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23 September 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Archdiocese of Arequipa prepares to receive relics of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, “Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus”
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – From September 25-27, the Archdiocese of Arequipa will have the relics of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, known as the “Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,” on display. According to a sta ...
23 September 2009
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Diocese of Mercedes celebrates 50th anniversary of its creation: “Jesus has made us brothers.”
Mercedes (Agenzia Fides) – On September 27, the Diocese of Mercedes in Uruguay will celebrate its 50th anniversary. “We should give thanks to the Lord for our Diocese,” said Bishop Carlos Collazzi of Mercedes, in h ...
23 September 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “The child labor issue is no new problem,” local source tells Fides, in commenting on recent report from International Labor Office
think the alarm over the increase of the phenomenon from January until today seems excessive,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources from Don Bosco Radio, the main Catholic radio of Madagascar, commenting on a recent repor ...
23 September 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - A Bishop from South Sudan asks international community to protect civilians from Lord's Resistance Army attacks
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio, in the State of Western Equatoria (South Sudan), has called for the intervention of the international community in stopping attacks of Ugandan ...
23 September 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 5,000th priest in 164-year history of the Church in Korea ordained in Year for Priests
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – It is a landmark within the Year for Priests, proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, and which will serve as an inspiration in the vocational ministry in Korea: the Church's celebration of the ordinat ...
23 September 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - Religion and Morality course: proposal for a Catholic school for the new school year, to offer an integral education and raise good citizens
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A course on religion and morality in Catholic schools, to offer an integral education and form good citizens is the proposal of the Catholic schools for the new school year. According to a r ...
22 September 2009
EUROPE/POLAND - Catholic weekly “Niedzela” leads pilgrimage to Shrine of Jasna Gora for the Year for Priests; support for Church mass media projects
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Fidelity of Christ, fidelity of the priest” is the main theme of the Year for Priests and it has also been the theme for the pilgrimage led by the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela” ...
22 September 2009
VATICAN - 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, June 2012
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The next International Eucharistic Congress (which is the 50th), will take place in Dublin (Ireland), from 10 to 17 June 2012 in Dublin, Ireland, on the theme: "The Eucharist: Communion w ...
22 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells recently appointed bishops: “The time that the priest and bishop dedicate to God in prayer is always the best employed, because prayer is the soul of pastoral activity...the inexhaustible source of missionary fervor.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “One of the essential tasks of the bishop is precisely to help priests, by example and with fraternal support, to follow their vocation faithfully, and to work with enthusiasm and love ...
22 September 2009
ASIA/LEBANON - Solemn Mass for the beginning of Mission Month and presentation of Pope's Message for World Mission Sunday 2009
Batroun (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies of Lebanon are celebrating, as they do every year, the beginning of Mission Month, in communion with the Universal Church. The Holy Mass opening the Mission Mo ...
22 September 2009
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A “map” of religious life in Australia, to strengthen the mission
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic Religious Australia, an organization that includes representatives of all the Catholic religious institutions present in Australia, has done a study to get a concrete idea of religious ...
22 September 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “A Bible for Every Aborigine” Campaign and numerous initiatives throughout the country to celebrate “Bible Month”
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, September 21, at the headquarters of the Christian and Missionary Movement of Buenos Aires, an interreligious and ecumenical peace celebration was held. The initiative, along w ...
22 September 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “200 works of social service for 200 years of justice and solidarity”: proposal from the 12th Day for Pastoral-Social Ministry
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - 200 works of social service for 200 years of justice and solidarity: this is the proposal that has emerged following the workshops at the 12th Day for Pastoral-Social Ministry (see Fides 17 ...
22 September 2009
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - One out of eight women risks death from childbirth: “In resolving this tragedy, economic resources are needed, but so is a reflection on the dignity of the woman,” missionary says
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – One out of every eight pregnant women in Sierra Leone risks death during the pregnancy or at childbirth, says a report from Amnesty International. In the Western World, this percentile is red ...
21 September 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus: “to 'do' works of peace we need to 'be' men of peace, entering the school of 'the wisdom that comes from above,' to assimilate its qualities and produce its effects,” and expresses sorrow for the attack in Afghanistan
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The “true wisdom” described by Saint James in the readings from the Sunday Liturgy (3:16-4:3) was the theme chosen by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for his address given prior to th ...
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