News

• 28 November 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pastoral Letters from various Korean Bishops on the time of Advent: family, Pauline Year, apostolate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The time of Advent is a time of grace, a favorable time for conversion, for placing one's life in God's hands, spending time in prayer, looking over one's life, performing works of charity...the ...
• 28 November 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Inner Mongolia celebrate the 90th birthday of Bishop Ma Zhong Mu, the only Bishop of Mongolian ethnic background Ning Xia (Agenzia Fides) – The faithful of the parish of Cheng Chuan, in Inner Mongolia (China mainland), held a grand celebration for the 90th birthday of Bishop Joseph Ma Zhong Mu, in addition to his 60th anniversary ...
• 28 November 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity with victims of floods in the south in which over 100 died Santa Catarina (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral Commission of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference, CNBB, gathered in Itaci from 24 to 26 November, issued a message of solidarity with victims of recent floods in the southern ...
• 27 November 2008
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The goal of faith is the triumph of reason Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There was considerable reaction from Media communication after a recent statement of Benedict XVI, when the Pope affirmed that in actual fact, there can be no dialogue between religions, bu ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops condemn attacks on Bombay, as local Catholics organize prayer and aid for the victims: Bishops’ Conference spokesman tells Agenzia Fides New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Terrorism is an evil; it is the utmost form of disrespect for human life: we firmly condemn the devastating attacks in Bombay, calling on all the law-enforcement forces in India to make e ...
• 27 November 2008
  VATICAN - Holy See Press Office issues a declaration on the two kidnapped Italian nuns in Kenya Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office issued the following declaration from Director Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ “More than a fortnight has passed since the two Italian nuns, Sr. Maria Teresa Olive ...
• 27 November 2008
  VATICAN - General Audience, with Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenians; Holy Father invites all to pray for the ecumenical path and mentions in his Catechesis: “Christian ethics is not born from a system of commandments, but rather is the consequence of our friendship with Christ.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “This fraternal visit is a significant occasion for strengthening the bonds of unity already existing between us, as we journey towards that full communion which is both the goal set befo ...
• 27 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - First Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops to commemorate centennial anniversary of the Chapter that established the apostolic end and led to the missions La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-30, the Monastery of San Millan de Yuso (La Rioja, Spain) is hosting the first Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect for t ...
• 27 November 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church shows its closeness to the victims of the “financial pyramids,” a “manifestation of the moral illness that our country is suffering, as a result of the debasement of social customs.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “With our loving care as Pastors, we accompany all those who have lost goods and savings. We understand their suffering and anxiety and we encourage them to seek, with courage and yet prudence ...
• 27 November 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Latin American Encounter of Catholic Television Stations and Producers to contribute to the promotion of pastoral activities and the Continental Mission Callao (Agenzia Fides) – In accord with the Continental Mission, the Peruvian Bishops' Commission on Social Communication and the Department of Communications of the Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM) are preparin ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary “Oriens Theological College,” Archdiocese of Shillong, appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 11, 2008, appointed Fr. Don James Thoppil of the clergy of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara, Rector o ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The evangelization of the indigenous peoples according to justice and peace: 5th Congress for Indigenous Pastoral Activity Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Church's evangelization effort in the indigenous areas, according to the criteria of justice and peace, was the theme for the 5th Congress for Indigenous Pastoral Activity, organized by th ...
• 27 November 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - First Missionary Congress in Pakistan's history Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – It is an historic event for the Church in Pakistan: the First Missionary Congress has begun in Karachi, the first in the entire history of the nation. As the event's organizer and Pontifical M ...
• 27 November 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Cholera and politics: a deadly combination Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Cholera has become another issue in the political debate between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Morgan Tsvangirai. ...
• 27 November 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Tuition-free education at risk. Another negative consequence of the rise in food costs, as a result of speculation Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya is planning to increase tuition costs in January. The association of high school principals has presented a proposal with the new costs to the Education Minister, asking that if the gove ...