News

• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Study program on Saint Paul in the Diocese of Nan Chong, following the indications of the Holy Father for the Pauline Year Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – During the month of October, month of the missions and the Rosary, approaching World Mission Day, the Diocese of Nan Chong is spiritually preparing, along with the whole Universal Church, foll ...
• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Preparations underway for the First Missionary Congress in Pakistan, to be announced on World Mission Day Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – World Mission Day (WMD), which will be celebrated by all the dioceses and local churches, will be an occasion for all the faithful to hear about a great event in the Church: the First Missionar ...
• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Dispute over the Preah Vihear temple is worsening the conflict on the border between Cambodia and Thailand Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – There is a great concern on the part of the international community, humanitarian aid organizations, and the countries of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) for the conflic ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Celebrating the missionary month with the story of the saints and the Apostles of Christ, illustrated by youth Bucarest (Agenzia Fides) – The missionary month has been underway for two weeks already and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) are half-way through their animation tour. This year, they are celebrating it with the � ...
• 16 October 2008
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “No to corruption. Economic progress has not benefited the majority of the population”: message from Christian leaders on the vigil of the presidential vote Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – No to false promises and the buying of votes, yes to respect for the rules of democracy and pacific debate between candidates. These are some of the guidelines being given for upcoming presiden ...
• 16 October 2008
  AFRICA - World Food Day: 923 million people, most of them in Africa, risk hunger. Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Some 923 million people all over the world suffer from hunger, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation promoter of World Food Day marked today, 16 October. About 90% of t ...
• 15 October 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - “Everyone is called to the mission”: Catholics in New Zealand accompanied by Saint Paul on their path towards World Mission Day Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – A poster of Saint Paul, that tells the faithful “Everyone is called to the mission,” and with the verse from his Letter to the Corinthians: “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” ...
• 15 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church tells the National Integration Council: “There is an urgent need for a law to stop violence against Christians and give more social influence to minorities.” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Turn all eyes, especially those of cultural and religious minorities in India, issue of the irrational intercommunitarian violence and premeditated attacks against Christians: with this obje ...
• 15 October 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - An undivided heart for God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord Jesus came on earth to reveal the will of God for each one of us: the path of holiness, that is, profound communion with Him and through Him with the Father, in the love of the Hol ...
• 15 October 2008
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Bishop of Cape Palmas resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 15, 2008, accepted accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Cape Palmas(Liberia) presented by Bishop Boniface Nyema ...
• 15 October 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Auxiliary Bishop of Hanoi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 15, 2008, nominated Father Laurent Chu Van Minh, Rector of the Hanoi Major Seminary, Auxiliary Bishop of Hanoi (Vietnam), assigning him the Titula ...
• 15 October 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Auxiliary Bishop of Hochiminh Ville appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 15, 2008, named Fr. Pierre Nguyen Van Kham, Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Vietnam, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Fourth Missionary Congress in Salta, with the theme: “The Church in Salta, Missionary Disciple: Listen, Learn, and Proclaim.” Salta (Agenzia Fides) – October 17-19, in this month of the missions, the town of El Galpon will host the Fourth Missionary Congress of Salta (CoMSa 4), with the theme: “The Church in Salta, Missionary Disciple: List ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA - Spanish company “Telefonica” and CELAM sign an accord to lower communication costs for Catholic institutions Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, October 14, 2008, at the Vatican headquarters of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, an agreement was signed between CELAM (the Latin American Bishops’ Council) ...
• 15 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Over 14,000 faithful participate in the 6th Walk for the Family and Life, to demonstrate the importance of the family and the value of life Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Over 14,000 people participated in the 6th Walk for the Family and Life held on Saturday, October 11, in honor of the Week for Life and the Family being celebrated by the Church in Chile (see ...