News

• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Peace Appeal at the close of International Meeting in Krakow: “We are led onwards by the memory of the Second World War, the prophesy of John Paul II, as pilgrims of peace, establishing a new season of dialogue with patience and audacity.” Krakow (Agenzia Fides) - “We are led onwards by the memory of the Second World War, the prophesy of John Paul II, as pilgrims of peace, establishing a new season of dialogue with patience and audacity, uniting those wh ...
• 9 September 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Year for Priests: Archdiocese of San Jose celebrates a “Week of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – Since Sunday, September 6, the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica) has been celebrating a “Week of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.” The initiative is part of the Year for Pries ...
• 9 September 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Day for Pastoral-Social Ministry in the Archdiocese of La Plata, on “Dissemination and Application of the Social Doctrine of the Church,” to reflect on “Caritas in Veritate” La Plata (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning today, September 9, and continuing every Wednesday of the month, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows, there will be a Pastoral-Social Ministry Day in the Archdiocese of La Plata ...
• 9 September 2009
  VATICAN -AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The heart of a Witness! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Like the disciples during Jesus' life here on earth, we too often have difficulty in believing in the Lord and in trusting in his almighty power. We do not always turn to him with the simpl ...
• 9 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebrations for Jubilee Year of Archdiocese of Cali begin, in commemoration of centennial anniversary of its erection Cali (Agenzia Fides) – On September 8, Feast of Our Lady of the Remedies, Patroness of the Archdiocese of Cali, the Archdiocese officially began its Jubilee Year in honor of the centennial anniversary of its erection. ...
• 9 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Ning Xia celebrates Congress of Year for Priests with their 98-year-old Bishop Yin Chuan (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of the Year for Priests, in communion with the Universal Church and following the guidelines given by Pope Benedict XVI, continues to be a more widely participated event amon ...
• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Archdiocese of Madrid begins pilgrimage of WYD Cross on September 14; Archbishop tells youth: “life your Christian vocation with faith” and rejoice “in the privilege of carrying the Cross of Christ and making it visible to everyone” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “Rejoice in the privilege of carrying the Cross of Christ and making it visible to everyone, without making exceptions.” This is what Cardinal Antonio M. Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid, s ...
• 9 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Monsignor Enzo Serenelli, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy, for 15 years: a life spent for the missions Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Monsignor Enzo Serenelli died yesterday, September 8, at the age of 78, of an incurable disease. He had served as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy from 1983-1998. T ...
• 8 September 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies contribute to evangelization of the youth through Catholic schools partnership Canberra (Agenzia Fides) – A partnership has been formed between Catholic Mission Australia (the Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia) and the Youth Ministry Conference of the Catholic schools, a group of profess ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - Calm returns to Gabon, but opposition calls for vote recount and international investigation on post-electoral violence Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – A vote recount and international investigation commission for the post-electoral violence...these are the requests being made by the opposition in Gabon, which continues to deny the victory ...
• 8 September 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - State and Church launch appeals for national solidarity for over half a million victims of torrential rains in western Africa Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) – President Blaise Compaore has launched an appeal to the nation, to raise 1 billion CFA franks (1.5 million Euros) to help victims of flooding in the country, especially in the capital city ...
• 8 September 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - President of Bishops' Conference on the bill for homosexual unions: the Church sees the family as “a value of utmost importance, to be defended from anything that could threaten its unity or existence” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – Approve unions between persons of the same sex is an unconstitutional action. This is what was affirmed by Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Hurena of San Jose, President of the Costa Rican Bishops' ...
• 8 September 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Archbishop of Lima on the Anniversary of the “Children's Fraternity of the Lord of the Miracles”: “May we all give thanks to God for the miracle of our own life, which is renewed in every moment.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 6, at the Cathedral of Lima, the Archbishop of the city, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, celebrated a Mass at the beginning of the week of celebrations for the 358th anni ...
• 8 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops of Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia tell governments: “Only through union and communion of our past, our talents, and our religious and moral patrimony, will we be able to overcome misery and poverty.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia, in reaching the end of a meeting held this past Friday, September 4, exhorted their fellow citizens and governors ...
• 8 September 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Benedictine monks of Saint Ottilia celebrated centennial anniversary in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – For one hundred years now, the lantern of prayer has burned bright at the Abbey of Waegwan, of the Order of Saint Benedict of Saint Ottilia. The monks will celebrate, the week of September 19-25 ...