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3 July 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Blessed Vurgin Mary welcomed to Sydney: to make a 12 month pilgrimage across the dioceses of Australia
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The symbols of the world's largest youth event - the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady - arrived in Australia in Sunday 1 July ahead of a day of welcome celebrations in Sydney. The 3.8 ...
2 July 2007
VATICAN - “Those who belong to the truth will never be slaves of power, instead they will freely choose to serve others”: Pope Benedict XVI at Angelus reflects on the theme “freedom and following Christ” - appeal for Colombia
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his midday Angelus reflection on Sunday 1 July, addressing thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI took inspiration from the readings of the 13th Sunday ...
2 July 2007
VATICAN - “Witnesses of Hope for a Christian Humanism on the Maritime World ”: Message to the People of the Sea at the end of the 22nd the World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea
Gdynia (Agenzia Fides) - From Gdynia, in Poland participants at the 22nd World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea launch a message of solidarity with the People of the Sea.
“We are aware of and we denounce with ...
2 July 2007
EUROPE/GEORGIA - “The Catholic community in Georgia is small but active and united ” says Mgr. Giuseppe Pasotto, Apostolic Administrator of the Caucuses of the Latins
Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides)- “I invited the John XXIII Community to work in Georgia to put its special charisma at the service of the marginalised in the light of the love of Christ and at the disposal of our Church and lo ...
2 July 2007
EUROPE/GEORGIA - "John XXIII Community arrived ten days ago and is and already in action ”: Fides speaks with project leader
Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides)- The John XXIII Community has only just arrived in Georgia but it is already at work to provide assistance and promote development. “We started our activity about 10 days ago at Georgia's main p ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Sixty years ago it opened as a book shop, today ATC is an important publishing house which promotes Christian literature in India
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - From book shop specialised in selling prayer books, missals and Christian literature for seminaries and institutes of formation sixty years ago, the ATC (Asian Trading Corporation) today is an ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Dominican Province of the Philippines is set to open a Catholic university in Colombo which will depend on the University of Santo Tomas in Manila
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - According to provincial, Father Edmund C. Nantes, O.P., the Dominican Province of the Philippines in cooperation with the archdiocese of Colombo and its Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis is ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Faith Magazine editor tells Fides: “The Papal Letter is an historic event for the Church in China and for relations between China and the Holy See. The Letter will promote unity among Catholics in China”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “The Papal Letter is an historic event for the Church in China and for relations between China and the Holy See. It will also affect the future of the Church in China and promote unity among a ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Happy Chinese Catholics work to propagate Papal Letter
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “Thank you Holy Father for giving us this Manual. Thank you for publishing it in Chinese on-line and in a booklet”. These were the first reactions of Catholics in Beijing when they received ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Immaculate Conception parish in Beijing celebrates 262 baptisms on Sunday 1 July, the day after the Papal Letter to the Catholics of China was made public
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - No less than 262 catechumens received the sacraments of Baptism, first Holy Communion and Confirmation at Immaculate Conception parish in Beijing on Sunday 1 July the day after the Papal Letter ...
2 July 2007
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic Bishops present proposals to Constituent Assembly; National Day of Prayer 27 July
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - In a press conference on 30 June the standing committee of the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia presented the local Church's proposal and explained how it intends to have it accepted by the Co ...
2 July 2007
AMERICA/MEXICO - "Catholics who live their faith can never be in favour of euthanasia or vote for its legalisation in our country" says Bishop of Celaya
Celaya (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Lázaro Pérez Jiménez of the diocese of Celaya (Mexico), addressed a Letter to his people with regard to a debate in the country about euthanasia since the Federal District Legislative ...
2 July 2007
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Kottar
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 30 June 2007, appointed Mgr Peter Remigius Bishop of Kottar (India), until now Mgr Remigius was Bishop of Kumbakonam (India). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 2/7 ...
2 July 2007
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints Auxiliary Bishop of Aitape
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 2 July 2007 appointed Rev. Otto Separy chancellor of the diocese of Wewak, Auxiliary Bishop of Aitape (Papua New Guinea) assigning to him the Titular S ...
30 June 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at St Paul's Basilica: “Still today Christ needs apostles ready to sacrifice themselves. He needs witnesses and martyrs like Saint Paul … We will dedicate a special Year to Saint Paul from 28 June 2008 to 29June 2009 to mark two thousand years since his birth
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “At these first Vespers of the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul with gratitude we commemorate these Apostles whose blood together wit that of many other witnesses to the Gospel, rendere ...
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