskirts of the city are now new population “hubs,” and the number of churches had remained the same. That is when the Church say the need to bring pastoral ministry to these areas. In fact, for 15 years, missionaries from various communities in Santiago went every week, facing numerous difficulties, to minister to these places. At the end of the ceremony, the Archbishop presented a group of the missionaries with a medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On behalf of the entire Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba, he thanked them and those who worked in the past, for their dedication and faith over the years. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of Colombians will join in the march being held today, November 28, in various cities throughout the country and in different parts of the world “for life and liberty,” calling for the immediate liberation of the hundreds of people still held captive in Colombia.
The march will be a peaceful demonstration in the city streets beginning at ten in the morning, and will send marchers to previously scheduled destinations, where they will ask once again that the captives be freed before this Christmas. In the Colombian capital of Bogota, eight points have been designated for the march for life and liberty.
The Colombian Bishops' Conference has made an urgent call to all Colombians to join in the march, to demand respect for life and freedom for the captives. 
“I hope we may not remain indifferent, and that we may think of the suffering of their relatives, and that of the captives themselves, so that by the grace of God, they can spend this Christmas at home with their families,” the Secretary General of the Conference, Msgr. Fabian Marulanda said. According to the Bishop, “it is very important that all the Colombian people come out and make their voice heard, calling for the prompt liberation of all the captives.”
The Holy Father Benedict XVI, also called upon God this past Wednesday in his General Audience, asking that this “plight” and mentioned the March: “Right now I wish to recall the march requesting the liberation of the captives, which will take place this coming Friday in Colombia. I offer a fervent prayer of supplication to God, that this plight may end and that peace and harmony may soon reach this beloved nation,” the Pope said in Spanish.
The March has received an outpouring of support in the country on the part of the national government, the political parties of various ideological beliefs, the Catholic Church, various other religions, several NGOs working for human rights, unions and social organizations, which have announced their participation and have encouraged citizens to join in the demonstration, as a peaceful means of manifesting their concern.
There will also be similar events held in other parts of the world, at the time of the March in Colombia. In the countries of central and western Europe, it will be at 6pm and in various states in the USA, all at the same hour. There are many Colombian residents living in other countries, who have organized marches there, including in Australia, Indonesia, China, and Japan. All the Colombian Embassies have taken steps in supporting Colombians who wish to participate in the march. The Embassy and Consulate of Colombia in London have invited compatriots to join in the march in Hyde Park, in the downtown area of the British capital. The Ambassador of France in Colombia, Jean Michel Marlaud, has also made an appeal to all Colombians, encouraging them to join in the march. “I think it is important that the FARC see that kidnapping is something completely rejected by the international community and by Colombians,” he said. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cologne (Agenzia Fides) - “Refugees are always in the heart of the Church” and “what the Church undertakes in favor of refugees is an integral part of its mission”: these were the words pronounced by Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, in a meeting with the Migration Commission of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference, held in Cologne (Germany) November 27-28. The Archbishop said that “still at the dawn of the Third Millennium, welcome is a fundamental characteristic of pastoral ministry among refugees and IDPs. It guarantees that we address the other as a person and eventually as a brother/sister in the faith and prevents us from approaching him/her as a problem or as a source of work. Welcome is not so much a task but rather a way of living and of sharing. Offering hospitality grows out of an effort to be faithful to God, to hear His voice in the Scriptures and in those around us.”   
After demonstrating the competence of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, in a general vision, Archbishop Marchetto present a comprehensive vision of the Instruction “Erga migrantes caritas Christi,” published 4 years ago. Looking towards the future, to the upcoming VI World Congress of Pastoral Ministry for Migrants and Refugees scheduled for November 2009, he provided a brief sketch of a new document on pastoral ministry for refugees, which will be published next year. “Assistance, therefore takes into consideration both the material and the spiritual needs of the individual and this confirms the pastoral nature of this ministry of ours. Moreover, just as any person needs a family for his or her proper growth and development, so refugees too must not be deprived of such kindred. For this reason the Church has always called for the reunification of families whose separation is caused by the flight of one of its members.”  
If the Church, especially the local diocese, has the responsibility of offering welcome, solidarity, and assistance to refugees, at the same time it should see the need “to build an awareness that the refugee situation has to change with the efforts of all those who are in the position to do something to make a difference in this respect. Such a dramatic situation cannot and should not last forever.”
