News

• 29 September 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Family Week, October 4-10 on the theme: “The Family, Home for Human and Christian Values” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – October 4-10, the Church in Uruguay will celebrate Family Week on the theme “The Family, Home for Human and Christian Values.” For the occasion, the National Commission for Family Apost ...
• 29 September 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Priest killed by kidnappers in Santa Caterina Cacador (Agenzia Fides) – A 33-year-old priest, Fr. Evaldo Martiol from the Diocese of Cacador was killed in Santa Caterina on the evening of September 26, by two young men of 21 and 15 years of age, uncle and nephew r ...
• 29 September 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Victim assessment of demonstration in Conakry; a witness briefs Fides on recent events Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The number of victims is now at 128 following the repression of the demonstration held yesterday, September 28 in Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea. This is what was affirmed by a ...
• 29 September 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - On the eve of the demonstration that turned bloody, Bishops launched appeal to everyone: “If the house of Guinea is set on fire, we will all be held accountable.” Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, shortly prior to the demonstration held yesterday, September 28 which later turned bloody, the Catholic Bishops of Guinea launched an appeal to all concerned, asking them to r ...
• 29 September 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - New Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity visits Hong Kong, affirming the desire to carry out service “to the poorest of the poor” on the mainland as well, according to the desires of Mother Teresa Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – During her recent pastoral trip to Hong Kong, which took place September 16-21, Sister Mary Prema, new Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Blessed Mother Teresa of Cal ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (1) - Welcoming Ceremony: “I call upon all the citizens of this Republic to rediscover the Christian traditions which have shaped their culture, and I invite the Christian community to continue to make its voice heard” Prague (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI began his 13th Apostolic Journey, this time to the Czech Republic, with a Welcoming Ceremony held at the Stara Ruzyne International Airport in Prague, at 11:30 on S ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (2) - In the Church of Our Lady Victorious: “Every human being is a child of God and therefore our brother or sister, to be welcomed and respected. May our society grasp this truth!” Prague (Agenzia Fides) - After the Welcoming Ceremony held at the airport in Prague, that same morning of September 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Church of Our Lady Victorious, which holds the statue o ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (3) - Meeting with Authorities: “The faith of Christians, from the time of Saints Cyril and Methodius and the early missionaries, has in fact played a decisive role in shaping the spiritual and cultural heritage of this country. It must do likewise in the present and into the future.” Prague (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Saturday, September 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Prague Castle for a Courtesy Visit to the President of the Czech Republic, and a meeting with the author ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (4) - Celebration of Vespers: “may the Lord in his goodness make you like the salt spoken of in the Gospel, salt that gives savour to life, so that you may be faithful laborers in the Lord’s vineyard” Prague (Agenzia Fides) – At 6pm on Saturday, September 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Celebration of Vespers with Bishops, priests, religious, seminarians, members of lay movements, and members of the Ca ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (5) - Eucharistic Celebration: “Only Christ can be our certain hope. This is the message that we Christians are called to spread every day, through our witness.” Prague (Agenzia Fides) – On the morning of Sunday, September 27, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Eucharistic Celebration in the Brno Airport. At the beginning of his homily, he greeted all those present, espe ...
• 28 September 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Church working on the frontline to help refugees following Typhoon Ondoy Manila (Agenzia Fides) – While the number of victims and homeless continues to rise (over 100 dead and 340,000 homeless), the Church in the Philippines has been working to provide rescue and assistance to the thousands ...
• 28 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Czech Republic (6) - To the Academic World: “ An understanding of reason that is deaf to the divine and which relegates religions into the realm of subcultures, is incapable of entering into the dialogue of cultures that our world so urgently needs.” Prague (Agenzia Fides) – At 6pm on Sunday, September 27, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with members of the Academic Community in the Prague Castle. Present at the encounter were leaders of the universities of the Cz ...
• 28 September 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “God is present in this troubled world, to bring joy and peace.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “God is present in this troubled world, to bring joy and peace.” This is what was affirmed by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, during an airing of the radio show “Faith Dialog ...
• 28 September 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Church opposes bill for “a secular state: A democracy without values...easily becomes a dictatorship and ends up betraying its own people.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “A democracy without values...easily becomes a dictatorship and ends up betraying its own people.” This is what is read in the Message signed by Cardinal Hugo Barrantes Urena, Archbishop of ...
• 28 September 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - III Catechesis Week of Brazil, October 6-11, on “Christian Initiation” Itaci (Agenzia Fides) – From October 6-11, in Itaci, upon the initiative of the Bishops' Coommission for Biblical-Catechetical Animation of the National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), there will be a 3rd C ...