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• 20 June 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - 3rd Holy Childhood Congress celebrates 15 years of activity in Cuba: "With Jesus and Mary missionaries all day long" Camaguey (Agenzia Fides) - "With Jesus and Mary, missionaries all day long" is the theme of the 3rd Holy Childhood Congress to be held in 13 - 25 July in Camaguey, Fr. Raúl Rodríguez Dago, national director of the Pont ...
• 19 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi: “It is time for young people like Francis to take Jesus seriously and build a personal relationship with Him. It is time to look at the history of the third millennium which has just started as a history more than ever in need of the leaven of the Gospel ” Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - The Pope's last appointment in Assisi on Sunday 17 June was a meeting with young people in front of the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. “This is a special moment of my pilgrimage- the Pop ...
• 19 June 2007
  VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples marks the 25th anniversary of his ordination as Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Grand chancellor of the Pontifical Urban University is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordin ...
• 19 June 2007
  VATICAN - "The Human Family: Community of Peace" is the theme of the 41st World Day for Peace on 1 January 2008 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Human Family: Community of Peace" is the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI for the annual Day for Peace on 1 January next year. The choice stems from the conviction that the perceptio ...
• 19 June 2007
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - “Pope Benedict XVI is a great theologian and he is familiar with Catholic and Orthodox theology” said Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nuova Giustiniana and all Cyprus at the end of his visit to Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “Pope Benedict XVI is a great theologian and he is familiar with Catholic and Orthodox theology” said His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nuova Giustiniana and All Cyprus said at a pres ...
• 19 June 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - A new association “In the Family” upholds respect for the family as the natural place for the birth of new life, education of children, protection of all members of society Braga (Agenzia Fides) - A new association "In the Family" started in Portugal, was officially presented recently during a Life and Family Convention. The association intends to defend and promote the values of life and t ...
• 19 June 2007
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Intensify relations between to two sides of the South Atlantic to fight organised crime and promote peace and development: a meeting in Luanda Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- The sixth meeting of representatives of the South Atlantic Peace and Co-operation Zone closes today 19 June in Luanda, the capital of Angola. The SAPCZ was formed in 1986 by the 24 African and Lat ...
• 19 June 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Berhampore pays homage to Mother Teresa of Calcutta with a Film Festival and the unveiling of a statue Berhampore (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Berhampore is preparing for a Film Festival in honour of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: four days of films and debate from 27 - 30 June at Rabindra Sadan, and also the unveiling of a ...
• 19 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “The continent of hope must also be also the continent of love, life and peace”: says Archbishop of Antequera-Oaxaca after CELAM 5 Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca, Mexico, addressed a brief letter to the faithful "A new start for hope and life", sharing his experience during the 5th General Conferen ...
• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi- “Assisi tells us that loyalty to one's religious convictions, loyalty above all to Christ, crucified and risen, is expressed not with violence or intolerance, but rather with sincere respect for others, with dialogue, and with proclamation which appeals to freedom and reason, and with commitment for peace and reconciliation” Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 17 June, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to Assisi on the occasion of the eighth centenary of the Conversion of Saint Francis of Assisi. The Pope travelled by helicopte ...
• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi - “I feel it is my duty to launch from here a pressing appeal for an end to all the armed conflicts which bloody the earth. May weapons be silent, and everywhere may hatred give way to love, offence to forgiveness and discord to union!” Assisi (Fides Service) - On Sunday 17 June at the end of Mass in front of the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi Pope Benedict XVI sent greeting to the members of other Christian confessions and other religions who accepte ...
• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi - “Every Friar must be an authentic contemplative, with his eyes set on the eyes of Christ. Like Francis with the leper, he must see the face of Christ in our brothers and sisters who suffer, and offer to all the announcement of peace.” Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Sunday June 17 during his day's visit to Assisi, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to the community of German Poor Clare Sisters at Holy Cross Convent in Assisi ...
• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Concern in Bukavu, eastern Congo, after the assassination of a local radio journalist. The trial of the suspected murderers postponed until the end of the month Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- Postponed until June 25, the trial of the suspected murderers of journalist Serge Maheshe who ran Radio Okapi radio station in Bukavu in the east of Democratic Congo sponsored by the United Nation ...
• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Could strife within the President's party be behind and alleged coup plot in Zimbabwe? Harare (Agenzia Fides) - An alleged coup plot has been revealed in Zimbabwe. Local press said 6 suspects arrested at the end of May are due to report in court on 22 June on charges of plotting to overthrow the government ...
• 18 June 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Six months old new mission in Tawl-Tawl where there are 72 Catholic families Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “A new mission has been opened ! This is a moment of grace: children and adults wear their best clothes to be baptised and confirmed. Excited and little anxious they listen to the Word of God. ...