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• 14 June 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Salesian receives national award for helping street children “off the Streets” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Rev. Chris Riley received the Order of Australia award. He is the third Salesian to receive this honour in recent years. The Order of Australia is assigned to praiseworthy citizens every year on ...
• 14 June 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Oblate Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family celebrate 50 years of mission in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - It is fifty years since the first Oblate Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family OHF arrived in Taiwan. The congregation was founded in mainland China by Saint Josef Freinademetz the first Divine ...
• 14 June 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - On the solemnity of Corpus Christi in Belo Horizonte beatification of Dutch born missionary Fr Eustaquio Van Lieshout who devoted his life to serving the poor and the suffering Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 June, Solemnity of Corpus Christi, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints will preside Mass for the ...
• 14 June 2006
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - In July an International Convention of Priests, promoted by the Southern African Council of Priests Durban (Agenzia Fides)- An International Convention of Priests, promoted by the Southern African Council of Priests (SACOP) will take place at the Edgewood Campus of the University of Kwa Zulu Natal from 10-14 July 2006. ...
• 14 June 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict continues his catechesis on the Apostles: “Saint Andrew the Apostle teaches us to follow Jesus promptly, to speak enthusiastically about him to those we meet and above all to establish with Him a relationship of authentic familiarity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his weekly Audience teaching on Wednesday 14 June to the Apostle Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. After reflecting on Saint Peter the Pope said he wished to � ...
• 14 June 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - “We want to find new paths for our missionary activity” says director of the Mission Office of the archdiocese of Trent which has years of mission experience in Chad Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “We are determined to continue our missionary work despite difficulties connected with the general crisis in vocations in Europe” says Rev. Carlo Speccher director of the Mission Office of the a ...
• 14 June 2006
  AFRICA - Nigeria and Cameroon end dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula rich in gas and oil Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Nigeria and Cameroon has reached an agreement which ends a long dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula in the Gulf of Guinea rich in reserves of oil and gas. With the agreement, reached with the ...
• 14 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 1st Updating Scripture Seminar for Bishops: refreshing knowledge of Scripture to offer the faithful the immense riches of the Word of God Guarne (Agenzia Fides) - “Therefore, all the clergy must hold fast to the Sacred Scriptures through diligent sacred reading and careful study, especially the priests of Christ and others, such as deacons and catechists ...
• 14 June 2006
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - In Lisbon 7th International Symposium on the Rotavirus assesses progress and identifies ways to stop spreading virus which puts over two million people in hospital every year Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The impact of infection by the rotavirus, particularly among children in the first year of life, is enormous. The figures are shocking: 600,000 child victims in poor countries, about 50 children di ...
• 13 June 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation”: refresher course in theology for priests Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation” is the theme of a refresher course in theology for priests to be held 3-7 July in Mexico City. The year 2005 was important for the universal Churc ...
• 13 June 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 5th anniversary of Catholic.net web site: Mass of thanksgiving at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe presided by Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 20 June Catholic.net web site will mark five years of service to the Church in Spanish. A solemn mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be presided by Car ...
• 13 June 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Nine new members of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam make perpetual profession Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 10 June the Community of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam welcomed 9 new members who made their perpetual vows. The Mass was celebrated at the parish of Bam in the diocese Ou ...
• 13 June 2006
  VATICAN - Programme of Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to Valencia, Spain, for the 5th World Meeting of Families Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public today was the itinerary of Benedict XVI's forthcoming apostolic trip to Valencia for the 5th World Meeting of Families, due to be held in that Spanish city on July 8 and 9. The ...
• 13 June 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - ‘Mission Young People’ launched in Madrid aims to help young practising Catholics to strengthen their faith and draw other young people back to Jesus Christ Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - ‘Mission Young People’, a fruit of the 3rd diocesan Synod in Madrid celebrated last year, is the title of an initiative launched by Cardinal Antonio Mª Rouco Varela Archbishop of Madrid on P ...
• 13 June 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Legionaries of Christ Semper Altius Foundation builds a school for poor children in Guatemala Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A school being built in a poor district of Guatemala by the Semper Altius Foundation www.altius.org of the Legionaries of Christ should be ready by January 2007. It joins 23 other schools with a to ...