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• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Holy Childhood Day in the Month of May: “we are missionary children and we help the children of the world " Bogota (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia devote the month of May to organising Holy Childhood events to help children become more aware of their Christian calling to love and help less fortun ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Local Catholic Church told to be neutral with regard to Free Trade Agreement Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Costa Rica, the local Catholic community has always had a powerful influence on political decision-making and many of the most prominent builders of the country were Catholics. Today, as Costa ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops say government corruption is increasing poverty in the country, diverting vital resources destined for children, poor families and care for mothers Asunción ( Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Paraguay CEP has said that growing government corruption is increasing poverty and criminal violence in the country. In a statement “Por la Vida y por la ...
• 15 May 2007
  AFRICA/BENIN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Ivan Dias,Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 16 March 2007 appointed Rev Jacques Mahougnon Agossou of the diocesan clergy of Porto Novo National Dir ...
• 15 May 2007
  EUROPE/SCANDINAVIA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on March 1 2007 appointed Rev. Hjalti Paul Thorkelsson, of the diocesan clergy of Reykjavik, national Direc ...
• 14 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope's visit to Aparecida. The Pope says goodbye with praise and gratitude for "manifestation of enthusiasm and profound piety of this generous people " Aparecida (Fides Service) - The small town of Aparecida, the site of Brazil's National Marian Shrine offered a warm welcome Pope Benedict XVI who had come to open the 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences ...
• 14 May 2007
  VATICAN - The month of Mary Il - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at a Lourdes in 1858 (11) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 28 February 1858: Despite fine persistent rain and gelid cold, one or two thousands people gathered early in the morning at the Grotto. Bernadette arrived at 7 o'clock. As she knee ...
• 14 May 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Esperanto Movement renews consecration to Blessed Virgin Mary via Vatican Radio Vatican City (Fides Service) - Sunday 13 May members of the Catholic Esperanto Movement all over the world tuned in toVatican Radio to renew together their consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The first act of c ...
• 14 May 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the apparitions in Fatima - “May the Blessed Virgin Mary show once again her maternal concern for the men and women of our day, often tempted to distance themselves from God” Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 13 May, at the Marian shrine in Fatima, Portugal, a special Mass to mark the 90th anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary was presided on behalf of Pope Benedict ...
• 14 May 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Education Week 21 to 27 May Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Jesus Christ, true Master" is the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Korea on the occasion of the 2nd Catholic Education Week to be held 21 to 27 of this month. The message, s ...
• 14 May 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Receive the Power” song by Australian composer official Hymn for World Youth Day 2008: Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Receive the Power is the title of the official hymn for the celebration of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008 written by young Australian composer Guy Sebastian. “We were looking for a ...
• 12 May 2007
  VATICAN - International Congress 50th anniversary Encyclical Fidei Donum - “scarcity of structures in young Churches for formation, sending and support of their own Fidei Donum” Rome (Fides Service) - The President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Archbishop Henryk Hoser, on the final day of the Congress Friday 11 May, intervened on the scarcity of structures in young Churches for the format ...
• 12 May 2007
  VATICAN - International Congress 50th anniversary Encyclical Fidei Donum - Conclusion: "Fidei Donum priests and lay person are truly the Lord's gift to his Church for new impulse to mission at this beginning of the 21st century " Rome (Fides Service) - “This was truly an international Congress with the participation of delegations from 50 Bishops' Conferences from all over the world which meant a broad sharing of experience. Great attention was ...
• 12 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (10) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 27 February 1858: silence, 10ª apparition. “ At half past six in the morning, a crowd of at least 800-900 people await the arrival of Bernadette at the Grotto. For fifteen minu ...
• 12 May 2007
  EUROPE - “Concerning deterioration of the family panorama in Europe” Report on the Evolution of the Family in Europe 2007 by president of European network of Family Policy Institutes Brussels (Fides Service) - On the occasion of Europe Day on 9 May, the European network of Family Policy Institutes (IPF) presented Report on the Evolution of the Family in Europe 2007 to the European Parliament. A year ...