News

• 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 ...
• 12 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Many Chinese Catholic communities holding retreats for priests and laity this Lent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The various Chinese Catholic communities throughout the mainland are living this Lent with an emphasis on spirituality and fasting, in communion with the Universal Church and according to the ...
• 12 March 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI's Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church concerning the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Today, the Holy See Press Office published the Letter of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the Bishops of the Catholic Church, on the remission of the excommunication of the four Bishops conse ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone”: Final Declaration from the CELAM-MISEREOR Symposium on the present economic situation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone. We need to make an immediate response and stop adopting isolated and disintegrated measures that only aim at maintaini ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Bishop of Ponce calls on Catholic youth to “be courageous witnesses of life” and participate in Pro-Life Day on March 25 Ponce (Agenzia Fides) - “I am counting on the presence of the Catholic youth, who are called to be courageous witnesses of life,” says Bishop Felix Lazaro of Ponce in a statement sent out to all the parishes, apostol ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “the joy of being disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ is antidote verses a world that is afraid of the future and overwhelmed by violence and hate” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies began yesterday, March 10, being attended by over 50 diocesan directors and missionary representatives from ...
• 12 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Unidentified hit-men try to set fire on the residence of Archbishop of Antananarivo; “the political conflict runs the risk of degenerating into a religious conflict” Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation remains tense, as well, as the political conflict runs the risk of degenerating into a religious conflict,” sources from Radio Don Bosco told Agenzia Fides, reporting fro ...