News

• 22 September 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Activities and encounters in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Prelature of Ayaviri Ayaviri (Agenzia Fides) – With a large gathering of youth entitled “Riqch´Ariy Wayna,” “Youth, get up!,” the Prelature of Ayaviri held another one of its important activities during this jubilee year, on the o ...
• 22 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope addresses Bishops participating in the Seminar conducted by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: “As successors of the Apostles, you continue the mission of Saint Paul in bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles. May you be inspired by him in understanding your vocation, strictly relying on the light of the Spirit of Christ.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – Saint Paul “is our teacher and we should learn from him how to gaze with sympathy upon the people to whom we are sent. We can also learn from him how to go to Christ to find the ligh ...
• 22 September 2008
  VATICAN - “In many parts of the world, especially in Asia and Africa, there is a great need for vital areas of encounter with the Lord, where through prayer and contemplation people can recuperate serenity and peace with themselves and others,” the Pope tells Benedictine Abbots Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “In a de-sacralized world and at a time marked by a worrisome culture of emptiness and ‘meaninglessness,’ you are called to declare, without compromises, the primacy of God and t ...
• 22 September 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - Taro Aso, Catholic, running for Premier Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – Taro Aso’s decision to run for Premier has sparked the curiosity and attention of Japanese citizens, the Christian churches, and the international press. Aso is currently serving as Secretary ...
• 22 September 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Papua, land of peace”: local Church’s campaign for reconciliation Jayapura (Agenzia Fides) – A peaceful march through the city streets, asking all the citizens to make an effort in good will and to always treat each other with a spirit of reconciliation in Indonesia: this is what the ...
• 22 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The government’s effort to extinguish terrorism Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Pakistani government is working to eliminate “the cancer of terrorism” in the country. This is what the newly-elected President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has explained, in mention ...
• 22 September 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Uncertainty following the resignation of President Mbeki Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – “Uncertainty.” This has been the most common word in the commentaries and reports coming from the South African press following the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki. “"I have be ...
• 22 September 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “Feed the people,” the Bishops say, while the accord on sharing powers remains in a deadlock Harare (Agenzia Fides) – While the accord for sharing powers in Zimbabwe remains at a standstill because no agreement is reached as to the appointment of Ministers, the Catholic Church is warning as to the grave condit ...
• 19 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cathedral of Jabalpur set on fire; heightened concern of the Church in India Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Anti-Christian violence continues and the Catholic Church is concerned. Episodes of violence have taken place in recent days in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Through Agenz ...
• 19 September 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses participants in a Symposium promoted by the Pave the Way Foundation: “your symposium offers to the public forum the possibility of knowing more fully what Pius XII achieved for the Jews persecuted by the Nazi and fascist regimes.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 18, at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with participants in a Symposium promoted by the Pave the Way Foundation, which has brought t ...
• 19 September 2008
  AFRICA/CHAD - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on July 14, 2008, appointed Father Aubert Dipou Noudjimongoum, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of N’D ...
• 19 September 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Rector of the Interdiocesan Theological Major Seminary of Saint Augustine, Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 23, 2008, appointed Father Paul Lontsie-Keune, of the clergy of the Diocese of Bafoussam, Rector of ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops of Durango denounce violence, insecurity, and rise in drug trafficking: “May no one give in to this evil! May we not be discouraged!” Durango (Agenzia Fides) – “We have seen how this bloodshed is tearing apart our country. We feel this pain because it has hurt our people and our families; it has been an attack on what is most sacred: life itself.� ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Archdiocese of Caracas calls for the restitution of a Catholic church being used to train 8-14 year-old child soldiers Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Caracas has sent a message to the government and the armed forces in Venezuela, asking that they restore the “Jesus of Divine Mercy” Chapel, which has been taken “for ...
• 19 September 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Anthology of Documents from Bishops of the Dominican Republic issued between 1955-2006 that “places the guiding words of the Church at public disposal” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops’ COnference of the Dominican Republic has published a 3-volume anthology of the “Documents from Bishops of the Dominican Republic” issued between 1955-2006, including p ...