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7 November 2008
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops call on the people to participate in city elections on Sunday and to maintain their calm, so that may take place without violence
Managua (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, November 9, Nicaragua will elect city authorities in 146 of the 153 municipal jurisdictions. The other seven will hold elections on January 18, 2009. The main contenders in the ra ...
7 November 2008
AMERICA/CHILE - Archdiocese of Santiago drafts Pastoral Plans: “the great challenge is the pastoral conversion, the missionary renewal of the Church”
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – In the spirit of Aparecida and the Pastoral Guidelines for 2008-2012 from the Chilean Bishops' Conference, the Church in Santiago has drawn up a pastoral plan for the coming year, during a me ...
7 November 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Fides learns of dramatic testimonies from the humanitarian crisis in Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “The humanitarian situation in North Kivu is one of catastrophic proportions,” Fr. Sylvestre, Director of the Radio Maria “Queen of Peace” in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu. “We ar ...
7 November 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Summit in Nairobi opens in search of a solution to the North Kivu crisis, as conflict continues
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Today in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, the Summit of the Great Lakes Countries will begin. The participants will discuss the war taking place in North Kivu, in northeastern Congo. The Summit ...
7 November 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Bishop Andrew Marak, first Bishop of the “Garo” tribe, tells Fides about the evangelization effort in northeastern India
Tura (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Andrew Marak of Tura (the Indian state of Meghalaya) was born, lives, and exercises his ministry in northeastern India, in a mountainous area that is covered with forests, which are inhabi ...
7 November 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Consecrated life at the service of the person and the mission: religious Daughter of the Cross celebrate the anniversary of their arrival in the country
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Evangelizing and witnessing to the Christian faith in Pakistan is not always easy. Those who profess faith in Christ are often discriminated against or targeted by Islamic fundamentalist group ...
7 November 2008
ASIA/CHINA - All Souls' Day especially dedicated to the memory of deceased missionaries and priests who dedicated their lives to the mission in China
Zi Bo (Agenzia Fides) – In communion with the Universal Church, Catholics in China celebrated All Souls' Day. In many parishes, the traditional Mass for the Dead has been an opportunity for the Chinese world to relaunc ...
6 November 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI's Catechesis at the General Audience: “We can say with Paul that the true believer obtains salvation professing with his lips that Jesus is Lord and believing in his heart that God has raised him from the dead”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The “decisive importance” that Paul gives to Christ's Resurrection was the focus for the Catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI at the General Audience on November 5. “On i ...
6 November 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - Book on the theology and mission of Saint Paul published by the Catholic weekly “Niedzela” sells 180,000 copies
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – For the Year of St. Paul, the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely read magazine in Poland with headquarters in Czestochowa, has published another book within their serie ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pontifical Academy for Life organizes their first International Congress outside Rome, on the theme: “Person, culture of death and culture of life.”
Itaci (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-28, the city of Itaci (Brazil) will host the International Congress “Person, culture of death and culture of life,” organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life in collaboration ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops of Paraguay make a statement on the conflict between the government and farming communities: “it is legitimate that the people engage in demonstrations, however it must be carried out in a peaceful manner and in a way that respects third party members.”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay, who are now holding their 183rd Plenary Assembly, have expressed their profound regret at the conflicts that have broken out between police forces and farmers on Nove ...
6 November 2008
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops ask authorities to take steps towards dialogue, in response to the violence between people of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Nicholas de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, has called on authorities to take steps towards dialogue, to prevent worsening of the situation between the pe ...
6 November 2008
ASIA/CHINA - “The Emperor Kang Xi and the Jesuit Mission in China”: Seminar on the 300th anniversary of the death of Fr. Tomas Pereira, SJ to take place in Lisbon
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The International Symposium entitled, “The Emperor Kang Xi and the Jesuit Mission in China,” in honor of the 300th anniversary of the death of Fr. Tomas Pereira, SJ (1645-1708), will take pla ...
6 November 2008
ASIA/LAOS - Canonization process opened for 15 missionary martyrs of Laos
Nantes (Agenzia Fides) – The history of evangelization in Laos holds various martyrs who gave their lives to make the seed of the faith grow in the small southeastern Asian nation.
Today, the canonization process of 1 ...
6 November 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - “The Franciscan Missionary,” providing missionary formation services for 75 years
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Franciscan Missionary,” the magazine published by the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor, turns 75. Begun in Assisi, the magazine has played an important role in formation for the missions. ...
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