News

• 9 December 2008
  AFRICA - The French dioceses take up a collection for Africa, in a concrete effort to respond to Benedict XVI's desire that Africa not be forgotten Paris (Agenzia Fides) – Solidarity with the African churches will be at the heart of the celebration of Epiphany, which will be celebrated in France on Sunday, January 4. “We are all invited to support the African ...
• 9 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “In spite of all the difficulties, as Trinitarians we look to the future with hope and we believe that with the growth in education, relations will improve and there will be a greater awareness of minority rights,” says Father Jose Narlaly, Indian, Minister General of the Trinitarians Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Father Jose Narlaly, OSST, Indian, has served one year as Minister General of the Trinitarians, an order that since the 8th century has been working to help Christians who are persecuted for the ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Improving faith formation and leadership among Hispanic Catholics is among Bishops' priorities Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) - Experts on faith formation and leadership development among the Hispanic community in the United States met December 2-3 with staff members of the Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Chu ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archbishop of Caracas makes a Christmas appeal, asking that “fighting may come to an end, that hate may be dispelled, and that we may seek fraternal communion.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “I invite you all, dear brothers and sisters, to take advantage of these days leading up to Christmas to intensify your spiritual life, with the reading of the Word of God, with prayer, and by ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - 30th anniversary of the Pontifical Mediation in solving the controversy between Argentina and Chile celebrated; in his message, the Holy Father mentions that “in the face of any controversy, we should never give up on the path of patient dialogue and talks carried out in wisdom and prudence” Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) – Monte Aymond, on the Patagonian border between Chile and Argentina, was the site chosen for both countries to make their official commitment to continue defending peace, this past Decembe ...
• 9 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “The celebration has ended, but the evangelization continues on...in the spirit of Saint Paul”: Bishop Xing presides the closing ceremony for the 400th anniversary of the evangelization of the Diocese of Shang Hai, with the ordination of two priests Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - “The celebration has ended, but the work of evangelization continues on...in the spirit of Saint Paul. We pray for the evangelization of our Diocese of Shang Hai, the Church in China, and th ...
• 9 December 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Week for Peace in Congo ends, as talks between Nkunda's rebels and the Congolese government open in Nairobi Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Week for Peace in Congo, begun on December 2, closed on December 7, with a Mass held at 1pm in Rome, at the Church of the Nativity (the Congolese National Church), celebrated by its Chaplain, ...
• 6 December 2008
  Dossier - “The Education Challenge” Catholic Universities in Latin America “The Education Challenge” Catholic Universities in Latin America Introduction Culture, Church and Society– Identity and mission of Catholic education 14th Meeting of Rectors of Catholic Universities and U ...
• 5 December 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells Chilean Bishops: “...mankind today feels the urgent need for examples of truly evangelical and coherent life. For this reason the saintliness of all members of the Church, and especially of her pastors, is one of the most precious gifts you can offer your brothers and sisters.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I encourage you to cultivate intense interior life and profound faith so that, through the intimate relationship with the Master in prayer, may arise the pastoral initiatives that best r ...
• 5 December 2008
  AFRICA/GHANA - Presidential elections: the Bishops exhort the faithful of Ghana to participate and to refrain from acts of violence, fanaticism, intolerance, and threat Accra (Agenzia Fides) – The Presidential and Parliamentary elections set to take place on Sunday, December 7 are a test not only for the local democracy, but for all Africa. This is the opinion of many experts on Afric ...
• 5 December 2008
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Famine looming on the horizon after several years of plentiful harvests: a missionary offers his testimony Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - “After so many promises saying that famine was now something of the past, we now see the hard truth reemerging in our day-to-day lives: all of a sudden the newspaper says that the tragedy is ...
• 5 December 2008
  AFRICA/MORROCO - At the command of the Apostle Paul: 8 outlines on the Bible for holding group encounters on the First Letter to the Thessalonians and the First Letter to the Corinthians Rabat (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Rabat has distributed a series of informational sketches on the Bible, entitled “The Year of St. Paul – Bible Studies on the First Letter to the Thessalonians and the First Le ...
• 5 December 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholics giving new life to missions in the country: conclusions from the First Missionary Congress in Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The First Missionary Congress in Pakistan (see Fides 27/11/2008), celebrated in the spirit of the Asian Missionary Congress held in Bangkok in 2006, recently concluded in Karachi. One of the m ...
• 5 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Firm support for Cardinal Terrazas: “Do not be afraid of being faithful to your pastoral mission, of speaking out with clear instructions, so that our country may be built on the teachings of Jesus.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – After suffering various negative reactions and attacks from government authorities on account of a statement he made in his homily on November 30 (see Fides 3/12/2008), Cardinal Julio Terrazas ...
• 5 December 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Word of God is at the center of life, in the footsteps of Saint Paul: Advent Pastoral Letter from the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – Advent is a time to open the Scriptures and welcome the living Word in one's own life. This is what is affirmed in the Advent 2008 Pastoral Letter written by Bishop Emile Destombes, Apostol ...