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23 February 2009
AFRICA - Cholera epidemic in Malawi and Zimbabwe seems unstoppable
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The cholera epidemic that has been effecting Malawi's capital of Lilongwe since November 2008, is rapidly expanding. According to the organization “Doctors Without Borders” (in Italian, MSF) ...
20 February 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI exhorts members of the Pius Pontifical Latin American College to participate in the “Continental Mission,” “that will facilitate the start of catechetical and pastoral programs destined to the formation and development of evangelized and missionary Christian communities.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The memory of days spent in Aparecida, for the Fifth General Conference of Latin American Bishops and the invitation to join in the “Continental Mission” (an initiative from Aparecida ...
20 February 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Salesian Youth Summit 2009” focuses on immigration, human trafficking, and the right to assylum
San Francisco (Agenzia Fides) – 16 February saw the closing of the “Salesian Youth Summit 2009,” held at “Camp St. Francis” in Aptos, California. The Summit was an important event for reflection and training of ...
20 February 2009
AMERICA/CHILE - Lenten Fraternity for children at risk and unprotected in society
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – On Ash Wednesday (February 25), all the dioceses in Chile will begin a solidarity campaign entitled “Lenten Fraternity,” organized by the Chilean Bishops' Conference. “This cam ...
20 February 2009
AMERICA/CUBA - Spain receives the mortal remains of priest killed in Cuba, after having worked tirelessly in his pastoral ministry
Havana (Agenzia Fides) – A large gathering of faithful from the Archdiocese of Havana and other neighboring dioceses, along with priests and religious, all attended the funeral services held for Fr. Eduardo de la Fuent ...
20 February 2009
EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' reminder: “the State cannot replace society as educator of moral consciences”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – After the sessions held by the Permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE) on February 17-18, a final declaration was issued in which the Bishops reiterate the fact that the S ...
20 February 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Two religious sisters kidnapped by Somali gunmen are freed, transferred to Nairobi in stable condition
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “They treated us well. All they wanted was money.” This was what Sister Caterina Giraudo said immediately after being set free. She and religious Sister Maria Teresa Olivero were being held ...
20 February 2009
VATICAN - Economic crisis, global poverty, and vaccinations for children in poor countries were the focus of the dialogue between Benedict XVI and English Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was received in a personal audience yesterday (February 19) by the Holy Father Benedict XVI and later met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarc ...
20 February 2009
ASIA/CHINA - In tents, amidst the freezing cold of winter, Catholics in the earthquake disaster area study Sacred Scripture and pray with devotion, inspired by their great hope in the Lord
Peng Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tents in the earthquake disaster area, in the midst of the damp freezing cold of winter, one can hear the sounds of people praying the Hail Mary's on their Rosary beads, singing sa ...
20 February 2009
VATICAN - “The results of the policies and projects for tourism will only be successful if they are accompanied by a social and environmental, as well as economic, vision.” Letter from the Pontifical Council for Migrants to the International Tourism Exchange (BIT) Exhibition
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Climate change has become a priority concern on a global level. It is a problem that affects all of us who live on this Earth we call home. In fact, we are all responsible in various mod ...
20 February 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Sisters of Mary Immaculate: prayer, evangelization, and charitable works
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On August 14, 1983, the Franciscan Order accepted three young women as third degree members of the Militia of the Immaculata. Just months beforehand, Mother Elizabeth Patrizi had been called to f ...
19 February 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI speaks on the contribution of Saint Bede “to the making of a Christian Europe” and asks for prayers “that all of us are willing to rediscover our common roots, to be builders of a profoundly human and genuinely Christian Europe”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Venerable Bede was “one of the most illustrious figures of erudition of the High Middle Ages” was the argument of the catechesis of the Holy Father Benedict XVI in the General Aud ...
19 February 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Rector of “St. Augustine” Interdiocesan Seminary in the Archdiocese of Bulawayo, appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on October 10, 2008, appointed Fr. Joshua Nailon Nyoni of the clergy of the Diocese of Hwange (Zimbabwe) ...
19 February 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Awake! Awake! Protect Our Democracy”: Pastoral Letter in preparation for South Africa's elections on April 22
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “As we approach the elections, we your Bishops would like to share our concern about our young democracy, and what it should look like. While there is a lot of very positive and healthy d ...
19 February 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop emeritus Andrew Tsien Chih-ch'un, Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Hwalien, great upholder of the Church in China
Hwalien (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Andrea Tsien Chih-chun, Bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Hwalien, great defender of the Church in China, died at the age of 83 on the evening of February 17, in the Hwalien Hospital, a ...
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