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• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Politics cannot divorce itself from morality,” says the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “Political power only has meaning if its actions guarantee the common good of society, or at least the necessary conditions that allow access for all members of the community to an integral d ...
• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Yaoundé hospitalized in Paris following serious car accident Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - “Archbishop Tonye Bakot underwent a preliminary operation in Paris, the results of which were positive. However, he will have to undergo future operations,” sources from the Apostolic Nunci ...
• 29 March 2008
  Dossier - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints The Congregation for the Causes of Saints Introduction Some figures Brief history of the Congregation New norms for Beatification and Canonisation The “Saint factory” of the 20th century 2 Ma ...
• 29 March 2008
  Dossier - THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE(part one) THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE(part one) The population of Europe ageing birth rate abortion postponed maternity social costs the family and poverty child poverty. destruction o ...
• 28 March 2008
  VATICAN - “The document Dominus Iesus and the other religions” of Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (seventh part) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “L’Osservatore Romano” has made it possible for Agenzia Fides to publish the entire text of the speech given by Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine ...
• 28 March 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Easter 2008: 23 baptisms of adults in the heart of the small Vietnamese community at Svay Pak, infamous for its prostitution, AIDS victims, drugs, and violence Svay Pak (Agenzia Fides) - The tiny village of Svay Pak, at about 15 kilometers to the north of Phnom Penh, celebrated Holy Week and Easter in the joy of a community blessed with the presence of 23 newly-baptized, all of ...
• 28 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The first sister of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo will take vows March 31 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first sister of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo will take temporal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on Monday, March 31, in the presence of the Superior General, Father Paolo ...
• 28 March 2008
  VATICAN - Mass for the third anniversary of the death of John Paul II Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday 2 April, Benedict XVI will preside at Mass in the Vatican Basilica to mark the third anniversary of the death of Servant of God John Paul II. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 28 March 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of a 25-year investigation on the history of theology in Latin America, made by 29 specialists from 19 universities Navarra (Agenzia Fides) - The Theology Department at the University of Navarra (Spain) has seen the close of a 25-year-long investigation on the history of theology in Latin America, from its beginning in 1493 to 2001. T ...
• 28 March 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Presentation of the “Diocesan Procedure in the Mission of Permanent Evangelization”: the best service we can offer man “is in offering Christ Himself, through the testimony of our own lives” Toluca (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos of Toluca (Mexico) recently issued a Pastoral Letter entitled, “Our diocesan path as missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.” In the document, he conveys ...
• 28 March 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church appeals for dialogue and prayer to resolve conflict between farmers and the national government Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Countless numbers of Bishops and Church organizations are showing their concern for the situation that has arisen in the country following the outbreak of a conflict between farmers and the ...
• 28 March 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Catholic impact on the life of the world depends on being Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - From America to Europe, passing by way of China - as we were reminded by this year's meditations for the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday composed by the Archbishop of Hong Kong - in th ...
• 28 March 2008
  Dossier: The martyrs of the Spanish Civil War and the repercussions on the missionary world General introduction MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS MARTYRS AND EVANGELISATION In the meantime what was happening in the missions? The testimonial of a Claretian THE CHURCH WAS AGAINST THE WAR WAR AGAINST RELIGI ...
• 28 March 2008
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Awaiting the peace signing with guerillas in north Uganda Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - “A peace accord has been reached. We are only waiting for the signatures of President Yoweri Museveni and LRA leader Joseph Kony. The ceremony was expected to take place this week, however it ...
• 28 March 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Tensions on the eve of elections in a country impoverished from its regime’s disastrous economic policies Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabwe is in a state of tension as it prepares for presidential, legislative, and local elections to take place Saturday, March 29. The police and armed forces are on maximum alert for fear of ...