News

• 6 October 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian communities working on the front line in the fight against religious discrimination; National Conference on October 24 Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations are underway in the various Christian communities in Pakistan, for the National Conference on October 24, which will bring Christians together in a pacific demonstration against ...
• 6 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Missionary Month of October to be launched in Northeast Argentina: “to strengthen communion, participation, and missionary animation for the month of the missions, with a contribution from everyone.” Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) – This past October 1, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Itati, there was a celebration for the launching of the Missionary Month of October, with a Mass presided by Archbishop Andres Stanovnik ...
• 6 October 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Caritas appeal for Pacific and Southeast Asia, struck by natural disasters Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “Many communities in the Pacific Ocean and Southeast Asia suffer natural catastrophes that lead to misery, evacuations, and extreme need. They need rapid and efficient assistance.” This is wh ...
• 5 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa: “the Synod is the propitious moment to rethink pastoral activity and renew the impulse of evangelization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – With the liturgical greeting “Pax vobis” the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the Synod Fathers and Collaborators of the II Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa durin ...
• 5 October 2009
  VATICAN - Pope, at Angelus, recalls that Synod is not “a matter of a study group, nor a programmatic assembly,” as “we all know that we are not the protagonists: it is the Lord, his Holy Spirit, who guides the Church.” Appeals for victims of natural disasters and for Guinea. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Synods always constitute an intense ecclesial experience, an experience of pastoral collegial responsibility...It is important to emphasize that it is not a matter of a study group, nor a p ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catechists prepare to accompany non-Christian participants in the closing celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan. Cardinal Tomko, Special Envoy of the Holy Father Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – It was recently officially announced that the Holy Father Benedict XVI will send Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special En ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionary Day in the Diocese of Callao, with “Operacion Contacto” Callao (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 4, the Diocese of Callao held a Missionary Day to preach the Gospel in the most populous areas of Puerto Chalaco (Peru), such as Ciudad del Pescador. Over 500 lay faithful pa ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Transcription of New Testament and Psalms, for the “Gospel of Chile,” an initiative of the Bishops in the Continental Mission Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning Sunday, September 27, for 4 weeks the Church in Chile is working on the transcription of the New Testament and the Psalms, as part of the project “The Gospel for Chile.� ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “The Year for Priests, an opportunity to grow in our understanding of and appreciation for the ministerial priesthood”: Symposium sponsored by Catholic University of America Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - In celebration of Pope Benedict XVI's call for the "Year for Priests," Catholic University of America (CUA) will host a symposium on Oct. 6 and 7, 2009, that will explore the mystery of t ...
• 5 October 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Year for Priests brings prayer and encouragement for the clergy on the islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The Year for Priests is an occasion for reaffirmation in one's own vocation and renewal in the mission. This was the underlying theme that marked the encounter held for clergy on the Solomon I ...
• 5 October 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Priest and seminarian kidnapped in eastern Congo released; Fides source says “the Church is an inconvenient testimony of the crimes in Kivu” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – The priest and seminarian who were kidnapped the night of October 2-3 by an armed band of men who attacked a parish in Ciherano (in Walungo, southern Bukavu, in South Kivu, DRC) have been freed ...
• 5 October 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Formation workshop for mass media instructors, sponsored by the Bishops' Conference Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Nigeria are making increasing efforts to ensure that the study of communications forms an integral part of the formation of future priests and religious in the country. Thus, the ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - Caritas Nepal celebrates 20th anniversary Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty years after its foundation in 1989, Caritas Nepal has extended its work for the poor and marginalized. As local Church sources tell Fides, in celebrating its 20th anniversary, Caritas ...
• 5 October 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A Camillian tells Fides his testimony: “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything.” Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God that we are still alive, but we are in urgent need of everything: food, medicine, cooking utensils, eating utensils, mattresses, blankets, and construction materials to rebuild ho ...
• 2 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI bids farewell to Castel Gandolfo, recalling the example of Saint Therese of Lisieux: “Her testimony shows that only the word of God, received and understood in its concrete demands, becomes a source of renewed life.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “Today the Church remembers St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Carmelite of the Lisieux convent. Her testimony shows that only the word of God, received and understood in its concrete d ...