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19 November 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI receives President of Burundi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh: reaffirming the importance of dialogue and respect for human rights, in addition to the Church's contribution to human promotion
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of November 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the President of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza. They then had an interview with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretar ...
19 November 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Website for WYD in Madrid presented, for organization and information leading up to August 16, 2011
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - During the presentation of the website for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, announced that the Congress of Deputies has declared Worl ...
19 November 2009
AFRICA/MALAWI - “We are working alongside doctors from Malawi every day on the Internet,” says Fr. Alfonso Raimo, head of “Denied Childhood,” collaborating with health center in Diocese of Dedza
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The few doctors who decide to remain in Malawi make heroic efforts, but that alone is not sufficient to cope with diseases such as AIDS. So, we started a project to help them," Fides was told by F ...
19 November 2009
ASIA/BANGLADESH - “The crucifix on the shirt pocket, an instrument of mission among non-believers” - the experience of a Xaverian missionary in Bangladesh
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - "For me, Bangladesh is the land of the Suffering Servant. Showing people the crucifix does not only imply a sign of faith, but a plausible answer to the big question of human suffering," said Xave ...
19 November 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Delegates from Holy Childhood Association organize activities for 2010
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, November 14th, at the Office of the National Office of the PMS-Ecuador, a meeting was held for delegates of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Association on a national level. The main f ...
19 November 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Day of the Child: 200 million children under 5 in danger of death from malnutrition
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – November 20, 2009 marks the International Day of the Rights of the Child and Adolescent declared by the United Nations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ...
18 November 2009
OCEANIA/VANUATU - Bishop of Port-Vila appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 18, 2009, appointed Fr. Jean (John) Bosco Baremes, SM, formerly Councilor of the Marist Fathers' Oceania Province, as Bishop of Port-Vila (Vanuat ...
18 November 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - “The Good News travels without a passport” - The missionary path towards Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Good News travels without a passport” is the slogan that accompanies the preparation for the Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010, promoted by the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mis ...
18 November 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resurgence of xenophobic violence feared; spokesman from Bishops' Conference tells Fides: “We are in contact with the Internal Affairs Minister and we continue to observe how the situation evolves.”
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We are in contact with the Internal Affairs Minister and we continue to observe how the situation evolves, to see what exactly is taking place. When we have a clear picture of what is ha ...
18 November 2009
AFRICA - Western Africa likely to be an area of confrontation between Colombian and Nigerian drug traffickers: UN expert warns
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A Boeing flight hired by South American traffickers crashed on takeoff in northern Mali. Alexandre Schmidt, an official of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has commented on th ...
18 November 2009
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Spiritans celebrate their General Chapter in Africa, for the first time
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time in the history of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1703, a General Chapter be held in Africa. The Superior General of the Spiritans, with the consent of its boar ...
18 November 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - "A new era of evangelization begins, we put out into the deep, we become the hands and feet of Christ," says Bishop of Tai Chung at the close of 150th anniversary of evangelization in Taiwan
Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) - “In the year of grace” in which we recall the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of the island of Taiwan, “how can we forget and not thank foreign missionaries, especially the first ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary School meeting on “The Mission Ad Gentes” ends
Umuarama (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Umuarama-Parana, Brazil sent Fides news on the conclusion of their seminar training mission that had as its central theme the "Mission Ad Gentes." The parish of St. Joseph the ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - 10 days after Hurricane Ida, Bishops of El Salvador call for international solidarity: “we should continue helping our brothers and sisters, especially the most poor and vulnerable.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of El Salvador have issued a statement entitled "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted," to offer information on the tragic situation the country is experie ...
18 November 2009
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Alberto Methol Ferre, South American Catholic intellectual, dies in Montevideo
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – Alberto Methol Ferre, South American Catholic intellectual, has passed away in Montevideo. He was 80 years old, born March 31, 1929. He started his studies in Montevideo, then studied law a ...
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