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23 June 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We do not want Colombia to be known only for terrorism and drug trafficking, we want people to talk about a young Colombia with people who want peace and are working for peace ”: Colombian Bishops in Rome for ad limina visit launch an appeal.
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “We are aware of the pain and fear caused by terrorism, the plague of drug trafficking, the horror of arms trade and so we call on the world for global solidarity: we ask for help to buil ...
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23 June 2004
ASIA/TURKEY - Historical step forward towards juridical recognition of the Catholic Church in Turkey: for the first time in the history of the Republic of Turkey Prime Minister meets with Catholic Bishops
Ankara (Fides Service) - Hope and steps forward for the juridical recognition of the Catholic Church in Turkey: on 21 June for the first time in the history of the Republic of Turkey the Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan had ...
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22 June 2004
St Egidio Community to meet multiethnic and multi-religious delegation from Indonesia
Rome (Fides Service) - A visit to Italy of a multiethnic and multi-religious delegation from Indonesia organised by the Indonesian Ministry for Religious Affairs and the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference, will include a m ...
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22 June 2004
AFRICA/MALAWI - Disappointment in Malawi after last month’s elections. Disbanding of Opposition could cause precipitation of precarious balance of democracy
Lilongwe (Fides Service)- Unfortunately growing confusion in the political situation is causing such a reaction among the people who can hardly believe what is happening and has to accept that it has been tricked” said ...
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22 June 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - “Day Pilgrimage ” in Chia Yi diocese congratulates three priests and a Sister celebrating 50 years of service
Chia Yi (Fides) -Chia Yi diocese in central-western Taiwan has a traditional Day Pilgrimage every year. This year the Day was held on the eve of Pentecost with a programme packed with events. According to the bulletin is ...
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22 June 2004
EUROPE/SPAIN - Returned missionaries on leave start course of renewal, updating and missionary spirituality
Madrid (Fides Service) - Missionaries on leave have an opportunity for personal and vocational renewal offered by a course of renewal, updating and missionary spirituality which opened on June 19 in Madrid organised by t ...
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22 June 2004
VATICAN - Special holiness of numerous Catholic priests, men and women religious and lay people, persecuted in Mexico and Spain in the 20th century recognised with 16 solemn decrees by Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Vatican City (Fides) - This morning, 22 June, in the Sala Clementina in the Vatican, in the presence of Pope John Paul II, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints promulgated Decrees regarding the heroic virtues, mirac ...
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22 June 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - Turkey and Iraqi Kurds start dialogue: “A very important step towards peace in Iraq” says Nizar Semaan, Iraqi priest in Mosul
Baghdad (Fides Service)- “I think this is most important for the stabilisation of the situation in Iraq” Father Nizar Semaan, Iraqi priest in Mosul told Fides commenting the news published by the Italian daily “Il ...
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22 June 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - History of Chinese Christian Art in Hong Kong: conference by Prof. Gu Wei Min of Shanghai University
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Chinese Christian Art, Past and Future” is one of the most popular programmes at a recent Festival of Chinese Christian Culture sponsored by Chinese University of Hong Kong. The programme ...
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22 June 2004
VATICAN - On the feast day of Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome, the Pope will preside a solemn Mass in St Peter’s Square. This year a most welcome guest will be Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
Vatican City (Fides Service) - In St Peter’s Square at 6pm, on Tuesday 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome, Pope John Paul II will preside a solemn Mass, attended by the Orthodox Ecumenic ...
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22 June 2004
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “May our Eucharistic Congress be an authentic source of renewal for Church and society": Argentinean Bishops convoke 10th National Eucharistic Congress in September
Corrientes (Fides Service) - "It is our deep desire that the National Eucharistic Congress to which we invite all the Catholics in the Republic of Argentina, may be a spiritually transcendent event leading to a future of ...
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22 June 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - “Forty hours of prayer for the Church in Need”: from 24 June marathon of prayer and information for the Church all over the world
Rome (Fides Service) - “Forty Hours of Prayer for the Suffering Church” is the title of an Marathon of prayer and information organised by the Italian branch of Aid to the Church in Need. The 40 hours of prayer will ...
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22 June 2004
AFRICA/RWANDA - “ I have never known peace or justice, neither has my father nor has my son ”. Testimony from a displaced Rwandan refugee
Kigali (Fides Service)- Testimony on the conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons is worth more than a thousand speeches. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, marked on June 20, we present the following t ...
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22 June 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - Delegation of Indonesian Religious leaders visiting the Vatican confirms commitment to work for peace in South East Asia and the rest of the world
Vatican City (Fides Service) - To confirm its commitment for peace in South East Asia and the rest of the world a delegation of Indonesian leaders of different religions is visiting the Vatican and Rome. The delegation c ...
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22 June 2004
AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Papal Envoy Archbishop Cordes, concludes his visit to Hispaniola: “I bring you the Pope’s blessing and the assurance that you are in his prayers".
Jimaní (Fides Service) - “Archbishop Cordes came on behalf of the Pope to see the situation after the floods, to see if the aid had arrived and how it was distributed" Father Luis Rosario Peña, head of youth pastoral ...
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