In his address, Archbishop Marchetto also mentioned the “human and Christian dignity” of refugees, displaced persons, and those subject to trafficking, “which is based on the conviction that we are all created in the image of God,” and thus, “people are more important than things, and the measure of the value of every institution is whether or not it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.” If a person in their own country cannot enjoy a decently lived life, the Archbishop said, “has the right, under given circumstances, to move elsewhere.[20] Each human person in fact has an essential and priceless value, a dignity which should not be threatened. The Magisterium has likewise always denounced social and economic imbalances that are, for the most part, the cause of migration, the dangers of an uncontrolled globalization in which migrants are more the victims than the protagonists of their migration.”
Reflecting on several aspects of pastoral work with “forced” migrants, Archbishop Marchetto said that these people should be offered “hope, courage, love and creativity” to help them rebuild their lives. The priority “must clearly be given to a concerted effort to provide specific moral and spiritual support for these people. In this, the local Christian community must be of great support. Moreover, it is necessary to put in place conditions which enable people to pick up the thread of normal life and start living independently, giving them the possibility to take care of themselves and their families. The rights to which refugees are entitled should be honored. What is more, the root causes which force people to flee need to be addressed. This is stressed by some Post-Synodical Apostolic Exhortations.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Just a few days after the Third Commission of the U.N. General Assembly renewed it’s anti-death penalty stance and Burundi abolished capital punishment, on November 30, 2008 close to 1,000 cities around the world, on five continents, will hold rallies in favor of a universal moratorium. It will be the largest international mobilization to date to put an end to executions. The date November 30 was chosen as it is the anniversary of the first abolition of the death penalty in the Western world, which was declared by the Grand Dukedom of Tuscany, on November 30, 1786.
In addition to Burundi, this year Uzbekistan has also abolished the death penalty. In Africa, other countries have embarked upon a path that leads to a moratorium and abolition of the death penalty by law. At the end of last year, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda and Gabon wiped the death penalty off their books. In the United States, another state, the State of New Jersey, abolished the death penalty on December 17, 2007. In Asia, China has taken some positive steps while still remaining the country with the highest number of executions. Important changes in both legislation and public opinion were detected in Lebanon, Pakistan, South Korea and Taiwan. Last but not least, the Russian Federation renewed its moratorium until 2010. 
Major international human rights organizations and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty officially support the initiative. This year, Barcelona, Toronto, Brussels, cities in the Philippines and in Africa, along with Florence, Rome, Naples and most of the rest of Italy and Europe will be highlighted.  
Many leading players in the international campaign to end the death penalty, witnesses, former death row inmates since proved innocent, families of the victims will be present in many European capitals. In particular, in Rome, on November 29, many will participate in a meeting (in the Julius Caesar Hall of City Hall, scheduled for 15:30) called to take stock of the death penalty situation around the world. The World Day “Cities for Life, Cities against the Death Penalty” will be inaugurated on November 29, at 19:00, in front of the Colosseum, which will be specially lit up for the occasion. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 28/11/2008)]]></description>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - UK: St Paul in Art (New Release)</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - Il sacchetto di sabbia - Tertullian Langa- Ex Prof. ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - Sussidio Liturgico-Pastorale in preparazione al periodo ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - Bioetica: documento Vaticano a metà dicembre</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19718&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - San Lorenzo accoglie Benedetto XVI, domenica 30 novembre</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19719&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - Più influente di quello che sembra. ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19720&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - “Aperta-mente” è l’evento aperto al pubblico che il Coordinamento ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19721&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - Grocholewski, Scola, Tremblay, Botero e Martin McKeever ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19722&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/GERMANY - Der klassische Adventskalender wird 100</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19723&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/GERMANY - Weihnachts-Hits machen Zuschauer spendenfreudig</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/GERMANY - „Papst bittet mich, im Dienst zu bleiben“ Joachim Kardinal ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SWITZERLAND - Finanzkrise und Entwicklungsfinanzierung: Neue Wege!</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SPAIN - Trece razones para la Cruz</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SPAIN - En Santiago: II Jornadas Católicos y Vida Pública, este año bajo ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SPAIN - En una Solemne Eucaristía en la Catedral dará gracias a Dios y ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/SPAIN - La Junta de Castilla y León recurrirá la sentencia que obliga a ...</title>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/FRANCE - Une conférence et un colloque pour préparer le prochain Synode ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19732&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/AFRICA - Burkina Faso: Dialogue des cultures - Le credo des centres ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19733&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/KENYA - The Taizé Community: Pilgrimage of trust at Nairobi</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19734&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/AFRICA - Deported youth face life of drugs, unemployment</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19735&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/IVORY COAST - Le ministre de l’économie et des Finances était l’invité, ...</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19736&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <title>TODAY ON THE INTERNET/HOLY LAND - Il Papa in Terrasanta nel 2009?</title>
            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19738&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19739&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19740&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19741&amp;lan=eng</link>
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            <link>http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=19742&amp;lan=eng</link>
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