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18 July 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Fear has subsided, but now the homeless need help”: the situation, by Fr. Andreas Catholic parish priest in diocese of Bandung, among the first to give humanitarian aid to earthquake victims
Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - “We are present and active at the Crisis Centre in Pangandaran south west Java, where Catholic volunteers work in coordination with local authorities. The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference is ...
18 July 2006
VATICAN - “GOD’S HOUSE, STONES, SOUNDS, COLOURS” Bishop Mauro Piacenza - “Sacred Music one of the cultural treasures of the Church” (part 2)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since music is the expression of a reality which creates culture, as is the Church, it is truly a “cultural treasure of the Church”, to be understood as a living reality. This was affir ...
18 July 2006
EUROPE/IRELAND - Presence of Islam in Europe, freedom of press and respect for religions, ecumenical matters, focus of annual meeting for media officers and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe
Maynooth (Agenzia Fides) - The Media Officers and Spokespersons of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences are set to meet in Maynooth (Ireland) from 20-23 July 2006. The 35 participants will come from 23 countries: Austria, B ...
18 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Intercontinental twinning: African priests next year in Brisbane archdiocese to give a hand with pastoral work
Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Australian archdiocese of Brisbane will receive two priests and two seminarians from Nigeria. The recent agreement was reached by Nigerian Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia diocese ...
18 July 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan museum opens: exhibits witness to God’s love and the labour of missionaries, reawakening faith
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - During a ceremony to open a new Diocesan Museum in Hong Kong Rev Thomas Law Kwok Fai, head of the diocesan history department said “These 200 exhibits are a witness of God’s love and a sig ...
18 July 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Jesus, come, send us, we are for life": August Youth Rally for two hundred years of archdiocese of Salta
Salta (Agenzia Fides) - “Jesus, come, send us, we are for life" is the theme of a Youth Rally 19-21 August organised by the youth pastoral office of the archdiocese of Salta as part of a year of celebrations 28 March 2 ...
18 July 2006
ASIA/INDIA More space for lay Catholics in new evangelisation say Indian Bishops in plenary assembly
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Lay Catholics must receive proper formation if they are to play their proper role in the Church, said the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, Archbishop Oswald Gracias at ...
18 July 2006
AFRICA - African communities in Rome and the pastoral support of the local Church (1) - (Comboni Association for Service of Emigrants and Refugees) D. Congo, Cape Verde
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - No less than 29 African countries have a significant presence in Rome, not to mention personnel at African embassies and Africans working with UN organisations such as FAO and IFAD. This has encour ...
18 July 2006
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - New World Hunger Series reports on under-nourishment and learning: 100 million school-aged children don’t go to school because their parents are too poor
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - WFP has released the first edition of its new World Hunger Series, an annual publication which will focus on hunger and practical strategies to end it. This inaugural edition examines the relati ...
18 July 2006
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Dominicans mark 50 years of life and pastoral service
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A Dominican Jubilee was celebrated in Solomon Islands with the motto “Praise, Bless, Preach”, to mark 50 years of presence of the Dominican community today consisting of 23 Sisters and 17 p ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Mymensingh and appoints Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 15 July 2006, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mymensingh (Bangladesh), presented by Bishop Francis Anthony Gom ...
17 July 2006
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope accepts the resignation of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mount Hagen and appoints Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 17 July 2006, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) presented by Metropolitan Archb ...
17 July 2006
ASIA/HOLY LAND- Caritas Internationalis appeals for Middle East
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 national Caritas bodies involved in human promotion and development, issued the following appeal with regard to the present situation in the ...
17 July 2006
VATICAN - Seminar on Ecumenism 17 - 21 July in Korea on the theme "The Search for Christian Unity: Where We Stand Today” Statement by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity issued the following statement through the Holy See Press Office:
“Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for P ...
17 July 2006
VATICAN - Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer at his mountain holiday retreat in Val d’Aosta: “I entrust to the Queen of Mount Carmel communities of contemplative life all over the world”. New appeal for the Holy Land: “I ask local Churches to offer special prayers for peace in the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East”
Les Combes (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 16 July Pope Benedict XVI led the recitation of the midday Angelus prayer from a field next to the little house put a his disposal by the local Salesian community in Les Combes, Val ...
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