News

• 18 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fear of anti-Christian attacks and and violence during Christmas: Christians in Tamil Nadu express their concerns to the police and civil authorities Kottar (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Tamil Nadu are asking for protection and are seriously concerned for the possibility of anti-Christian aggression and attacks during Christmas time. This is what has been expresse ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Malnutrition is one of the causes of illiteracy: 75 million school age children do not attend classes, 776 million adults are illiterate, and the economic crisis begins to place financing for development in jeopardy New York (Agenzia Fides) – On a worldwide level, the disparity in access to education is extremely large; the gap between the rich and poor nations is growing, especially in the area of education, which the economic cr ...
• 17 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Saint Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Seminary in Langata, Archdiocese of Nairobi, appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on 14 September 2008, appointed Fr. Maurice Muhatia Makumba, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kakamega, R ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish families and the Bible: a study from the Catholic magazine Niedziela Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The most widely-read Catholic weekly in Poland, “Niedzela,” which is headquartered in Czestochowa, has recently published a study on the importance of the presence and reading of the B ...
• 17 December 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The Imperative of Peace and Reconciliation”: message from the Bishops of Nigeria, on their delegation's visit to Rwanda Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The context of our visit...is defined by our desire to reinforce the spirit of solidarity and mutual interdependence between the Church in Nigeria and the Church in Rwanda. It is our hope and w ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - This Christmas, the Bishops invite the people to be illumined by the Light who is Christ and who shows us the way to peace Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Colombia have issued a Christmas Message addressed to all people, reminding them that this liturgical period is “an invitation to let ourselves be illumined – in our minds, ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Migration Week: January 4-10, 2009, with the theme: “ Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week on January 4-10, 2009. This year's theme, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, "reminds us of our obligation to brin ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “SANPA”: a new form of youth evangelization and testimony on city streets, during the Year of St. Paul Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “SANPA”: this is the new form of youth evangelization on the streets, launched by Youth Ministry in Spain. The name of the activity was inspired by the Year of Saint Paul, which the Church is ...
• 17 December 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in Taunggyi offer a warm welcome to their new Auxiliary Bishop Taunggyi (Agenzia Fides) – The entire Catholic community of the Diocese of Taunggyi rejoiced at the recent consecration of their new Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop Basilio A. Thai. In town for the event was the Apostolic D ...
• 17 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare for Christmas: Evangelization Contest, Christmas Concert, and play for spreading the true meaning of the feast Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Christmas is a part of Chinese society today, although it is often eclipsed by the consumerist aspect. Aware of this social concept of the meaning of Christmas – which is more characterized ...
• 17 December 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - 2009 will be the Year of the Word of God in Polynesia Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – 2009 has been declared the “Year of the Word of God” in French Polynesia, with the goal of reiterating the centrality of the Word of God in the Church community, the family, and the life o ...
• 17 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - New Catholic center for terminally ill patients in Tamil Nadu Pondicherry (Agenzia Fides) – AIDS patients and other people with terminal illnesses of the Diocese of Palayamkottai will be assisted and offered treatment by volunteers at the center to be opened by the Catholic commu ...
• 17 December 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The Mystery of Joy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “John replied: 'No one can have anything except what is given him from heaven. 'You yourselves can bear me out. I said, "I am not the Christ; I am the one who has been sent to go in front ...
• 17 December 2008
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - UN authorizes air and land raids against Somali pirates, with consent from local government which is suffering serious internal conflict Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – Somalia is now positioned in the heart of an intense diplomatic and military activity, following a resolution from the UN Security Council authorizing countries to send in their naval forces ...
• 16 December 2008
  VATICAN - Themes for the next three World Youth Days Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has chosen the themes for the next three World Youth Days so as to help build a spiritual itinerary that will culminate in the World Youth Day celebrations sc ...