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14 December 2004
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Final preparations in Lisbon to accommodate 50,000 young participants for the 27th European Meeting promoted by the Taizé Community: an important lap on the journey towards International Congress on New Evangelisation in 2005
Lisbon (Fides Service) - While engaged in intense preparations for the International Congress on New Evangelisation scheduled for November 2005 in Lisbon, the Church in Portugal is almost ready to welcome about 50,000 yo ...
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14 December 2004
EUROPE/GERMANY - The Church in Germany organises solidarity for victims of armed conflict in Colombia: Catholic Bishops of Germany launch Advent Campaign in aid of Colombia
Aachen (Fides Service) - The Conference of German Catholic Bishops has launched an Advent/Christmas Solidarity Campaign for Churches in Latin America. This year’s collection of funds will go to help victims of the arme ...
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14 December 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - With the first Turkish edition, the Children’s Bible “God speaks to his Children”, reaches 141 languages and over 40 million copies diffused
Rome (Fides Service) - With a first edition of 15,000 copies Turkish in these days becomes one of 141 languages in which, since 1978 “Aid to the Church in Need” has translated “God speaks to his Children”, a co ...
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14 December 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides
Khartoum (Fides Service)- “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides. “In fact the status of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mou ...
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14 December 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Past, present and future to celebrate birthday with solidarity. Silver wedding for AFMAL (St John of God Brothers Association for Distant Sick)
Rome (Fides Service) - For 25 years at the service of the sick and the poor: AFMAL marks this year its silver wedding with solidarity today 14 December at the Pontifical Urban University .
Sanitary emergency, humanita ...
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14 December 2004
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Hidden tragedy in Ivory Coast: in the past month more than 5,000 people have been chased from their homes. Catholic village chief among those killed
Abidjan (Fides Service)- “Such violence against civilians has never been seen in two years of crisis. Rebels are breaking into homes, smashing doors, injuring helpless people, robbing everything” a local source in B ...
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13 December 2004
VATICAN - The Pope’s reflection at the Angelus prayer: “A Nativity Scene is a familiar and expressive representation of Christmas. It is an element of Christian culture and art but above all a sign of faith in God who came ‘to dwell among us’ in Bethlehem”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Yesterday, 3rd Sunday of Advent, at the Angelus prayer Pope John Paul II blessed statues of Baby Jesus which children had brought for the occasion and he spoke of Nativity Scenes at home an ...
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13 December 2004
EUROPA/SWITZERLAND - UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) needs 1.100 million dollars for its work in 2005
Rome (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees cares for 17 million people in various countries and situations: 9.7 million are refugees, 1 million have been repatriated, others are asylum seekers ...
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13 December 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - “At Christmas no festivities but much prayer” says Chaldean Archbishop of Kerkuk -massage for peace in Iraq from Christian leaders
Kerkuk (Fides Service) - It will be a Christmas of prayer for Christians in the northern Iraqi city of Kerkuk. There will be no public festivities among Chaldean Catholics concerned for increasing fundamental violence a ...
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13 December 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “We urge everyone to cultivate a culture of life, not death. Contempt for life always leads to escalation of violence, insecurity, poverty and hunger”. Catholic Bishops respond to Federal Government’s decision to revise the law on abortion
Brasilia (Fides Service) - “The revision of the Abortion Law” was the title of a message issued on 9 December by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil, signed by Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop of São Salvador ...
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13 December 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Where is mission in Venezuela directed? National Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies focuses look at progress made and plans for the future
Caracas (Fides Service) - Progress made by diocesan and national offices of the 4 Pontifical Mission Societies and offices for Youth Mission and mission animation plans in 2005 was the theme for discussion at the 30th a ...
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13 December 2004
ASIA/INDIA - National Meeting of Charismatic Groups: 18,000 people gather to pray and reflect
Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - A convention devoted to prayer, reflection, Bible Study brought together members of Charismatic groups from all over India who gathered in Ahmedabad, capital of Gujarat state in west India, ...
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13 December 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Course for priests on Satanism, exorcism and prayer of liberation
Rome (Fides) - Satanism aims to overthrow and destroy values inscribed on the human heart regardless of culture or religion. It aims to spread confusion among young people to build a sort of “contrary society”, with ...
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13 December 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - More violence in North Kivu threatens whole area. Christian Churches in Goma launch appeal: “No to a spirit of division and tribal rivalry, yes to peace and mutual acceptance”
Bukavu (Fides Service)- Hundreds perhaps thousands are fleeing the area of Kanyabayonga 160km north of Goma in North Kivu where violent fighting broke out yesterday. “The fighting is between RCD rebels and regular army ...
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13 December 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - Talks for peace in Darfur resumed but the situation in the region is still critical
Rome (Fides Service)- Fresh diplomatic efforts are being undertaken to solve the tragic crisis in Sudan’s western region of Darfur. In effect Sudanese government and rebels operating in Darfur resumed talks on Friday 1 ...
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