News

• 16 March 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Studies Center at the Chinese University working to promote spiritual formation in 7 Hong Kong schools Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Studies Center at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is offering spiritual formation and assistance to 36 religion teachers from 7 schools in the area, not all of them being Ca ...
• 16 March 2009
  AFRICA - The effects of the economic crisis in Africa: objectives reached in past decades now at risk, concern for the high cost in human lives, potential threat to peace and stability Dar-es-Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Although the global economic crisis began in the markets of countries with an advanced economy, it has also had negative consequences on the economies of the developing countries. This ...
• 16 March 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Political crisis resolved, religious fundamentalism continues Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The political and social crisis that seemed to be seriously affecting the country in recent days has been resolved for the time being. The President of Pakistan, Ali Zardari, decided to rest ...
• 16 March 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - New Pastoral Centre named after Benedict XVI Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – A new Benedict XVI Pastoral Centre recently opened in Phnom Penh. In the presence of over 130 priests, men and women religious and many lay people, from all over Phnom Penh Vicariate Apost ...
• 13 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses representatives of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel: “that Jews and Christians and also Muslims may live in peace and harmony in this Holy Land!” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “As you know, I am preparing to visit the Holy Land as a pilgrim. My intention is to pray especially for the precious gift of unity and peace both within the region and for the worldwide ...
• 13 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Evangelization is the Lenten theme for the small Catholic community of Gui Lin, who have no parish church or priest, but continue growing in the faith Gui Lin (Agenzia Fides) – Some 90 Catholics of the tiny village located at 70 km from the city of Gui Lin, in the Autonomous Region of Guang Xi Zhuangzu, in the southern portion of the continent, was able to celebrate ...
• 13 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The situation in Guinea Bissau, 10 days after the death of the President: Fides offers a missionary's testimony Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “The procedures according to the Constitution have been respected and the President of the National Assembly, Raimundo Pereira, is now President ad interim. Today, March 13, Parliament has reop ...
• 13 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - II Encounter of “World Action Group of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – March 26-27, Madrid (Spain) will host the II Encounter of “World Action Group of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” (“Acción Mundial de Parlamentarios y Gobernante ...
• 13 March 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Youth Encounter: to give spirit to the Continental Mission Taguatinga (Agenzia Fides) – Luzivaldo Espindola Rocha, Missionary Youth Coordinator, informed Fides that the Missionary Youth Encounter was held in the Diocese of Porto Nacional, in the city of Taguatinga on March 6-8 ...
• 13 March 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - IV National Youth Missionary Congress, with the theme “Evangelization of the Young Person in Today's World” Cumana (Agenzia Fides) – With the objective of “renewing, reaffirming, and celebrating the call, the awareness, and the baptismal commitment of Venezuela's youth, in order to respond to the great challenges of the mi ...
• 13 March 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Computer training for deaf youth at the Bosco Technical Training Centre Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Deaf and dumb students are quickly learning computer skills and how to use the new technologies as a means to overcome the limitations of their disability, come out of themselves, and come int ...
• 13 March 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Year of St. Paul in the Diocese of Vijayawada: over 2,000 faithful at the Jubilee Day Vijayawada (Agenzia Fides) – In union with the many local churches throughout the world who are organizing special events for the faithful in honor of Saint Paul in this Jubilee Year dedicated to him, the Diocese of Vi ...
• 13 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Confusing and tense situation in the capital, Antananarivo, where the President has launched an appeal asking supporters to come out in his defense Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is one of confusion and there is high tension. It is not true that there are no tanks in the streets, because the local military only has armored cars,” Agenzia Fides was ...
• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Primacy at the service of a united Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Seventy years ago, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, a Roman, was elected Pope with the name Pius XII. In those days, no one could imagine that the college of cardinals or the college of bishops w ...
• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI dedicates his General Audience to the “great missionary who spread Christianity in Central Europe,” Saint Boniface, and launches an appeal for Northern Ireland Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we pause to consider a great missionary of the 8th century, who spread Christianity in Central Europe, precisely in my homeland as well: St. Boniface, who has been recorded in hist ...