News

• 12 March 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “All Cameroon is anxiously awaiting the Holy Father's visit with great enthusiasm,” says the President of the Cameroon Bishops' Conference Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – “Along with the entire Church and all the citizens of Cameroon, I wish to thank God for the honor and privilege of being able to host the Pastor of the Universal Church, for the first time i ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Guadalajara hosts the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” linked to the 6th World Meeting of Families Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – This May, the Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico) and affiliated youth groups will host the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” an athletic event for youth and families, which ...
• 12 March 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Center for Social Communications of the Church in Cambodia preparing to meet new missionary challenges Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – Preaching the Gospel to those near and far, accompanying the Christian community in favor of a more dynamic and participative Church, responding to the needs and hopes of the people, promot ...
• 12 March 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuits working in favor of the marginalized; Catholic “Manifesto” regarding general elections New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – In light of the upcoming general elections to take place between April 16 and May 13, 2009, in the various states of India, the Jesuits of India have issued a “manifesto” in defense of t ...
• 11 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Gospel and culture for a new Humanism”: St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students Rome (Agenzia Fides) – March 12-15, Rome will host the St. Paul’s Jubilee of University Students, promoted and organized by the Vicarage of Rome – Office for University Pastoral Care, Congregation for Catholic Educ ...
• 11 March 2009
  VATICANO - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - “ It is possible to speak to Providence ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - When we read the Gospel as believers, and faith tells us, we enter living history, the history of Salvation which is taking place epoch after epoch, from one person to the next, when with a ...
• 11 March 2009
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Solidarity Campaign for Lent 2009 Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – The small Catholic community of Tahiti is working on a solidarity campaign this Lent. “Let's offer a home to those in need,” says the slogan of the campaign that has been launched by Archb ...
• 11 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Army Chief of Staff who had launched 72-hour ultimatum to end political crisis, has been replaced Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The army seems to be divided amongst its petty officers, who are a majority and who have direct contact with troops, and a portion of higher-ranking officials, who supported the army's C ...
• 11 March 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Kukiele” radio and television stations, to “reawaken” Catholics and non-Catholics in the Diocese of Matadi Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “Our radio station hopes to reawaken the people of God, beginning with the Diocese of Matadi, and reaching out to the entire population,” said Fr. Philibert Mayengele, Director of the dioce ...
• 11 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Missionary Training School inaugurated as a fruit of CAM 3 Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Training School of the Archdiocese of Quito was inaugurated on March 7, a visible fruit of all the Archdiocese lived in preparing and celebrating the Third Missionary Congress (CA ...
• 11 March 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “Young people: I tell you...the mission is now!” is the theme of the Missionary Youth Easter Campaign, in union with the Continental Mission Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Firm in their commitment to awaken the missionary youth spirit, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru (PMS of Peru), in their youth section (“Jovenes Sin Fronteras”), are organizing the 28 ...
• 11 March 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bethlehem Foreign Missions Society celebrates over 50 years in Taiwan Tai Dong (Agenzia Fides) – In 1953, upon the invitation of Bishop André-Jean Vérineux, MEP (1897-1983) of Hwalien, Fr. Giger Alfred (1919-1970), the first missionary of the Bethlehem Foreign Missions Society (SMB) fr ...
• 11 March 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Urgent need for political reform to protect religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Protection and respect for the rights of religious minorities in Pakistan is still one of the aspects of social and political life that shows signs of needing legislative reform. This is what a ...
• 10 March 2009
  Dossier - BENEDICT XVI - 11th international apostolic pilgrimage 2009 CONTENTS • THE PILGRIMAGE IS ANNOUNCED. Main events on the programme. - The Second African Synod. - Meeting with Bishops of I.M.B.I.S.A. • Africa after Vatican II from Paul VI to Benedict XVI. - The Catholi ...
• 10 March 2009
  AFRICA - Three Catholic priests murdered in one week: two in South Africa and one in Burundi Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Fr Lionel Sham, Parish Priest of Mohlakeng (Johannesburg Archdiocese) was killed on Saturday 7th March 2009, after being abducted from his home in Mohlakeng. This is what Agenzia Fides lea ...