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27 October 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Basque dioceses celebrate 50 years on the missions in Africa
Vitoria (Agenzia Fides) – On October 31, in the Diocesan Seminary of Vitoria, there will be a gathering to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Basque dioceses' work on the missions in Africa. The festivities will beg ...
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27 October 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 16th Encounter for National Youth Ministry Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, to become “disciples and missionaries, evangelizers of the youth”
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “Walking with Jesus, accompanying our people” is the theme of the 16th Encounter for National Youth Ministry Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place October 25-30 in Vi ...
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27 October 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Missionary Disciples, here and beyond our borders”: preparation for the III National Encounter of Missionary Groups 2010
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Sergio Fenoy of San Miguel, in a message sent to priests, community superiors of consecrated life, directors of educational institutions, and members of Church movements and associ ...
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27 October 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - Salesian Sister Monica Liu is new President of the Association of Major Women Superiors in Hong Kong; Bishop John Tong invites religious to participate in Year for Priestly Vocations
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Sr. Monica Liu, of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, Provincial Superior of the Salesian Sisters, has been elected the new President of the Association of Major Women Superiors in H ...
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27 October 2009
ASIA/VIETNAM - “Great Assembly of the People of God in the Holy Year 2010”: Bishops' announcement for the Jubilee Year for the Church in Vietnam
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – A “great assembly of the people of God,” organized “according to the model of the Synod of Bishops” will be a central event of the Holy Year 2010, in which the Church in Vietnam, as the ...
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27 October 2009
AFRICA - Arms Trade Treaty talks to resume in early November, mentioned in Propositions of Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In early November, the United Nations Disarmament Commission will examine the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The Treaty was also mentioned in the Final List of Propositions of the Special Assembly for ...
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27 October 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambique to vote tomorrow: incumbent President is the favorite
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – Over 10 million Mozambican voters (of a population of a little over 22 million) will hit the polls tomorrow, October 28, for presidential elections, nationals and provincials.
It is the fourt ...
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27 October 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the first time, refugee children vaccinated against measles in Waziristan zone
Dera Ismail Khan (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of refugee children in southern Waziristan have been vaccinated for the first time against measles. There are nearly 180,000 children among the IDP (internally displaced peo ...
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26 October 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI concludes Synod for Africa: “Courage! Get on your feet, continent of Africa...As she offers the bread of the Word and the Eucharist, the Church dedicates herself also to work, with every means available, so that no African will be without daily bread”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Get up, Church in Africa, family of God...Take the journey of a new evangelization with the courage that comes from the Holy Spirit...Courage! Get on your feet, continent of Africa. Welc ...
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26 October 2009
VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus recalls the dynamism of the local African Churches: “We are grateful to God for the missionary élan that has found fertile ground in numerous dioceses and that is expressed in the sending of missionaries to other African countries and different continents.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the three weeks of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops. “the Synod Fathers, who have come from every country in Africa, have presented the rich reality of ...
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26 October 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Parish Pastor of Saint Patrick's Church in Chatham, New Jersey killed
Chatham (Agenzia Fides) – The lifeless body of Fr. Ed Hinds, Pastor of Saint Patrick's Church in New Jersey, nearly 10 miles from Newark, was found the morning of Saturday, October 24, in the kitchen of the Rectory adj ...
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26 October 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Bring love and peace where there is rancor, hate, and envy,” Archbishop of Buenos Aires says during Archdiocesan Day for Children
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “For the celebration to be complete and for all, we should make others participate in our joy. We should bring peace and love where there is rancor, hate, and envy.” These were the word ...
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26 October 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - University of the Holy Cross signs accord with National Chengchi University of Taiwan, for student/teacher exchange program
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross has signed an accord with the National Chengchi University of Taiwan, one of the most prestigious research institutes in the country, in order to promo ...
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26 October 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - “Turning over a new page in Taiwan's evangelization” and the invitation of the Secretary General of the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Turning over a new page in Taiwan's evangelization” is the title of the address given by Fr. Chen Ke, Secretary General of the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference, at the seminar held for Wo ...
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26 October 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The way of life, our way”: campaign for the abolition of the death penalty
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Korea has once again launched the campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in the country, through an awareness campaign entitled: “The way of life, our way,” organized ...
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