News

• 1 June 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Multicultural families in Korea, part of the People of God Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Multicultural and multiethnic families are becoming more common in Korea and thus, the Church is working to respond to their needs. The Commission for Family Pastoral Care, of the Korean Bishops ...
• 1 June 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 50 years of missions in Taiwan for Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (or Immaculati Cordis Mariae), ICM celebrated their 50th anniversary of their presence on the island of Taiwan with a Mass presided by Arc ...
• 1 June 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Closure of the Year of Missionary Formation; various HCA Congresses planned for May and June in the country Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – This past May 28 saw the conclusion of the Year of Missionary Formaiton on a national level at the Center for Missionary Formation in Warsaw. Information on the event was sent to Agenzia Fides ...
• 1 June 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Archbishop of Quito receives a group of foreign doctors who will assist in providing the resources lacking in the country Quito (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 30, the Archbishop of Quito and Primate of Ecuador, Archbishop Raul Vela Chiriboga, received a group of foreign doctors, members of a foundation called “Charity Anywhere and H ...
• 1 June 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A message for Mother's Day from the Archbishop of Santo Domingo, reiterating his complete rejection of any attempts to impose a culture of abortion and other forms of death on the country Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Nicholas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), sent out a message for Mother's Day, which was read at the Masses celebrated in the 250 pari ...
• 1 June 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Protecting Creation and the economy in the Pentecost Letter from the Cardinal of Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) – Respecting the world around us, promoting an economic system that places man in the center and offers benefits to all mankind: these were the main themes in the Pastoral Letter issued ...
• 1 June 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Idah Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on June 1, 2009, appointed Bishop Anthony Ademu Adaji of the Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria, as Bishop of Idah (Nigeria. Until now, he has served ...
• 1 June 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Unprecedented humanitarian situation” in the Niger Delta; Nigerian Bishops call for an immediate ceasefire Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - “As the Chief Shepherds of the people of God in Nigeria, we are particularly pained by the suffering, displacements and deaths of innocent citizens in the Niger Delta Region which have resulted ...
• 1 June 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI holds a dialogue with children from the Holy Childhood Association gathered in Rome for a pilgrimage for the Year of St. Paul: “sharing, knowing Jesus, prayer, mutual listening, and solidarity are missionary tasks, because they help the Gospel become a reality in our world.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Year of St. Paul, the International Secretariat of the Pontifical Holy Childhood Association (POSI) and the National Secretariat of Italy of the HCA (POIM) have org ...
• 1 June 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI will travel to the Czech Republic Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office announced that the Holy Father Benedict XVI, accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic and the Czech Bishops' Conference (ČBK), will make an ...
• 1 June 2009
  VATICAN - Pope concludes Month of Mary in the Vatican Gardens: “In Mary's school we too learn to recognize the Holy Spirit's presence in our life, to listen to his inspirations and to follow them with docility.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of Saturday, May 30, in the Vatican Gardens, there was a procession with the recitation of the Holy Rosary, to conclude the Month of May, Month of Mary. At the end of the c ...
• 1 June 2009
  VATICAN - Pope at Regina Caeli speaks on the Holy Spirit, “who at Pentecost descended upon the nascent Church and made it missionary, sending it to proclaim to all peoples the victory of divine love over sin and death,” and especially recalls “ecclesial communities that suffer persecution for Christ's name” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church throughout the world relives to today the Solemnity of Pentecost, the mystery of her own birth, of her own 'baptism' in the Holy Spirit, which took place in Jerusalem, 50 days ...
• 1 June 2009
  VATICAN - “So that Pentecost renew itself in our time, perhaps there is need -- without taking anything away from God's freedom -- for the Church to be less 'preoccupied' with activities and more dedicated to prayer,” says Benedict XVI in the Mass for Pentecost in Saint Peter's Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Among all the solemnities, Pentecost is distinguished by its importance, because in it that which Jesus himself proclaimed as being the purpose of his whole earthly mission is accomplish ...
• 30 May 2009
  Dossier - Catholic radio and new technology for mission (p1) Introduction Papal magisterium and communications Interview with Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications International Catholic Radio Congress Inter ...
• 29 May 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “We are protagonists of the culture of life”: Message for the 15th Day of Life Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “We are protagonists of the culture of life.” This was the title of the Message issued by the Bishops' Commission for Bioethics on the 15th Day of Life, celebrated on Pentecost, May 31, 2009. ...