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5 March 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - First National Encounter of Youth Missionary Coordinators in the Year of Pauline Jaricot, July 22, 2009 - July 22, 2010
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – On February 20 – 23, in Brasilia at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Brazil, the First National Encounter of Youth Missionary Coordinators (JM) was held. Fides learne ...
5 March 2009
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Plenary Assembly of Bishops: auto-financing the Church, financing seminaries, presentation of “The Illustrated Bible, with Commentaries”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay will continue their 184th Ordinary Plenary Assembly until Friday, March 6. In a press conference, they presented the main points from their third session, which was ce ...
5 March 2009
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “The ruling is necessary, but it is not enough on its own as it only covers a small part of the crimes committed,” a missionary tells Fides, in commenting on the recent verdict for rebels from Sierra Leone
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – On February 25, the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone found 2 commanders from the United Revolutionary Front (RUF) guilty of crimes committed during the civil war that concluded in 2002 (see ...
5 March 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - International Crime Court orders arrest of Sudan President
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - “We have no word of the incidents or the violence against foreign presence in Sudan, nor against the Church; there are only various demonstrations taking place in the streets of Khartoum, in ...
5 March 2009
VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (3) - Importance of the liturgy; the Bishop of Rome and the Petrine Ministry
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
4 March 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - Temptations
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Season of Lent reminds us of Jesus' experience in the desert: “And at once the Spirit drove him into the desert and he remained there for forty days, and was put to the test by Satan. ...
4 March 2009
AMERICA - Continental Encounter of National Directors of the PMS
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – From March 2-6, Bogota is hosting the Continental Encounter of National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bogota (Colombia), with the participation of the National Directors from ...
4 March 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - First National Congress for Directors of the Holy Childhood Association in July: the Christian, missionary, and human qualities of a director, in the spirit of Saint Paul
Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies in Ecuador, via the National Secretariat of the Holy Childhood Association, according to a report sent to Agenzia Fides from Osvaldo Fierro Teran, Secretary Gene ...
4 March 2009
AMERICA/ANTILLES - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Saint-Pierre et Fort de France on the public strike: “No one can turn a deaf ear to this cry of the people that awaits an urgent response.”
Martinique (Agenzia Fides) - “The strike that has been paralyzing life on Martinique for the last several days can leave no one indifferent, because it shows a profound suffering and loss,” affirmed Archbishop Michel ...
4 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Tension in Madagascar following unconfirmed news of the arrest of main opposition leader
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Tension has once again arisen in Madagascar, where conflict continues between President Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, the mayor of Antananarivo who was removed from office. The s ...
4 March 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Regional implications of President Vieira's death: Senegal looks worried
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “The death of President Vieira is still an enigma, but two things can be said for sure: drug-trafficking played a role, although it may not be the only reason; the claim that the Head of State ...
4 March 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - After 25 years, the “church of the Chinese” in Naples, one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora, opens its doors
Naples (Agenzia Fides) – The “Sanita” District in Naples is the birthplace of the great artist Totó, and is also the site of one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora (over 250 years ago), a testimony o ...
4 March 2009
VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (2) - Two aspects of the educational emergency and the role of the ecclesial community in the current economic crisis
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
3 March 2009
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' Plenary Assembly: integral agricultural policies, the war on corruption, legalization of drugs, among themes on the agenda
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, March 2, the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP) began its 174th Plenary Assembly, which will last until March 6.
As is customary, the Bishops dedicate special time to analyzin ...
3 March 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Campaign for Supporting the Church in Lent, to encourage every Catholic in taking up his role in the work of evangelization
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all Church. It is time to share.” This will be the theme for Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, in the 5th Campaign for Supporting the Church, promoted by the Bishops' Con ...
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