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26 July 2006
ASIA/ISRAEL - St John of God Brothers in Nazareth give emergency treatment to victims of rocket attacks, two dead and seventy one wounded
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - St John of God Catholic Hospital in Nazareth was the first to give emergency treatment to victims of an attack on the town a week ago in the present conflict. At about 5pm on Wednesday 19 July, re- ...
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26 July 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The new law aims to impose an education that would distance our young people ever further from the perspective of the family": says Catholic Bishop of San Luis with regard to proposed law on sexual education
San Luis (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Jorge Luis Lona of San Luis diocese in Argentina has warned his people that a proposed law on sexual education violates the natural rights of parents. The Bishop reminds the Catholic com ...
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26 July 2006
ASIA/ EAST TIMOR - A sign of hope in difficult times: ready to serve the Church and the common good of the whole community two new Salesians make their profession
Dili (Agenzia Fides) - If more young men ask to serve the Lord and consecrate their lives to service of the Church and the people in East Timor, there is still hope for the youngest democracy in Asia, despite conditions ...
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26 July 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - In Assisi 4th national week of missionary formation and spirituality: “Narrators of Hope in the World”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - At least 130 pastoral workers, priests, missionaries and active lay adults and young people have signed up for the traditional national week of missionary formation and spirituality to be held in A ...
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26 July 2006
AFRICA/ D. R. CONGO - Infancy denied: 1,200 deaths every day, half are children
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of three countries with the highest rates of infant morality in the world: more children under five die here than in China which has a population twenty thre ...
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26 July 2006
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - First anti-retroviral therapy in rural areas starting with Moma
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Moma on the Mozambique coast, 250 from Nampula, the country’s third largest city is one of the poor parts of one of the world’s poorest countries. Here Cuamm-Medici with Africa have reorganise ...
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26 July 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - Mary and Asian-Oceania Religious: importance of prayer and contemplative life to face pastoral challenges in the region
Zhang Hua (Agenzia Fides) - Marian spirituality, theology of contemplation in the light of a relationship with Mary, a Marian theological reflection “Blessed are women of faith: women religious of Asia-Oceania called t ...
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26 July 2006
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "The Catholic Church faithful to her principles and calling to serve, will continue to listen, dialogue and collaborate positively in the process of the transformation of society in reciprocal respect and in defence of fundamental principles and values": Bishops’ Conference Statement
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In our country there is a public argument caused by conflicting ideas on sensitive issues", the Catholic Bishops of Boliva say in a statement on the position of the local Catholic Church as the ...
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25 July 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI visits parish church of Rhemes Saint-Georges in Val d’Aosta: “God does not oppose violence with stronger violence. To violence he opposes the very opposite: love, to the very end, to His Cross. This is God’s humble way of winning: with His love - and this is the only possible way - He limits violence.”
Les Combes (Agenzia Fides) - In the late afternoon of Sunday 23 July, the day he had called the Church everywhere to pray for peace in the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI made an unexpected visit to pray for peace at the ...
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25 July 2006
VATICAN - “GOD’S HOUSE, STONES, SOUNDS AND COLOURS” Bishop Mauro Piacenza - “Sacred Music one of the cultural treasures of the Church ” (part 3)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the vast, agitated and travailed sea of ‘sacred’ Music what is to be done? Certainly formation is the first task, and in the first place formation of the clergy, called to be promote ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - First round of talks between Government and Lord’s Resistance Army militias. “a first important towards peace” says Rome based Community of S. Egidio
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- The first week of peace talks between the Ugandan government and the LRA Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group ended yesterday 24 July.
The delegations met in Juba, government the capital of Sout ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “Vote for a better future!” Catholic Bishops lengthy Pastoral Letter in view of end of year elections
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- In a pastoral Letter on elections to be held at the end of this year, dated July 14 and entitled “The Truth Shall set you Free” the Catholic Bishops of Zambia say “The coming elections offer ...
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25 July 2006
AMERICA/CANADA - Catholic Bishops of Canada urge government to concretely express the compassion of the people of Canada towards all the evacuees particularly those in Lebanon, by setting up a substantial emergency fund towards this humanitarian crisis and to act firmly making sure this humanitarian aid is conveyed
Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Canada issued a public statement on the Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon, expressing deep concern for with massive displacement of population who now risk hunger, thirst and ...
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25 July 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Media conference today in Beijing: hepatitis B vaccine for 11 million children. It is hoped this will prevent 200.000 deaths caused by possible chronic consequences
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Eleven million children in China are being vaccinated against Hepatitis B thanks to a campaign launched by GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation in collaboration with the Chinese gover ...
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25 July 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Open at last St. George's Clinic in Ngugo, six beds and even a small operating theatre
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Recently a new Catholic medical clinic with six emergency beds and a small operating theatre was opened in Ngugo in Nigeria. St. George's Clinic is the fruit of an Italian initiative of collaborati ...
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