News

• 18 May 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Church in Umuahia begins construction on a chapel for prisons Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Umuahia Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Organisation (UDCCWO) is supporting the construction of a chapel for the prisons of Umahia in Nigeria. According to a report sent to Agenzia Fides by ...
• 18 May 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tamil Tigers surrender and conflict ends, while refugees remain in unstable conditions Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Tamil Tigers have surrendered and the conflict that has caused bloodshed in the nation for 25 years seems to have come to an end. Following the confirmed death of their historic leader Vel ...
• 18 May 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Invest in Jesus, move forward without hesitation”: Diocese of Tai Chun's activities for the Year of St. Paul and vocations promotion Tai Chun (Agenzia Fides) - “Invest in Jesus, move forward without hesitation,” is the theme for vocational promotion in the Diocese of Tai Chun for the Year of St. Paul, to relaunch the Pauline spirit among the youth ...
• 18 May 2009
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - World Health Organization opens 62nd Annual Assembly with first-time delegation from Taiwan Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – This year, the agenda for the Annual Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO), which has recently begun in Geneva, will focus its discussions on the risks of the new influenza A (H1N1), ...
• 18 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Every Sunday in May, Valencia's parishes hold an “Easter Celebration for the Sick” Valencia (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the worldwide celebration of the “Easter Celebration for the Sick,” the parishes of Valencia (Spain) have organized Masses dedicated to the sick and disabled, for receiving th ...
• 18 May 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop of Malakal resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 16 May 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Malakal (Sudan) presented by Bishop Vincent Mojwok Nyiker, in confor ...
• 18 May 2009
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Bishop of Bossangoa resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 16 May 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Bossangoa (Central Africa) presented by Bishop François-Xavier Yomb ...
• 18 May 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's letter for the beginning of celebrations in honor of Jesuit missionary Father Matteo Ricci, “model of the effective encounter between European and Chinese civilizations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent a message to Bishop Claudio Giuliodori of Macerata, on the occasion of the celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Jesuit missiona ...
• 18 May 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father Benedict XVI's Message to the General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “The real missionary is the saint and the world needs saintly missionaries.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a Message to Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, which was read upon the opening of the General Assembly o ...
• 18 May 2009
  VATICAN - At the Regina Caeli, Benedict XVI recalls his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which “was also a pastoral visit to the faithful who live there, a service to Christian unity, to dialogue with the Jews and Muslims,” and launches appeal for Sri Lankan refugees Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Although, as is customary, the Holy Father Benedict XVI wished to wait to speak about his pilgrimage to the Holy Land at greater length in the General Audience on Wednesday, he did expres ...
• 16 May 2009
  Dossier - Missionaries of Mariannhill 1909-2009: one hundred years of mission ad gentes and promotion of full human development Foundations for a charisma Franz Pfanner, missionary monk: Trappist charisma ora et labora in society of racial separation “winning disciples for Christ with apostolate of work among the blacks ” Missiona ...
• 16 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (28) - Farewell Ceremony: “No more bloodshed! No more fighting! No more terrorism! No more war!” Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) – At the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, on May 15 at 1:30pm local time, a Farewell Ceremony was held for the Holy Father Benedict XVI as he took his leave of the Holy Land. In hi ...
• 16 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (27) - Visit to the Armenian Patriarchal Church of St. James: “that all the Christians of the Holy Land will work together with generosity and zeal in proclaiming the Gospel of our reconciliation in Christ.” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – After his visit to the Holy Sepulchre, on May 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Armenian Patriarchal Church of St. James. “Our meeting today, characterized by an atmosphere ...
• 16 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (26) - Visit to the Holy Sepulchre: “The empty tomb speaks to us of hope, the hope that does not disappoint because it is the gift of the Spirit of life. This is the message that I wish to leave with you...” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – Having concluded the ecumenical meeting, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. After remaining in prayer in front of the Stone of Anointing and visitin ...
• 16 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the Holy Land (25) - Ecumenical Meeting at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate: “I pray that the aspirations of the Christians of Jerusalem will be understood as being concordant with the aspirations of all its inhabitants, whatever their religion...” Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – On May 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI traveled to the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem for an ecumenical meeting with the representatives of the Christian community in the Holy Lan ...