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17 December 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Migration Week: January 4-10, 2009, with the theme: “ Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice”
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week on January 4-10, 2009. This year's theme, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, "reminds us of our obligation to brin ...
17 December 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - “SANPA”: a new form of youth evangelization and testimony on city streets, during the Year of St. Paul
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “SANPA”: this is the new form of youth evangelization on the streets, launched by Youth Ministry in Spain. The name of the activity was inspired by the Year of Saint Paul, which the Church is ...
17 December 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in Taunggyi offer a warm welcome to their new Auxiliary Bishop
Taunggyi (Agenzia Fides) – The entire Catholic community of the Diocese of Taunggyi rejoiced at the recent consecration of their new Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop Basilio A. Thai.
In town for the event was the Apostolic D ...
17 December 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare for Christmas: Evangelization Contest, Christmas Concert, and play for spreading the true meaning of the feast
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Christmas is a part of Chinese society today, although it is often eclipsed by the consumerist aspect. Aware of this social concept of the meaning of Christmas – which is more characterized ...
17 December 2008
OCEANIA/TAHITI - 2009 will be the Year of the Word of God in Polynesia
Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – 2009 has been declared the “Year of the Word of God” in French Polynesia, with the goal of reiterating the centrality of the Word of God in the Church community, the family, and the life o ...
17 December 2008
ASIA/INDIA - New Catholic center for terminally ill patients in Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry (Agenzia Fides) – AIDS patients and other people with terminal illnesses of the Diocese of Palayamkottai will be assisted and offered treatment by volunteers at the center to be opened by the Catholic commu ...
17 December 2008
VATICAN - AVE MARIA - Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Mystery of Joy
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “John replied: 'No one can have anything except what is given him from heaven. 'You yourselves can bear me out. I said, "I am not the Christ; I am the one who has been sent to go in front ...
17 December 2008
AFRICA/SOMALIA - UN authorizes air and land raids against Somali pirates, with consent from local government which is suffering serious internal conflict
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – Somalia is now positioned in the heart of an intense diplomatic and military activity, following a resolution from the UN Security Council authorizing countries to send in their naval forces ...
16 December 2008
VATICAN - Themes for the next three World Youth Days
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has chosen the themes for the next three World Youth Days so as to help build a spiritual itinerary that will culminate in the World Youth Day celebrations sc ...
16 December 2008
VATICAN - XI Colloquium organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Islamic Call Society
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – A statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue released by the Holy See Press Office stated that the XI Colloquium organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligi ...
16 December 2008
EUROPE/GERMANY - “Children search for peace”: commitment to peace at the heart of the 51st Campaign of the “Sternsinger,” with Colombia as this' year's “symbol country”
Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – For the 51st time, in the days leading up to January 6, 2009 the “Sternsinger” (Star Singers) of the Holy Childhood Association in Germany will be on the country's street-corners singing Ch ...
16 December 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Saint Mary Interdiocesan Seminary in Molo, Diocese of Nakuru, appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on 14 September 2008, appointed Fr. John Joseph Kamau, of the clergy of the Diocese of Eldoret, Rector of ...
16 December 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Catholics organize citizen groups to celebrate Christmas in prayer for the victims of terrorism and to say “no” to the violence
Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – A solemn prayer meeting will be held on Christmas Day in Bombay, to remember the victims of terrorism and the citizens' commitment to peace and coexistence in harmony. The Bombay Catholic Sabha ...
16 December 2008
AMERICA/CUBA - Archdiocese of Havana launches a new website: “Like Paul, today we enter into the modern areopagus of the Internet, to preach this God who is always near and close to us.”
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “It is with joy that we launch the website of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de La Habana (Havana). It is not yet completely finished, however little by little we will continue improving it, ...
16 December 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National meeting for mission directors from the 18 ecclesial jurisdictions: examining the national situation, focus and directives from the Bishops' Conference and the Continental Mission
Sorata (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, missions directors from the 18 ecclesial jurisdictions of Bolivia met for their final evaluation meeting of the year. The meetings for the national meetings for missions directors ar ...
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