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9 June 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Crowds of faithful take part in Pentecost initiatives in various dioceses
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of Pentecost was celebrated with profound faith and devotion especially by young people and immigrant workers all over the country. Masses, prayers of adoration, celebration of the sac ...
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9 June 2006
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “It is part of the Church’s mission to indicate human and Christian values which broaden the horizons of solutions to concrete problems of migration": 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees conclusions
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees promoted by the Human Mobility section of CELAM issued a message and statement of conclusions and guidelines. Present for the meeting in Bog ...
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9 June 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - World Health Organisation TB warning: 2 billion people infected, almost 15 million confirmed cases, 9 million new cases and 2 million deaths in 2004
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Two billion people in the world have contracted TB, almost 15 million cases have been confirmed, 9 million new cases and 2 million deaths caused by TB were reported in 2004. In Europe in 2004 some ...
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8 June 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on Saint Peter: “for all times Peter must be the custodian of communion with Christ, the guide to communion with Christ, he must make sure the net does not break so universal communion may continue”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At his weekly teaching at the general audience in St Peter’s Square on June 7 Pope Benedict XVI continued his reflections on St Peter the first of the Apostles. “St John the evangelist ...
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8 June 2006
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Nicola Bux and Salvatore Vitiello - “Magisterium, sole interpreter of the Word of God or just one of many opinions?”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Magisterium, sole interpreter of the Word of God or just one of many opinions?” - Dissent in the Church has taken on a new form: rather than oppose what is said by the Pope and the Bis ...
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8 June 2006
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Damas Salesianas open new medical centre for poor people in Cuenca
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On June 5th the Francisco de Sales Centre run by the Damas Salesianas opened a new medical care centre complete with a team of expert doctors and nurses and modern equipment for diagnosis and labor ...
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8 June 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Keep God in School”: Week of Religious Instruction in Schools as new law wants to restict religious formation to the family
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As teachers, parents and student representatives discuss a proposed new Education Law, the country is celebrating the Week of Religious Instruction in Schools 5 to 9 June. National coordinator C ...
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8 June 2006
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholics in South Korea send aid for Java earthquake victims
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Korea’s Catholics are sending aid to victims of the May 27 earthquake in Java, Indonesia. The area most affected is in and around Yoyakarta. Fear that an eruption of Merapi Volcano may make the ...
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8 June 2006
EUROPE/SPAIN - “Every day the diocese of Toledo receives requests for missionaries, this is the Lord calling us to mission”: Cardinal Cañizares calls his priests for missions entrusted to the diocese
Toledo (Agenzia Fides) - “Our diocese is ever more aware of the importance of mission. Our priests and our people must hear the Lord calling and the world asking to be evangelised although the contrary might appear to ...
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8 June 2006
ASIA/INDIA - St. Xavier’s College, one of two Catholic schools in Gujarat, marks 50th years of quality education
Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - St. Xavier’s College in Ahmedabad, appreciated by Catholics and non for quality education, is marking its 50th anniversary this year. Moreover St. Xavier’s is listed among 50 “excellent ...
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8 June 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - Regional Bishops’ Conference presents Chinese version of “Deus Caritas Est” Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - According to Christian Life Weekly, issued by the Catholic archdiocese of Tai Pei, the Chinese version of Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical Deus Caritas Est was presented to the public by ...
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7 June 2006
ASIA/ EAST TIMOR - Appointment of first National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 April 2006 Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, then Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, appointed Rev Filomeno Jacob, of the Society of Jesus, National Director of the ...
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7 June 2006
VATICAN - “The great eternal values of peace, mercy, justice in view of the development of the whole person, in keeping with the scale of values proposed by Jesus Christ”. Theatre discovered as a path for evangelisation. A major cultural event on Friday in Rome to return to the debate on the role of the arts in announcing the Gospel. The Church must resume her presence in an area where for centuries she was the engine of creativity and human and spiritual growth. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza
Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 9 June at 9pm at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, there will be the very first performance of “The Light of the World” an opera in two acts written by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, president ...
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7 June 2006
EUROPE/GEORGIA - Camillian Caucuses Community celebrates ordination of first Georgian Camillian priest
Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides) - The Camillian Caucuses Community, which comprises Georgia and Armenia, is celebrating in view of the ordination on 10 June of the first Georgian Camillian priest. Other young Georgians are prepa ...
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7 June 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Opus Dei ordains 34 new priests who left professions to be priests “one hundred percent”.
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On 27 May at the basilica of St Eugenio in Rome Opus Dei celebrated the ordination of 34 new priests.
At the beginning of the Mass Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, told the 34 deaco ...
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