News

• 17 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (7) - “After the example of the great evangelizers from your country, may the missionary spirit which animated so many men and women from France over the centuries, continue to be your pride and your commitment!” Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Holy Father Benedict XVI said Mass at 10am at the “Prairie,” on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparit ...
• 17 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (8) - “As successors of the Apostles, you represent Christ at the head of the dioceses which have been entrusted to you... the Christian people must regard you with affection and respect.” Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, September 14, the Holy Father met with the members of the French Catholic Bishops’ Conference at the Hemicycle Sainte-Bernadette in Lourdes. We offer several extr ...
• 17 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (9) - “Within the smile of the Virgin lies mysteriously hidden the strength to fight against sickness and for life.” Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, September 15, at the end of his pastoral visit to Lourdes, the Holy Father visited the Oratoire de l’Hôpital (the Chapel where St. Bernadette received her First Communion), the F ...
• 17 September 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Prayer is, longing for God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer, as such, has always had, and will continue to have, a central place in the life of the Church and in the life of the individual Christian, since it is an essential part of it: “'y ...
• 17 September 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Canadian Bishops’ Conference encourages Catholics to reflect and be informed as best they can before voting in the October 14 elections Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) – The Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued a guide inviting Catholics to vote but to do so with discernment, in the upcoming October 14 elect ...
• 17 September 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference asks that Bishops and priests be respected in voicing their opinion, even if they are not shared by others Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Nicholas Dousdebes, Assistant Secretary General of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference sent a letter to the President of the country, Rafael Correa, asking that Bishops and priests be respe ...
• 17 September 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for prudence and common sense so that this extreme temporary recourse to the “state of siege,” may not interfere with the dialoguing that has begun, as it is the only way to reaching a resolution La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – In accord with the most recent message issued by the Bishops (see Fides 12/9/2008), the Secretary General of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference reiterates its concern during these important day ...
• 17 September 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - New Prime Minister of Thailand elected Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as the 26th prime minister of Thailand, following the Parliamentary vote on September 17. Somchai, wh ...
• 17 September 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - September 28 is Social Justice Sunday: Australian Bishops indicate the challenges of modern-day poverty Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Australia is a young and wealthy nation, however it is not immune from the challenges of a growing rate of poverty, unemployment, marginalization, and the disparity between the rich and poor. T ...
• 17 September 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “We are having to respond to the spiritual and material wounds of the civil war,” the Bishop of Kongolo says. Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We have emerged from a conflict that has left deep wounds – material ones, but above all, spiritual ones,” Bishop Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanda of Kongolo (Democratic Republic of Congo) told Agenzi ...
• 17 September 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The petroleum war in the Delta between guerillas and financial speculators Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – There continues to be attacks on the Nigerian oil installations being carried out by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which on September 14 declared an authentic “o ...
• 17 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Saints Peter and Paul Parish has already received 40 pilgrimage groups in the Year of St. Paul; volunteers have presented a message on Saint Paul, on evangelization and communion Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul offers their visitors a chance to know of St. Paul’s missionary activity, realize the importance of their own vocation as missionaries like Saint Paul, an ...
• 16 September 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Paris and Lourdes (6) - “Mary left death behind her; she is entirely re-clothed with life, the life of her Son, the risen Christ. She is thus the sign of the victory of love, of good and of God, giving our world the hope that it needs.” Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, September 13, the Holy Father Benedict XVI flew from Paris to Lourdes, where he was received by local authorities. At 6pm, he visited the three sites of the “Jubilee Path” tha ...
• 16 September 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Religious and laity working together for peace and national reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – In the midst of the conflict raging in Sri Lanka, the Catholic community is working to promote peace and reconciliation. There are many priests, religious, and laity working every day to care ...
• 16 September 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Agreement signed regarding distribution of powers between the majority and the opposition; new Premier calls for the country’s unity Harare (Agenzia Fides) – The agreement as to distribution of powers was signed yesterday, September 15, in Zimbabwe’s capital city of Harare. The document establishes the formation of a coalition government (see Fide ...