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• 8 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting of Families - " One of the main challenges in recent times is an attempt by the secularised society to change laws which for centuries and even millennia recognised God’s plan for marriage and the family as it is presented in the order of Creation and which is the common heritage of humanity governed by natural law” Valencia (Agenzia Fides) -On Friday 7 July the work of the Theological-Pastoral Congress opened on the theme "Family and Ecumenism", in the presence of representatives of the Orthodox Churches and Lutheran Churches. In h ...
• 8 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5the World Meeting of Families - "the family that hands on the faith is a guarantee of hope for the future of the Church and humanity” : provisional conclusions of Theological-Pastoral Congress Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - After four days of work the Theological-Pastoral Congress which was part of the 5th World Meeting for Families closed yesterday with the reading of conclusions which could be summarised in the ...
• 8 July 2006
  INSTRUMENTUM MENSIS IUNII PRO LECTURA MAGISTERII SUMMI PONTIFICI BENEDICTI XVI, PRO EVANGELIZATIONE IN TERRIS MISSIONUM For the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI the month of June opened with an important event, the meeting in St Peter’s Square with Church Movements and new Communities. The meeting, eight years since the first such event c ...
• 7 July 2006
  VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD: Massimo Camisasca “The liturgy is ongoing education” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Liturgy, in a way, is the first place for the education and formation of a seminarian and this continues for the priest with ever deeper profundity. The Liturgy is an event which forms ...
• 7 July 2006
  AFRICA/GHANA - “The Liturgy must be lived as the principal means of living our faith in the presence of Christ in the life of every person” the Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments said at a Meeting in Ghana on “The Liturgy in Africa” Kumasi (Agenzia Fides)- “The Meeting is underway and the debate is high-level. The gathering has brought together 100 delegates from all over Africa including bishops, members of national liturgy commissions, liturgica ...
• 7 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - French Sisters of St Joseph of Lyons marking 100 years of presence in India are lauded by local Hindu religious leader Madurai (Agenzia Fides) - A hundred years of mission among the poor and the outcast. A hundred years dedicated to witness and evangelisation. The Sisters of the Joseph of Lyons, a religious congregation founded in France ...
• 7 July 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Catholic Bishops discuss situation of seminaries, Church Council of Venezuela and next year’s CELAM general conference Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 6 July the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela opened its 86th ordinary assembly in Montalban, Caracas during which the Bishops will discuss various aspects of the situation o ...
• 7 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops join debate on new education law: “Education must be at the service of the integral development of the person... it must create conditions for the growth of a society where there is more justice and solidarity” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Argentina is considering the government proposal to reform the education law, hoping that the new law will maintain the spirit of the old law, respect freedom of education, th ...
• 7 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting of Families WMF - "The family is the place where there are most crimes against humanity”, “The time has come for families to rise up”: Theological-Pastoral Congress Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Work on the third day of the Theological-Pastoral Congress as part of World Meeting for Families being held in Valencia, started with a conference by Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez Bilbao, pre ...
• 6 July 2006
  AFRICA - “We have been present with our African Brothers and Sisters throughout the momentous and significant changes that have taken place on the Continent since the mid 19th century”: interview with Superior General of the Society for African Missions (SMA) Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This year 2006 the Society for African Missions (SMA) is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding by Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac. Founded for the evangelisation of the peoples of ...
• 6 July 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE don Nicola Bux and don Salvatore Vitiello - “Updating the Church and the role of the Roman Curia” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since the ecclesiastical institution has a human face it is always in need of revision from the head to the furthest ramifications. Now the Church of Rome, mother and head of all Churches, ...
• 6 July 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI says Christians must learn from St John the Apostle “the great lesson of love so we may realise we are loved by Christ “to the very end” and decide to spend our life for Him” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - John son of Zebedee and the brother of James, whose name in Jewish means "the Lord has given grace", called by Jesus with his brother when the two men were re-arranging their fishing nets o ...
• 6 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting for Families - The Pope alters his schedule to render homage to the victims of the July 3 metro tragedy. Congresses for Children and Grandparents underway Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI has altered his schedule in Valencia to pay a visit to Jesus metro station the site of the accident in which 41 people were killed and 39 inured on 3 July. The change was ann ...
• 6 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting for Families - “I hope the Pope’s voice will give Spaniards and everyone strength to continue to work in the respective countries to support families”: interview with Bishop Corrales García of Palmira, Colombia. Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García, of the diocese of Palmira in Colombia is one of the numerous bishops in Valencis for the 5th World Meeting for Families. Fides asked him what impression ...
• 6 July 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 6 July 2006 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) presented by Bishop Ivan Tilak Jayasundera in c ...