News

• 18 September 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - VI Regional Encounter on Church Self-Financing: “to inspire a sense of belonging in the People of God, leading them to conversion, communion, and solidarity” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Over 80 people, from the 10 Bolivarian nations and the Antilles, as well as a large number of participants from the various dioceses of Venezuela, participated in the 6th Regional Encounter fo ...
• 18 September 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Latin American pilgrimage of St. John Bosco's relics continues: after Chile and Argentina, now in Uruguay Colonia (Agenzia Fides) – After having traveled through Chile and Argentina, on Tuesday, September 8, the relics reached Uruguay in a boat that made its way up the Rio de la Plata of Colonia. Waiting to receive them wa ...
• 18 September 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Updates from the Catholic Church in Egypt: appointment of Vicar of Alexandria and Combonian missionary presents book Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Adel Zaki, OFM, Parish Pastor of “Our Lady of Mt. Carmel” in Boulac (Cairo), Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria, of the Latin Rite community of Egypt. ...
• 18 September 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Rector of the Interdiocesan Propedeutic Seminary of the Diocese of Katiola appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on August 24, 2009, appointed Fr. Francis Gervais Sams of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists), ...
• 18 September 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Knowing how to be silent Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Gospel tells us how Jesus walked the roads of Galilee and Judea in order to announce the Good News, to heal people suffering from all kinds of disease, to free those trapped by the evil ...
• 18 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses second group of Bishops of Brazil for Ad Limina visit: “The particular identity of priests and laity must be seen in the light of the essential difference between priestly ministry and the 'common priesthood'.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “With her faithful and ministers, the Church is on earth the priestly community organically structured as the Body of Christ, to efficiently carry out in union with her head, the histo ...
• 18 September 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Attack on general barracks of the peace-keeping forces causes alarm and questioning Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The number of victims is now at 21, following attacks that took place yesterday September 17, on the general barracks of the AMISOM, the African peace-keeping force present in Somalia. The a ...
• 18 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Mystery of the meeting of the military leaders while political parties appear ever more divided Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – They are hours of expectancy in Madagascar, where today (September 18), in the capital of Antananarivo, the high commanders of the military gathered with leaders of the regional military ...
• 18 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - September 23-24 in Rome, European medical experts meet for a presentation of the “Health and Child” project Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23-24, Rome's City Hall will host a meeting of the leading experts in everything from mathematics to medicine from Europe, for the presentation of the “Health and Child” project. ...
• 17 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “In your Word we will walk together” over 1,000 members of 50 Christian movements and associations come “Together for Europe” Loppiano (Agenzia Fides) – Only a Europe that is united, beyond every barrier and nationalism can talk about brotherhood in the world. This is the spirit behind “Together for Europe,” the first national rally promo ...
• 17 September 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A “spiritual recharge” for the Year for Priests: priests go back to school to attend permanent formation on the priesthood Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Two weeks of “spiritual recharge” for priests in Taiwan were held recently at the Regional Seminary, organized by the Commission for the Clergy of the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference, ...
• 17 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Apostolic Vicar of Mitu resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on September 15, 2009 accepted he renunciation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitu (Colombia) presented by Bishop José Gustavo An ...
• 17 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Diocese of Arauca turns 25: September 19th Mass presided by Apostolic Nuncio Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, September 19th the Diocese of Arauca will celebrate its 25th anniversary of erection. On the occasion, the Apostolic Nuncio of Colombia, Archbishop Aldo Cavalli, will celebrate a M ...
• 17 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Political parties show interest in supporting proposal for a National Accord for Peace and Reconciliation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On September 15, at the headquarters of the Colombian Bishops' Conference, the National Conciliation Commission (CCN) met with representatives from several political parties, who have shown int ...
• 17 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience: Symeon the New Theologian “calls us all to attention to the spiritual life, to the hidden presence of God in us, to honesty of conscience and purification, to conversion of heart, so that the Holy Spirit will be present in us and guide us.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The General Audience this week, on September 16, was held in Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, where the Holy Father came from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. In the catechesis given ...