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22 September 2006
AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Country faces difficult political crisis, in the meantime local Church and Caritas assist people suffering from reaction to toxic waste
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- “Through Caritas we are assessing how to give specific assistance to people affected by the fumes of toxic waste” Fides was told by Fr Blaise Amia, who works for the Catholic Bishops’ Confe ...
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22 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - At dawn 22 September 3 Indonesian Catholics executed. Fr. Ismartono: “We must all unite to abolish the death penalty. No to spiral of hatred and violence”
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Fabianus Tibo, Marianus Riwu and Dominggus da Silva, three Indonesian Catholics found guilt of being involved in a massacre of Muslims in Poso in 2000, were executed at 1am 22 September. The loc ...
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21 September 2006
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - “THEO-LOGY: logical discourse according to the Logos on God”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The “new times” of Christian thought, of which we have spoken already, inaugurated with the Election to the See of Peter of Pope Benedict XVI has a particularly interesting implication ...
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21 September 2006
EUROPE/RUSSIA - For the first time ever the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Europe will meet in Russia, the plenary assembly will elect a new CCEE presidency
St Petersburg (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Europe will meet in St Petersburg, Russia, from 4th to 8th October, following an invitation by Bishop J ...
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21 September 2006
VATICAN - Study-Seminar for Bishops - “The Bishop and Consecrated Life”: conference by Cardinal Franc Rodé
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years the relationship between the Bishop and Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has often been the subject of reflection and discussion. Especially si ...
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21 September 2006
AFRICA - “Even in difficult situations Christian hope has never waned” say African prelates taking part in Study Seminar for new Bishops
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “This seminar is of great importance for us as we start our ministry as bishops. I have greatly appreciated the conferences given by extremely competent speakers and the topics treated regarding t ...
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21 September 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishop of Jaffna launches appeal to find priest and lay man who disappeared a month ago
Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam of the diocese of Jaffna, in north of Sri Lanka has launched an appeal for a more thorough investigation into the disappearance of a Catholic priest and lay man las ...
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21 September 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Another Catholic school comes under attack: Salesian institute in north east India is completely sacked
Itanagar (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic school in India has come under attack. After the recent attack on a school run by the Loreto Sisters in Luknow, Uttar Pradesh, another episode of violence has been reported to ...
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21 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Three Catholics to be executed ‘in haste, while 86 more Indonesians have been waiting on death row for years”: Fides spoke with Fr Ismartono, co-ordinator of humanitarian and inter-religious affairs for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We are filled with sadness. We have lost all hope of saving the lives of three Catholics. The extremists appear to have won”, Jesuit Father Ignazio Ismartono, co-ordinator of humanitarian a ...
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21 September 2006
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Calendar of second round of elections. United Nations urges presidency candidates to come to agreement to avoid fresh violence
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Independent Electoral Commission has issued the calendar for the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Commission also established th ...
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20 September 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Three Indonesian Catholics to be executed in 36 hours time, dawn 22 September. The world hopes for a suspension, Indonesia’s Christians immersed in prayer call on President to grant reprieve
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - There is little hope of saving the lives of Fabianus Tibo, Domingus Da Silva, and Marinus Riwu, three Indonesian Catholics facing a death sentence. The execution has been set for dawn on 22 Sept ...
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20 September 2006
VATICAN - At his Wednesday General Audience Pope Benedict XVI retraces the steps of his pastoral visit to Bavaria: a returning to the past and a providential opportunity to look with hope to the future ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Addressing about 40,000 visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square this morning for the weekly Wednesday audience Pope Benedict XVI told them about his recent visit to his German homeland Bav ...
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20 September 2006
VATICAN - The Pope sends a telegramme of condolence to the Superior of the Consolata Missionaries for the murder of Italian missionary Sister Leonella Sgorbati
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence, through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., to Mother Gabriella Bono, superior general of the Consolata Missionary Sisters, foll ...
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20 September 2006
VATICAN - Study Seminar for Bishops- Archbishop Hoser presents structure and duties of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies, structure and duties, was the theme of a lecture given by Archbishop Henryk Hoser, secretary adjunct of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples ...
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20 September 2006
VATICAN - AVE MARIA - The Mother’s Magnificat becomes the Magnificat of her sons and daughters, by Rev Luciano Alimandi -
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour because he has looked on the lowliness of his handmaid. From now on all generations will call me Blessed” (Lk 1, 46- ...
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