News

• 27 January 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - The testimony of the parishioners of Dong Po: in spite of the earthquake and the insecure living conditions, over 200 participated in the Scripture Reading Contest Dong Po (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing Christ through Sacred Scripture...to evangelize all those who have not yet known Jesus: this is the absolute priority for the Church. With this conviction, inspired by Saint Paul's wor ...
• 27 January 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hope for peace in Mindanao, thanks to contributions from civil society and the Bishops-Ulama Conference Davao (Agenzia Fides) – The peace process in South Philippines – after efforts fell through in August 2008 and the violence increased between government troops and the Islamic guerrilla movement – will have to star ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - The experience of the Apostle Paul “can be a model of every authentic Christian conversion” the Pope mentions at the Angelus, recalling the importance of the ecumenical process and World Leprosy Day; greetings to the Asian populations celebrating the lunar New Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Gospel reading that tells of the Jesus' words in the first preaching in Galillea - “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells President of Catholic Union of the Italian Press: “not to give in to compromises of such important values, but to have the courage of consistency, even at personal cost: A serene conscience has no price.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Firmly foundered on principles rooted in the Gospel, your work as Catholic journalists is increasingly more challenging: along with a sense of responsibility and a sense of the spirit of ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - Remission of the excommunication “Latae sententiae” of Bishops of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, “following a process of dialogue between the Fraternity of St. Pius X and the Holy See,” has accepted the request made once again by the Superior General ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - An Ecumenical Week to remember Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Live in love, as Christ loved us” (Eph 5:2). This exhortation of the Apostle Paul, in this year dedicated to him, is directed to each one of us. In taking up our Savior's name, we refe ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - “St. Paul's conversion offers us a model that shows us the way to full unity.” Benedict XVI concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “St. Paul's conversion offers us a model that shows us the way to full unity. Unity in fact requires a conversion: from division to communion, from broken unity to healed and full unity. ...
• 26 January 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Hpa-An, first Bishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 24, 2009, erected the Diocese of Hpa-An (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Yangon, making it a suffragan of the same Metropol ...
• 26 January 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “The conversion and evangelizing mission of Saint Paul”: Archdiocese of Czestochowa's pilgrimage for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “The conversion and evangelizing mission of Saint Paul” was the main theme for the pilgrimage organized by the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, to the Cathedral of the Holy Family of Nazareth ...
• 26 January 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - In the midst of the global financial crisis, the Catholic community is committed to living the Chinese New Year with solidarity and a return to essential values Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian leaders of Hong Kong asked all citizens, on the eve of Chinese New Year, to consider solidarity, sharing, the sense of appreciation and the importance of being united, as the m ...
• 26 January 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops make a declaration on the atheist-secularist attack on God: “Using public areas to insult God in the presence of believers is an abuse and an infringement on the right to religious freedom.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “A publicity statement that infringes on religious freedom, on public buses,” is the title of the statement from the Spanish Bishops' Conference in which they express their disapproval of the ...
• 26 January 2009
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The main cause of the problems in the country is a “placing aside of moral criterias in the area of decision-making and in daily life,” the Bishops say at the close of their Plenary Assembly, calling for solidarity in response to the global economic recession Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Guatemala have published a document at the close of their Plenary Assembly, celebrated on January 19-23. In the statement, the Prelates recall that the most serious probl ...
• 26 January 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Archdiocese of San Jose launches Continental Mission: “our objective is to enter into a permanent missionary state” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – Priests, seminarians, and faithful gathered together this past Sunday, January 25, in the Cathedral of San Jose (Costa Rica), to celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul and inaugurate the Great ...
• 26 January 2009
  ASIA/LAOS - A new Laotian priest: signs of hope for the Church Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) – Each new priest implies an immense gift to the Catholics of Laos, This is what Apostolic Delegate to Laos, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, said in addressing the faithful at the priestly ...
• 26 January 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The time of talking is over: Mugabe should step down”: Southern African Bishops take a firm stance, as South Africa hosts yet another meeting on the Zimbabwe crisis Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “The appalling tragedy in Zimbabwe means that the time of talking is over. Six months of talks have resulted only in a stalemate. It is clear that the present mediation and negotiations h ...