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11 December 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Missionary Exposition acknowledges Salesians' work worldwide
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On December 9, in Madrid, the Salesian Missions launched their “Missionary Exhibition,” a traveling exhibition aimed at making more widely known the work of the Salesians in the 5 continents ...
11 December 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - A deadly epidemic meningitis is hitting the poorest area and people of Kisangani
Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – A meningitis outbreak has killed more than a dozen students from the same school is spreading throughout the city of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The viral form of meningitis C, ...
10 December 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - A bridge of prayer and solidarity between HCA children in the US and 40 children in Nepal, staying at a parish hostel in order to attend school
New York (Agenzia Fides) - According to information sent from Monica Yehle of the US Pontifical Mission Societies National Director's Office, this Advent and Christmas the Holy Childhood Association will be focusing on n ...
10 December 2009
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Day for Human Rights and “right for mission” “the suppression of the preaching of the faith threatens everyone's freedom, along with peace”
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today, all over the world, human rights are being trampled upon. It is often the minorities who suffer most. Particularly dramatic is the situation for millions of Christians. Never before ...
10 December 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “May water not become a symbol for a new colonization and slavery in the 21st Century”: Bishops of Patagonia write to United Nations Secretary General for Copenhagen Summit
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The bishops of the Catholic Church in Patagonia (Chile and Argentina) have written a letter addressed to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, at the Copenhagen Summit ...
10 December 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “May the Lord of Life and History enlighten the new government and lead our beloved country on the paths of prosperity in justice”: Bishops of Bolivia address re-elected President
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the presidential election held Sunday, December 6 (see Fides 26/11/2009, 05/12/2009), the Bishops of Bolivia, through the Secretary General of the Conference of Bishops, addr ...
10 December 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop of Tuxtla on Human Rights Day: “The Church will always try to see to it that these rights are applied to all persons in all stages of their life.”
Tuxtla (Agenzia Fides) - "The Dignity of the Human Person, Foundation of Human Rights" is the title of the letter by Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López of Tuxtla, Mexico, sent to Fides. "I wish to address the issue of hum ...
10 December 2009
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Ordination of three deacons of the Opera Don Orione inaugurates inauguration of new “Madonna della Guardia” Shrine
Bonoua (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of the Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Bishop Paul Dakoury, in the presence of the Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast, Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, and Bishop Anthony Swamy of Chikmagalur (India ...
10 December 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Priestly ordinations celebrated in various dioceses on Solemnity of Immaculate Conception
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - On the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Marian feast intensely celebrated in the Chinese Catholic world, and in the context of the Year for Priests, several ordinations to ...
10 December 2009
ASIA/VIETNAM - “The meeting between the Pope and the President opens new hopes for the country and for the Catholic Church”: Agenzia Fides interviews the President of the Vietnamese Bishops' Conference
Dalat (Agenzia Fides) – It is an event that “brings hope” to the hearts of Vietnamese Catholics, opens up new perspectives, raises great expectations...The event of the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Preside ...
10 December 2009
ASIA/VIETNAM - A path marked by steps forward, standstills, and hopes
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Relations between the Holy See and Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a journey that has undergone painful stages, difficult times, signs of openness, and new hopes.
The visit to the Vati ...
10 December 2009
EUROPE/DENMARK - Catholic organizations gather in Copenhagen calling for primary attention to the needy
Copenhagen (Agenzia Fides) – The International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity (CIDSE) and Caritas Internationalis represent 180 Catholic development agencies from North and South campaigning for a new deal ...
10 December 2009
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Nationwide alert after 37 children die from dengue
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital is on alert for the deaths of 37 children infected with dengue, and the increasing number of daily admissions due to this pandemic, which has even le ...
9 December 2009
ASIA/CHINA - One month after Cardinal Bertone's Letter, Chinese Bishops and priests offer their reflections; the letter “re-emphasizes the principle and direction of dialogue and reconciliation according to current circumstances and the evolution of Sino-Vatican relations.”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The publication of the Letter from Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone to Chinese priests on the occasion of the Year for Priests (see Fides 16/11/2009), which is dated Novemb ...
9 December 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - December 12th funeral services for White Fathers missionary killed in South Africa, active in promoting needy of the country; fourth Catholic priest killed in South Africa this year
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of Fr. Louis Blondel, of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), will be held Saturday, December 12th. Fr. Blondel was killed the night of Sunday, December 6th and Monday 7th in ...
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