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29 December 2009
AFRICA/RWANDA - Providing drinking water to children in Rwanda in the fight against world hunger
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In an effort to promote and support the welfare of the population in the districts of Gicumbi and Gatsibo, Rwanda, through integrated interventions in health, hygiene, habitat, environment, educa ...
29 December 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Council for the Laity of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz works on shedding light on the vocation and mission of the laity
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) aims to revive the baptismal commitment of the laity, by strengthening their organization so that, as disciples and missionaries, they live their respo ...
29 December 2009
THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS
KILLED DURING 2009
“The Church everywhere proclaims the Gospel of Christ, despite persecutions, discriminations, attacks and at times hostile indifference. These, in fact, enable her to share the lot of her Master and Lord.”
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28 December 2009
MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for January 2010: “That every believer in Christ may be conscious that unity among all Christians is a condition for more effective proclamation of the Gospel.” Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – One of the deepest desires of the Heart of Christ is the unity of His disciples. In the Last Supper, in a setting of great confidence and closeness, the Lord reveals His desire for unity ...
28 December 2009
EUROPE/GERMANY - “We want to give hope" call for greater sensitivity on Africa Day
Aachen/München (Agenzia Fides) - The collection organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies of Germany (Missio Aachen and Missio München) on the occasion of Africa Day, which takes place every year in early January, ...
28 December 2009
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Increased amounts of Afghan heroin passing through Somalia, now a free zone for all kinds of illegal trafficking
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The Somalia, which since 1991 has been without a government capable of controlling the territory and enforcing laws, has become a haven for international criminal organizations that use it as ...
28 December 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Emeritus Bishop of Tura, northeast India, tells Fides that Saint (Padre) Pio is “an instrument for the mission among tribal peoples”
Tura (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of the Diocese of Tura (Meghalaya) in northeastern India, is bringing the message of Christ through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. This is what Fides was told in an interv ...
28 December 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Fire in Valparaiso, families housed in church
Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, entrusted to the Congregation of the Mission, of the Vincentian Family, is responsible for the pastoral zone of Cerro Mariposa. The parish priest, ...
23 December 2009
“It is in the contemplation of Christ's face that we are filled with an irrepressible passion to preach Him and give Him to others and recognize Him in the face of the poor and suffering.” (Benedict XVI, Message to the Pontifical Mission Societies, May 6, 2009) -
A blessed Christmas and New Year to all the friends of Fides.
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22 December 2009
ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Director for Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 27 November 2009, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Kazakhstan for fi ...
22 December 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Jashpur appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 22, 2009, appointed as Bishop of Jashpur (India), Monsignor Emmanuel Kerketta, current diocesan Administrator of Jashpur.
Monsignor Emmanuel Ke ...
22 December 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Another priest killed in Colombia: Fr. Jaramillo Cardenas
Santa Rosa de Osos (Agenzia Fides) - Colombian priest Father Emir Jaramillo Cardenas was killed between December 20 and 21 at his home, located in Santa Rosa de Osos, about 74 km from the city of Medellin. According to s ...
22 December 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life,” is the theme of a reflection that the Superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Venezuela, Father Lisan ...
22 December 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas 2009: Gospel proclaimed via satellite
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The great day has come: for Christmas 2009, the Archdiocese of Karachi has launched its "Good News TV" Satellite, owned and managed entirely by the Catholic Church.
The path to reaching sate ...
22 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Curia: “For the Church and for myself personally, the year now drawing to a close passed largely under the sign of Africa”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Another year rich in important events for the Church and for the world comes to an end. For the Church and for myself personally, the year now drawing to a close passed largely under the ...
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