News

• 27 March 2009
  VATICAN - April 2: Papal Mass for John Paul II with the youth of Rome Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) –In the Vatican Basilica at 6 p.m. on Thursday 2 April, Benedict XVI will preside at a Mass marking the fourth anniversary of the death of Servant of God John Paul II. Young people from th ...
• 27 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about.” Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit. Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about,” said Fr. Filiberto Rodríguez, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province ...
• 27 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - “It is when I am weak that I am strong.” Pauline spirit at the heart of the Lenten Retreat and III Seminar of the Year of St. Paul, in the Diocese of Fu Zhou Fu Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – “It is when I am weak that I am strong” was the theme for the Lenten Retreat that took place March 19-23, led by Fr. Larry Lewis, of the Maryknoll Missionaries, invited by the Diocese of F ...
• 27 March 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Commission for Youth Apostolate and missionaries call for a maximum effort in pastoral ministry with the youth Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Commission for Youth Apostolate and missionaries working in Hong Kong are calling for a greater participation among parishes in the evangelization of the youth and in youth pastoral mini ...
• 27 March 2009
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for April 2009: “That the Christians who work in areas where the conditions of the poor, the weak and the women and children are most tragic, may be signs of hope, thanks to their courageous testimony to the Gospel of solidarity and love.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church's vitality can be measured by her charity, given the saying of Saint Teresa of Jesus: “love is never idle.” Oftentimes, there often conditions of poverty and difficulties t ...
• 27 March 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Inauguration of the Shrine for Life “a place for honoring, respecting, defending, and giving thanks for life” Santiago de Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Mario De Gasperin of Santiago Queretaro, presided a Mass on Wednesday, March 25, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord and celebration of the “Day of the Unborn Chil ...
• 27 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Catholic Church playing an active role in the fight against the nation's dengue epidemic; 2,270 cases confirmed. Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Argentina is playing an active role in the fight against the dengue epidemic that has swept across the nation and has infected 2,270 persons already. Through Caritas Argenti ...
• 27 March 2009
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Third Antilles Youth Assembly, July 9-20, to reaffirm Catholic identity among the youth Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Kingston (Jamaica) will be hosting the Antilles Youth Assembly, July 9-20, organized by the Antilles Bishops' Conference. 2,000 youth are expected to attend from all over t ...
• 27 March 2009
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “William Massaia” Ethiopian Museum testifies to the great missionary Bishop's deep appreciation of African culture, art, and language Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Located in the cell of the Capuchin Convent in Frascati (Rome) in which Cardinal William Massaia spent the last years of his life (1880-1889), the Ethiopian Museum holds many artifacts and docume ...
• 27 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The work of the Hospitaller Brothers in social-health aid throughout the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, whose members are known as the “Fatebenefratelli” (“Do-good-brothers”), is present in 51 countries all over the world, with nearly 300 faciliti ...
• 26 March 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Pope in Africa: why evangelise and how to evangelise. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The first visit of Benedict XVI to Africa has concluded. The media, besides laying emphasis on opposition to condoms and abortion as means of birth control – could they have done any diff ...
• 26 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Franciscans calling all youth from across Europe to join in a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the 800th anniversary of their foundation, the Franciscan Friars of Europe are calling all youth from the “Old Continent” to Santiago de Compostela (Spain) for the II European Fra ...
• 26 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Intense moments of spiritual preparation and charitable works among Chinese Catholics living Lent in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to information released to Agenzia Fides, Catholics in China are living Lent in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church, in intense spiritual preparation and charitable works. ...
• 26 March 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Nationwide celebration on March 25, for the “Day for the Sanctity of Life” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord, the Church in Poland celebrated the “Day for the Sanctity of Life,” in defense of human life from conception until natural death ...
• 26 March 2009
  VATICAN - “Pontifical Mission Societies; History - Legislation - Praxis”: March 31 Conference at the Pontifical Urban University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Pontifical Mission Societies; History – Legislation – Praxis” is the theme of the Conference that will be held at the Pontifical Urban University on March 31, from 10:20am to 12: ...