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20 April 2005
AFRICA/EGYPT - “We pray Benedict XVI may be a bridge between the Church in the East and the Church in the West” Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Cairo told Fides
Cairo (Fides Service) - “I was celebrating Mass when the white smoke appeared. I was informed and immediately announced to local Catholics the name of the new Pope Benedict XVI , faces were radiant with happiness”, C ...
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20 April 2005
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Benedict XVI will open up the Church with ecumenical dialogue” says Archbishop of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (Fides Service) - Archbishop Dadeus Gringo of Porto Alegre (Brazil) said in a press statement to the media in Brazil, the new Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, the first German Pope since the Middle Ages, is a man ...
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20 April 2005
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "We greet with happiness and joy our new Holy Father. United to him we renew our commitment to support missionaries": National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States told Fides
New York (Fides Service) - Mgr John E. Kozar, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States sent Fides the following statement after the election of Pope Benedict 16th : “With happiness and jo ...
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20 April 2005
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses message to Christians and all men and women of goodwill at the end of his first Mass with Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel: “From God I invoke unity and peace for the human family and declare the willingness of all Catholics to co-operate for true social development, one that respects the dignity of all human beings”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, 20 April at 9am the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass with the Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. At the end of the Mass the Pope read his message in Latin of whic ...
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20 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - S. Egidio Community grateful to College of Cardinals for giving the Church and the world a new Bishop of Rome
Rome (Fides Service) - “Deeply moved we listened to the words of Benedict XVI, the humility of his request for prayers, his confidence in the grace of God who knows how to employ our humanity to carry God’s friends ...
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20 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Statement by Javier Echevarría Prelate of Opus Dei following election of the new Pope. “May John Paul II protect his Successor in this new Spring time!”
Rome (Fides Service ) - “This is a time of great joy for the whole Church. Catholics the world over thank God for the gift of the new Pope Benedict XVI.
For my part, and I am sure I am expressing the sentiments of al ...
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20 April 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - President of Australian Bishops’ Conference Archbishop of Canberra welcomes Benedict XVI: “A Church leader of profound experience and renowned theological intellect”
Rome(Fides Service) - Greeting the election of Benedict XVI President of the Australian Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Francis Carroll of Canberra said “He is the right Pope for this time: he will continue the age ...
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20 April 2005
AMERICA/CANADA - Aware of the global dimensions of its challenges and problems, contemporary society is searching for a universal pastor and teacher to proclaim the news of salvation, who articulates the joys and the hopes, fears and anxieties of this age”: Canadian Bishops send Message of congratulations to Benedict XVI
Ottawa (Fides Service) - Most Reverend Brendan M. O’Brien, Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland, and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), sent a letter of congratulations to Pope Benedic ...
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20 April 2005
AMERICA/PERU - “We have a Pope! After feeling like orphans after the death of our beloved John Paul II we are filled with new joy and hope for the election of Benedict XVI
Lima (Fides Service) - The “We have a Pope!” announcement filled Peruvians with joy. “Church bells all over the city rang to announce the election of Benedict XVI for the joy of all our people. After feeling like ...
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20 April 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Theological writings of Pope Ratzinger translated and published in China in 2002 by the Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing
Beijing (Fides Service) - Theological writings of Pope Benedict XVI when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were translated published in Chinese in 2002, an expert on relations between China and the Holy See told F ...
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20 April 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Showers of congratulations from Catholics and non: “He has taken the name of the Pope who wrote Maximum illud which speaks of mission in China”
Beijing (Fides Service) - Showers of congratulations for Benedict XVI are coming from Chinese Catholics everywhere. “Today at Mass we prayed for our Pope Benedict XVI and his mission. We wish him well. Benedict XVI ...
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20 April 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - “We have a Pope!” Message from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong; 25 April solemn celebration in Hong Kong Cathedral
Hong Kong (Fides Service) -“We have a Pope!” is the title of a message to the diocese issued by the Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Zen following the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Kong Ko Bao diocesan bulletin ...
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20 April 2005
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “We hope the Pope will continue like his predecessor to defend human rights and promote the cause of peace”. South Africans say after election of Benedict XVI
Pretoria (Fides Service)- “Catholics and non Catholics in South Africa hope the new Pope Benedict XVI will continue to work of his predecessor, John Paul II, to defend human rights and promote peace in the world” Co ...
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20 April 2005
ASIA/SYRIA - “The face of Benedict XVI is one of great humility and love. We feel close and united to the Pontiff” Syrian Catholic Bishops in Damascus tells Fides
Damascus (Fides Service) - Syrian Catholic Bishop of Damascus Gregorios Elias Tabè gave the following statement to Fides with regard to the election of the new Pope: “All the Catholics in Syria are overjoyed for the e ...
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20 April 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - World Youth Day organisers offer joyful welcome to the new Pope : “we know we can rely on him to guide the Church towards God with great responsibility.”
Cologne (Fides Service) - In his message at the end of Mass with the Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel this morning, Benedict XVI recalled that his pontificate starts in the Year of the Eucharist and he said “the Eucha ...
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