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29 July 2004
AFRICA/CONGO RD - More clashes in east Congo. Fides say reported figure of 300,000 displaced persons is exaggerated
Bukavu (Fides Service)- The situation is uncertain and confused in South Kivu, the eastern region of Democratic Congo where, according to international media sources, more than 300,000 people are fleeing Kahele, 60 km fr ...
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29 July 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - The Ten Commandments today: ‘thoughts’ shared by Luigi Bobba, President Italian Christian Workers Association
Rome (Fides Service) - The idea of dedicating a television programme to the Ten Commandments was certainly original and provoking. Provoking because our culture is heavily affected by an eleventh commandment: “do not f ...
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29 July 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Violence in the name of God: debate in the Muslim world programme on Italian television
Rome (Fides Service)- People are still being killed in the name of a God who never asked for human sacrifices. Unarmed hostages are abducted and executed by improvised courts, which pass death sentences on the basis of s ...
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29 July 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Seminar on “Eucharist, Sacrament of Salvation”, in preparation for the Year of the Eucharist announced by Pope John Paul II
Ahmedabad ( Fides Service) - The Church in India has welcomed Pope John Paul II’s decision to call a Year of the Eucharist October 2004 - October 2005 and is planning various initiatives to prepare and celebration this ...
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29 July 2004
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Sri Lanka's Peace in danger: mutual trust teeters between government and rebels -Catholic Bishops urge parties “persevere on the path to peace”
Colombo (Fides Service) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka are the lowest they have been for two years, the vice foreign minister of Norway Vidar Helgesen said after a few days of meditating talks between the parties in conf ...
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29 July 2004
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Schools register increasing number of non-Catholic pupils
Brisbane (Fides Service) - The quality of Catholic education is convincing more and more families, regardless of their religion, to choose a Catholic school for their children: about one quarter of the pupils at Catholic ...
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29 July 2004
Dengue: World Health Organisation fears that the annual infection rate may reach the 50 million mark. In Panama first mortal case since 1995, developments around the world.
Rome (Fides Service) - Dengue or “break bone” fever continues to spread in many countries in the world as the number of people infected rises at an alarming rate. Dengue, which has influenza type symptoms, strikes ma ...
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28 July 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - Thousands attend funeral of Italian missionary murdered in Santiago cathedral. Cardinal Errazuriz: “Father Faustino was killed because he was a man of God. He loved to serve in silence. We have his spiritual testimony to build peace: peace of heart which is peace with God and peace with people”.
Santiago (Fides Service) - Despite pouring rain thousands of people filled Santiago cathedral on July 27 to pay their last respects to Italian missionary Father Faustino Gazziero, a member of the Institute of the Servant ...
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28 July 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Safe and sound Catholic Bishop of Yopal Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez, released after four days captivity by ELN
Bogota (Fides Service) - Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez of Yopal, Casanare region, was released yesterday 27 July after being kept hostage for four days. The Bishop was taken prisoner by members of the ELN rebel group while ...
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28 July 2004
OCEANIA/NUOVA ZEALAND - Solidarity crosses the ocean: New Zealand Caritas workers assist Sudanese refugees in Darfur
Wellington (Fides Service) - A team of New Zealand Caritas workers is in Sudan to help homeless people in Darfur where there is the world’s worst humanitarian tragedy in recent times. Besides material and economic assi ...
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28 July 2004
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US asks for Collaboration of Catholic organisations in the Global fight against AIDS: video-conference organised at American embassy to the Holy See
Rome (Fides Service)- The United States calls for the collaboration of Catholic organisations in the ambit of their strategy to fight the spread of AIDS in the world. This was said Ambassador Randall Tobias, co-ordinator ...
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28 July 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Remember O’Connor, Indian Christian detained in a Saudi Arabia prison on false charges of drug abuse: appeal from Middle East Concern
New Delhi (Fides Service) - A call to persevere with the international prayer campaign and with political mobilisation to obtain the release of Brian Savio O’Connor from prison in Saudi Arabia has been launched by the ...
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28 July 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Return to the negotiation table, revive dialogue to reach just and lasting peace: Bishops and Ulama launch joint appeal to Philippines government and Muslim separatists
Davao (Fides Service) - A call for the government of the Philippines and the Muslim separatist movement in Mindanao to make peace, has been launched by the Bishops Ulama Conference (BUC) whose members are Catholic and no ...
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28 July 2004
ASIA/CHINA/MACAO - Bishop appoints new episcopal delegate for pastoral care of Portuguese speaking Catholics
Macao (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishop of Macao diocese, Bishop José Lai Hung-seng, has appointed Father Luis Lei Xavier episcopal delegate for pastoral care of Portuguese speaking Catholics for a five year mandate ...
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28 July 2004
VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at weekly audience: “God is the only good and so the Psalmist sets himself in the community of those who are faithful to the Lord.”
Vatican City (Fides) - This morning in his weekly audience at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, having travelled by car from his Summer residence in Castel Gandolfo to keep the Wednesday appointment with the general publi ...
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