News

• 3 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Rigali asks Catholics to help build a culture in which every human life is respected and defended, without exceptions Washington (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement to mark Respect Life Sunday, October 5, Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, Chair of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop ...
• 3 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop of the Diocese of Mei Zhou inaugurates a new school building constructed thanks to contributions from Catholics and dedicated to Saint Vincent Mei Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Liao Hong Qing of the Diocese of Mei Zhou, in the province of Guang Dong, in the southern part of continental China, inaugurated a new state school built with contributions from Chines ...
• 3 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Interreligious prayer for peace: the Church in India seeks support from Hindu leaders in fighting violence New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in India is facing a crisis of aggressions against Christians on two fronts: the civil front, presenting the political authorities with the rights mentioned in India’s Constitut ...
• 3 October 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishops’ Message for October, month dedicated to the missions: in the spirit of Saint Paul, “the urgency to proclaim the Gospel to the world, especially Asia, is renewed and made evermore present.” Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “There is an urgent need to renew our efforts towards unity, harmony among all Christians, according to the passion, faith, and love of Saint Paul”: this is what the Evangelization Commissio ...
• 3 October 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Kong Ko Bao celebrates 80 years of service” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “Insist on the truth in charity.” This was the advice offered by Auxiliary Bishop John Tong of the Diocese of Hong Kong, President of the Diocesan Commission for Social Communications, t ...
• 3 October 2008
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “The people await a better future,” says the Archbishop of Conakry on the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – “The Republic of Guinea has celebrated 50 years of independence amidst uncertainty and expectation for a better future. The absence of the Chief of State, Lansana Conte, at the official cere ...
• 3 October 2008
  AFRICA/CONGO - The Catholic Church presents a report on poverty: “We should renew our preference for the poor,” says the President of the Bishops’ Conference Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “The results of the investigation on poverty are necessary. They are the sign of the efforts of an evangelical lucidity that the Church tries to make, so as to be evermore faithful to he ...
• 3 October 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - We cannot forget the Angels! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dra ...
• 2 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI continues with his catechesis on Saint Paul: “With the distinct charisms entrusted to Peter and Paul, let us all be guided by the Spirit, trying to live in the liberty that finds its orientation in faith in Christ and is made tangible in service to our brothers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Today, we wish to pause on two episodes that show this veneration, and at the same time, the freedom with which the Apostle addressed Cephas and the other apostles: the so-called Counc ...
• 2 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - For life and against the death penalty Rome (Agenzia Fides) – While the United States Supreme Court considered the case of Troy Davis in Georgia, the Community of Saint Egidio organized the III International Congress for Ministers of Justice on September 29 ...
• 2 October 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Good companions on the road to evangelization”: 50 year anniversary of the founding of the Catholic Laity Association Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “The world today is in urgent need of evangelization. And of Catholic laity to assume their responsibility as evangelizers. So, when the call comes, respond and go out to the mission!” T ...
• 2 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “Opting for repression, instead of policies that guarantee basic rights for children and adolescents, does nothing more than worsen the problem”: Final Statement from the Encounter on gangs and youth violence Valle de Angeles (Agenzia Fides) – Various representatives from Caritas of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama met on September 22-26 in Honduras, in an event organized by the CELAM’s ...
• 2 October 2008
  AMERICA - World Movement of Parliamentary Members and Governors for Life launches a website as a meeting point, a site for intercommunication and information Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The World Movement of Parliamentary Members and Governors for Life has launched a web page to serve as a meeting point, a site for intercommunication and information. The new web page recognizes ...
• 2 October 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Campaign to finance 22 pastoral projects for Help for the Church in Need in Cuba comes to an end Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Association of Pontifical Right, “Aid to the Church in Need” has completed its campaign of awareness and solidarity on behalf of the Catholic Church in Cuba. The campaign was entitled � ...
• 2 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Augustinians in India since 1572 Aluva Kerala (Agenzia Fides) – The Augustinian Order has been present on the Indian subcontinent since 1572, in the area of Goa and Cochin. In 1834, the Portuguese suppression of the religious orders led to the absence ...