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29 May 2008
AFRICA/GUINEA - Soldiers rebel and “the population pays the consequences,” local Church source tells Fides
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in the Republic of Guinea continues to be tense and rebellious soldiers are demanding the retreat of all officials that do not support their petitions.
“The soldiers have beg ...
29 May 2008
AFRICA - “Thanks for the help, but what we really need is a world market that better supports are products,” the African nations say at the Japan-Africa Summit.
Yokohama (Agenzia Fides) – “Thanks for the help, but we want an increased openness on the market by developed nations and more investments in our countries.” This could be a summary of what African leaders invited ...
29 May 2008
EUROPE/ITALY -Meeting for Friendship Among the Peoples in Rimini, August 2008; Recalling the 28th Meeting
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Meeting for Friendship Among the Peoples in Rimini is a grand social event, a festival of encounters, culture, music, and shows that takes place every year at the end of August, and that over ...
29 May 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - The Church in Poland celebrates the Day of Prayer for the Church in China
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Poland gladly responded to the appeal of the Holy Father Benedict XVI and that of Bishop Wiktor Skworc of Tarnów and President of the Polish Bishops’ Commission for the Mission ...
28 May 2008
VATICAN - Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, as a person and as a priest, was “a marvelous blend of the characteristics of the African soul with those of the Christian spirit, of African culture and identity with evangelical values.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the “perspective of faith and hope in the resurrection,” a Memorial Mass was celebrated in the Vatican Basilica for Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, retired Dean of the College of Cardinal ...
28 May 2008
AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Government presents “El Sol de Perù” award to Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga in recognition for Caritas’ earthquake relief work last year
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Caritas Internationalis, will be presented with an award by the Peruvian Government in recognitio ...
28 May 2008
MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s missionary intention for June, “That the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec, Canada, may lead to ever deeper understanding of the Eucharist, the heart of the Church and source of evangelization.” Commentary.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life (cf. LG, 11). This truth has been presented with renewed vigor in the Magisterium of many recent Pontiffs, as an invitat ...
28 May 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops express their concern for the wave of violence in the country: “The Church, formed by all of us as baptized faithful, cannot and should not remain indifferent in the fight for life.”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “Our people have the right to live a full life, worthy of God’s children, with more humane conditions: free from the threat of hunger and from all form of violence,” the Bishops of M ...
28 May 2008
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Missionary Congress concludes: “we should start on our journey, going into our dioceses and parishes to communicate what we have heard and seen.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “When this Congress began, we said that an event like this, so rich in content, cannot be the final destination but rather, the point of departure. Today, we reaffirm this point,” sai ...
28 May 2008
VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The “sea of Love”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord often used parables to explain with effective similitude the mystery of His kingdom, opening the minds and hearts of his disciples to enable them to share the marvellous vocation t ...
28 May 2008
VATICAN - “Communication is not simply a product of pure luck or causality, nor is it of our human capacities; at the light of Scripture, it reflects our participation in the creative, communicative, and unifying Trinitarian Love that is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” says Benedict XVI.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The various forms of communication – dialogue, prayer, testimony, announcing – and its various instruments – press, electronics, visual arts, music, voice, gestures, and contact ...
28 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - “Let us demonstrate our solidarity with the people affected by Cyclone Nargis with concrete actions,” the President of the Myanmar Bishops’ Conference tells Fides
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “It has been an authentic disaster. First of all, for the loss of life in the tragedy: there is an extremely high death toll. Then also, for the destruction caused by the cyclone; in addition t ...
28 May 2008
ASIA/INDIA - The incorrect study and interpretation of history has seriously injured society
Trichur (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, Secretary for the Catholic Bishops’ Council of Kerala, has observed that the incorrect study and interpretation of history has seriously injured socie ...
28 May 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - 36 new priests from the Prelature of Opus Dei
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 24, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria ordained 36 men from the Prelature in the Basilica of San Eugenio, in Rome. The new priests are from 15 different countries: ...
27 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - After inspecting the earthquake disaster area, Bishop Li Liangui of the Diocese of Xianxian affirms the Church’s efforts and the importance of religion in psychological support
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian, Vice-President of Jinde Charities (the Chinese Catholic charitable organization) recently visited the earthquake area, where he made an inspection, verifyin ...
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