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20 October 2008
VATICAN - The Holy Father's address to the Synod: “for the life and the mission of the Church, for the future of faith, this dualism between exegesis and theology must be overcome. Biblical theology and systematic theology are two dimensions of the one reality.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The historical fact is a constitutive dimension of Christian faith. The history of salvation is not a myth, but a true story and therefore to be studied with the same methods as serious ...
20 October 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI's reaction to the film “Testimony”: “the film shows the human simplicity, the firm courage and, finally, the suffering of John Paul II, which he faced to the end with his inborn hardiness and the patience of a humble servant of the Gospel”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We could say that the pontificate of John Paul II is enclosed between two expressions. The first was: 'Open the doors to Christ! Do not be afraid,' and it was dynamic, impressive to the ...
20 October 2008
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Thousands of youth from Missionary Childhood gather at the Marian Shrine in Lusaka: “It is gratifying to see that so many children in Zambia today pray, sing, love the church and make sacrifices so that other children of the world may come to know and love Jesus.”
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – On the 18th of October, thousands of children and 231 animators from 36 parishes of the Archdiocese of Lusaka gathered at the Marian Shrine, for a Mass presided by Vicar General of the Archdioc ...
20 October 2008
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Official opening of the new Curia of Monze: a dream come true
Monze (Agenzia Fides) – It is a dream come true: after the Diocese celebrated 100 years of Christianity in 2006, the church of Monze thought it wise to have a conducive place of work; where all the necessary work could ...
20 October 2008
AMERICA/CUBA - “Celebrating this event of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the 'Virgen de la Caridad' is an opportunity for our Church to once again renew its commitment to the mission.”
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “The pilgrim Church in Cuba is preparing for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of the “Virgen de la Caridad,” which was found floating in the Bay of Nipe, by two Indians a ...
20 October 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops denounce the birth of the first “genetically selected baby,” saying that “the fact that a healthy baby has been born cannot justify his being used as an instrument, and the destruction of his brothers generated in vitro.”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Following the birth of the first “genetically selected baby” in Seville (Spain), many have begun speaking out against the event, and condemning the way in which he was conceived, as it cons ...
20 October 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - World Mission Sunday in Czestochowa: catechesis on the missions, prayer for the missions, and encounter with missionaries
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – For World Mission Sunday, several parishes in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa organized encounters with missionaries from Cameroon, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea. The missionaries gave their ...
20 October 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - With elections on the way, the Bishops remind citizens that “To vote for a candidate who supports the intrinsic evil of abortion, when there is a morally acceptable alternative would be to cooperate in the evil - and therefore, morally impermissible.”
Dallas (Agenzia Fides) – Two Bishops from the US Catholic Bishops' Conference, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth, have issued a joint statement encouraging Catholics to vote in th ...
20 October 2008
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Congress on Sacred Liturgy in Asia: the Final Statement
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - “Liturgy as a Glimpse of Heaven on Earth”: on this theme taken from “Sacramentum caritatis (no. 35), was based the Congress on Sacred Liturgy in Asia, held in Colombo September 16-21, 2008 ...
20 October 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 7,000 faithful participated in the diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday, with the theme “Walking with Paul”
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “May you be salt and light to the world, instruments of peace”: this was the exhortation of Coadjutor Bishop John Tong of the Diocese of Hong Kong, in the solemn “missionary sending” h ...
20 October 2008
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor says “no” to abortion and proposes an “Accord” with the Catholic Church
Dili (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in East Timor has expressed its satisfaction and appreciation for the recent draft bill on the national Penal Code, now awaiting government approval in the next month and a half.
The ...
18 October 2008
Mission Sunday 2008- Special Feature
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
FOR WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
"Servants and Apostles of Christ Jesus"
“St Paul, an example for all committed to promoting the Word of God among ...
18 October 2008
Dossier - Panorama of missionary activity in Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America
World Mission Sunday 2008
Panorama of missionary activity in
AFRICA
ASIA
OCEANIA
LATIN AMERICA ...
17 October 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Bishops of Ecuador: “under the divine impulse of the Holy Spirit, the missionary zeal of the initial stages of the preaching of the Gospel, and the first proclamation of the Good News in your land, are renewed.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I note with satisfaction that one of the pastoral initiatives you consider to be most important for the Church in Ecuador is implementing the 'great mission' identified by the Latin Amer ...
17 October 2008
VATICAN - Pope's Message: “an effective campaign against hunger, in order to confront climate change or to allocate agricultural production primarily to food, calls for much more than mere scientific studies. It is necessary, above all, to rediscover the significance of human beings in their individual and community dimensions, from the basis of family life, from which come the sense of solidarity and sharing.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the message sent to the Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jacques Diouf, for the occasion of World Food Day, whose theme this year is: “ ...
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