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14 June 2004
VATICAN - At the Angelus prayer the Pope recalls Corpus Christi and newly called Year of the Eucharist: “Contemplating more assiduously the face of the Incarnate Word, truly present in the Sacrament, the faithful will learn the art of prayer and commitment themselves to that high measure of Christian life indispensable to development effectively new evangelisation.”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The celebration of the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ and the announcement of the Year of the Eucharist were the focal point of Pope John Paul II’s address on Sunday 13 June be ...
14 June 2004
OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Following the example of the Good Shepherd: reflection by Archbishop John Dew, new Coadjutor of Wellington
Wellington (Agenzia Fides) - “As Archbishop Coadjutor, I need to be reminded even more of the task of Shepherd. I ask for your ongoing prayers for me as I accept this responsibility so that I will listen faithfully, gu ...
14 June 2004
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church in Mexico lives ‘national year of the Eucharist’ as it prepares to host 48th International Eucharistic Congress in October preceded by Theological Pastoral Symposium on “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” Encyclical
Guadalajara (Fides Service) - The Church in Mexico is living with intensity and devotion its ‘national year of the Eucharist’ as it prepares to host the 48th International Eucharistic Congress 10 to 17 October 2004 i ...
14 June 2004
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Clashes in Nigeria: “the religious element is not the only provocation” Fides sources say. The shadow of oil stretches across the country
Lagos (Fides Service)- Over the past weeks hundreds of people have been killed in episodes of violence in various parts of Nigeria. The highest numbers of victims were reported in riots in the north eastern state of Adam ...
14 June 2004
ASIA/CHINA - Twelve hour adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to mark Corpus Christi: Chinese Catholics welcome with enthusiasm the Year of the Eucharist announced by the Pope
Beijing (Fides Service) -All over China Catholics celebrated the annual Feast of Corpus Christi, some on Thursday 10 June and the rest on Sunday 13 June. A priest in Beijing told Fides about the celebrations: “Sunday c ...
14 June 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Faced with misinformation supplied by those who want war, we must let the moderates have their say” say Fides sources in Bukavu
Bukavu (Fides Service)- The situation of uncertainty remains in Bukavu main town in south Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after rebel General Laurent Nkunda threatened to take back the city unless a commissio ...
12 June 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Vicar apostolic Izabal, Bishop Luis Maria Estrada Paetau resigns and Rev. Gabriel Peñate Rodriguez appointed
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 12 June 2004 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal (Guatemala), presented by Bishop Luis Maria Est ...
12 June 2004
AFRICA/CHAD - Rev. Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga appointed Bishop of Moundou
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope John Paul II has, 3 June 2004, appointed Bishop of Moundou (Chad) Reverend Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga of the clergy of Doba, Rector of the Major Seminary of N’Djamena ...
12 June 2004
ASIA/VIETNAM - Reverend Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh appointed Bishop of Thanh Hoa
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 21 May 2004, appointed Bishop of Thanh Hoa (Vietnam) Reverend Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh, presently Professor at Nha Trang Major Seminary.
The Bishop ...
12 June 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Form laity for mission in Communications: an antidote to spreading Hindu fundamentalism in Orissa State
News Delhi (Fides Service) - An eight month formation course in communications for lay missionaries and catechists in Orissa, has been organised by the Orissa Catholic Regional Communications Centre, in agreement with th ...
12 June 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Local Church in Goa committed to protect nature
Goa (Fides Service) - The Church in Goa is determined to help protect creation. “Priests, men and women Religious and lay Catholics are called to restore balance in relations between man and nature in Goa”: this call ...
12 June 2004
EUROPE/RUSSIA - President Putin praises Catholic Church’s commitment for street children in Russia
Königstein (Fides Service) - With the help of Aid to the Church in Need, pontifical right aid agency, a new church was recently opened in the small town Beresniki, in the Ural Mountains in European Russia. The church de ...
12 June 2004
AFRICA/KENYA - “Katiba Kama Ilivyo”, Catholic radio programme in Nairobi informs people about final draft of new Constitution
Nairobi (Fides Service)- “Following a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops in March we wanted to help people understand the contents of the final draft of the new Constitution” Jesuit Father Ludwig Van Heucke tol ...
12 June 2004
EUROPE - Only by voting in these elections will Catholics be able to help build a European Union of men and women committed to bearing the fruit of Christian values, putting themselves at the service of all for the sake of a Europe of the human person, in which the face of God is reflected”: Europe’s Catholics Bishops issue statement in view of elections .
Brussels (Fides Service) - “An opportunity to make our values real” is the title of a Statement of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community in view of the Elections to the European Parliam ...
12 June 2004
VATICAN - “Carry Christ to every environment of daily life” is the mission of Cursillos of Christianity Mons. Ubaldo Speranza of the Italian branch of the movement told Fides the day after the consignment of the Decree of Canonical Recognition.
Vatican City (Fides) - “You are the deanery of truth and the power of communion” Pope John Paul II said to members of the Movement Cursillos of Christianity during an audience in St Peter’s Square in 2000. Deanery ...
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