News

• 24 February 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Cambodia amidst trials of the past and national reconciliation Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – In the Church of the Child Jesus in Phnom Penh, every day the faithful pray for national reconciliation, for the good of the Cambodian people, for the future of the country. The Church of t ...
• 23 February 2009
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus asks that we accompany him with our prayers, “so that I may faithfully carry out this great task, entrusted to me by Providence, as successor to the Apostle Peter.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Gospel passage of the paralitic who was forgiven and healed (Ml 2:1-12) “Jesus has the power not only to heal the sick body but also to forgive sins; and indeed, the physical healin ...
• 23 February 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Pontifical Academy for Life: “every discrimination exercised by any power in regard to persons, peoples or ethnic groups on the basis of differences that stem from real or presumed genetic factors is an act of violence against all of humanity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Every human being, then, is much more than a singular combination of genetic information that is transmitted to him by his parents. The generation of man can never be reduced to the mere ...
• 23 February 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong Family Movement promoting Lenten fasting as a response the challenges and temptations facing the family today; preparations for its 15th anniversary of foundation Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – In order to respond to the challenges facing the family today (especially the Christian family), with a vision of faith, the Hong Kong Family Movement is promoting Lenten fasting as an instr ...
• 23 February 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 21, 2009, appointed Fr. Vincent Nguyên Van Ban, head of seminarian formation for the Diocese of Quy Nhon and professor at the Nha Trang Major Se ...
• 23 February 2009
  VATICAN - Holy Father's “lectio divina” on the Letter of Saint Paul to the Galatians at Rome's Major Seminary: “Paradoxically, freedom is achieved through service; we become free, we become servants of one another.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On February 20, Vigil of Our Lady of Confidence, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a visit to the Roman Major Seminary, where he held a “lectio divina” for seminarians on the Letter o ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 2009 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, on Ash Wednesday Washington (Agenzia Fides) - “Believe in the power of the Spirit of Love!” is the theme for the 2009 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to be held on Ash Wednesday, February 25, promoted by the U ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Yearly meeting of Diocesan Directors of Pontifical Mission Societies, to evaluate CAM3 and its continuity Quito (Agenzia Fides) – February 17-19, in the formation house “Betania” in Quito, the annual meeting of the Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies was held, with the goal of “evaluating the celeb ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops ask everyone to fight violence and the economic crisis through solidarity Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Honduras has published a message at the close of their Ordinary Assembly held February 9-12, during which they approved several of the conclusions from the National Pastoral ...
• 23 February 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Seek Christ and Serve the Needy Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The Congregation of Daughters of Mary Immaculate in the Solomon Islands is a prayerful community on the islands that has recently relaunched its effort in service to the needy. The religious s ...
• 23 February 2009
  ASIA - Health and education: the paths to progress Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The fight against poverty and underdevelopment, in Asia and in other parts of the world, is not only overcome through a growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but in an increase in access ...
• 23 February 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Stephen Kim receives a moving farewell from the nation Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in Korea gave their heartfelt and moving farewell to Cardinal Stephen Kim, who passed away at 87 years of age, this past February 16. He was remembered as a “giant” of the Korean C ...
• 23 February 2009
  AFRICA - Cholera epidemic in Malawi and Zimbabwe seems unstoppable Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The cholera epidemic that has been effecting Malawi's capital of Lilongwe since November 2008, is rapidly expanding. According to the organization “Doctors Without Borders” (in Italian, MSF) ...
• 20 February 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI exhorts members of the Pius Pontifical Latin American College to participate in the “Continental Mission,” “that will facilitate the start of catechetical and pastoral programs destined to the formation and development of evangelized and missionary Christian communities.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The memory of days spent in Aparecida, for the Fifth General Conference of Latin American Bishops and the invitation to join in the “Continental Mission” (an initiative from Aparecida ...
• 20 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Salesian Youth Summit 2009” focuses on immigration, human trafficking, and the right to assylum San Francisco (Agenzia Fides) – 16 February saw the closing of the “Salesian Youth Summit 2009,” held at “Camp St. Francis” in Aptos, California. The Summit was an important event for reflection and training of ...