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16 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have denounced the exploitation of tribal tension for political ends and have worked to promote social harmony
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The violence which has disrupted Kenya in recent weeks did not come unexpected: For almost 20 years the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have warned about the exploitation of ethnic tribal tension for p ...
14 January 2008
VATICAN - Benedict XVI administers the sacrament of Baptism: “at Baptism this tiny human person receives a new life, the life of grace, which enables the child to enter into a personal relationship with the Creator, which will last for ever, for all eternity”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 13 January, on the Feast of the Lord's Baptism, Pope Benedict XVI Mass in the Sistine Chapel during which he administered the Sacrament of Baptism to 13 children. In his homily ...
14 January 2008
VATICAN - At the Angelus the Pope says: pray that all Christians “may come to an ever deeper understanding of the gift of Baptism and strive to live it which consistency, bearing witness to the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,”. He also mentioned the International Day Migrants and Refugees
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The entire mission of Christ can be summarised in this: to baptise us in the Holy Spirit, in order to free us from the slavery of death and ‘open us to heaven', give us access to true ...
14 January 2008
VATICAN - Thursday 17 January the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Chapel at Rome's La Sapienza University on the 60th anniversary of its foundation
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 17 January at midday the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI will pay a visit to the Chapel of Rome's La Sapienza University. The programmes includes a meeting with the Chaplains, ...
14 January 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - “As Catholics we have the right and the duty to defend the authentic family, the basic foundation of every society, today when family values are so threatened and undervalued” said the president of the Forum of Lay Catholics in the diocese of Valencia
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Some 86 lay associations and movements, representing the Forum of Lay Catholics in the diocese of Valencia, signed the message launched by Cardinal Agustín García-Gasco Archbishop of Valencia ...
14 January 2008
AFRICA/KENYA - Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi, strongly condemns tribalism. A missionary says: “people are quietly but resolutely moving away from mixed areas to places where there are people only of their own tribe.”
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) -“This wounded country is still assessing the damage caused by insane violence ” said a missionary in Kenya who asked not to be named for security reasons. “In Nairobi at least in appearanc ...
14 January 2008
AFRICA - What causes people to emigrate from West Africa?
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - What stories lie behind the flow of illegal immigrants from Africa to Europe? Mere figures cannot describe the dramas which push growing numbers of Africans to risk their lives in order to reach Eu ...
14 January 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - At least 2,200 participants at Hong Kong diocesan Marriage Festival to re-launch the value of the Family and Christian marriage in the light of Spe salvi
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Lord we draw hope to face the difficulties of life”: Catholic priests in the diocese of Hong Kong told the faithful on the occasion of “Marriage Festival 2007” organised by ...
14 January 2008
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The local Catholic Church calls for transparent investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto and prays for the country's future
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The local Catholic Church in Pakistan has called for a credible and neutral investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto, killed by a bomb blast and gun shots on 27 December in Rawalpindi. All ...
14 January 2008
ASIA/CAMBODIA - First new church in Phnom Penh since Red Khmer times, visit by Cardinal Renato Martino
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in the Apostolic Vicariate of di Phnom Penh are rejoicing for the consecration of a new church, dedicated to the Child Jesus. This is the first new church to be opened in the capita ...
14 January 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “The best service we can offer is to be united, faithful in announcing the Gospel of reconciliation, build bridges of understanding and offer ethical values and principles”: Bishops Message at the end of Ordinary Plenary
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of its 89th plenary 8-11 January in statement with the title “Paths to Reconciliation and Hope” the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Venezuela proposed a "Christian vision to illum ...
14 January 2008
AMERICA/PANAMA - Bishops request: a solution to violence, discrediting campaigns in pre-election year must be avoided, economic interests must not prevail in the exploitation of natural resources, family and the right of parents to educate children must be defended
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Panama issued a statement at the end of a plenary meeting 7 - 11 January during which the Bishops reflected on various aspects in the life of the local Church and the impl ...
14 January 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Twinning with young Australians in view of World Youth Day
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - They have come to Solomon Islands for an experience of study (many are history, economy, development students), volunteer work, encounter and sharing with other young people, communion of faith ...
11 January 2008
VATICAN - Education emergency, support for the family based on matrimony, spreading poverty, penalisation of Catholic hospitals: Pope Benedict XVI addresses administrators of the Lazio Region and Rome Municipality and Province
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The times and situations change, but the Pope's love and concern for those who live in this land, distinguished by a great living heritage of Christianity, never weakens”. With these s ...
11 January 2008
VATICAN - In the wake of recent attacks the Holy Father sends message of solidarity to Christian communities in Iraq
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent a telegramme expressing solidarity in the wake of recent attacks against Christian communities in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk on 6 and 9 January. The te ...
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