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11 September 2008
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “The elections are the best expression of democracy: go out and vote,” the Bishops of Mozambique say in a Pastoral Letter on the upcoming parliamentary elections
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – “We are all called to contribute, as citizens, to the consolidation of democracy, as an important step in establishing the common good.” This is how the Bishops of Mozambique are addressing ...
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11 September 2008
AFRICA/CONGO - “A Bishop should be involved in the daily life of his people, sharing in their joy and sadness, their hope and their suffering.” Homily of Cardinal Dias at the ordination of the Bishop of Quesso
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “Being a Bishop in the Church today is a very difficult task, that demands a great responsibility and implies service to God and the faithful with all the care and love of the Good Sheph ...
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11 September 2008
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Promoting Sacred Scripture in Asia: September 16-21 in Sri Lanka, a Congress organized by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – On September 16-21, the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo will host a “Asia Liturgy Convention,” organized by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments, will be hel ...
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11 September 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Catholic Church continues working on immigration policies
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – While Benedict XVI is showing his concern for the death of immigrants in the Mediterranean and has recently launched an appeal to the governments of the European Union, calling for “effec ...
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10 September 2008
VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - “Prayer is the breath of the soul”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ Prayer is the breath of the soul ”: this definition of prayer highlights the vital importance of prayer in our lives. In fact who could ever say to one's breath: “today I have no ti ...
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10 September 2008
ASIA/JAPAN - National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 18 April 2008, appointed Father Anselm Kaoru Kawaguchi, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Tokyo, Natio ...
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10 September 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “Words should be translated into action,” says the President of the Zimbabwean Bishops’ Conference, commenting on the recent accords between the government and the opposition
Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “From the colonial times to the post independent times, governments have failed to facilitate the construction of a society that is respectful of the dignity of all persons and guarantee secu ...
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10 September 2008
VATICAN - Study Seminar in Rome for the 104 Bishops ordained in the last 2 years in countries dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – There have been 104 Bishops appointed in the last 2 years (2006-2008) in the ecclesiastical circumscriptions that depend on the Missionary Dicastery and who are now in Rome participating ...
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10 September 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops invite Catholics to pray for upcoming elections; “Moral Principles for Catholic Voters”
Kansas (Agenzia Fides) – As election day approaches in the United States, four Bishops from the State of Kansas have issued a document that offers pastoral guidance for the faithful, entitled “Moral Principles for Ca ...
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10 September 2008
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops’ Exhortation with the launching of the Great Mission in the country: “The Church in El Salvador, along with the entire continent, has declared itself in a permanent missionary state.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “The mission that is taking place as a fruit of the Aparecida Conference, should above all be a source of inspiration for Christians in their missionary vocation, strengthening the root ...
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10 September 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Faith without works is dead” is the theme for Bible Month, an opportunity to enter into a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Word of God
Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – Bible Month began in several Latin American nations on August 31 and will conclude this September 28. It is a month that every year invites the faithful to enter into a deeper knowledge and appr ...
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10 September 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Reorganizing the legal statutes of charitable associations: the Church’s contribution
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Australia offered its contribution on the debate taking place in the country over the legal regulation of charitable associations and non-profit organizations. Right now, ...
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10 September 2008
AFRICA/CONGO - “An occasion for measuring the depth of our faith and the quality of our Christian testimony, to discover the maturity of the Church in Congo.” Homily of Cardinal Dias, for the 125 anniversary of the evangelization of Congo
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “On this delightful occasion, as Prefect of the Roman Dicastery responsible for the Evangelization of Peoples, I am extremely pleased to be able to be here among you to join in celebrati ...
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10 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - The ends of the earth have now reached our front door. At the foot of an immense Cross standing on the old industrial road in Palermo: to be a missionary. (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 5)
Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Sicily. Palermo. I’ve been here for two days. Formal meetings. Talking. Listening. Understanding and then listening some more.
The questions are about as useless as the answers.
Whoever wa ...
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10 September 2008
ASIA/INDIA - In preparation for the Missionary Congress of the Church in Gujarat, “Walking on Jesus’ Path”
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – Like Orissa, Gujarat (a state in Northwestern India) is also home to Hindu extremist groups, also aggressive and violent, and oftentimes Christian institutions and people have suffered tragi ...
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