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9 July 2005
ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Dhaka and appoints successor
Vatican City(Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 9 July 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh) presented by Archbishop Michael Rozario in conf ...
9 July 2005
AFRICA/KENYA - “Don't blame only the West for Africa's poverty” said Fr Eugenio Ferrari, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya commenting the G8 meeting, terrorism and poverty
Nairobi (Fides Service)- “Even just the threat of an attack can damage the economy of a poor country like Kenya. In the end terrorism always strikes the ordinary citizens even those it does not actually kill” Italian ...
9 July 2005
AFRICA/SUDAN - Former Southern Sudan rebel leader sworn in as vice President of Sudan
Khartoum (Fides Service)- Today 9 July in Khartoum former rebel leader John Garang was sworn in as vice President of Sudan. After the ceremony the President Omar al Bashir signed the country’s new Constitution as estab ...
8 July 2005
ASIA/LEBANON - “East West dialogue is the only way to eliminate the causes of terrorism” Catholic priest in Lebanon tells Fides
Beirut (Fides Service)- “The only way to stop terrorism is to eliminate the causes” said Maronite Catholic priest Fr. Maroun Abouzeid parish priest of Notre-Dame de Maamarieh near Sidone, southern Lebanon. “Europe ...
8 July 2005
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI expresses deep grief for the victims of terrorist attacks in central London
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope Bendedict XVI sent Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor a message of condolence for the people of Great Britain following the bomb explosions in central London yesterday. Here is the text ...
8 July 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims and Christians join in prayer for the victims of London bomb blasts: Fides spoke with the Catholic Bishop of Multan
Multan (Fides Service) - “This is a tragedy for humanity. This morning in Multan we prayed for the dead and the injured and their families and I offered mass for them. Christian and Muslims here are still shaker by the ...
8 July 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Don Orione parishes all over the world pray for the innocent victims of violence in London
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Our immediate reaction when we heard of the tragedy which had struck the people of Britain was to contact our London centre. The ordinary people who collaborate with our Don Orione Centre in Lon ...
8 July 2005
ASIA/IRAQ - “Europe should refuse to accept people who preach violence” said Fr. Nizar Semaan in Mosul commenting the London terrorist attacks
Baghdad (Fides Service)- “This is the result of a mistaken interpretation of freedom and democracy: Europe cannot let terrorists enter in the name of freedom and then expect to be imune from attacks” a Catholic pries ...
8 July 2005
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Pope creates new diocese of Awgu and appoints its first Bishop
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 created the diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) with territory taken from the diocese of Enugu, making it suffragan of the metropolitan See of Onitsh ...
8 July 2005
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Kerema
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) Rev. P. Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., chaplain at Sacred Heart Basilica in ...
8 July 2005
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “These acts are bad for Islam, they make it ever more associated with terrorism in the eyes of the international public”, missionary Fr D’Ambra told Fides with regard to terrorist attacks on London
Manila (Fides Service) - “We deplore and condemn all terrorism and violence. Acts like this only damage Muslims living in western countries increasing suspicion and diffidence in their regard. However care must be take ...
8 July 2005
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The terrorist attacks on London could dash Africa’s hopes of being the centre of world attention” the Southern African Bishops’ Conference Communications director told Fides
Pretoria (Fides Service)- “The terrorist attacks on London could dash Africa’s hopes of being the centre of world attention” Fr Efrem Tresoldi, head of Communications for the SACBC Southern African Bishops Conferen ...
7 July 2005
AFRICA/EGPYT - London terrorist attacks: “Tension in Middle East has rocketed, this is terrorism trying to widen the gulf between west and east” Comboni missionary tells Fides
Cairo (Fides Service)- “Although prudence is the case since no one has claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts, I think the present situation in the Middle East is not foreign to what happened this morning in London ...
7 July 2005
VATICAN - “The Eucharist: source and summit of the life and mission of the Church” Working paper for 11th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October presented today
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Today at the Holy See Press Office the Instrumentum laboris for the 11th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in the Vatican 2-23 October next, on the theme ‘The Euchariast ...
7 July 2005
EUROPE/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - The challenge of a new cultural dialogue in the context of globalisation: International Meeting of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Mediterranean and Balkan regions
Rome (Fides Service) - Representatives of at least 25 countries of Europe, Africa and Asia have gathered in Sarajevo for an International Meeting of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Mediterranean and Balkan regions which ...
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