News

• 27 July 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New “Anointed and Sent” initiative for Australian Youth Ministry, launched Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A new project for Youth Ministry has been presented in the Catholic Church in Australia. The new guidelines for the plans in this area were presented in a text entitled “Anointed and Sent: An ...
• 27 July 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Rite of missionary sending during Closing Mass at the 10th National Youth Conference; Continental Mission begins in the Diocese of Tepic Tepic (Agenzia Fides) – On July 26, a Closing Mass was held for the 10th National Youth Congress (CONAJUM). The Mass was presided by Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi of Tepic, and concelebrated by Bishop Alfonso Robles Cot ...
• 27 July 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - National Campaign “Family, Be What You Are!” as a follow-up to the VI World Family Encounters Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop's Commission for Communication of the Mexican Bishop's Conference (CEM) has launched a national campaign “Familia, se lo que eres” (Family, Be What You Are), which will incl ...
• 27 July 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - CELAM writes a letter thanking the Holy Father, a message to Cardinal Re for the Year for Priests, and a message of solidarity to Cardinal Madariaga Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, in Bogota (Colombia), CELAM held its 3rd General Coordination Meeting for the present 4-year term (2007-2011). The event was attended by the President of CELAM, the presidents of the ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong blesses the Catholic section at International Book Fair Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong presided the inauguration of the “Catholic area” of the annual Hong Kong Book Fair on July 22, the opening day of the Fair. He also blessed and presented a ...
• 27 July 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's homily at Vespers in the Cathedral of Aosta: “May our lives speak of God; may our life truly be liturgy and proclamation of God, the port where the distant God becomes the near God, and true gift of ourselves to God.” Aosta (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Friday, July 24, the Holy Father Benedict XVI preisded the Celebration of Vespers in the Cathedral of Aosta. In the homily, the Pope commented on the Concluding Prayer from t ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Coadjutor Archishop of Jakarta appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, appointed Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, until now Archbishop of Semarang, as Coadjutor Archbishop of Jakarta (Indonesia). (SL) ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Auxiliary of Xuan Loc appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, appointed Fr. Thomas Vu Dinh Hieu, Chancellor of the same diocese, as Auxiliary of the Diocese of Xuan Loc (Vietnam), assigning him the Titul ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Phat Diem appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, appointed Fr. Joseph Nguyen Nang, Rector of the Major Seminary of Xuan Loc, as Bishop of Phat Diem (Vietnam). Fr. Joseph Nguyen Nang was b ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Thai Binh resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Thai Binh (Vietnam) presented by Bishop Francois X. Nguyen Van Sang, ...
• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Phan Thiet resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Phan Thiet (Vietnam) presented by Bishop Paul Nguyen Thanh Hoan, in ...
• 27 July 2009
  VATICAN - At the Angelus in Valle d'Aosta, Benedict XVI recalls importance of priests who “become instruments of salvation for many, for all” and “the educational task of grandparents” Introd (Agenzia Fides) – From the his cottage where he has been spending some days of rest this summer, in Les Combes (Introd), in Valle d'Aosta, on Sunday, July 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of t ...
• 25 July 2009
  Dossier - The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Introduction Origin and duties of the Congregation John Paul II and the Church's World Day for Consecrated Life Instr ...
• 24 July 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 10th National Youth Missionary Congress underway with theme: “Youth with Christ, Missionaries for the World” Tepic (Agenzia Fides) – The 10th National Youth Missionary Congress (CONAJUM) is being celebrated July 23-26 in the Diocese of Tepic. The aim of the Congress is to call the youth of Mexico to an encounter with the Livi ...
• 24 July 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Chile and Argentina recall mediation of Servant of God, John Paul II, in favor of peace 25 years ago, with the relics of Saint John Bosco Rios Gallegos (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile), Bishop Bernard Bastres Florence, and the Bishop of Rio Gallegos (Argentina), Bishop Juan Carlos Romanin, encouraged their fellow compatriots to “rem ...