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12 November 2007
VATICAN - Italian Federation of Catholic Universities “FUCI has contributed towards the formation of whole generations of exemplary Christians, who put into practice and spread the Gospel at the cultural, civil, social and ecclesial level ” Pope Benedict XVI recalls
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on November 9 received in audience a delegation of the Italian Federation of Catholic Universities F.U.C.I., on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of ...
12 November 2007
VATICAN - The Holy Father's grief at the death of Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has sent a telegrammes to Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura of Yokohama, Japan, for the death, at the age of 77, of Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, president emeritus of the Pont ...
12 November 2007
VATICAN - “Pastoral Care for elderly sick persons ”: presentation of 22nd International Conference promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Pastoral Care for elderly sick persons” is the theme of the 22nd International Conference promoted by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care which will be presented on 14 Novemb ...
12 November 2007
AFRICA/UGANDA - “The people are ready to forgive the rebels” Catholic Archbishop of Gulu told Fides
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “There are concrete hopes for peace and we are confident for the future” said Archbishop John Baptist Odama of the diocese of Gulu, in northern Uganda, where the LRA delegation continues its ...
12 November 2007
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Cardinal Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace makes pastoral visit to Madagascar
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides)- Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace made a pastoral visit to Madagascar to the diocese of Ambatondrazaka, in the occasion of the cente ...
12 November 2007
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious minorities join civil society protests against state of emergency and for democracy and human rights
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Religious minorities in Pakistan, Christians and Hindus, have joined civil society protests against the state of emergency and for respect for human rights and individual freedoms. Christian h ...
12 November 2007
ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tomko leads Hong Kong diocese annual spiritual retreat on the theme “Spirituality of the priesthood and the priest ”
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jozef Tomko, former prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples led the annual retreat organised by the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong 5-11 November on the theme "Spi ...
12 November 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - St Joseph Sisters open museum in honour of Blessed Mother Mary MacKillop, Patron Saint of WYD in Sydney
Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in Victoria Province have opened a museum in honour of their foundress Blessed Mother Mary MacKillop in Fitzroy, near Melbourne, where Mary was bor ...
12 November 2007
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Beatification of Ceferino Namuncurá "a child of God and a brother to everyone": shining example of the Gospel lived in daily life
Chimpay (Agenzia Fides) - The town of Chimpay nel Río Negro, (Argentina), which has only 6,000 people lived a revolution last weekend with the arrival of over 100,00o pilgrims to take part in the Mass during which there ...
12 November 2007
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - In the present debate on Constitutional reforms the Bishops call for calm and peace and underline that any sort of violence must be avoided
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement calling for an end to aggression and violent confrontation among Venezuelans, the country's Catholic Bishops say “in the debate on Constitutional reform, supported by some and r ...
12 November 2007
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “Hoping for a better life for our people”: after plenary assembly Bishops message analyses national problems
Asunciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "Hoping for a better life for our people" is the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Paraguay at the end of a plenary assembly held 5- 9 November (see Fides 6/11/2007 and 8/ ...
12 November 2007
AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Musoma
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father on 10 November 2007, appointed as Bishop of Musoma (Tanzania) Rev Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila of the clergy of Mwanza and National Director of the Pontifical Mission S ...
9 November 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives the President of the Republic of Mozambique: Holy See Press Office communiqué
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 8 November the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI received the president of the Republic of Mozambique. At the end of the meeting the Holy See Press Office released the following c ...
9 November 2007
VATICAN - Papal Letter for the 16th centenary of the death of St John Chrysostom: “of outstanding missionary zeal; he sent missionaries to spread the Gospel among those who had yet to hear it ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I am happy…that the occasion of the 16th centenary of the death of St John Chrysostom offers me an opportunity to evoke his luminous figure and propose it to the universal Church for c ...
9 November 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - the Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Taipei and appoints Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 9 November 2007, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan), presented by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-f ...
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