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5 June 2008
VATICAN - The Holy Father continues his catechesis on Saint Gregory the Great, who wishes “simply to be the mouth of Christ and of his Church on the way that must be followed to reach God.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again, in the General Audience held on Wednesday, June 4, the Holy Father Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Gregory the Great, who in spite of his commitments as Bishop of Rome, has left u ...
5 June 2008
VATICAN - “Petrine-Pauline” Triduum celebration in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls for the inauguration of the Pauline Year
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The annual Triduum for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two main patrons of the city of Rome, celebrated by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, will b ...
5 June 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics continue working to help earthquake victims, following the Pope’s example
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic relief effort working to meet the needs of the victims from the quake that hit Sichuan continues. In fact, it has begun to intensify following the indications and example of Pope ...
5 June 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - “There are no foreigners in the Church”: 500 Catholic immigrants from the Philippines and Indonesia express their gratitude for the pastoral care received from their dioceses
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Our foreign brothers and sisters, especially the immigrant workers, always remind me that in the Church, there are no foreigners. Everyone has a right to be treated as local parishioners, ...
5 June 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Colonialism and inculturation.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Colonialism and inculturation would appear to be opposites but in actual fact they are not. They often turn into oppression and mystification, both of which are the offspring of oppressive ...
5 June 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Appeal from the Bishop of Humahuaca: “let us leave aside other ambitions and all work together to find solutions to the serious and urgent problems of our present situation”
Humahuaca (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Pedro Olmedo of Humahuaca, in union with the priests of his diocese, has issued a statement expressing his “deep concern for the serious poverty, unemployment, and general lack of p ...
5 June 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo celebrates its Centennial Anniversary on June 8th: “a moment to thank God, renew our missionary commitment and our solidarity with those who suffer.”
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo (Brazil) will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its creation on June 8, with an impressive event in the “Estadio de Pacaembu.” The theme of the event is ...
5 June 2008
AFRICA/UGANDA - Crowds attend the festival for Ugandan Martyrs
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – According to the local Church, the festivities held in honor of the Ugandan Martyrs (celebrated June 3) 1.2 million pilgrims, including many from Kenya, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Co ...
5 June 2008
AFRICA/UGANDA - The Church objects to the new law on land property
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – “The church objects to the spirit and substance of the Land Amendment Bill of 2007,” said Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya of Lugazi, President of the Ugandan Bishops’ Conference, at the close ...
5 June 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Statement from the Bishops of Galicia: “the State cannot legitimately impose a moral formation of students’ consciences without the free consent of their parents”
Lugo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Spanish region of Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Tui-Vigo, Oruense, Mondoñedo-Ferrol, and Lugo) have issued a statement in light of the upcoming school year, on the subject ...
5 June 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - FAO Conference: farmers from poorer nations ask to be heard; the problem of bio-fuels, protectionism, and trade access among other themes
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The FAO Conference underway in Rome concludes today. The world summit meeting is certainly not expected to offer definitive solutions to the many problems on a global spectrum, interrelated among ...
5 June 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Regional offensive against “negative forces” in the Great Lakes Region: population of eastern Congo showing serious concern
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The offensive announced against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA, see Fides 4/6/2008) is giving way to an even greater participation on the part of countries in the Great Lakes Region in pla ...
4 June 2008
AFRICA/UGANDA - Bishop of Kasana-Luweero appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on June 4, 2008, appointed Monsignor Paul Ssenogerere, Vicar General of Kampala, as Bishop of Kasana-Luweero (Uganda).
Monsignor Paul Ssenogerere was born in ...
4 June 2008
VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Heart of Mary
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 31 May, the feast of the Visitation which this year coincided with the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Benedict XVI underlined the importance of the Rosary prayer in ...
4 June 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - “Include migrants in the local pastoral ministry, for an increasingly ‘catholic’ Church”: address given by Cardinal Martino at the African Meeting on migration
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, presented the Instruction “Erga migrantes caritas Christi” tha ...
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