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25 June 2008
VATICAN - Papal Letter addressed to participants of the Seventh General Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation on the theme “The Word of God - Source of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ The theme of your General Assembly draws attention to how God's word can restore humanity in reconciliation, justice and peace. This is the word of life that the Church has to offer to ...
25 June 2008
VATICAN - Saturday 28 June the Pope will preside Vespers at St Paul's for the opening of the Year of St Paul; Sunday 29 June, feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Mass with the imposition of the Pallium on the shoulders of 46 new archbishops
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday 28 June, eve of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles, Benedict XVI will preside at first Vespers in the Roman basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls at 6 p.m. for ...
25 June 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - School pastoral support project
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – To support Catholic school volunteers and pupils and ensure better pastoral care within the school, the Hong Kong diocesan Youth Pastoral Commission recently presented a programme for youth ...
25 June 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Solemn Mass in Zhou Zhi Cathedral for the Feast day of Saint John the Baptist: “let us imitate John and prepare the way for Christ, indicating to everyone the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world ”
Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – “We must imitate St John the Baptist and prepare the way for Christ, indicating to everyone the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, and calling them to convert their hearts to ...
25 June 2008
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Enthusiastic delegation of young Catholics prepares to travel to Sydney for World Youth Day next month
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – Preparation completed, the day of departure is close. A group of young Cambodian Catholics filled with emotion, hope and expectations, is ready to travel to Sydney to take part in World You ...
25 June 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archdiocese of Caracas recalls that Mass is to be celebrated with deep respect and in full communion with the diocesan and the universal Church. It should never serve for political interpretations or manipulation
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – A statement on "Eucharist, priesthood and Church unity" has been issued by the Archdiocese of Caracas following reports of a Mass recently celebrated without the permission of the Archbishop d ...
25 June 2008
ASIA/JAPAN - Bishops' annual assembly agenda: Martyrs Beatification Mass, commitment for pace, Year of St Paul initiatives
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – Putting the finishing touches to the Beatification of 188 Japanese Catholic Martyrs to take place on 24 November in Nagasaki; discussing initiatives to promote “Justice and Peace” to mark 60 ...
25 June 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday 29 June in Rome ordination to the priesthood of 34 Legionaries from 10 different countries
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 29 June 2008, in the Chapel of the Centro di Studi Superiori in via degli Aldobrandeschi in Roma, 34 Legionaries of Christ will be ordained priests. The Mass will be presided by Archbisho ...
24 June 2008
VATICAN - “The Eucharist is our most beautiful treasure”: the Pope’s homily via satellite connection with Quebec, for the Closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress, announcement on Dublin 2012
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, June 22, the Holy Father Benedict XVI gave the homily via satellite connection, at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec (Canada), during the concluding Mass for the 49th Internation ...
24 June 2008
VATICAN - The Holy Father appoints President-Delegates for the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed the following President-Delegates for the XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place at the Vatican on October ...
24 June 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Thirty priests celebrating their 10th anniversary of priesthood take part in the “Annual Formation Course,” which includes a visit to the Diocese of Macao
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Improve the quality of priests, promote pastoral work, opening oneself to a perspective of pastoral care and evangelization at the service of the Church and society: these were the obje ...
24 June 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Local authorities announce the reconstruction of the old church in Bai Lu, built by Foreign Missions Priests of Paris 100 years ago and later destroyed by the earthquake in 8-seconds’ time
Peng Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – According to the official government site of China, Xinhuanet, the Supervisory Department for Archeological Sites in Si Chuan has announced that it “will reconstruct (on the original site) ...
24 June 2008
OCEANIA/SAMOA ISLANDS - Samoan youth preparing for WYD in Sydney
Apia (Agenzia Fides) – The youth on the Samoan Islands are preparing with great enthusiasm to participate in World Youth Day 2008, supported and encouraged by the entire local Church. For many of them, this will be the ...
24 June 2008
ASIA/SRI LANKA - More fighting and victims in the North: the Church renews her appeal for an end to the violence
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – While the North of the country continues to face conflict and fighting, resulting in numerous victims, the Church in Sri Lanka is once again calling for an end to the hostility and for reconci ...
24 June 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - 26 - 30 June European Bishops' Conferences General Secretaries discuss religious situation on the continent
Oviedo (Agenzia Fides) - The annual meeting of General Secretaries of the European Bishops' Conferences will be held this year in Covadonga, Oviedo, Spain, 26-30 June. General Secretaries of the following Bishops' Confer ...
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