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• 17 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Santa Maria di Leuca and Brindisi - “Dear brother priests, in order to ensure your faith is always strong and vigorous, it is important, as you well know, to nourish it with assiduous prayer.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the afternoon, on June 15, at the Cathedral of St. Lawrence, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with the priests of the area, before returning to the Vatican. “Here, in the Cathedral � ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Archbishop of Beijing calls for an archdiocesan effort in offering improved pastoral and spiritual reception to Chinese and foreign visitors to the upcoming Olympics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – His Excellency Joseph Li Shan, Archbishop of Beijing, held a meeting on June 12 for the Archdiocesan preparations for the Olympics, which will begin this August 8, in Beijing. Archbishop Li as ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “What has most inspired us all is the response and comments of the Holy Father regarding our performance”: Conductor Yu Long, Director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, says in an interview on the Concert at the Vatican Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Over a month after the performance in the Audience Hall, given by the Chinese musicians, in honor of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, the emotions and impressions of that historic day continue to ...
• 17 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops’ statement condemns embryonic stem cell research: “true service to humanity begins with respect for each and every human life.” Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – The United States Bishop’s Conference unanimously approved a declaration condemning embryonic stem cell research, during their Spring Meeting held on June 12-14 (see Fides 12/6/2008). The d ...
• 17 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “May the Church in La Plata be diligent in responding to this initiative and live this moment of grace with sincere fervor.” - Appeal from the Archbishop for the Pauline Year La Plata (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to priests, consecrated persons, and all faithful of the Archdiocese, on the occasion of this Pauline Year, the Archbishop of La Plata Hector Aguer mentions that althoug ...
• 17 June 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Four events with satellite connection to Sydney at El Rocio, Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, and Javier, for youth unable to attend WYD in Australia Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Many youth are making preparations for the World Youth Day encounter in Sydney, Australia with the Pope, on July 15-20, with the theme: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon ...
• 17 June 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “Let us avoid a humanitarian crisis that could cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people” - Appeal from the President of Caritas Internationalis and the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference Harare (Agenzia Fides) – “Zimbabwe is on the brink of an avoidable humanitarian crisis that could cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people.” This was what has been confirmed in a joint statement i ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Christian faith is alive in the desert of Baluchistan: Agenzia Fides interviews the Apostolic Prefect of Quetta Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Baluchistan is a harsh, rugged territory, mainly set on a high plain, with varying altitudes of 100-1200 meters in height, among the mountains of Toba Kakar, on the Afghan border, and the ...
• 17 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean Catholic Journalists’ Forum on poverty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The relationship between information and poverty, communication and social emergencies: these were the topics of discussion for the 8th Catholic Journalists’ Form that recently took place in S ...
• 17 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - World Day to Combat Desertification: 250 million people affected, a billion are at risk; problems due to monoculture farming and climate changes New York (Agenzia Fides) – Today is the World Day to Combat Desertification, as indicated by the United Nations, with the theme: “Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable Agriculture.” In 1994, the UN declared Ju ...
• 16 June 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Dundee appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on June 13, 2008, appointed Fr. Thomas Graham Rose, pastor of Actonville, Archdiocese of Johannesburg, bishop of Dundee (South Africa). The bishop-elect was b ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Banjarmasin resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on June 14, 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Banjarmasin (Indonesia) presented by Bishop Franciscus Xaverius ...
• 16 June 2008
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Bishop of Ouesso appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on June 14, 2008, appointed Fr. Yves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp., Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Ouesso (Democratic Republic of Congo), Bishop of the same ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Pope’s Special Envoy for the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, as his Special Envoy for the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM ...
• 16 June 2008
  VATICAN - Statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the 14th Meeting of the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has released the following statement: “With the help of God, the Islamic-Catholic Liaison Committee held its fourteenth meeting in the ...