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22 January 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 23 November 2010, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Socities in Brazil from 2010-2 ...
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22 January 2011
EUROPE/THE NETHERLANDS - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 1 January 2011, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Socities in the Netherlands from ...
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22 January 2011
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Our people are hungry and thirsty, less words and more action needed: President of the Episcopal Conference on the Feast of St Sebastian
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “The Feast of St Sebastian is a very timely invitation to all of us to decisively resume the Christian commitment to bear witness of Jesus Christ in the reality in which we are immersed”. ...
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21 January 2011
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic Mexican actor to build largest American crisis pregnancy center
Los Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - “We are compelled to step up our efforts and will power of the soul to help the unfortunate, the sick and the poor, strengthen family ties, practice charity and live with integrity. This a ...
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21 January 2011
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Sisters of St Paul De Chartres celebrate 50 years of mission in Taiwan
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Sisters of St Paul De Chartres SPC celebrated 50 years of mission on the Island of Taiwan renewing their commitment and missionary spirit. On the occasion, four Taiwanese sisters and two d ...
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21 January 2011
AFRICA/SWAZILAND - 140,000 young orphans risk not being accepted into primary school
Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) – In Swaziland the new school year has just commenced. Among the young faces that populate the classes of this mountainous Country are 140,000 orphans and vulnerable children (OVC's). “Apart f ...
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21 January 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Convert to Islam!”: radical Muslims to Italian promoters of a pro-Asia Bibi demonstration
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Islam is the true religion; convert to Islam!”: this is the invitation by a Pakistani radical Islamic organisation, led by Malik Shaib, to promoters of a pro-Asia Bibi demonstration to be he ...
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21 January 2011
VATICAN - “A builder of bridges with China”, the desire of the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “In my new, sensitive role I would like to be a builder of bridges with China”: Fides was told by Archbishop-elect Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B., new Secretary of the Congregation for the ...
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21 January 2011
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Bishop Jacques Sarr of Thiés dies; Particular commitment to interreligious dialogue and self-sufficiency of the Church in Africa
Thiès (Agenzia Fides) – After a brief illness Bishop Jacques Sarr of Thiés died on 18 January at age 76. As communicated by the national board of the Pontifical Mission Society in Germany, Missio München, he was adm ...
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21 January 2011
EUROPE/HUNGARY - Delegation of religious leaders address new EU President: Urgent commitment needed to defeat Christian persecution around the world
Budapest (Agenzia Fides) – “We urge a greater commitment by Europe against the persecution of Christians around the world”: leaders of Christian churches in Europe appealed to the President of the European Union, t ...
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20 January 2011
EUROPE/GERMANY - Proclaiming the Gospel to the university world: European Congress
Munich (Agenzia Fides) – About 60 delegates from the Episcopal Conference of Europe, representing Bishops, national directors for university pastoral ministry, university chaplains and ecclesial associations and moveme ...
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20 January 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The lonely elderly, the sick, orphans and young immigrant workers at the attention of the mainland Catholic community in view of the Chinese new year
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of the Chinese new year, the mainland Catholic community has intensified its charity work, especially towards the lonely elderly, the sick, orphans, the young and immigr ...
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20 January 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Church in Australia and the Archdiocese of Brisbane's commitment continues to helping the flood victims of Queensland
Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Brisbane, Archbishop John Bathersby, expressed his solidarity and support to the flood victims and to their families, testifying that the Church is “determined to do every ...
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20 January 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Rector of inter-diocesan St Jospeh's Major Seminary in Ikot Ekpene
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 5 November 2010 appointed as Rector of the inter-diocesan St Jospeh's Major Seminary, in the diocese ...
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20 January 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishop alarmed about the lengthy suffering of people seeking political asylum
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “The Federal Government must ease the suffering of asylum seekers in remote facilities waiting for their claims to be assessed,” reads the message from Bishop Christopher Saunders of Broome, ...
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