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• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “The difficulties and pressures do not discourage us,” Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, tells Fides Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The Church’s mission continues making progress, amidst difficulties of all kinds: financial, political, etc, and amidst pressures from extremist factions. However, we do our best and ...
• 16 June 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Mission, formation, and defense of human rights, a commitment for the Church Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – In Pakistan (meaning “Land of the pure”), with a population of 167 million people, 97% are Muslims, the majority being Sunni and 20% being Shiites. The Christians make up 2.5% of the pop ...
• 16 June 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - 4 months after the conclusion of the Kenya crisis, an evaluation of its economic and social consequences on the region Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The grave crisis that Kenya fell into at the start of the year has had serious consequences on the economic development of the eastern and central African nations. This has been confirmed in a ...
• 14 June 2008
  Dossier - The Eucharist - the Lord's sacrifice, banquet and presence “Do this in memory of me”. The Jesus-code The drop of water in the wine The medicament of immortality Lord, I am not worthy! The Sacrament of Love ...
• 14 June 2008
  Dossier - THE EUCHARIST God's Gift for the Life of the World, 49th International Eucharistic Congress THE EUCHARIST God's Gift for the Life of the World 49th International Eucharistic Congress Eucharist and Mission International Eucharistic Congresses 49th International Eucharistic Congress Quebec City (15-22 Ju ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - Presentation of the Instrumentum Laboris of the upcoming Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: “through the Word of God, there is the hope of strengthening ecclesial communion, nurturing the universal vocation to salvation, intensifying the missions near and far, and renewing the creativity of charity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The synodal reflection should favor the knowledge and love of the Word of God, which is living, effective, and penetrating, with the purpose of rediscovering the infinite goodness of God ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Bishops of Bangladesh: “the most important contribution we can bring to interreligious dialogue is our knowledge of Jesus of Nazareth, ‘the way, the truth and the life.’” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Bishops are called to be patient, mild and gentle in the spirit of the beatitudes. In this way they lead others to see all human realities in the light of the Kingdom of Heaven... Many ...
• 13 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pontifical Council for the Laity publishes definitive approval of the statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The decree containing the definitive approval of the statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way was conferred today, June 13, in the aula magna of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, to the me ...
• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Everything is set for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress Quebec City (Agenzia Fides) – All the preparations have been made for the celebration os the 49th International Eucharistic Congress which will take place from June 15 to the 22 in Canada’s Quebec City, with the them ...
• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Archdiocese of Lima celebrates a Mass on Sunday for China, one month after the quake that shook Sichuan Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In commemoration of one month’s time since the earthquake that shook southeastern China, on June 15 the Archdiocese of Lima will celebrate a Mass for the country in the Basilica Cathedral of Li ...
• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Bishops’ Conference is the main theme for the upcoming Plenary Assembly Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – “The historical memory of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference in the celebration of its first centennial anniversary” will be the theme for the 85th Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishop ...
• 13 June 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Bishop of Cartagena on the Pauline Year: a time of conversion, an opportune moment to speak of vocations, a time for missions and renewal Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) – “It is an opportune moment for the entire Church, with our eyes fixed on the life and writings of the Apostle to the Gentiles, to grow in her knowledge of her Lord and in the desire to com ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - National Conference of Basic Ecclesial Communities: “Testifying the love of God every day.” Dajeon (Agenzia Fides) – The Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) are now a reality that is deeply rooted in the Korean Catholic Church and are now present in 15 dioceses. They are instruments that work in the evangelizat ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 181 baptized on the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tian Jin Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – On May 31 of this year, Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 181 catechumens from the Cathedral parish in the Diocese of Tian Jin received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Theotokos, Mother of God”: a CD for the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Lourdes - recorded by Cardinal Shan and Fr. Chang, both suffering severe illnesses Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung, who has been suffering for some time from a lung tumor, and Fr. Petrus Chang, CDD (Congregatio Discipulorum Domini), who suffers from an irrev ...