News

• 28 October 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The visit of His Holiness Benedict XVI is an inspiration to continue evangelizing the country,” the Apostolic Nuncio of Angola tells Fides Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “The news of the Holy Father's visit has been received with joy and surprise by the Church and the entire population here,” Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio of Angola, told ...
• 28 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Come and see”: faithful of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Bao Ding announce the Gospel among those on the street, intrigued and interested Bao Ding (Agenzia Fides) - “Come and see” is the slogan written in giant letters that the Cathedral of the Diocese of Bao Ding has hoisted along the main street, capturing the attention of all who see it. This is how ...
• 28 October 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Saint Paul, guide for evangelization”: preparatory program for the First Missionary Congress in Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – After celebrating World Mission Sunday with great enthusiasm, Catholics in Pakistan took part in an encounter in preparation for the First Missionary Congress set to take place this December ( ...
• 28 October 2008
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Caritas Vietnam back in action, strengthening the Church's commitment to charitable and social activity Long Khan (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Vietnam will be able to continue its charitable activity and aid programs and social development in a more organized manner, with personnel, programs, better coordination, and ...
• 28 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Harambee Africa International Onlus” program begins, to coordinate educational initiatives in Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Harambee - All together for Africa” is an aid program for Africa that began at the canonization of Saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei (the only Personal Prelature in the Catholic ...
• 27 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus mentions the “strong experience of ecclesial communion” lived in the Synod and launches an appeal “to the tragedy that is being lived in the countries of the East, where Christians are victims of intolerance and cruel violence.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Every synodal assembly is a strong experience of ecclesial communion, but this one even more so because at the center of the attention was placed that which enlightens and guides the Chu ...
• 27 October 2008
  VATICAN - “The Church's priority, at the beginning of this new millenium, is above all to nourish itself with the Word of God, so as to promote the new evangelization, the preaching of the Gospel in our times,” Benedict XVI said in the Closing Mass for the Synod, where he also announced his first trip to Africa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “All of us who have taken part in the Synod sessions, come away with a renewed awareness of the fact that the Church's priority, at the beginning of this new millenium, is above all to no ...
• 27 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Indore resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 24 October 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Indore (India) presented by Bishop George M. Anathil, S.V.D., in ...
• 27 October 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “Benedict XVI's visit harkens back to that of John Paul II” the Nuncio of Cameroon tells Fides, following the Pope's announcement Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - “We are grateful to the Holy Father for having accepted the invitation made by the local Bishops' Conference and the Head of State, to visit Cameroon,” says Archbishop Eliseo Antonio Ariotti ...
• 27 October 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A demonstration in memory of Archbishop Munzihirwa of Bukavu, killed 12 years ago, calling for an end to hostilities in Kivu Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On October 29, the city of Bukavu will host a pacific demonstration promoted by civilian groups, calling for an end to hostilities in Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of C ...
• 27 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - University professors sign a manifesto in defense of natural death, against pressures to promote euthanasia Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “In response to the intense pressures being placed on the Spanish people to approve assisted suicide and euthanasia, the need exists to defend the dignity of natural death as the proper end of ...
• 27 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Archbishop of Tegucigalpa expresses concern for the content of the Ibero-American Summit, for its imposition of anti-life policies Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Madariaga, and his Auxiliary Bishops have expressed their concern for the content and values being promoted at the 18th I ...
• 27 October 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Inauguration of a joint project between the government and the Catholic Church, in favor of care and rehabilitation of drug addicts La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of La Paz (Mexico) has inaugurated Project KUNI, a dynamic program organized to offer care and rehabilitation of drug addicts, from a Christian perspective. Present in the inaugurat ...
• 27 October 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - UN High Commissioner for Refugees speaks out on behalf of displaced Christians of Mosul Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – The grave situation of Iraqi Christians, suffering intimidation, threats, and being forced to flee their land, has now been officially recognized, as well, by the United Nations, which has launc ...
• 27 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Increased solidarity for Catholics in Orissa New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community in India is working hard to support Catholics in Orissa who have lost their homes, lands, property, and means of livelihood. Solidarity campaigns have been held in sev ...