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18 October 2003
AFRICA/CAMEROON – NEW METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOP OF YAOUNDE, MGR VICTOR TONYE BACKOT
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has (18 October 2003) appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaounde, Cameroon, Mgr Victor Tonye Backot, until now Bishop of Edea. (Fides Service 18/10 ...
18 October 2003
AMERICA/COLOMBIA – MOCOA-SIBUNDOY, BISHOP FABIO DE JESUS MORALES GRISALES RESIGNS, REV. LUIS PARRA MORA APPOINTED BISHOP
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, (4 October 2003) accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia, presented by Bishop Fabio De Jesus ...
18 October 2003
EUROPE/SPAIN - WORLD MISSION SUNDAY: INTENSE PREPARATION IN PARISHES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY: “MISSION AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE LIFE OF EVERY BAPTISED CHRISTIAN”
Madrid (Fides Service ) – Material for Mission Sunday prepared by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain included catechesis for children of various age groups diverse; a guide for a prayer vigil and special Mission ...
18 October 2003
EUROPE/SPAIN - “POPE JOHN PAUL II: THE BEAUTY OF A SOUL IN LOVE WITH GOD AND THE HUMAN PERSON” – REFLECTION BY BISHOP FRANCISCO PEREZ FOR THE 25TH YEAR OF POPE JOHN PAUL II’s PONTIFICATE
Madrid (Fides Service) – “With his testimony, perhaps today the Pope is writing an encyclical equally important as those he has written on paper … young people admire him not for his appearance but for his inward ...
18 October 2003
AMERICA/URUGUAY - “IN THESE TIMES OF RELATIVISM HIS FIDELITY ON ALL FRONTS IS A LESSON OF COURAGE FOR ALL BELIEVERS” BISHOPS OF URUGUAY SAY OF JOHN PAUL II NOW IN HIS 26TH YEAR OF PONTIFICATE
Montevideo (Fides Service ) – The Bishops Conference of Uruguay issued a message to Catholics in which they express gratitude to His Holiness Pope Jon Paul II for the 25th anniversary of his election to the See of Pete ...
18 October 2003
AMERICA/PERU - MISSION SUNDAY: “WITH MARY, OPEN YOUR HEART TO CHRIST’S MISSION”, 42.000 STUDENTS ANIMATE PRO MISSION COLLECTIONS
Lima (Fides Service ) – “With Mary open your heart to Christ’s Mission” was the slogan chosen for World Mission Sunday 2003 by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Peru in collaboration with the Peruvian Ca ...
18 October 2003
AFRICA/TANZANIA - MISSION SUNDAY: REMEMBERING POPE JOHN PAUL II’S VISIT AND CELEBRATING HIS 25TH YEAR OF PONTIFICATE
Dar es Salaam (Fides Service) – “Now it is your turn to be witnesses of Christ in Moshi diocese, in Tanzania the continent of Africa and to the ends of the earth”. These were Pope John Paul II’s stirring words du ...
18 October 2003
ASIA/SRI LANKA - MISSION SUNDAY: GO RECONCILE, PROCLAIM THE LORD OF PEACE!
Colombo (Fides Service) – The theme for Mission Sunday 2003 chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Sri Lanka was “Go reconcile, proclaim the Lord of Peace!” Material for the occasion, leaflets, collection bo ...
18 October 2003
EUROPE/IRELAND - MISSION SUNDAY: GO RECONCILE, PROCLAIM THE LORD OF PEACE!
Dublin (Fides Service) – A special Mission Mass on national TRE television, a seminar and workshop on the “Relationship between Evangelisation and Development” with main speaker Archbishop Darmuid Martin, newly app ...
18 October 2003
ASIA - MISSION SUNDAY: LAY CATHOLICS, ROSARY IN HAND, IN FRONT LINE FOR MISSION
Rome (Fides Service) – In Asia lay Catholics, rosary in hand, are in front line for mission. From Korea to the Philippines, to Taiwan and Malaysia, local Churches prepared to celebrate Mission Sunday on October 19.
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18 October 2003
ASIA/INDIA - PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF MOTHER TERESA’S BEATIFICATION DISTRIBUTED IN REAL TIME AMONG THE POOR THANKS TO HIGH-TECH DON BOSCO YOUTH
Rome (Fides Service) – Mother Teresa’s beloved “poorest of the poor”, bedridden invalids, lepers, will be able to see pictures of her Beatification in Rome almost in real time thanks to an initiative by young mem ...
17 October 2003
“SERVING THE POOR AS WE WOULD SERVE JESUS” A MEMBER OF FIDES STAFF SPENDS A DAY WITH MOTHER TERESA’S SISTERS 4AM TO 9PM. FIDES EXCLUSIVE WEB-BOOK ON MOTHER TERESA GIVES THE STORY
“Serving the poor as we would serve Jesus” a member of Fides staff spent a day with Mother Teresa’s Sisters 4am to 9pm. On Friday 17 October Fides subscribers will receive a special web-book report as well as not t ...
17 October 2003
25TH YEAR OF PONTIFICATE “SAINT OF THE DAY”
Starting from the occasion of John Paul II’s 25th Year of Pontificate Fides daily breaking news will include the Saint of the Day. Biographical notes also at www.fides.org ...
17 October 2003
VATICAN - “THE BISHOP IS CALLED TO BE FATHER, TEACHER, FRIEND AND BROTHER TO EVERYONE FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD”: ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ELECTION TO THE SEE OF PETER, POPE JOHN PAUL II SIGNS PASTORES GREGIS POST SYNODAL EXHORTATION ON THE BISHOP
Vatican City (Fides Service) – On Thursday 16 October, the 25th anniversary of his election as Pope, John Paul II signed and promulgated in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican the post-synodal exhortation Pastores Gregis, ...
17 October 2003
ASIA/JAPAN – NEW ARCHBISHOP OF NAGASAKI BISHOP JOSEPH MITSUAKI TAKAMI, PSS
Vatican City (Fides Service) – The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has (17 October 2003) appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Nagasaki in Japan, Mgr Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, PSS until now Titular Bishop of Munaziana and ...
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