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8 May 2008
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - New Rector for the Preparatory section of Saint Maximilian Kolbe Major Seminary, in the Diocese of Kamina
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, on January 31, 2008 appointed Fr. Jovite Monga Lunda, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kamina, Rector of th ...
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8 May 2008
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - New Rector for the Philosophy section of Saint Maximilian Kolbe Major Seminary, in the Diocese of Kamina
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, on January 31, 2008 appointed Fr. Jean Paul Ilunga Nday, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kamina, Rector of ...
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8 May 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - Pentecost Vigil in the Cathedral of Rome on the theme of World Youth Day, with Confirmations of 185 university students and presentation of the delegation that will travel to Sydney
Rome (Agencia Fides) - On Saturday, May 10 at 7:30pm in the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome, there will be a Pentecost Vigil with the theme of World Youth Day (WYD): “You will receive the power of ...
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8 May 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - “My Rainbow Newspaper,” a children’s bi-monthly publication, dedicates its most recent issue to the Church’s mission
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The most recent issue (May/June 2008) of the Catholic bi-monthly publication “My Rainbow Newspaper” (in Polish: Moje Pismo Tecza) for children presents the theme of the missions. The pe ...
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8 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - International community takes action to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis. Calculation of the exact number of victims has been impossible.
Yangoon (Agenzia Fides) - International aid has begun to reach the victims of Cyclone Nargis. Caritas Internationalis, the United Nations through the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Red Cross, and several humanitaria ...
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7 May 2008
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI sends a telegram expressing his condolences to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram expressing his condolences, via Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to the President of the Bishops Conference of Myanmar, Archbishop ...
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7 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Catholic paramedics from the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan offer health services following Sunday Mass
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “Thanks to the Catholic paramedics, we have had the chance of a free medical visit with such great care and respect.” This was the commentary made by the elderly and other citizens of the D ...
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7 May 2008
ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Siung publishes the program of the opening of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan
Kao Siung (Agenzia Fides) - There will be two days of celebrations following the inauguration of the festivities for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan, under the sign of communion with the theme of Ho ...
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7 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Support from the Catholic Community and the entire world for the victims of Cyclone Nargis
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - While the tragic toll of victims and damages from Cyclone Nargism, that hit Myanmar on May 3, continues to rise (in the wake of the aftermath, some analysts say it has claimed the lives of ...
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7 May 2008
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Presentation of the report on “The Evolution of the Family in Europe 2008”: a need for establishing an authentic and effective, integral family policy of universal character
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - The European Network of the Institute for Family Policy (IPF) presented a report in the European Parliament, May 7, 2008, at 10:30am, on “The Evolution of the Family in Europe 2008,” coinci ...
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7 May 2008
AMERICA/CUBA - Cuba’s Bishops journey to the Sanctuary of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad” in Spain to visit the historic roots of their Patroness, the “Queen of Cuba” for 400 years
Illescas (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 7, the members of the Cuban Bishops’ Conference, led by their President, Archbishop Juan Garcia of Camaguey, after having completed their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican, will visit ...
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7 May 2008
AMERICA - CELAM leaders visit Rome for the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. Presentation of the Continental Mission Document
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis of Aparecida, President of CELAM (the Latin American Bishops’ Council), and Auxiliary Bishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa of Mexico City, Secretary General of CELAM ...
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7 May 2008
VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi: “Veni Sancte Spiritus, Veni per Mariam”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a ...
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7 May 2008
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - 3,000 people attend the closure of the Eucharistic Congress in Ethiopia with Cardinal Ivan Dias, Special Envoy of the Holy Father, who later proceeded to Djibouti
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - “The celebration of the new Christian Millenium is a very important event in Ethiopia, as it defines one of the characteristics of the national identity,” Fides was told by Archbishop Ra ...
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7 May 2008
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Vocations to the priesthood today and tomorrow: a study from the Archdiocese of Seoul
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “The Present and Future of Vocational Development” is the title of the report published by the Archdiocese of Seoul, which is a compilation of the results of a study made over the course of a ...
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