News

• 4 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - After 25 years, the “church of the Chinese” in Naples, one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora, opens its doors Naples (Agenzia Fides) – The “Sanita” District in Naples is the birthplace of the great artist Totó, and is also the site of one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora (over 250 years ago), a testimony o ...
• 4 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (2) - Two aspects of the educational emergency and the role of the ecclesial community in the current economic crisis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' Plenary Assembly: integral agricultural policies, the war on corruption, legalization of drugs, among themes on the agenda Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, March 2, the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP) began its 174th Plenary Assembly, which will last until March 6. As is customary, the Bishops dedicate special time to analyzin ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Campaign for Supporting the Church in Lent, to encourage every Catholic in taking up his role in the work of evangelization Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all Church. It is time to share.” This will be the theme for Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, in the 5th Campaign for Supporting the Church, promoted by the Bishops' Con ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic Fair 2009 visited by over 10,000 visitors per day, with exhibitors from 10 countries Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Medellin (Colombia) hosted the International Fair “Catolica 2009,” that was held on February 27 on March 1. The organizers have informed that the event was a success, with ove ...
• 3 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”: the Lenten exhortation from Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”...these were the main points in the � ...
• 3 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Assassination of Vieira: “the end of a twenty-year struggle between two protagonists in the life of the country or drug-trafficking,” a missionary tells Fides. Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – In Guinea Bissau, in the wake of the deaths of President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira and Chief of Staff Batista Tagme Na Waie (see Fides 2/3/2009), there are questions as to the reasons beh ...
• 3 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (1) - Role and formation of priests and the necessary criteria for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese ...
• 3 March 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionary tells of the “days of national mourning” Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “In Bangladesh, these are days of national mourning, for the tragic events that took place in Dacca, the capital,” Agenzia Fides learned from missionary Fr. Quirico Martinelli in a moving pers ...
• 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 ...