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The “Seeds of Truth” in Other Faiths

In Asia, a continent where great cultural and religious traditions had their origin, dialogue becomes particularly significant for Christians for they can see the “seeds of truth” the Holy Spirit placed in other faiths and can make them blossom towards Christianity. The Asian theological perspective of the Note of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on some aspects of evangelization was examined by Cardinal Ivan Dias, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, who took part in the presentation of the document.

Philippines

Bishops Say ‘No’ to Trafficking of Organs

The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have decried the widespread “immoral and grossly exploitative” practice of soliciting donations of vital human organs which offends the dignity of the person for economic profit. The Bishops’ Conference intervened to call attention to the “spreading organ trafficking, particularly the commercialization of kidneys, which is silently but steadily thriving in rural and urban poor communities.” The phenomenon is in the hands of organized crime which does not hesitate to abduct and kill street children, homeless people, ordinary people for the trafficking of vital organs.

Philippines

Parishioners Plant Trees to Save Rice Terraces

Northern Philippine Church workers are planting trees and campaigning against quarrying to help restore the famed rice terraces that face removal from the United Nations’ World Heritage List. “We are aware of the various threats to the rice terraces and we are doing our part to respond to these through our Integrity of Creation program,” Rowena Ngitiw, Bontoc-Lagawe vicariate’s Social Action and Development Center coordinator, explained.

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Ghana

27 Million Modern Slaves in the World

In our world today, 27 million people live in an enslaved condition. This was affirmed by Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, in a seminar on slavery and the new forms of slavery promoted by the Catholic bishops of Africa and Europe in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Holysee

Migrant Youth Suffer a “Dual Beloging”

In an ever more globalized world, emigration is a growing phenomenon that causes particular difficulties for youth who travel far from their countries and families, says Benedict XVI in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, celebrated on January the 13.

Australia

To Apologize to Aborigines for Past Indignities

After 11 years of Liberal government, Australians voted for the Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd (photo) in the November elections.

Vatican

Time Has Come to Eliminate Hunger

“The time has come to ensure, for the sake of peace, that no man, woman or child will ever be hungry again,” says Pope Benedict XVI when receiving in audience participants of the 34th general conference of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), headquartered in Rome.

Orthodox Recognize Pope’s Primacy

A Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue, working to heal the 1000 year old rift between the Orthodox and Catholic Church, has announced that the Pope has primacy over all bishops – but the lines are still blurred as to what the Holy Father’s authority entails. Pope Benedict said a “fundamental priority” of his pontificate is to heal the split of the two denominations.

Holysee

Scourge of Unexploded Ordnance

The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace met with the founder of a U.S.-based organization aiming to replace minefields with farmland, and made an appeal for the elimination of unexploded ordnance. Cardinal Renato Martino spoke in Rome with Heidi Kuhn, founder of the international Roots of Peace, according to a communiqué from the Vatican dicastery.

Eritrea

State Expels Missionaries

The Eritrean government has thrown the Catholic Church into tension by expelling 13 missionaries in unclear circumstances. The expulsion order was issued to four Comboni missionaries (2 Mexicans, a Filipino and a Kenyan), 2 Comboni sisters, 2 Pavonian fathers, 2 Filipino Pius teachers, 2 nuns of an unspecified congregation and a lay missionary.

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