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28 May 2009
VATICAN - “Love for the incarnated Lord and for his visibility in the liturgy and in icons. Fidelity to baptism and commitment to live in the communion of the Body of Christ...Spirit of poverty, of sobriety, of renunciation”: the teachings of Saint Theodore the Studite, explained by Benedict XVI
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The saint that we find today, St. Theodore the Studite, brings us to a period that from the religious and political point of view was rather turbulent,” said the Holy Father Benedict X ...
27 May 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attack on Lahore: Christians say “no” to extremist violence
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian community in Pakistan has issued a firm denunciation of the dynamite attack that took place in the city of Lahore. Today, May 27, in a violent explosion at the Central Police Stat ...
27 May 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appeal of Fr. Romolo, from the Don Orione Village in Muntanhana Weru
Bagamoyo (Agenzia Fides) – Orione Missionary Father Romolo Mariani has launched an appeal on account of the difficult conditions of the Muntanhana Weru mission in Bagamoyo. He writes in the “Don Orione Oggi” Magazi ...
27 May 2009
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Inculturation, liturgy, missionary pedagogy and promotion of local clergy in the writings of Cardinal Guglielmo Massaja in his 35 years of mission work in Ethiopia
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The missionary should consider the country where he is sent as his own, love it as his homeland, and do everything he can for it.” This is one of the passages found in the “Historical Memoir ...
27 May 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Church presents new proposal for sexual education as part of her mission of evangelization and integral education of individuals
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Costa Rican Bishops' Conference has presented a new proposal for sexual education, aware of the fact that “for the Church, integral education of persons has always been a priority conce ...
27 May 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The activity of every Christian community
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Cyril, in his teaching, with regard to the working of the Holy Spirit in the souls of believers who welcome Him: “Meek and gentle is his coming, fragrant and sweet his presence, lig ...
27 May 2009
VATICAN - Vatican Radio updates its programming on FM and places advertisements on the air for the first time
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 80 years after its foundation, for the first time Vatican Radio is allotting programming time for advertisements. “We never said we were against advertising or that it was 'bad,' ...
27 May 2009
MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for June 2009: “That the particular Churches operating in regions marked by violence may be sustained by the love and concrete closeness of all the Catholics in the world. Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Although all the nations of the earth form one family, and have God as their common origin and destiny, the planet continues to be home to many troubled areas marked by armed violence, at ...
27 May 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary celebrates 15th anniversary of foundation
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Gratitude and continual vocational promotion are the two main challenges observed by the Taiwan Catholic Regional Seminary, in their celebration of their 15th anniversary of foundation on May 1 ...
27 May 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Conclusion of the Pauline Year: using the theater to evangelize
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) – Evangelize using the most ancient form of mass communications, which carries a great symbolic character: use the theater. This was the idea that inspired the Daughters of Saint Paul in India, w ...
26 May 2009
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - NGOs make appeal for immigrant workers
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – NGOs of Korea, Christian and non alike, have denounced the conditions of the immigrant workers in South Korea, who are discriminated against, exploited, and forced to work in terrible conditions ...
26 May 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal from humanitarian organizations for Niger Delta refugees
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Over 3,000 people have been deprived of aid in the Niger Delta (Nigeria), on account of the military attack on MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) militants. This is what has ...
26 May 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - The ministry of the laity at the focus of Bishop Tong's address to newly baptized meeting for the first time after their baptism
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Better understanding the triple ministry – of prophet, priest, and king – entrusted to the laity, experiencing the communion and solidarity of the Christian community...these were some o ...
26 May 2009
ASIA/NEPAL - Believers from all different religions unite against violence, after Cathedral bombing; May 31, religious freedom demonstration
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and believers of other religions all gathered to condemn the terrible act of violence against the Catholic Church in Nepal: the community has been the ...
26 May 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Conclusion of the Great Mission in preparation for the 400th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Ayacucho; Cardinal Cipriani appointed Special Papal Envoy
Ayacucho (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru, as his Special Envoy to Ayacucho, with the occasion of the IV Centenary of the Arc ...
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