News

• 18 June 2009
  Dossier: The Year of Priesthood - “Faithful to Christ, faithful to the priesthood” Introduction Benedict XVI addresses priests Cardinal Hummes's Letter for the Year of the Priesthood Saint Jean Marie Vianney: biographical notes Indulgences granted on the occasion of the Year of the Priest ...
• 17 June 2009
  VATICAN - Ave Maria : Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The Eucharist can never be just a liturgical action Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It would be splendid if our “I” were immersed in God and speeding towards Him, as its sole Beginning, the Source of Life, spontaneously, without resistance, in an impetus of eternal com ...
• 17 June 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Year of the Priest: Testimony of Fr. Jin Feng Zhi, who now walks with a cane after 20 years of tireless work visiting the nearly 200 towns of his parish jurisdiction Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Year of the Priest, Agenzia Fides would like to offer several impressive testimonies of humble Chinese priests who have dedicated and continue dedicating their life to ...
• 17 June 2009
  VATICAN - Statement from the Holy See Press Office on the ordinations announced by the Fraternity of Saint Pius X Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office released the following statement today: "In response to the frequent questions that have been raised over recent days concerning the priestly ordinations by the ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - “The Suitcase with a String”: “I didn't think they were taking us...to sell us. I decided to fight against trafficking. Now I am director of an organization. The number of victims has increased from 25 to 225 in the last three years.” Transnistria (Agenzia Fides) – Oxana Alistratova is the President of the NGO “Interaction” in Transnistria. Her decision to combat trafficking in human persons came from the dramatic experience she herself lived th ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Religious against trafficking in human persons: a new form of missionary activity; initiatives for the World Cup in South Africa and World Ski Championships in Canada Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Working against trafficking in human persons is a new form of missionary activity that is now seeing more and more participation from among female religious congregations. This is what has been s ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “New Disciples of Emmaus Being Christians in the University”: 1,500 European university students to meet in Rome and visit the Pope Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Study is a “Providential opportunity to advance on the path of faith”: these were the words of the Holy Father Benedict XVI in one of the many encounters he has held with university students, ...
• 17 June 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 10,590 Capuchins in 104 nations; largest number of novices in Asia and Oceania Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to statistics updated on December 31, 2008, there are a total of 10,590 Capuchins worldwide, 96 fewer than in 2007. Here are some details: Number of Postulants: 558, Novices: 363, Tempo ...
• 16 June 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - The geopolitical consequences of the death of Bongo, whose funeral is celebrated today Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – While funeral services are held today, June 16, for the President of Gabon, Omar Bongo, who officially passed away on June 8 in Barcelona, several analysts are wondering what geopolitical c ...
• 16 June 2009
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Banditry continues to threaten the stability of Casamance, region bordering Guinea Bissau: the cloud of drug trafficking looms in the distance Dakar (Agenzia Fides) – Three people have been killed in recent days in three different street muggings, a woman has lost a leg as the result of a mine explosion. These recent events show two plagues afflicting Casaman ...
• 16 June 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church decries assassination of a priest and two seminarians and calls for a prompt investigation to determine perpetrators of the crime Ciudad Altamirano (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops' Conference has issued a statement in which they decry the murders of a priest and two seminarians, which took place on June 13 in Ciudad de Arcelia (Guerrero) an ...
• 16 June 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Church in Australia prepares for E-Conference for the closing of the Year of St. Paul Broken Bay (Agenzia Fides) – Everything is set for the great e-conference that will connect the entire Church in Australia, as they celebrate the closing of the Year of St. Paul. It is an event, the first of its kind, ...
• 16 June 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Letter from the Archbishop of Sucre to his priests: “The priestly vocation grows, develops, and remains faithful and fruitful, only in an intense relationship with Christ.” Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Jesus Perez Rodriguez, OFM, of Sucre has written a letter addressing all the priests of the diocese, for the beginning of the Year of the Priest, which will take place on June 19, Sol ...
• 16 June 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Church reinforces dialogue with Hindus, to isolate radical groups Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) – Reinforce ties with the most influential Hindu leaders, with the goal of renouncing and isolating the Hindu radicalist groups responsible for the violence against Christians: with this spirit, ...
• 16 June 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Archbishop of Colombo resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on June 16, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Colombo (Sri Lanka) presented by Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colm ...