News

• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Catholic websites supporting pro-life action, for the “Day for the Sanctity of Life” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, the Church in Poland will celebrate the “Day for the Sanctity of Life,” to support the defense of human life from conception until n ...
• 17 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 450 children cared for by the “Semente do Futuro” Center in Huambo are the hope for a more complete and dignified life Huambo (Agenzia Fides) – The “seeds of the future,” in Angola, are 450 children living in Huambo, in the western heart of the country, supported long-distance by Italian families who decided several years ago, alon ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Human Life International presents the “Cardinal Von Galen” Award to the President of the Bishops' Conference for defending human rights and life Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “With great joy we received the news of the 'Cardinal Von Galen' Award to be presented to Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference, for his untiri ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Assembly of PMS Diocesan Directors concludes: “May God grant us the missionary zeal to transmit the joy and enthusiasm of knowing Jesus to others Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – After four days of prayer and hard work, the National Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Diocesan Directors of Argentina has finally come to a close, with a Mass held in the c ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/CANADA - Flying to Montreal - A suitcase tied with string (correspondence from Luca De Mata - 16) Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - After spending time in Belgium, I am on my way to Canada. In my investigation into immigration or better, into the movement of peoples from one continent to another, I am confronted with a phe ...
• 16 March 2009
  VATICAN - “I depart for African with the awareness of having nothing else to propose and give to those whom I will meet if not Christ and the Good News of His Cross”; at the Angelus, Benedict XVI asks all to accompany him on his missionary journey with their prayers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Just before setting off for his first apostolic journey to Africa (March 17-23), in which he will visit Cameroon and Angola, the Holy Father Benedict XVI dedicated his address prior to th ...
• 16 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship: “in the Eucharist, adoration must become union: union with the living Lord and with His mystical Body” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On March 13, the Holy Father received participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, who have been meeting to consider t ...
• 16 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Bishops of Argentina: “The episcopal ministry is at the service of the unity and communion of the entire Mystical Body of Christ. The Bishop is called to promote and defend the integrity of the faith and the common discipline of the entire Church.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The episcopal ministry is at the service of the unity and communion of the entire Mystical Body of Christ. The Bishop is called to promote and defend the integrity of the faith and the c ...
• 16 March 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “We are anxiously awaiting the Holy Father's words of peace and reconciliation,” Fides hears from the Bishop of Cabinda, President of the Committee for the Papal Visit Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “All Angola is joyfully awaiting the Holy Father's visit. One can especially perceive the fervor with which the Church, in its many expressions, is preparing for the arrival of Benedict XVI. Ev ...
• 16 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - In St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, students and African professors discuss the dialogue between the Gospel and culture, and the prospects for university campus ministry in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, which took place in Rome March 12-15, at the European University in Rome, an International Forum of Universities was held, entitled “Gospel, cult ...
• 16 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI proclaims a “Year for Priests,” upon the 150th anniversary of the death of the saintly Cure of Ars Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the saintly Cure of Ars, St. Jean Marie Vianney, the Holy Father Benedict XVI announced this morning that, there will be a special ...
• 16 March 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father's Message: “one pastoral priority of our own times is the correct formation of believers' consciences, because in the extent to which the idea of sin is lost, so unfortunately the sense of guilt increases, which it is then sought to eliminate through inadequate palliative remedies.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “One pastoral priority of our own times is the correct formation of believers' consciences, because in the extent to which the idea of sin is lost, so unfortunately the sense of guilt inc ...
• 16 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Over three hundred scholars and scientists sign a Manifesto against the abortion reform law Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Over 300 scientists, professors, and scholars from the various fields of Biomedicine, Humanities, and Social Sciences are defending the absolute value of the right to life and opposing the Gov ...
• 16 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Latin American Bishops' Conferences reflect on the Continental Mission and the social and political situation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On March 10-12, the city of Bogota (Colombia) hosted an Encounter for Secretary Generals and Delegates from Bishops' Conferences, on the Continental Mission. The convention organized by Secret ...
• 16 March 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Day of the Unborn Child, March 25: Archbishop of Panama City calls for prayers for the millions of unborn children and their mothers Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Jose Dimas Cedeño Delgado of Panama City wrote a letter to all the faithful of the Archdiocese, recalling the fact that in several countries with a strong Catholic tradition, a ...