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7 May 2007
VATICAN - Letter from the Cardinal Secretary of State to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei Donum: “This method in time could become the norm for missionary co-responsibility ”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 21 April, to mark the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei domum issued by the Servant of God Pope Pius XII, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Secretary of State, sent a letter to the Prefe ...
7 May 2007
VATICAN - The Pope addresses Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies and participants at Congress of Fidei donum Missionaries: “Although many are the challenges to evangelisation in our day, many too are the signs of hope which testify all over the world to encouraging missionary vitality among the Christian people ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Especially to Africa… Pius XII was looking when, with prophetic intuition, he thought of that new missionary "agent", named after the first words of his encyclical Fidei donum. He wish ...
7 May 2007
VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly: the Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith offers decisive contribution to the missionary world helping to fund some 6,000 projects.
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies May 3 to 8 continues at the Fraterna Domus di Sacrofano just outside Rome. On May 3rd the National Directors listened to the annual r ...
7 May 2007
VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly - Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle supports Formation of 81.323 seminarians in mission territories
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 4 May it was the turn of Mgr Jan Dumon, Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle to report on the Society's activity in the past year. The charisma of the Soc ...
7 May 2007
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (5)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 20 February 1858: in silence, 5th Apparition. “With her mother, her aunt Basila, after Mass Bernadette went down to the Grotta. This time there are about thirty witnesses. Berna ...
7 May 2007
VATICAN - Pontifical Council for Culture presents first four books of the project Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 8 May there will be the presentation of the first four books in the series of Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest, STOQ. The first of a long series the books treat mathem ...
7 May 2007
AFRICA - “Do not deceive yourselves: young Africans will continue to emigrate to Europe risking their lives in search of a better world” says Catholic Archbishop of Abuja
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “It is no longer possible for a small group of countries to enjoy their wealth in solitude and think the poor will not spoil the party”. This warning was launched by Archbishop John Olorunfemi O ...
7 May 2007
AMERICA/PERU - “It is truly moving to see our simple humble people waiting impatiently and anxiously for the arrival of the priest or sister. The mission of the Church is to restore unity ”, says the Bishop Prelate of Ayaviri Prelature appointed a year ago
Ayaviri (Fides Service) - The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri is situated in the southern high plains of Peru. It covers three provinces of the northern department of Puno: Melgar, Carabaya and Sandia and has an area o ...
7 May 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Growing spirit of solidarity, young Australians and New Zealanders want to help as many as possible young people from poor countries to travel to Sydney for 2008 World Youth Day
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing spirit of solidarity and charity among young Australian and New Zealand Catholics: parish communities, schools, church movements and associations, are doing their best to help ...
7 May 2007
ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Ratnapura
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 appointed as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), Rev. Fr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B., until now Prior of the Monastery of Saint Silves ...
7 May 2007
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Christchurch and succession
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Christchurch (New Zealand) presented by Bishop John Jerome Cunneen, in ...
7 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards CELAM 5, Aparecida, 13 - 31 May 2007
Aparecida (Fides Service) - When we speak of a General Conference of Latin American Bishops' Conferences we refer to a Meeting of continental dimensions unique in its kind. It is neither a Council nor a Synod or any othe ...
5 May 2007
VATICAN - Month of Mary, Month of May - «QUÉ SOY ERA IMMACULADA COUNCEPCIOU» 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (4)
Vatican City (Fides Service) - 4th Brief and silent Apparition FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY. After mass about 7 in the morning we saw Bernadette, her mother, her aunt Bernarda Castérot, Mrs Millet and a few other women at the G ...
4 May 2007
VATICAN - “We are here to serve the missionary Church. Your hearts must be large enough to reach out to all regardless of the effort involved”: Cardinal Ivan Dias opens Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Archbishop Henryk Hoser, CEP secretary adjunct and president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, were both pres ...
4 May 2007
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Division among Catholics does not help religious freedom. Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Fides Service) - In Turkey Christians are murdered, in Italy the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference receives threats, in Rome during at a massive May 1 pop music show, a rock star offends the Pop ...
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