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• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (5) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 20 February 1858: in silence, 5th Apparition. “With her mother, her aunt Basila, after Mass Bernadette went down to the Grotta. This time there are about thirty witnesses. Berna ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pontifical Council for Culture presents first four books of the project Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 8 May there will be the presentation of the first four books in the series of Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest, STOQ. The first of a long series the books treat mathem ...
• 7 May 2007
  AFRICA - “Do not deceive yourselves: young Africans will continue to emigrate to Europe risking their lives in search of a better world” says Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “It is no longer possible for a small group of countries to enjoy their wealth in solitude and think the poor will not spoil the party”. This warning was launched by Archbishop John Olorunfemi O ...
• 7 May 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “It is truly moving to see our simple humble people waiting impatiently and anxiously for the arrival of the priest or sister. The mission of the Church is to restore unity ”, says the Bishop Prelate of Ayaviri Prelature appointed a year ago Ayaviri (Fides Service) - The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri is situated in the southern high plains of Peru. It covers three provinces of the northern department of Puno: Melgar, Carabaya and Sandia and has an area o ...
• 7 May 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Growing spirit of solidarity, young Australians and New Zealanders want to help as many as possible young people from poor countries to travel to Sydney for 2008 World Youth Day Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing spirit of solidarity and charity among young Australian and New Zealand Catholics: parish communities, schools, church movements and associations, are doing their best to help ...
• 7 May 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 appointed as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), Rev. Fr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B., until now Prior of the Monastery of Saint Silves ...
• 7 May 2007
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Christchurch and succession Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Christchurch (New Zealand) presented by Bishop John Jerome Cunneen, in ...
• 7 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards CELAM 5, Aparecida, 13 - 31 May 2007 Aparecida (Fides Service) - When we speak of a General Conference of Latin American Bishops' Conferences we refer to a Meeting of continental dimensions unique in its kind. It is neither a Council nor a Synod or any othe ...
• 5 May 2007
  VATICAN - Month of Mary, Month of May - «QUÉ SOY ERA IMMACULADA COUNCEPCIOU» 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (4) Vatican City (Fides Service) - 4th Brief and silent Apparition FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY. After mass about 7 in the morning we saw Bernadette, her mother, her aunt Bernarda Castérot, Mrs Millet and a few other women at the G ...
• 4 May 2007
  VATICAN - “We are here to serve the missionary Church. Your hearts must be large enough to reach out to all regardless of the effort involved”: Cardinal Ivan Dias opens Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and Archbishop Henryk Hoser, CEP secretary adjunct and president of the Pontifical Mission Societies, were both pres ...
• 4 May 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Division among Catholics does not help religious freedom. Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Fides Service) - In Turkey Christians are murdered, in Italy the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference receives threats, in Rome during at a massive May 1 pop music show, a rock star offends the Pop ...
• 4 May 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Peoples of America 7th Meeting at Shrine of Torreciudad to “pray for peace and stability in our countries and for our families on the other side of the Atlantic” Huesca (Fides Service) - 'United For Migration' is the theme of the 7th Meeting of Peoples of America at the Shrine of Torreciudad in Spain on Sunday 6 May during which there will be a twinning with Latin Americans resid ...
• 4 May 2007
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Second protocol signed by Ugandan government and LRA rebels Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- Another important step towards peace in northern Uganda was made on 2 May when a second agreement on political and economic solutions necessary to put an end to the conflict, was signed in Juba ...
• 4 May 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Spectre of another crisis hangs over Guinea where the army is in revolt Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Once again tension is rising in Guinea where troops in the country's two main barracks have mutinied demanding higher pay. The soldiers fired gun shots in the air and sacked deposits of weapons ...
• 4 May 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society protests against 'Talebanisation' and spreading religious fundamentalism Lahore (Fides Service) - To affirm civil society's desire to remain secular, democratic and pluralist associations, movements, unions, religious minority groups staged a street demonstration in Lahore demanding that grow ...