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6 December 2007
AFRICA - Africa's skies call increasing numbers of passengers, but local airlines suffer from foreign competition
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- African airspace is ever busier but local airlines are in danger of losing considerable market quota to foreign competitors. This was said by African experts Nairobi, Kenya, at an African Airline ...
6 December 2007
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - "With regard to the Great Lakes crisis the international community appears to have changed its course” a missionary told Fides after the Addis Ababa summit
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “Government troops returned to Goma chanting victory, but we know they suffered heavy losses” said missionary sources in the east of Democratic Congo where the regular army has launched an o ...
6 December 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - Young Christian Workers Association whose members include also non Christians, celebrates 50 years of activity in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Young Christian Workers Association recently celebrated 50 years of activity in Hong Kong. The celebrations were held at the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Hong Kong's diocesan bullet ...
6 December 2007
AMERICA/CHILE - The Catholic Church committed to fighting drug abuse: suffering caused by drug abuse is a social phenomenon which involves real people and reveals 'new forms of poverty'
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "It is out of love for Christ that we are called to undertake initiatives of prevention ", said Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel, auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, at the first meeting on 5 De ...
6 December 2007
AMERICA/PERU - Bishops' Conferences launches radio project to make the Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine, better and wider known
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Through its Commission for Social Communications the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Peru has launched a radio project to make the Compendium of Catholic Social Doctrine better and wider known.
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6 December 2007
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Archbishop of Kinshasa appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 6 December 2007, appointed as Archbishop of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, until now Archbishop of Kisan ...
6 December 2007
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA Coadjutor di Kerema appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 6 December 2007, appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C., until now titular Bishop and Auxiliary of the ...
6 December 2007
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 6 December 2007, appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Rabaul (Papua New Guinea), Rev. Fr. John Doaninoel, S.M., Regional Superior of the ...
5 December 2007
VATICAN - Opening of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions of the Immaculate Mary at Lourdes - Pope Benedict XVI grants special plenary indulgence
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - From 8 December 2007 to 8 December 2008 Lourdes will celebrate a Jubilee Year for the 150th anniversary of the apparitions at the grotto of Massabielle. The intense calendar of 12 months, d ...
5 December 2007
VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Humility, how high the price!
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The real battle within the human heart is between pride and humility. The Lord Jesus knows well the hearts of men and so, from beginning to end, his Gospel is a call to become small, to bec ...
5 December 2007
VATICAN - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - Blog di Andrea Tornielli: Darwin, evolutionism and man an accidental fruit of chance - Marco Tosatti: Gay, "homophobia" and the Pope. Prison for those who cite him? - Palazzo apostolico.it: surprise, Prodi and Bertone at lunch. Walter reassures the Vatican - Spirituality of creation (Seoul - Korea): Educational activity of Sisters, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ With regard to the heated debate about the origin of man following the Encyclical Spe salvi by Benedict XVI, I think and I recall that evolution, the transformation of living species, w ...
5 December 2007
EUROPE - Augustinian Recollects Vocation Year to promote a culture of vocations begins today; activities all over the world
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Augustinian Recollects Vocation Year AVAR 2008 announced by Prior General, Fr. Javier Guerra Ayala begins today 5 December. The aim is to diffuse the Augustinian charisma, promote and spread of ...
5 December 2007
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 12 October 2007 appointed Rev. Davison Lukio of the archdiocesan clergy of Harare, National Director of t ...
5 December 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 9 November 2007 appointed Rev. Giovanni Attilio Cesena, of the archdiocesan clergy of Milan, National Dir ...
5 December 2007
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Great Lakes Summit; Congolese press sees US in front line in the quest for peace
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “American Pax ”, “Nkunda challenges Bush: total war in north Kivu” are some of the titles of newspaper in Congo which are giving ample space to the Summit in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, dedic ...
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