News

• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Poona, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 4, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Poona (India) presented by Bishop Valerian D’Souza, in conformity wi ...
• 6 April 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Apostolic Vicar of Bomadi resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 4, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Bomadi (Nigeria) presented by Bishop Joseph O. Egerega, in conformity ...
• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Weetebula appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 4, 2009, appointed Fr. Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R, Administrator of the Diocese of Weetebula (Indonesia), Bishop of the same diocese. Fr. Edmund Woga, C.Ss. ...
• 6 April 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Muranga appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 4, 2009, appointed Fr. James Wainaina Kungu of the clergy of Nyahururu, Rector of the Christ the King Major Seminary (Archdiocese of Nyeri), Bishop of ...
• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - “In asking an Indian Prelate to compose the meditations for the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, the Pope expresses his closeness to the persecuted Christians in India,” says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – Delegating the meditations for the Way of the Cross celebrated by the Pope on Good Friday to an Indian Archbishop, has great symbolic value as “an expression of the Holy Father's closeness ...
• 6 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' appeal for Holy Week: “May the virtues that we reaffirm during these days shine in spite of confrontation, division, intolerance, and infringements on human dignity.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - “May the virtues of hope, reconciliation, unconditional surrender, service to others, and fullness of life in Christ, which we reaffirm in these days, along with social advances...shine in spit ...
• 6 April 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church denounces the fact that in some areas, drugs are “practically legalized” and authorities do nothing for these adolescents “with poison in their hands” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The pastoral team of priests working in the problematic sectors of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires have issued a statement denouncing the drugs that are “taking root” in these sectors ...
• 6 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - April 19 is “Missionary Child Day 2009,” with the theme: “Asia, the mission begins with you,” awakening the missionary spirit in Mexico's children Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Akira, an 8-year-old imaginary Japanese child who lives near Aizu-Wakamatsu, a city in northern Japan with a great cultural wealth which will be shown in a theatrical performance, has been ...
• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Remains of the first 5 Bishops of Hong Kong are transferred to the Cathedral's crypt; Bishop John Tong calls it “a call to evangelization” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Recalling the precursors and invoking their help, we continue on the path of evangelization.” With these words, Auxiliary Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong encouraged those present at the cer ...
• 6 April 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Archbishop of Mombasa denounces renewed attempts to use ethnicities for political purposes Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “We wish to condemn in the strongest possible terms this latest attempt by the political elite to drag Kenyans into ethnic conclaves,” said Archbishop Boniface Lele of Mombasa (Kenya) in a s ...
• 6 April 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells members of the Circle of St. Peter that “charitable service becomes a privileged method of evangelization, in the light of Jesus' own teaching” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We know that the authenticity of our faithfulness to the Gospel may also be measured in terms of the real attention and concern we strive to show towards others, especially the weakest a ...
• 6 April 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - New formators for evangelization in Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – The formation of priests, religious, and laity is essential for the mission of the Church and is very important in proclaiming the Good News. This is why the Myanmar Institute of Formation cont ...
• 6 April 2009
  AFRICA - Transparent taxation and fair taxes can turn Africa's mineral wealth into development Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “It is surprising how potentially wealthy nations depend, almost at alcoholic proportions, on aid from countries in the West and most recently Asia,” said Brian Kagaro, Policy Manager of Act ...
• 3 April 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father presides a Mass for the 4th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II: “bold and daring defender of Christ: he did not hesitate to consume all his energies in order to spread the light everywhere.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The beloved Servant of God Karol Wojtyla -- John Paul II -- who from his youth showed himself a bold and daring defender of Christ: He did not hesitate to consume all his energies in ord ...
• 3 April 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father’s telegram of condolence for the death of Cardinal Umberto Betti Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent the following telegram of condolence to Fr. Jose Rodriguez Carballo O.F.M., minister general of the Order of Friars Minor, for the death of Cardinal Umbert ...