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29 October 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “There is a risk for bloodshed”: Zimbabwean churches send out warning for possible failure of government of national unity
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - “Bloodshed” is what is at risk in Zimbabwe, following a rupture in relations between Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe and his party, the ZANU-PF. This is what the ...
29 October 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Day of Fasting and Prayer for missionaries throughout the world, for the liberation of Fr. Sinnott
Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionaries of Saint Columban, the community of Fr. Michael Sinnot (kidnapped October 11 in Pagadian, South Philippines), yesterday held a Day of Fasting and Prayer to ask God to protect ...
29 October 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics preparing for Feast of All Souls, with special remembrance of missionaries buried in China
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As they do every year, Chinese Catholics are preparing to celebrate the November 2nd Feast of All Souls, in communion with the Universal Church. In these days, various Catholic communities are pr ...
29 October 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Days of reflection and formation for missionary groups: “Go and make them all my disciples.”
Mercedes (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, November 7, in the Holy Cure of Ars Seminary in Mercedes (Buenos Aires), there will be a day for reflection and formation for missionary groups, on the theme: “Go and make them ...
29 October 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - “Starting Afresh from Christ”: Week of the Family in the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - “Starting Afresh from Christ” was the theme for the Week of the Family celebrated in the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi (Mexico), October 16-25. The initiative was organized by the A ...
28 October 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - “Your help is needed to make a thousand smiles”: National Collection for Caritas, in the Continental Mission
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Amidst the celebrations of the Continental Mission, Caritas of Chile has organized a National Collection to take place on October 30, which will go towards “all the various social ...
28 October 2009
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Human rights should be the backbone of Social Ministry, for the sake of justice and the common good of our people.” Final declaration by the delegates of Human Rights Pastoral Ministry
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – October 19-23, Guatemala City hosted a Seminar on Human Rights organized by the Department of Justice and Solidarity (DEJUSOL) of the Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM), which was ...
28 October 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparations underway for the close of the 150th anniversary of evangelization; a special invitation to the youth to “pass on the flame of evangelization”
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the solemn closing of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan, scheduled to take place on November 21 (Vigil of Christ the King), the Catholic communi ...
28 October 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Little progress being made on Fr. Sinnott kidnapping case; mediation with MILF begun, several missionaries under escort
Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) - There has been “little progress” made on the kidnapping case of Fr. Michael Sinnott, the Missionary of Saint Columban kidnapped on October 11 in Pagadian. Fr. Gilbert Hingone, Vicar General ...
28 October 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Corruption and politics behind the kidnapping business”: Interview with Fr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI Missionary in Mindanao
Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - “Kidnapping is a despicable crime against humanity. But in the South Philippines, it continues to take place without the government being able to stop it. It is estimated that since 1996, ove ...
28 October 2009
OCEANIA/TAHITI - Year for Priests, occasion to rediscover the missionaries who have spread the Gospel: the founding fathers of the mission in Tahiti, Fr. Honore Laval and Fr. Francois d’Assise Caret
Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – Every month during the Year for Priests, Papeete's diocesan newspaper “Le Semeur Tahitien” asks the faithful to rediscover the figure of a priest or a Bishop who has marked the history of ...
28 October 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A Brief Overview of the Country
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Mozambique, a country located in southern Africa, has a surface area of 799,380 km2 and a population of 20.5 million inhabitants. The country has a coastline on the Indian Ocean reaching 2, 470 ...
28 October 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Polls open in Mozambique: situation is calm, incumbent President and party declare victory, uncertainty as to voting participation
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “The Mozambicans are coming to the polls calmly. The electoral campaign has been fairly tranquil, although there have been a few low-key incidents,” Agenzia Fides has been told by local Churc ...
27 October 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on July 30, 2009, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Eugenio Scarpellini as National Director of the Pontifi ...
27 October 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on July 30, 2009, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Jorge Vega Velasco, SVD, as National Director of the Po ...
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