News

• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Charity and mission: 2010 will be “Vincentian Year” in honor of the Saints of Charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In 2010, the Vincentian Family will celebrate the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac, both of which occurred within just months of each other in ...
• 18 February 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Madagascar amidst political crisis, administrative chaos and famine looming on the horizon Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The city is experiencing administrative chaos, however at least is no fighting,”Agenzia Fides was told by sources at Radio Don Bosco in Antananarivo, the most important Catholic radio ...
• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Jubilee Year for 150th anniversary of the Holy Childhood Association celebrated with a Solemn Mass and meeting of the PMS National Council Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Poland has been celebrating various important missionary events in these first several weeks of 2009, as Agenzia Fides has learned from PMS National Director Monsignor Jan Piotrow ...
• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - Capuchins have been working for over 3 centuries in the Ukraine, overcoming difficulties Kiev (Agenzia Fides) – In 1707, the Capuchin Franciscans opened their first convent in Leopoli, followed by the opening of another 10 houses in the Ukraine. After the foundation of the Polish Province (1754) that had 2 ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops call on the population to remember their responsibility in building a nation based on permanent values Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – As they do every year, the Bishops of the Dominican Republic have presented the people of their nation with a message of faith, hope, and love, in honor of National Independence Day, Feb ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Close of the second week of the Missiology Course, a time of intense missionary training Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “The second week of the Missiology Course has been a time of intence missionary training,” Agenzia Fides was told by Sr. Mariel Robledo, HJ, National Secretary of the Propagation of the ...
• 18 February 2009
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - The mysterious case of Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, and Principe, Nigerian rebels, South African mercenaries: all united in the name of oil and geopolitics Malabo (Agenzia Fides) – The government of Equatorial Guinea has claimed that there was an attempt to attack the Presidential Palace in the capital of Malabo, which they say was carried out by Nigerian rebels of MEND ( ...
• 18 February 2009
  VATICAN - Martyrdom is a joyful testimony to the Savior Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The recent Nairobi killing of Italian missionary Father Giuseppe Bertaina, a man who dedicated his life to the despised of this earth, in a nation torn apart by wars and poverty, leads us ...
• 18 February 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The saints: masterpieces of the Holy Spirit! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Saints, holy men and women, who accompany us through the Liturgical Year as we commemorate them on their feast days, tell us clearly that the Gospel, which they proclaimed not only in w ...
• 17 February 2009
  VATICAN - The Holy Father's condolences for the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, first Korean Cardinal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence to the Archbishop of Seoul (Korea), Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jinsuk, immediately following the death of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou ...
• 17 February 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Recharge our Faith” is the mission of the 71st Faith Camp, to grow closer to God amidst the chaos of a secularized world Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “The Miracle of Love” was the theme of the 71st Faith Camp organized by the Chinese Catholic University Students Association of Taiwan, from February 6-11. According to the organizers, th ...
• 17 February 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Final Message from the Goa Mission Congress: “proclaim the love of God in our families, in our wards and to the world.” Goa (Agenzia Fides) - “The Love of Christ urges us to proclaim the news of God’s Love (cf 2 Cor. 5:14).” This is the Final Message of the Goa Mission Congress, celebrated February 6-8, a copy of which was sent to A ...
• 17 February 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Our schools strive to help everyone, rich and poor, to grow in faith”: Message from the Bishops upon the commencement of the new academic year in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa, want to express our deep appreciation for the work people are doing in Catholic schools. As Bishops we give our unequivocal commitment to Cat ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops' from America meet, in promotion of communion and solidarity amongst the countries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, at the Assembly Residence of the Argentinian Bishops' Conference, the Bishops of the Church in America held their 34th Meeting. The theme was “Personal relationship with Chr ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Church Commission to oversee elections Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Electoral Tribunal (in Spanish, TE) of Panama has signed an agreement allowing the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Panama to undertake electoral observation, wit ...