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20 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics participate in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, recalling Haitian earthquake victims
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic world, in communion with the Universal Church and Pope Benedict XVI, is participating in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity recalling Haitian earthquake victims. Accor ...
19 January 2010
VATICAN - International Center for Missionary Animation reopens: Cardinal Dias dedicates CIAM to Blessed Fr. Paolo Manna
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 16, 2010, the birthday of Blessed Fr. Paolo Manna (1872-1952), a PIME missionary and founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union, the International Center for Missionary Animation ...
19 January 2010
EUROPE - Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe working to respond to Haitian emergency
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As soon as they heard of the violent earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Europe have been working to respond to the relief effort in favor of thi ...
19 January 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Franciscans in China: 1200-1977, 1,162 Friars Minor lived in China
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical University Antonianum on January 15 held a study day on the Church in China in the 700th anniversary of Friar Giovanni da Montecorvino's ordination as Bishop of Beijing and Patriarch ...
19 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - A call to cancel Haiti's foreign debt
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – One of the measures to be taken urgently, to alleviate the appalling suffering of the Haitian people is the abolition of a large part of the 641 million dollars of foreign debt owed by ...
19 January 2010
VATICAN - The Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO) begins, focusing on support for clergy in Eastern Europe and Middle East
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In this Year for Priests, the 82nd Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO), taking place January 19-20 at the Vatican, will be mainly dedicated to the issued of support ...
19 January 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Let us support the people of Haiti”: appeal from South African Christian leaders
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The leaders of the Christian communities in South Africa launched an appeal to solidarity for the people of Haiti. “Let us support the People in Haiti with our bread. Haiti’s devastat ...
19 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - All 16 Franciscan Friars survive earthquake, at work in relief effort; convent and schools destroyed
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The day of the earthquake it was as if a bomb had exploded. We brought first aid to many people. I saw terrible scenes. I saw people die as we tried to provide them with first aid. It wa ...
19 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - CLAR and CELAM for Haiti: over 100 religious dead or missing; SOS for medicines, doctors, and nurses
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the thousands dead or missing, there are over 100 men and women religious," says a release from the Secretary General of CLAR (Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Men and Women R ...
19 January 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA - Military regime appoints new Prime Minister; “We need to get to work immediately, because the economic situation is extremely serious,” Church sources say
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The military junta has appointed Guinean Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore. Doré will lead the government of national unity under the agreement concluded on January 15, in Ouagadougou, capital o ...
19 January 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church tells government: “No to religion in politics,” like Bangladesh
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - No to the use and abuse of religion in politics, which is the cause of many ills in the country and is a fact that generates misunderstanding and discrimination against religious minorities, is t ...
19 January 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Main challenges of the new Bolivian Government, according to Bishops
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – At the request of the newspaper "La Prensa", the press office of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference has prepared a brief summary of the main challenges, which according to the Bolivian Catholic C ...
19 January 2010
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Vaccine against dengue and malaria by transforming strain of vaccine for yellow fever
El Carmen (Agenzia Fides) - The medical-scientific project on the transformation of the strain of the vaccine '17D ' against the yellow fever into antibodies for the vaccine against dengue and malaria was presented at th ...
18 January 2010
VATICAN - Pope at Angelus: “Our proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus will be much more credible and effective the more that we are united in his love.” New appeal for Haiti.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Day of the Migrant and Refugee, religious dialogue with the Jews, and Christian unity were the three main themes addressed by the Holy Father Benedict XVI in his discourse at the Ange ...
18 January 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Christian Brothers: no one hurt, novitiate takes in sisters left homeless
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “In Haiti, we have 15 Brothers on the “Ile de la Tortua,” in Port de Paix and Port-au-Prince. There have been no deaths or injuries, nor damage done to our houses. There was only sl ...
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