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11 October 2010
ASIA/INDIA - Less military spending, more funds to fight hunger: the Church and the MDGs
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – "The Catholic Church in India will continue to work tirelessly and to make a specific contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals set by the UN." This is what Fides has been t ...
11 October 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - “There are so many expectations of the Synod for the Middle East," says Fr. Pizzaballa, Custodian of the Holy Land
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "There are so many expectations for the Synod, and there will also end up becoming a great many disappointments. We must approach the complexity of the issues with humility and willingness to lis ...
11 October 2010
AFRICA/LIBYA - Arab-African Summit opened, the second after 33 years
Sirte (Agenzia Fides) - "Afro-Arab Cooperation: Towards a Strategic Partnership." This is the theme of the second Arab-African summit, which opened yesterday, October 10th, in Sirte, Libya, in the presence of 66 Heads of ...
11 October 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Prison conditions and respect for human rights among the Church's concerns
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church expresses its concern at the situation in the prisons of El Salvador and draws attention to the report prepared by the "Committee on the Rights of Persons Deprived of Li ...
11 October 2010
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Only part of proven abuse cases are taken to court
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “Child abuse is the greatest health crisis this country has to face,” says “Youth Off The Streets” coordinator Father Chris Riley who works with people who have been abused. A recent ar ...
9 October 2010
AFRICA/UGANDA - Commitment to increase agricultural production in Africa by 70% by 2050
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – African agriculture ministers, researchers, entrepreneurs, farmers, and private sector members have pledged to increase agriculture productivity by 70 per cent by 2050. The resolution was made ...
9 October 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - 300 participants at Youth Missionary Congress in Kinshasa
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "Building Ecclesial Communion, The Key to the Mission." This is the theme of the Youth Mission Congress, being held October 7 to 10 at the Shalom Center of the monastery of the Canons Regular ...
9 October 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Impunity and peace, challenges for the Aquino Administration
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Issues such as impunity and peace will present a challenge to the government of Benigno Aquino, just over three months after his election. This is what Fides learned from Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra ...
8 October 2010
VATICAN - Task of Catholic press: “to help contemporary man to orient himself to Christ, only Savior, and to keep burning the flame of hope in the world”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Your task, dear members of the Catholic press, is to help contemporary man to orient himself to Christ, only Savior, and to keep burning the flame of hope in the world, to live worthily ...
8 October 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Sacred music and prayer used to deepen in faith and proclaim Gospel
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Sacred music and prayer are being used to deepen the faith and proclaim the Gospel by the laity and lay groups of Hong Kong, in order to prepare themselves enthusiastically for the Year of t ...
8 October 2010
AFRICA/SUDAN - Church's concern for fate of Sudanese from south living in north, in case of southern secession
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A call to pray for peace in Sudan was launched by Bishop Cesare Mazzolari, Bishop of Rumbek, in southern Sudan, on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Bishop Mazzolari led the prayer at the ...
8 October 2010
AMERICA - Missionary Rosary, popular in Latin America, supports efforts of thousands of missionaries around the world
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In Arequipa, Peru, an authentic Marian and missionary celebration will take place Saturday, October 9, when many pilgrims from the parishes of the districts of Cayma and Yanahuara will meet i ...
8 October 2010
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Campaign for Life,” to say “no” to birth control policies
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Demonstrations in all the major cities of the Philippines, public lectures, conferences, liturgies, especially prayer vigils: these are some of the initiatives of the wide-reaching "Campaign fo ...
8 October 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - “Aid is still not reaching Haiti,” says Jesuit Relief Services
Leon (Agenzia Fides) - “Nine months after the earthquake, two million Haitians are living in refugee camps, only 15% of the school-age population receives some type of education and there are still corpses still under ...
7 October 2010
EUROPE/GERMANY - “Eucharist, ferment of communion among peoples”
Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) – The "Scalabrini-Fest der Früchte" takes place every year at the Spirituality Centre of the Scalabrinian Missionaries in Stuttgart, in collaboration with the Scalabrinian Secular Missionary ...
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