News

• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - On the first Sunday of Lent, the Pope encourages faithful to invoke the angels frequently, “that they sustain us in the task of following Jesus to the point of identifying ourselves with him.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the first Sunday of Lent, March 1, the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the recitation of the Angelus, reflecting on the Gospel of M ...
• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - Spiritual Exercises with the Holy Father Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Spiritual Exercises, which will also be attended by the Holy Father Benedict XVI, began at 6 pm on Sunday, March 1, First Sunday of Lent, in the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Aposto ...
• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells “Pro Petri Sede” and “Etrennes Pontificales” associations: “Nourished by the same Eucharistic Bread, the baptized cannot be indifferent when bread is lacking on men's tables.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pauline year offers us the occasion, through meditation on the word of the Apostles to the Gentiles, to be acutely conscious that the Church is a Body, through which the very life of ...
• 2 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - President of Guinea Bissau assassinated; testimonies from Bissau Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “President Vieira's body was taken from the Presidential Residence by ambulance,” Agenzia Fides learned from sources at the Radio Sol Mansi, a Catholic radio station in Guinea Bissau, in conf ...
• 2 March 2009
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - The Pope's Missionary Intention for March 2009: “That in the light of the letter addressed to them by Pope Benedict XVI, the Bishops, priests, consecrated persons, and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the Popular Republic of China may commit themselves to being the sign and instrument of unity, communion and peace.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – China at present is a country with truly unique characteristics, blending a centuries-old culture, with extremely ancient spiritual traditions and philosophical thought, with state-of-the ...
• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA - Meetings in Bogota and Rome to discuss ecclesial communication and analyze its challenges Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCCS) and Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM) have convoked two important meetings this March in which they will discuss the communication ...
• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Enlivened by Hope”: Message from the Bishops, at the close of their Plenary Assembly San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “Enlivened by Hope” is the title of the message that was issued by the Costa Rican Bishops' Conference at the close of their first Plenary Assembly of 2009. The Bishops open the ...
• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishop of Verapaz denounces the growing violence and organized crime in the region and calls for a response through positive action Verapaz (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez of Verapaz (Guatemala) has issued a statement denouncing the growing violence that has spread across the region. According to the text, there have been over 3 ...
• 2 March 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops tell voters to exercise their right to vote and defend democracy in India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – In a delicate and decisive moment for the nation's history, each and every citizen “is called to exercise their right to vote,” confirming their support for a secular democracy that is p ...
• 2 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Guinea Bissau and President Vieira: a synthesis Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was assasinated today (March 2), in a military revolt, was one of the protagonists in the post-colonial history of Guinea Bissau, a Western African nation ma ...
• 28 February 2009
  Dossier - Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Introduction Structure, purpose and goals of the Pontifical Council International Symposium “Law in the life and mission of the Church ” Simposium Internationalis “Evangelium vitae” and Law Academi ...
• 27 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral Instruction “The Present Situation of the Mission Ad Gentes in Spain” encourages generosity in responding to the mission, because it's everyone's mission Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, at the Spanish Bishops' Conference's (CEE) headquarters, a presentation was held for the new Pastoral Instruction “The Present Situation of the Mission Ad Gentes in Spain,” by th ...
• 27 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Proposal for a National Peace and Reconciliation Accord in Colombia to end conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives from the economic corporations of the country gave a warm welcome to the proposal for a National Peace and Reconciliation Accord in Colombia, presented to the nation by the Nati ...
• 27 February 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Continental Mission and co-responsibility of the faithful in the economic support of the Church are the focus for the Bishops' First Plenary Assembly of 2009 Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops of Paraguay (CEP) will meet on Monday, March 2-6 for their 184th Ordinary Plenary Assembly. This first Assembly for 2009 will be an opportunity for them to enumerate the main guidelin ...
• 27 February 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “I urge you to plead to God for forgiveness of our sins, cause of our evils”: Lenten Message from Cardinal Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “It is already one year since the devastation, which was sparked off by post election violence, happened. Our brothers and sisters in internally displaced camps are still groaning under the su ...