News
21 September 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, Italian Donum Fidei missionary, killed in the rectory of his parish in Manaus
Manaus (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, 52-year-old Italian Donum Fidei missionary, was killed around 7am (local time) on Saturday, September 19, in his parish of “Sagrado Corazon de Maria,” in the Santa Et ...
21 September 2009
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' Conference intervenes in defense of people's rights in Puerto Casado: “the dignity of the human person should be promoted whether independent of the interests of the sector”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - “A serene, effective, and constructive reflection” on the claims being made by the people of Puerto Casado, which have been marching for several days towards the Capital...this is what the ...
21 September 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - “Gratitude and hope” expressed by Cardinal Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Archbishop of Santiago, on the anniversary of Chile's independence
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a special time for praising and thanking the Lord for the many gifts we have received over the course of our republic's history, and even prior to the birth of our independe ...
21 September 2009
VATICAN - Telegram of condolence from the Holy Father for Italian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Kabul
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence for the Italian soldiers who were victims in the terrorist attack in Kabul (Afghanistan), to Military Bishop of Italy, His Excel ...
21 September 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - More rumors of a possible military intervention: “it is a way of putting pressure on the Prime Minister,” local sources tell Fides
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “Rumors of a possible kidnapping of Prime Minister Monja Roindefo by the military are leading to a greater tension between parts of the army and some politicians,” Agenzia Fides was tol ...
21 September 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Severe warnings issued to local leaders in report on the post-electoral violence, commissioned by interreligious group
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya continues questioning the root causes of the violence that broke out following the disputed presidential elections of December 2007. The incumbent Head of State, Kibaki, was reelected, b ...
21 September 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Women and communication in the Church”: a contribution to the lay apostolate
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The apostolate of the laity in Korea should be marked by a unique contribution from women. This is what was recently affirmed in a seminar organized by the Bishops' Commission for the Lay Aposto ...
21 September 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Support and solidarity of India's Tamil Nadu Christians with Tamil civilians of Sri Lanka
Madurai (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian community of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India, expressed its support and full solidarity to the civilian population of Tamil origin in Sri Lanka, which was harsh ...
19 September 2009
Dossier - THE PRINCIPAL REGIONAL ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS OF AFRICA (3)
The Arab Mahgreb Union
(AMU)
The Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS)
Introduction
The Magisterium of the Pope and the tragedy of hunger
From the first to the second Special Synod for ...
18 September 2009
VATICAN - Pope conveys sorrow and prayer for victims of attack in Afghanistan
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After learning the news of the bloody attack that took place on the morning of September 17 in Kabul, on an Italian contingent in Afghanistan, causing the death of 6 Italian soldiers and ...
18 September 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Over 40,000 faithful at the pilgrimage on September 15, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Archdiocese of Tai Yuan
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 40,000 faithful from the Province of Shan Xi and other parts of continental China, gathered in a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrow in the Archdiocese of Tai Yuan, in the Pro ...
18 September 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Archbishop of Salta at the procession of the Lord and Our Lady of the Miracle: “Let us renew our commitment in favor of life and the family, education and youth, justice and peace.”
Salta (Agenzia Fides) - “Today, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our Archdiocese, we give you thanks for the gift the life of the ecclesial family, for the vitality of our parishes, the presence of religious ...
18 September 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - VI Regional Encounter on Church Self-Financing: “to inspire a sense of belonging in the People of God, leading them to conversion, communion, and solidarity”
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Over 80 people, from the 10 Bolivarian nations and the Antilles, as well as a large number of participants from the various dioceses of Venezuela, participated in the 6th Regional Encounter fo ...
18 September 2009
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Latin American pilgrimage of St. John Bosco's relics continues: after Chile and Argentina, now in Uruguay
Colonia (Agenzia Fides) – After having traveled through Chile and Argentina, on Tuesday, September 8, the relics reached Uruguay in a boat that made its way up the Rio de la Plata of Colonia. Waiting to receive them wa ...
18 September 2009
AFRICA/EGYPT - Updates from the Catholic Church in Egypt: appointment of Vicar of Alexandria and Combonian missionary presents book
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Adel Zaki, OFM, Parish Pastor of “Our Lady of Mt. Carmel” in Boulac (Cairo), Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria, of the Latin Rite community of Egypt. ...
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