News

• 5 December 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Delegation from Taiwan participates in Congress on “Formation for spiritual directors and pastoral ministers 2008” organized by the International Young Catholic Student Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “What would Jesus do? How would Jesus respond to the phenomenons and challenges of our time? How can we show God's Love to the poor, to the needy? How can we promote social justice?” These a ...
• 5 December 2008
  VATICAN - Suffering for Christ amidst the indifference of the world Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - That today persecuted Christianity on many world scenes is not news, is a fact well known and repeatedly confirmed by the little media attention generally given to the issue of Christians ( ...
• 4 December 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience: “Christ crucified and risen, the new Adam, opposed the filthy river of evil with a river of light. And this river is present in history.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, at his General Audience held on Wednesday, December 3, focused on the relationship between Adam, the first man, and Christ in the preaching of Saint Paul. � ...
• 4 December 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Christian hope is a certainty Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Advent, the season which celebrates our waiting for the Lord's return at the end of time, and revives the memory of his first advent in the flesh, comes every year especially to declare “ ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Sangmelima resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 4, 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Sangmelima (Cameroon) presented by Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze, in c ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint Matthias in the Diocese of Eldoret Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 14, 2008 appointed Fr. Dominic Kimengich, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kisumu, Rector of ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint Augustine in the Diocese of Bungoma appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 14, 2008 appointed Fr. David Njuguma Kiranga of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Rec ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of a missionary from Goma: “The people are still afraid, living as if they were in a foreign land, in distrust and anxiety - especially at night.” Goma (Agenzia Fides) - “In spite of the fact that for the past few days, the media's interest in this part of the world has died down, the conflict continues in the region of Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Letter from Catholic Action to the country's representatives in government: “The conservation of Christian values of respect for human life and the family, falls under your responsibility.” Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Catholic Action group (FAAC) of the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica), has sent a letter to the senior members of Parliament, asking that they conserve and defend authen ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Commemoration of the pontifical mediation that prevented a war between Argentina and Chile, 30 years ago Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo (Brazil) has been appointed by the Holy Father as his special envoy in the act commemorating the 30th anniversary of the beginning o ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishops of Taiwan prepare for their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to information released to Agenzia Fides, the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference will make its Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Vatican, December 9-13 (although the Bishops will be i ...
• 4 December 2008
  VATICAN - LXXI (2007) Volume of “Missionary Bibliography” published Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missionary Library has published the LXXI Volume of the “Missionary Bibliography” 2007. As scholars and experts in this material know, it is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Here I am Lord, send me”: Parish of Fu Cheng (Diocese of Heng Shui) working on giving evangelization effort a boost at the close of 2008 Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of Fu Cheng, in the Diocese of Heng Shui, Province of He Bei (mainland China), held an evangelization event on the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 23. The theme was: “Her ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic laity of Bombay organize “Citizens against terrorism” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Uniting efforts in society, to fight violence and terrorism: this is the goal of the Catholic laity in Bombay, in the aftermath of the recent attacks in their city. The people are still terrifi ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Government declares health emergency on account of cholera, while the loyalty of the military remains in question Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Authorities in Zimbabwe have declared a health emergency on account of the cholera epidemic that has been plaguing the country for several months (see Fides 2/12/2008). Local healthcare centers ...