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4 July 2006
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics in Paraguay 5 to 7 July
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - From 5 to 7 July the city of Asuncion in Paraguay will host the 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics promoted jointly by the Consortium of Catholic Doctors in Paraguay and the Pontifical Ac ...
4 July 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Asia's Families most effective agents of evangelisation: Bishop Agnelo Gracias represents Church in India and Asia at 5th World Meeting of Families in Spain
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Agnelo Gracias, auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and head of the Indian Bishops’ Commission for the Family is representing the Church in India and Asia at the 5th World Meeting of Families ...
4 July 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Catholics from He Bei move to Shang Dong and make their new home a cradle of priestly and religious vocations
Zhou Cun (Agenzia Fides) - Moving home can be an opportunity for evangelisation. This is seen from the experience of a now flourishing Catholic community in Shang Dong. Three hundred years ago a handful of Catholic famil ...
4 July 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Latin American Managers and Bishops discuss social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosperity, international trade and migrations
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Managers and bishops from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile met 3 and 4 July in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires to discuss the social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosp ...
4 July 2006
AFRICA - Darfur, Chad, Central African Republic: three connected crises?
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Tensions is rising again in the western Sudan region of Darfur, suffering from a violent civil conflict between local armed groups and pro-government militia, after rebels attacked again despite man ...
3 July 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus asks people to pray “for the good outcome of the forthcoming Meeting in Valencia, and for all the families of the world”. Appeals for Iraq and the Holy Land
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is important that the memorable appeal “Family, become what you are!”, made by John Paul II in the Familiaris consortio, reaches all families!”. This appeal was repeated on Sund ...
3 July 2006
VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias presides concelebration of the Eucharist in the Chapel of Propaganda Fide on the feast day of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning, July 3, Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, presided a concelebration of the Eucharist in the chapel of Propaganda Fide. With t ...
3 July 2006
EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting of Families in Valencia: event opens with International Family Fair and welcome Mass for 10,000 volunteers
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - With great enthusiasm the 5th World Meeting of Families opened on July 1. The streets of Valencia are filled with yellow and white papal flags ready to welcome Pope Benedict XVI who will arrive ...
3 July 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Local Muslims are ready to donate blood for Fr Pierre if necessary
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - “It was the act of a mad man which does no good to the image of Turkey. It was an isolated episode: there is no tension or violence and Christian/Muslim relations are good as usual”: Fr Geo ...
3 July 2006
ASIA/CHINA - From sowing to reaping abundantly: Chinese Catholic community in Brazil celebrates 50th anniversary of the arrival of first Chinese priest to care for immigrants
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - 50 years ago Fr Chen Qi Ming, of the diocese of Zheng Ding, He Bei province, after taking part in the 36th International Eucharistic Congress, in 1995 landed in Brazil sent by the Holy See. So ...
3 July 2006
AFRICA - Darfur, Somalia, crimes against humanity committed by Chad’s former dictator Habré: African Union confirms it will act
Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - Sudan, Somalia and the destiny of former Chad president Hissène Habré were discussed by the African Union meeting on Sunday 2 July at Banjul, capital of Gambia.
The most relevant decision t ...
3 July 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - “To end the humanitarian tragedy in Northern Uganda the region’s political problems must be solved first” says Italian NGO AVSI launching a challenge to the international community
Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “The problem is not only humanitarian”. This is the challenge which AVSI (Associazione Volontari per lo Sviluppo Internazionale), Italian NGO connected with the Salesian Fathers intends to la ...
3 July 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome plans new pavilion for Paediatric Medicine Operative Units named after John Paul II
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to efforts by the Hospital itself, generous donations from companies and individuals and funds collected with the One Euro a Child campaign, Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rom ...
3 July 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Bishops express concern for violence in various regions of the country
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) -In a statement entitled ‘Justice and Peace will Kiss’, the Catholic Bishops of Brazil have voiced concern for increasing violence in various regions of the vast country. At their 44th genera ...
3 July 2006
AMERICA/HAITI - Fontilles Anti-Leprosy Association launches Haiti, El Labirinto Campaign in aid of world’s second poorest country
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Haiti, El Labirinto” is the name of a campaign launched by Madrid based Fontilles Anti-Leprosy Association to increase awareness of the situation in Haiti, the world’s second poorest country ...
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