News

• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Talks underway for the crisis in eastern Congo, as missionaries organize a solidarity campaign in Rome in support of the Congolese people Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – It seems that the moment of democracy has come in the dramatic crisis of North Kivu , in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In Goma, the capital of the province, in which military and para ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA): offering an authentic and generous support of Catholics in the Middle East Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Over $20,000,000 every year is spent on programs for priestly formation, social and healthcare services, building churches and religious structures, youth education, assistance for orphans and im ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Congress held by the Hong Kong Catholic Lay Missionary Association celebrates 20 years of lay missionary activity and training Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Book of Jonah to the Mystery of Evangelization” was thhe theme addressed by Fr. Giovanni Giampietro, PIME, in the formation course for evangelization held during the Hong Kong Ca ...
• 3 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Statement from the Bishops' Conference: “The prophetic mission of the Church can neither be silenced nor separated from its profound Christian roots.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Press Office of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has issued a press statement to the public regarding the reactions of government authorities to what Cardinal Julio Terrazas said in h ...
• 3 December 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Advent Message from the Bishops says that now is “a good time for conversion, forgiveness, and reconciliation, which we should all place in practice so as to live as brothers.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “Advent invites us to look forward to the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ with faith and hope, as it will open an entirely new dimension to us, leading us to an interior and exterior conversion ...
• 3 December 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops issue a message of hope and reflection following November 23 elections and in preparation for Christmas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “We recognize the exemplary civil and democratic behavior shown by the citizens, many of whom went to vote. With this conduct, we have once more shown our desire to be governed in a democratic ...
• 3 December 2008
  AFRICA - “The stranger is not to be seen as a threat, but as our brother in Christ,” Bishops of Africa and Europe state at the close of the Liverpool Seminar on Migration Liverpool (Agenzia Fides) – Migration is a global phenomenon that requires a greater pastoral attention on the part of the Church and her pastors, the European and African Bishops said in their final message issued at ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - In the wake of the Doha Conference: no shift towards support of poorer nations, however a new meeting is planned for 2009. The Holy See raises the question of “sustainable development” in order to conserve resources for the future. Doha (Agenzia Fides) – The Conference on development financing sponsored by the United Nations in Doha, Qatar has ended without that overall shift in politics towards favoring the poor countries, which was so desired b ...
• 3 December 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The One awaited by the nations! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Advent, the season of waiting for the Lord who comes, and will not delay, has just begun! This special time of waiting is offered to the whole of humanity, because Jesus is the Saviour of e ...
• 3 December 2008
  AFRICA - Vocations are growing in Africa: Spiritual Directors in Africa's seminaries tell Fides their experiences Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “ We have many vocations, including to the religious life, both masculine and feminine. In relation to the formation of diocesan priests, we have decided to improve resources by creating provinci ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Change in the political crisis: Constitutional Court oust the Premier Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis that has been affecting Thailand for six months now, has undergone a change: in a unanimous decision the judges of the Constitutional Court, in judging on the legitimacy o ...
• 2 December 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells teachers and students from the University of Parma: “Truly free, according to the Gospel and the tradition of the Church, is the person, community or institution that fully responds to its own nature and goals, and the vocation of the University is the scientific and cultural formation of the person for the progress of the entire community.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI focused on the spiritual inheritance left by the great reformer Saint Peter Damian in his address to teachers and students from the University of Parma, whom h ...
• 2 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Youth Missionary Congress for the Year of Saint Paul: “Following Christ’s footsteps in the world - Paul’s Secret” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles, inspired by the Holy Father’s proposal, all youth are invited to attend the Youth Missionary Congress 2009, scheduled to ...
• 2 December 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Beatification of Fr. Jose Olallo Valdes is “a landmark event for the Church in Cuba, and for the entire nation of Cuba.” Camagüey (Agenzia Fides) – The “Plaza de la Caridad” in Camagüey was filled on November 29, by thousands of people arriving from all the Cuban dioceses to celebrate the Beatification of Jose Olallo Valdes, Hospit ...
• 2 December 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Final Message of the Bishops' Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC) “There can be no person, group, or institution in the Church whose formation and activity are not geared towards the mission.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - “The joy of being disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ,” is the title of the Final Message issued by the Bishops' Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC), celebrated on November 24 ...