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US Bishops Support Zimbabwean Brother Bishops |
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Zimbabwe
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Sunday, 25 March 2007 |
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After Pope Benedict XVI, the UK Bishops and the Symposium of Episcopal Confrences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops have officially reached out to support their Zimbabwean counterparts. Bishop Wenski, of the Orlando Diocese, in his role as chairman of the International Policy Committee of the Conference, wrote a letter to Archbishop Robert Ndulovu of Harare, President of the Zimbabwean Conference.
In his letter, Bishop Wenski said that he was moved by the situation in Zimbabwe and the witness of her Pastors. He pledged the solidarity of the Bishops of the United States and promised to share the Zimbabwean Bishops' letter with political leaders of the United States to garner more support for those oppressed in Zimbabwe. Find the text of the letter below.
The US Bishops have also asked dioceses in the United States to contribute to the Pastoral Solidarity Fund, destined to assist the growing Catholic poplulation of Africa, particularly the many logistical and pastoral needs of their Church.
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AFJN Concerned About U.S. Military Action in Somalia |
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Somalia
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Friday, 12 January 2007 |
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On January 9th, in the latest development in the
U.S.’ global War on Terror, air strikes undertaken by U.S. military aircraft hit
presumed al-Qaeda terrorist hide-outs in southern Somalia, though subsequent
statements from the Pentagon have revealed that the only casualties were
civilians. The last time the U.S.
military directly intervened in Somalia
was in 1993, when eighteen soldiers were killed and their bodies dragged
through Somalia’s capital
city of Mogadishu.
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Holy See Calls for Action on Trade Justice |
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Trade Reform
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Monday, 23 October 2006 |
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Speaking at the United Nations last week, the Vatican Ambassador, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, reminded the assembly that the need for an agreement on trade issues is ' a moral imperative that cannot be delayed.' Using the words of Paul VI, the Archbishop reiterated the Holy See's concern for the achievement of greater justice through fair trade. "Freedom of trade is fair only if it is subject to the demands of social justice," (Paul VI, Populorum progressio, n.59). The Holy See refuses to give up on the WTO (World Trade Organization) but expresses the need to 'better the institution, declaring that a comprehensive settlement of trade issues in the WTO would be far better for developing countries than regional trade agreements. All States were invited to 'make the necessary sacrifices for the establishment of more just trade relations.'
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Rising Insurgency Threat in Nigeria's Delta Region |
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Natural Resource Extraction
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Tuesday, 08 August 2006 |
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Ten years after the infamous execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and
eight other protesters in Nigeria,
the same frustrations that led to their activism against an abusive military
government are fueling a rebel movement against the nation’s new democratic
government. The oil industry has brought great damage to the Delta region with
oil spills that lead to never-ending gas flares, endangering both the
environment and the health of the local people. These damaging effects are not
countered by any payoffs from the booming oil industry and seventy percent of
the surrounding communities live on less than one U.S. dollar a day. The rebel
group known as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is
gaining power and support as the Delta groups have yet to benefit from Nigeria’s
annual $45 billion in oil export revenues and see that the government doing
little to support their well-being.
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