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18 February 2009
AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - The mysterious case of Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, and Principe, Nigerian rebels, South African mercenaries: all united in the name of oil and geopolitics
Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The government of Equatorial Guinea has claimed that there was an attempt to attack the Presidential Palace in the capital of Malabo, which they say was carried out by Nigerian rebels of MEND ( ...
18 February 2009
VATICAN - Martyrdom is a joyful testimony to the Savior
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The recent Nairobi killing of Italian missionary Father Giuseppe Bertaina, a man who dedicated his life to the despised of this earth, in a nation torn apart by wars and poverty, leads us ...
18 February 2009
VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The saints: masterpieces of the Holy Spirit!
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Saints, holy men and women, who accompany us through the Liturgical Year as we commemorate them on their feast days, tell us clearly that the Gospel, which they proclaimed not only in w ...
17 February 2009
VATICAN - The Holy Father's condolences for the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, first Korean Cardinal
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence to the Archbishop of Seoul (Korea), Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jinsuk, immediately following the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou ...
17 February 2009
ASIA/TAIWAN - “Recharge our Faith” is the mission of the 71st Faith Camp, to grow closer to God amidst the chaos of a secularized world
Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “The Miracle of Love” was the theme of the 71st Faith Camp organized by the Chinese Catholic University Students Association of Taiwan, from February 6-11. According to the organizers, th ...
17 February 2009
ASIA/INDIA - Final Message from the Goa Mission Congress: “proclaim the love of God in our families, in our wards and to the world.”
Goa (Agenzia Fides) - “The Love of Christ urges us to proclaim the news of God’s Love (cf 2 Cor. 5:14).” This is the Final Message of the Goa Mission Congress, celebrated February 6-8, a copy of which was sent to A ...
17 February 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Our schools strive to help everyone, rich and poor, to grow in faith”: Message from the Bishops upon the commencement of the new academic year in South Africa
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa, want to express our deep appreciation for the work people are doing in Catholic schools. As Bishops we give our unequivocal commitment to Cat ...
17 February 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops' from America meet, in promotion of communion and solidarity amongst the countries
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, at the Assembly Residence of the Argentinian Bishops' Conference, the Bishops of the Church in America held their 34th Meeting.
The theme was “Personal relationship with Chr ...
17 February 2009
AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Church Commission to oversee elections
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Electoral Tribunal (in Spanish, TE) of Panama has signed an agreement allowing the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Panama to undertake electoral observation, wit ...
17 February 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Trafficking in human persons: the most exploited are women destined for prostitution (79%); in Africa, the primary victims are children (uncertain the number) recruited for forced labor
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Sexual exploitation and forced labor constitute the most widely spread forms of trafficking in human persons, according to the first Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, recently presented by ...
17 February 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - Darfur Peace Accord signed between government in Khartoum and major guerrilla group in the region
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Darfur is finally witnessing a change of events. The government in Khartoum and major guerrilla group in the region of western Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), signed an accord ...
17 February 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church shows its solidarity with landslide victims; Ash Wednesday collection will go to families affected
Salta (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Argentina is supporting the refugee families from the city of Tartagal, which one week ago were hit by a landslide that officials say has killed at least two people and left severe damag ...
16 February 2009
VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus mentions that “we might see in leprosy a symbol of sin, which is the true impurity of heart, distancing us from God” and to rediscover the “value and importance” of the Sacrament of Confession
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We might see in leprosy a symbol of sin, which is the true impurity of heart, distancing us from God. It is not, in effect, physical malady that distances us from him, as the ancient nor ...
16 February 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells Nigerian Bishops: “Expansion in the Church calls for special care in diocesan planning and the training of personnel through ongoing activities of formation in order to facilitate the necessary deepening of the faith of your people.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The extensive spread of the Church in Nigeria in recent years, the many new baptized Christians, the abundance of priestly and religious vocations are all reasons to give thanks to God an ...
16 February 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 14, 2009, appointed Fr. Francis Shah, O.F.M., formerly Provincial Minister of the Order of Friars Minor in Pakistan, as Auxiliary Bishop of the A ...
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