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3 March 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic Fair 2009 visited by over 10,000 visitors per day, with exhibitors from 10 countries
Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Medellin (Colombia) hosted the International Fair “Catolica 2009,” that was held on February 27 on March 1. The organizers have informed that the event was a success, with ove ...
3 March 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”: the Lenten exhortation from Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”...these were the main points in the ...
3 March 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Assassination of Vieira: “the end of a twenty-year struggle between two protagonists in the life of the country or drug-trafficking,” a missionary tells Fides.
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – In Guinea Bissau, in the wake of the deaths of President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira and Chief of Staff Batista Tagme Na Waie (see Fides 2/3/2009), there are questions as to the reasons beh ...
3 March 2009
VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (1) - Role and formation of priests and the necessary criteria for evangelization
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 ...
3 March 2009
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionary tells of the “days of national mourning”
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “In Bangladesh, these are days of national mourning, for the tragic events that took place in Dacca, the capital,” Agenzia Fides learned from missionary Fr. Quirico Martinelli in a moving pers ...
2 March 2009
VATICAN - On the first Sunday of Lent, the Pope encourages faithful to invoke the angels frequently, “that they sustain us in the task of following Jesus to the point of identifying ourselves with him.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the first Sunday of Lent, March 1, the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the recitation of the Angelus, reflecting on the Gospel of M ...
2 March 2009
VATICAN - Spiritual Exercises with the Holy Father
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises, which will also be attended by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, began at 6 pm on Sunday, March 1, First Sunday of Lent, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Aposto ...
2 March 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells “Pro Petri Sede” and “Etrennes Pontificales” associations: “Nourished by the same Eucharistic Bread, the baptized cannot be indifferent when bread is lacking on men's tables.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pauline year offers us the occasion, through meditation on the word of the Apostles to the Gentiles, to be acutely conscious that the Church is a Body, through which the very life of ...
2 March 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - President of Guinea Bissau assassinated; testimonies from Bissau
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “President Vieira's body was taken from the Presidential Residence by ambulance,” Agenzia Fides learned from sources at the Radio Sol Mansi, a Catholic radio station in Guinea Bissau, in conf ...
2 March 2009
MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for March 2009: “That in the light of the letter addressed to them by Pope Benedict XVI, the Bishops, priests, consecrated persons, and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the Popular Republic of China may commit themselves to being the sign and instrument of unity, communion and peace.” Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – China at present is a country with truly unique characteristics, blending a centuries-old culture, with extremely ancient spiritual traditions and philosophical thought, with state-of-the ...
2 March 2009
AMERICA - Meetings in Bogota and Rome to discuss ecclesial communication and analyze its challenges
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCCS) and Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM) have convoked two important meetings this March in which they will discuss the communication ...
2 March 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Enlivened by Hope”: Message from the Bishops, at the close of their Plenary Assembly
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “Enlivened by Hope” is the title of the message that was issued by the Costa Rican Bishops' Conference at the close of their first Plenary Assembly of 2009.
The Bishops open the ...
2 March 2009
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishop of Verapaz denounces the growing violence and organized crime in the region and calls for a response through positive action
Verapaz (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez of Verapaz (Guatemala) has issued a statement denouncing the growing violence that has spread across the region. According to the text, there have been over 3 ...
2 March 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Bishops tell voters to exercise their right to vote and defend democracy in India
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – In a delicate and decisive moment for the nation's history, each and every citizen “is called to exercise their right to vote,” confirming their support for a secular democracy that is p ...
2 March 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Guinea Bissau and President Vieira: a synthesis
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was assasinated today (March 2), in a military revolt, was one of the protagonists in the post-colonial history of Guinea Bissau, a Western African nation ma ...
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