News

• 18 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' Conference denounces with profound grief the murder of two religious, an act that “goes against all the desires for reconciliation and peace that the Church has been preaching” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement of profound grief, the Bishops' Conference of Colombia denounced the murder of two members of the Redemptorist Order: Gabriel Fernando Montoya Tamayo (40 years) y Jesús Ariel J ...
• 18 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Oran denounces serious health crisis in the wake of the landslide, dengue epidemic is feared Oran (Agenzia Fides) – The Oran Bishop's Office has issued a statement on the “grave health situation” being experienced recently and urges all the faithful, “as the diocesan Church,” to “work and fight toget ...
• 18 March 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - In the Year of Saint Paul, a new parish in Moaaga dedicated to the Apostle is “overflowing with missionary zeal” Moaaga (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Paul's Parish in Moaaga is the most recent addition to the Archdiocese of Koupela (Burkina Faso). It was erected by Archbishop Seraphin Francois Rouamba of Koupela, in a decree dated July ...
• 18 March 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Novena in Saint Joseph's Parish in Lu Chou to prepare for 122th anniversary Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Since March 10, the parish dedicated to Saint Joseph, in Lu Chou, Archdiocese of Taipei, has been praying a novena in preparation for the feast of its patron, Saint Joseph, recalling the 122 ye ...
• 18 March 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The long road to authentic abolition of all discrimination against women Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - “A legislation that calls for the prohibition of dicriminations against women according to article 1 of the Convention, and appropriately sanctioning the violations of article 2b of the same d ...
• 17 March 2009
  VATICAN - Statement from the Holy See Press Office: new Chinese-language section on www.vatican.va Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – A statement from the Holy See Press Office says that “for the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church, the official websit ...
• 17 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Clergy: “The centrality of Christ brings with it the correct appreciation of the ministerial priesthood, without which neither the Eucharist nor, consequently, the mission and the Church herself would exist.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of his first apostolic trip to Africa, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held an audience with participants of the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Clergy on March 16. T ...
• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' Conference launches pro-life campaign: “our society is adopting a severe perversion of the truth about abortion” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Spanish Bishops' Conference has launched a pro-life campaign entitled: “Protect my life!”. The initiative coincides with the celebrations for the Day for Life, which will be celebrated ...
• 17 March 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Africans in Europe”: Congress on Pastoral Care for African Immigrants in Europe Modling (Agenzia Fides) – On March 8-11, the city of Modling (Vienna), hosted the yearly encounter entitled “Pastoral Care for Immigrants in the Urban Metropolises of Europe,” which this year was subtitled: “Afri ...
• 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 ...