News

• 15 January 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Radical Missionaries” like Saint Paul Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The experience of Saint Paul is a call to “radicality” for the entire Church. This is what various members of the Church in the Solomon Islands have been reiterating in reflecting on this ...
• 15 January 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops and pastoral ministers are concerned for the growth of population and number of Catholics as it demands a proper pastoral response, in logistical terms as well Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The parishes of Hong Kong are gathering abundant fruits of evangelization and the number of faithful increases, however the urban development and population growth also require a proper past ...
• 15 January 2009
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Attack on the Salesian community in Goma, eastern Congo, in the heart of the civil war, result of “the atmosphere of instability and insecurity that persists in the city of Goma,” Fr. Lacedonio of ANS tells Fides Goma (Agenzia Fides) - During the night between 14 and 15 January, the Salesian community at the Industrial Technical Institute in Goma (capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo) suffered a violent attac ...
• 15 January 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday, January 18: 95th World Day of Migrants and Refugees dedicated to Saint Paul, “Apostle of migrants and a migrant himself” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “St Paul migrant, ‘Apostle of the peoples’ - No longer strangers nor guests, but family of God”: it is from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians that the 95th World Day of Migrants and ...
• 15 January 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Former ideologist of the regime, who encouraged President to hand himself in to the International Crime Court for crimes in Darfur, is arrested Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The disputed former ideologist of the Sudanese regime, Hassan al-Turabi, was arrested in Khartoum by security forces, two days after having said in an interview that the President of Sudan, O ...
• 14 January 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint John M. Vianney, Archdiocese of Pretoria appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 26 September 2008, appointed Fr. Enrico Valentino Parry, of the clergy of the Diocese of Oudtshoorn (So ...
• 14 January 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Third “window of life” in Poland inaugurated in Czestochowa, where mothers can place their newborns that they do not want to or cannot care for Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The “Window of Life of Blessed Edmund Bojanowski” was inaugurated in Czestochowa during the Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, by Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, the Arch ...
• 14 January 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies of Australia supporting those of Nigeria who are “forgotten by mankind” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Australia are offering their support for small ecclesial and social entities in various African nations. Among its many projects which it maintains i ...
• 14 January 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the funeral Mass for Cardinal Laghi: “We give thanks to God for the gift of this friend and brother of ours, and for all the good that with the help of divine grace he was able to carry out in the various areas in which he offered a valuable pastoral and diplomatic activity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We give thanks to God for the gift of this friend and brother of ours, and for all the good that with the help of divine grace he was able to carry out in the various areas in which he o ...
• 14 January 2009
  AFRICA - Franciscan “Africa Project” celebrates 25 years Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – In 1983, then General Minister of the Friars Minor, Fr. John Vaughn, launched the “Africa Project” in Madagascar and the Maurice Islands. The initiative implied the participation of Franci ...
• 14 January 2009
  ASIA - Youth volunteers in Vietnam and Philippines accompany the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Every year, the Catholic Delegation for Cooperation (CDC) sends out some 200 youth who have decided to carry out volunteer service in a local parish, religious institute, or non-profit organizati ...
• 14 January 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Chairman of US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration urges Mexico and US to work together to “ensure that policies are adopted that permit migrants to migrate and work in a safe and controlled manner.” Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, Utah, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, urged President-elect Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe C ...
• 14 January 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops reject Constitutional amendment calling for unlimited reelection for public authorities and warn of some of the country's problems, at the close of their Plenary Assembly Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela have published an Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly, held January 7-13 (see Fides 9/1/2008) in which they analyze their country's situation at present ...
• 14 January 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A modern-day lesson from Blessed Duns Scotus on respect for human rights Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community is called to defend fundamental human rights, in the Philippines and beyond. The lesson of Blessed Duns Scotus is useful in reminding us that “every person is unique, i ...
• 14 January 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - Walking with Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Walking the “Marian way”, Mary's way of faith and humility, we see ever more clearly the presence of the Lord Jesus who, except for sin, lived our same human experience. His human exist ...