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6 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Rector appointed for St Paul's Inter-diocesan Propaedeutic seminary at Viiayavadana
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples appointed on 11 May 2007 Rev. Fr. Vatti Rayapa Reddy, of the Society of St John Bosco the Salesian Fathers, ...
5 July 2007
VATICAN - Saint Basil “was a man who truly lived contemplating Christ, a man of love for others. Filled with the hope and joy of the faith, Basil shows us how to be true Christians”: the Pope's teaching at the general audience
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This week too Pope Benedict XVI's Wednesday audience on 4 July was in two parts, first in St Peter's and then in the Audience Hall. In St Peter's, addressing visitors from various parts of ...
5 July 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI encourages young people to prepare for World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia in 2008: “World Youth Day is much more than an event. It is a time of deep spiritual renewal, the fruits of which benefit the whole of society."
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, the Pope addressed young people who are currently preparing for the next World Youth Day (WYD), due to be held in July 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
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5 July 2007
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Towards the Motu proprio Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The recent announcement of the imminent publication of a Motu proprio on the celebration of the Eucharist according to the rite of what is known as the Saint Pius V Missal approved in the l ...
5 July 2007
AFRICA/BENIN - At last Natitingou diocese has its own convent of women religious: “ the nuns are a resource for our diocese ”
Natitingou (Agenzia Fides)-“Joy in heaven, let the earth exult! At last the diocese of Natitingou has its own convent” the local Bishop, Bishop Pascal N’Koué, informed Fides.
The Convent of Our Lady of Listening ...
5 July 2007
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - “We know who was responsible for the attack” says the Premier who has called for an international investigation on events in Bouaké
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- “We know who was responsible for the attack. The police are on their tracks but I will say no more at this point”. Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro who had a narrow escape on June 29 whe ...
5 July 2007
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - PIME Superior General calls all communities to a day of prayer July 10 for release of Italian missionary Fr Bossi taken hostage a month ago
Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “I know that from the beginning you have all prayed to the Lord but I would ask every PIME community, in missions or houses, to unite in a special day of prayer for Fr Bossi on July 10: may the Lo ...
5 July 2007
ASIA/KOREA - The Church in Korea relies on Basic Ecclesial Communities for authentic evangelisation
Daejeon (Agenzia Fides) - Two meetings on Basic Ecclesial Communities were organised by the Catholic National Conference for Basic Ecclesial Communities BECs 22 and 27 June at S. J. Hasang Formation Centre in the diocese ...
5 July 2007
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Salvatorians celebrate 50 years serving the poor
Ciudad Guayana (Agenzia Fides) - “Mission, spirituality and identity are the charisma of Salvatorian men and women religious and lay persons ”, says the Salvatorian Mission Association for Latin America started in Sp ...
5 July 2007
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Neither politicians, nor legislators nor authorities can expect doctors to start practising abortion killing the smallest and most helpless of human beings ”: says Catholic Doctors Consortium
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides,) - "Abortion is always and without exception direct murder of a human person" the Buenos Aires Catholic Doctors Consortium CDC said in a statement issued to counter attempts by the public hea ...
5 July 2007
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “It is time to put aside fear, indifference, selfishness which render us insensitive to the suffering of others ”: Colombian Bishops appeal against violence and hostage taking
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Colombia have condemned the killing of 11 members of parliament taken hostage by the FARC-EP five years ago. In the statement issued during their plenary assembly and sign ...
4 July 2007
VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Polish (2) - The Christian Roots of the Peoples of Europe
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - History and geography. Poland, Rzeczpospolita Polska in Polish, is a central European country with a population of about 38 million and it has borders with the following countries Germany, ...
4 July 2007
VATICAN - AVE MARIA - "The joy of following the Lord Jesus", Luciano Alimandi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The proverbial scene of the doubting Thomas that occurred eight days after Easter is very well known. At first he did not believe that Jesus had appeared in his absence and said: "Unless ...
4 July 2007
EUROPE/FRANCE - October Mission Week 14 - 21: an opportunity for every baptised Catholic to give new impulse to prayer and offerings in support of the Church's missionary activity
Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in France are preparing for 'World Mission Week' 14 - 21 October which culminates on Mission Sunday 21 October. Parishes and church movements all over the country, each according to its ...
4 July 2007
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Enforced 50% cut in prime necessities prices could do more harm than good
Harare (Agenzia Fides)- The government decision to enforce a 50% cut in retail prices has thrown Zimbabwe economy into chaos. Newspapers in Harare, the capital, describe a dramatic situation with foods shops with nothin ...
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