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• 7 July 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly ask that all may continue on the “way of forgiveness, justice, truth, and solidarity, towards the restoration of liberty for all victims and for peace” and express their support for the Anti-Kidnapping March on July 20 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On July 5, the Colombian Bishops’ Conference ended their Plenary Assembly with a Mass in the Primate Cathedral of Colombia, presided by Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Archbishop of Bogota, tog ...
• 7 July 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Cardinal Marc Ouellet gives the 49th International Eucharistic Congress a "highly positive" evaluation Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement on the International Eucharistic Congress (CEI 2008) celebrated in Quebec, which ended June 22, Cardinal Marc Ouellet gave a highly positive evaluation of the event, saying ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - Forming the backdrop for the G8 Summit: the world food crisis, the climate issue and financial speculations, along with the Pope’s appeal to focus on “the needs of the weakest and poorest peoples.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, July 7, marks the beginning of the G8 Summit which will run until July 9. The Summit is taking place on the island of Hokkaido (Japan) and is a meeting held among the leaders of the wealth ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - “The Church is growing and making progress: even the Holy Father has congratulated us,” says Archbishop Nicholas Chia Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – “The progress of our small Church, from a pastoral spiritual, and formative perspective are evident: even the Holy Father has congratulated us and offered us encouragement,” Archbishop N ...
• 7 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Northeastern India celebrate the Year of St. Paul: two “Schools of Evangelization,” a new church, and a new mission for the poor Miao (Agenzia Fides) – In the small villages of Northeastern India, a mountainous area inhabited by tribes, the Year of St. Paul is being celebrated with great solemnity and activity. As the Bishop of Miao (in the Indi ...
• 7 July 2008
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Promoting a renewed and intensified Biblical formation for all members of the Church: one of the objectives mentioned in the 7th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation, celebrated for the first time in Africa Dar es-Salaam (Agenzia Fides) – Over 230 specialists in Biblical pastoral activity from nearly 80 countries met from June 24 to July 3, for the 7th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation. For the first ti ...
• 4 July 2008
  VATICAN - Decrees from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, among which are miracles attributed to the intercession of Blessed Father Damian, missionary among the lepers of Molokai and to the Martin spouses, parents of Saint Therese of Lisieux Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father today received in private audience Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, and authorised the promulgation of decrees con ...
• 4 July 2008
  VATICAN - Program for Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Journey to France, for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Lourdes Apparitions Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has announced that Benedict XVI will make an apostolic trip to France from 12 to 15 September, for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the ...
• 4 July 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Missionary sending for the “Cursillo Movement” of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, during their 40th anniversary of missions in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – According to a report from Christian Life Weekly, the weekly bulletin for the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, the Cathedral recently held a solemn celebration of the rite of missionary sending for the ...
• 4 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - FAO’s latest alarming fact: the number of hungry people increased by about 50 million in 2007; entire nations are suffering from soaring prices Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The food crisis that has come as a result of soaring prices of certain products that form the staple food product for millions of people and the rising fuel cost, is causing an unprecedented cris ...
• 4 July 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops denounce the repressive dispositions recently adopted by the European Community and the United States regarding immigrants Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – “In these times that are so difficult for immigrants and their families, we ask that God may enlighten the minds and hearts of the nations’ leaders who have taken up unsupportive at ...
• 4 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops warn faithful: do not be fooled by the so-called “Reformed Catholic Church” that “usurps the functions, sacraments, organization, and vestments” that correspond to the one true Catholic Church Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Ubaldo Santana of Maracaibo, President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, made an urgent appeal to the faithful, asking them “not to be fooled” by the so-called “Reforme ...
• 4 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at the closing ceremony for the First National Youth Day: “Life is worth living, but only when it is lived with a great ideal. Only Jesus Christ offers a lifestyle that leads to fullness of existence.” Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – On July 3, the First National Youth Day ended in Guayaquil, with a Solemn Mass presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. The event was attended by ...
• 4 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Give us an empty sack without rice, because it has the Pope’s shield”: a petition from the earthquake victims of Si Chuan, moved by the Pontiff’s solidarity Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “Could you please give us just the sack? Even though there is no rice inside, it has the Pope’s shield on it”: this is the unusual petition being made by earthquake victims, to th ...
• 4 July 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Renewed ecumenical efforts in the Korean Church, in honor of the Pauline Year Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Living the Year of Saint Paul under the sign of ecumenical communion, encouraging the participation of sister-churches, giving a fresh impulse to dialogue and promoting collaboration in all sect ...