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24 October 2009
ASIA/CHINA - World Mission Sunday, 18 catechumens receive Sacraments of Christian Initiation in parish of Nan She, Diocese of Tai Yuan
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – 18 adult catechumens of the parish of Nan She, in the Diocese of Tai Yuan, Province of Shan Xi, received the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) on World ...
24 October 2009
VATICAN - “Africa is not helpless. Our destiny is still in our hands. Africa is already moving; and the Church is moving with her, offering her the light of the Gospel.” Message to the People of God at the Conclusion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the 18th General Congregation, held on October 23, the Synodal Fathers approved the Message for the conclusion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops. The text i ...
24 October 2009
ASIA/CAMBODIA - First Cambodian for Salesian Sisters
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – The growth of vocations to the religious life in Cambodia is a great sign of hope for the local Church. This is being seen, for example, in the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, the Sa ...
24 October 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - 42,000 Angolans expelled from Democratic Republic of Congo in need of urgent aid
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Over 42,000 Angolans have been sent back to their homeland from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is what the Angolan press agency ANGOP was told by Bohdan Nahajlo, representative in Angol ...
24 October 2009
AFRICA/UGANDA - Africa approves first Continental Convention worldwide for protection of refugees and evacuees; “We launch an appeal to the UN, that a similar instrument be extended to the entire world,” says President of Zambia
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Africa is the first continent in the world to have adopted a convention for the protection of refugees, the repatriated, and evacuees. The Convention was signed by the extraordinary summit of ...
22 October 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the General Audience calls for support for African Church that “faith in Christ may not only spread and grow, but also to help those who suffer” and recalls that “the month of October invites us to renew our active cooperation with the mission of the Church”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Synod for Africa is about to end. As you know, the Church in that continent, in spite of various difficulties, is continually growing. May faith in Christ may not only spread and gro ...
22 October 2009
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops of Budjala resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 22, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Budjala (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by Bishop Joseph ...
22 October 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - New General Superior elected for Comboni Missionaries: Fr. Enrique Sanchez Gonzalez
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 17th General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries, which was taking place in Rome, on October 21 elected a new Superior General: Mexican Father Enrique Sanchez Gonzales, who succeeds Fr. Teres ...
22 October 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - Caritas International launches campaign for 35,000 drought and violence victims in South Sudan
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas International has launched a campaign to feed 35,000 people threatened by drought and violence in South Sudan. The objective is to raise 3.4 million US Dollars (2.3 million Euros) to ...
22 October 2009
ASIA/INDIA - “Indian Missionary Congress has been a new Pentecost to renew our commitment to evangelization,” National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Ignaci Siluvai, tells Fides.
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “The great celebration of the Indian Missionary Congress has been a moment of grace for the Church in India. It has been an historical moment, a new Pentecost for the Catholics of India, who ...
22 October 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - In this missionary month, Pakistani children pray for the Pope and with the Pope
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – In this missionary month, Pakistani children are praying for and with the Pope. This has been the initiative launched by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Pakistan, in the Holy Childhood Asso ...
22 October 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - “The Word of God encourages the missionary Church of today”: National Bible Day 2009
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning today, October 22, until October 24, the Dominican Institute of Las Condes (Chile) will be hosting National Bible Day 2009, with the theme: “The Word of God encourages th ...
22 October 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - The “indispensable service” of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Hong Kong “improves the quality of life of the elderly.” Bishop addresses order at celebrations for foundress' canonization
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The “indispensable service of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Hong Kong has improved the quality of life of the elderly. I hope that you may be blessed with many more new vocations.” T ...
22 October 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Church launches campaign against AIDS
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Brazil is preparing a campaign against AIDS which will also include testing and preventative measures. The President of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference, Bishop Gerald ...
21 October 2009
VATICAN - Synod Fathers express their “deepest sentiments of fraternal communion” to the Bishops of the Dioceses of the Great Lakes Region, for the “inhuman suffering” suffered by innocent peoples, “imploring that the language of arms be replaced with that of dialogue and negotiation.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Synod Fathers have sent a Letter to the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Sudan, Uganda, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic, signed by th ...
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