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24 March 2009
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - A young congregation helps revive consecrated life in Australia
Perth (Agenzia Fides) – At 30 years of age, she is the youngest “Mother Superior” and “Foundress” of a religious institute on the continent: Sister Bernadette has an important responsibility, but she undertakes ...
24 March 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan tells his story, an autobiography published whose proceeds will contribute to the Pastoral Center he founded
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – On March 21, just days after celebrating the 54th anniversary of his priestly ordination, Cardinal Paul Shan published his autobiography: “Living Love – The Story of Cardinal Paul Shan,” ...
24 March 2009
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas in Gaza, working on medical aid and post-conflict psychological assistance
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – The recent conflict in Gaza has painfully marked the local population, especially the children. This is what the Caritas staff in Jerusalem has stated, after having obtained the necessary pe ...
24 March 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Peace accord signed in North Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A peace agreement has been signed between the government and the rebels from the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
23 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (12) - Mass in Saint Paul's Church: “Today it is up to you, brothers and sisters, following in the footsteps of those heroic and holy heralds of God, to offer the Risen Christ to your fellow citizens. So many of them are living in fear of spirits, of malign and threatening powers.”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – At 10am on Saturday, March 21, the Holy Father Benedict XVI celebrated the Holy Mass in the Church of “São Paolo” in Luanda. In addressing the Bishops, priests, religious, ecclesial moveme ...
23 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (13) - Encounter with young people: “ you are a seed which God has sown in the world, a seed that contains power from on high, the power of the Holy Spirit”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “Meeting young people is good for everyone! You may have your share of difficulties, but you are filled with great hope, great enthusiasm and a great desire to make a new beginning. My young fr ...
23 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (14) - Mass with the Bishops of IMBISA: “the Church, in Angola and throughout Africa, is meant to be a sign before the world of that unity to which the whole human family is called, through faith in Christ the Redeemer.”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – In Cimangola Square, in Luanda, on Sunday March 22, at 10am, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Eucharistic Celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Lent, concelevrated by the Bishops of IMBI ...
23 March 2009
AMERICA- March 25: “National Day for the Unborn Child” in all Latin America, an international campaign for a culture of life
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, the “National Day for the Unborn Child” will be celebrated in many countries. In Latin America, the practice is becoming more common in response to the attack being made on the u ...
23 March 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes reestablishes Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of San Jose
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose (Costa Rica) has issued a decree whereby the Permanent Diaconate is reestablished in the Archdiocese of San Jose.
The Archbishop mentions in the de ...
23 March 2009
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops' Conference asks new president to seek unification of the country in response to the global financial crisis
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked the newly elected President of the country, Mauricio Funes, that the newly formed governing body (to take effect June 1) may be one “of unit ...
23 March 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - 2,778 catechumens preparing to receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation this Easter begin Scrutinies
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning March 15, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, 2,778 adult catechumens from the Diocese of Hong Kong, subdivided in various groups, who will receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion this Ea ...
23 March 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - 18 former drug-addicts baptized, a fruit of the 4th Evangelization Course
Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – 18 former drug-addicts from the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center were baptized on March 9. They are considered spiritual fruits of the 4th Evangelization Course that was organized by the Ca ...
23 March 2009
VATICAN - First International Conference on the Role of Women calls for “a new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “A new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God; a new feminism made of love for life, for the family, for others; a feminism guided by ...
23 March 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - “Imprisoned for Christ, Free to Love”: 17th Day of Prayer and Fasting for Missionary Martyrs on March 24, in the spirit of Saint Paul
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – March 24 marks the anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San Salvador (1980) and the Youth Missionary Movement of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Italy has organized for ...
23 March 2009
ASIA/TURKEY - World Forum acknowledges: “Water is a fundamental human need,” but it is not yet a right: 1.2 billion people do not have sufficient supply of drinking water
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Water is a fundamental human right. This was the conclusion of the fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, which concluded yesterday, March 22. The main focus of the summit in the Turkish capita ...
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