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10 December 2007
VATICAN - The Pope in Piazza di Spagna at the foot of the statue of Immaculate Mary: “Once again on this solemn day the Church indicates Mary to the world as a sign of sure hope and definitive triumph of good over evil ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In keeping with tradition, in the afternoon of December 8th the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to the Blessed Virgin by laying a bouquet of white roses at the foot of a statue of ...
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10 December 2007
VATICAN - Pontifical Oriental Institute “an oasis of peace and study” for 90 years: the Holy Father receives a Delegation
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pontifical Oriental Institute is an outstanding example of what Christian wisdom has to offer those who wish to acquire ever deeper knowledge of the eastern Churches and to learn mor ...
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10 December 2007
VATICAN - On December 8 the Congregation for the Clergy doubled its web services: new edition in Portuguese, the Holy Bible in nine languages, spiritual support for priests
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception the web site of the Congregation for the Clergy marked its 9th anniversary: a direct service, first of all for the clergy, deacons and catechis ...
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10 December 2007
EUROPE/SPAIN - A hundred million children have no access to basic education: for 20 years education has been a tool of social change for Salesian NGO Youth for the Third World JTM
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "You think things in the world can change, we know they can", and as part of a new campaign "Education, tool for social change", the Salesian NGO “Youth Third World” (JTM) in ...
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10 December 2007
AFRICA - "We urgently call on you to address the evils of these new forms of slavery in our times”: Catholic Bishops of Africa and Europe appeal to African and European political leaders meeting in a Lisbon
Lisbon (Agenzia Fides)- “Slavery still persists today, and in more subtle ways, such as in the treatment of migrants and migrant workers, child labour, women and child trafficking, etc. The vast majority of African mi ...
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10 December 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - In response to the Pope's call the Regional Bishops Conference in Taiwan launches a Year of St Paul together with celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Evangelisation
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Taiwan have decided to combine celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelisation of the area with a Year of St Paul in unity with the Year of St Paul announced by Pope ...
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10 December 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies launch “alternative Christmas gift” campaign
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia have launched a campaign for a Christmas not of consumerism but of solidarity and support for the missions, encouraging people to exchange 'alternati ...
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10 December 2007
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops of Guatemala say adoptions have become a business for profit
Guatemala City(Agenzia Fides) - "In Guatemala, some people have made adoption of children a profitable business, losing the noble desire to give a home to a child who has been abandoned, or is disabled or unwanted". This ...
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10 December 2007
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Against the approval of so-called "Worthy Death" law the Bishops of Rio Negro reaffirm once again the “Dignity of human life”
Rio Negro (Agenzia Fides) - The 'Dignity of human life' has been reaffirmed by the Bishops of Rio Negro region (dioceses of Alto Valle, San Carlos de Bariloche and Viedma) after the approval on 29 November of the so-call ...
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6 December 2007
VATICAN - Cromatius was a wise teacher and a zealous bishop. His first and principal commitment was to listen to the Word, in order to be able to announce it to others: in his teaching he always starts from the Word of God to then return to it again.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Cromatius was a wise teacher and a zealous bishop. His first and principal commitment was to listen to the Word, to be able to announce it to others: in his teaching he always starts fro ...
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6 December 2007
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - “The Liturgy, the Church in total relationship with Jesus Christ Mediator Dei”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It is known that the incipit of the Encyclical of the Servant of God Pope Pius XII is the most organic pronouncement of the Magisterium of the Church on the Liturgy which has ever been prod ...
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6 December 2007
VATICAN - To contribute to professional formation of Spanish speaking Catholics Pontifical Gregorian University offers Virtual Course in Radio second year running
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - To contribute to the professional formation of Spanish speaking Catholic communicators who use the radio to inform, form and evangelise in Latin America and Spain, for the second year running CICS, ...
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6 December 2007
VATICAN - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - The founder of 'Russia Cristiana Centre', Fr Romano Scalfi, tells Zenit: “ Marxist hope is Utopianism” - Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate open new mission in India
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Compared to Christian hope, “Marxist hope is Utopianism ”, says Fr Romano Scalfi, founder of Russia Cristiana Study Centre. Commenting for Zenit new agency the new encyclical by Pope B ...
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6 December 2007
VATICAN - The Pontifical Institute John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and the Family confers honorary doctorates on Prof. Tadeusz Styczeń and Prof. Eugenia Scabini
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Today 6 December, the Pontifical Institute John Paul II for Studies on Marriage and the Family conferred honorary doctorates on Prof. Tadeusz Styczeń and Prof. Eugenia Scabini. Opening the sol ...
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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 ...
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