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• 10 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict in Austria - “Show us Jesus!” It was with this plea to the Mother of the Lord that we set off on our journey here. This same plea will accompany us as we return to our daily lives. And we know that Mary hears our prayer” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 8 September the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI travelled to the Marian Shrine of Mariazell, in the Austrian Alps, where he presided an outdoor Concelebration of the Eucharist to mark the ...
• 10 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - “The heart of the mission of Jesus Christ and of all Christians is to announce the Kingdom of God. This announcement in the name of Christ means for the Church, the priests, the religious and all the baptised, commitment to be present in the world as His witnesses.” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Saturday 8 September inside the Basilica of Mariazell the Holy Father presided the celebration of Second Vespers of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with ...
• 10 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - “We too need access to the Risen one, who sustains us through and beyond death. We need this encounter which brings us together, which gives us space for freedom, which lets us see beyond the bustle of everyday life to God’s creative love, from which we come and towards which we are travelling ” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 9 September, at 10am the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI presided a Celebration of the Eucharist at Vienna's St Stephen's Cathedral. In his homily the Pope illustrated the meaning of Sun ...
• 10 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - “I appreciate your efforts as members of Holy Childhood. I see you are little collaborators in the service which the Pope offers the Church and the world: you help me with your prayers and with your efforts to spread the Gospel” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 9 September after the recitation of the Angelus prayer in front of the St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna Pope Benedict XVI said a few words to Austrian Catholic children members of the ...
• 10 September 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - IACM Missiological Conference and Third Plenary Assembly: Indian Divine Word Missionary Fr Lazarus Stanislaus Thanizraj elected new President Pieniezno (Agenzia Fides) - The International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM) hold a missiological conference from August 28 to September 2 at the SVD Seminary in Pieniężno, Poland. The theme of th ...
• 10 September 2007
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Ordination of new Catholic Bishop of Bururi: among those present Burundi's principal authorities Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- A joyful crowd welcomed the new Bishop of Bururi, in Burundi. Bishop Venant Bacinoni who was ordained on Saturday 8 September in Kabuye sports stadium. Civic authorities present for the occa ...
• 10 September 2007
  AFRICA - International Telecommunication Union secretary general wants “Marshal Plan" for telecommunications in Africa Roma (Agenzia Fides) - A “Marshal Plan" for telecommunications is what the Secretary General of the Geneva based International Telecommunication Union hopes for Africa. Mali born Hamadoun Touré said this when he prese ...
• 10 September 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - September commemoration of Martyrs: local Church initiatives Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The local Catholic Church dedicates the month of September to commemorating its martyrs in particular Saint Andrea Kim Taegon and companions (1821-1846), the first Korean priest and patron saint o ...
• 10 September 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A sign of hope in the travailed island of Jolo, scene of conflict and massive military operations: Silsilah Centre for Muslim-Christian harmony Jolo (Agenzia Fides) - A dream come true: on the island of Jolo, stronghold of Sayyaf terrorist group, scene of war, conflict and great suffering for the people a new Silsilah Centre will promote initiatives of reconcili ...
• 10 September 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Three schools, a recreation park, a medical centre and a church for the villagers of San Bernabé Algeciras (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Algeciras, in Andalusia has donated ten million Euro to build three schools, a recreation park, a medical centre and a church in the village of San Bernabé, home to ten thousand ...
• 10 September 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “Bio-ethics: a bridge to the future”: First Course in Bio-ethics organised by Ricardo Palma University Chaplaincy in Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Ricardo Palma University in Lima will hold a 1st Course in Bio-Ethics: “Bio-ethics: a bridge to the future”, organised jointly by the university's Chaplaincy and Faculty of Medicine. The subje ...
• 8 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - “During these three days I wish to make my pilgrimage to Mariazell… as a journey made in the company of all the pilgrims of our time” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - “ The reason for my coming to Austria is the 850th anniversary of the shrine of Mariazell. This Marian sanctuary in some way represents the maternal heart of Austria, and has always had a parti ...
• 8 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - The first step on his pilgrimage, at Mariensäule, to reflect “on the significance of the Mother of God for Austria past and present, and her significance for each one of us ” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Immediately after the welcome ceremony at 12.45 on Friday 7 September Pope Benedict XVI went to the Mariensäule (Mary's Colomon) in the Am Hof Square in Vienna, first step on his pilgrimage to ...
• 8 September 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Austria - “ It should be everyone’s concern to ensure that the day will never come when only the stones of Austria speak of Christianity!” Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of 7 September the Pope went to the Vienna Hofburg for teh courtesy visit to the president of Austria Heinz Fischer and a meeting with the authorities and the Diplomatic Corps, p ...
• 8 September 2007
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Polling stations open for 2nd round of presidential elections. Catholic Bishops call for “Non-violence. Strive for unity and harmony” Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- In Sierra Leone polling stations opened for the second round of presidential elections (see Fides 7 September 2007). Some 2.6 million eligible voters are called to cast their ballots in 6,150 st ...