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Dem. Rep. of Congo First account witness and reflection by
Xaverian Fr. Pierfrancesco Agostinis on his close
encountered with death in an airplane crash that killed over
50 people. Xaverian News - Missione Giovani - April 24, 2008 |
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Pope US Visit Last impressions of Pope Benedict XVI
before his departure from his US visit, and prayer offered
at Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attacks.. MISNA - April 21, 2008 |
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Pope US Visit Excerpts from the speech of Pope
Benedict XVI before the General Assembly of the UN, on human
rights and the 60th of the United Nations . AsiaNews - April 18, 2008 |
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Bangladesh The road toward equality of rights between women and men
seems to be still a long way off, and the goal is even farther after a committee of religious Muslims has asked the government to correct its policies in
favor of women.
AsiaNews - April 18, 2008 |
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United Nations At the opening the 12th session of works of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
in Accra (Ghana), Ban Ki-Moon gives a warning to world's
leaders.
MISNA - April 16-24, 2008 |
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Vatican The pope recalls the world day of prayer and fasting for missionary martyrs, and invites Christians to bear witness in an increasingly courageous way to faith and hope in Him who on the Cross defeated forever the power of hatred and
violence..
AsiaNews - Mar. 24, 2008 |
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Dem. Rep. of Congo Leaders of the religious congregations working in the eastern part of Congo have issued a statement protesting at the huge amount of sexual violence taking place in the region.
Fides Service - Mar. 7, 2008 |
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Indonesia Xaverian Missionary Fr. Bruno Orru
writes to friends in the US regarding his many joys in
serving a large parish community in Jakarta, with a variety
of activities. Xaverian News - Feb. 25, 2008 |
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USA Through VocationMatch and other
initiatives, the National Religious Vocation Conference
reveals a sharp increase in Vocation interest. CNA - Feb. 29, 2008 |
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Mozambique If politics is not capable of changing this intolerable economic situation, we are afraid that the violence in the country will spread,”
the Bishops of Mozambique say. Fides Service - Feb. 28, 2008 |
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Philippines An appeal from the Bishops of the Philippines
to go beyond the "cancer of corruption" both and
the local and political level, involving the whole nation.
Fides Service - Feb. 27, 2008 |
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Vatican For World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Benedict XVI stresses that since the start of the Gospel story, the apostles offered people food to appease hunger and food for eternal life..
AsiaNews - Feb. 22, 2008 |
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Kenya The archbishop of Nairobi, cardinal John
Njue, comments on the crisis in Kenya that has left an estimated 1000 dead and 300,000 refugees.
MISNA - Feb. 21, 2008 |
Surviving an Airplane Crash: a New Chance in Life
