News

• 10 September 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops’ Exhortation with the launching of the Great Mission in the country: “The Church in El Salvador, along with the entire continent, has declared itself in a permanent missionary state.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “The mission that is taking place as a fruit of the Aparecida Conference, should above all be a source of inspiration for Christians in their missionary vocation, strengthening the root ...
• 10 September 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Faith without works is dead” is the theme for Bible Month, an opportunity to enter into a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Word of God Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – Bible Month began in several Latin American nations on August 31 and will conclude this September 28. It is a month that every year invites the faithful to enter into a deeper knowledge and appr ...
• 10 September 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Reorganizing the legal statutes of charitable associations: the Church’s contribution Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Australia offered its contribution on the debate taking place in the country over the legal regulation of charitable associations and non-profit organizations. Right now, ...
• 10 September 2008
  AFRICA/CONGO - “An occasion for measuring the depth of our faith and the quality of our Christian testimony, to discover the maturity of the Church in Congo.” Homily of Cardinal Dias, for the 125 anniversary of the evangelization of Congo Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) – “On this delightful occasion, as Prefect of the Roman Dicastery responsible for the Evangelization of Peoples, I am extremely pleased to be able to be here among you to join in celebrati ...
• 10 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The ends of the earth have now reached our front door. At the foot of an immense Cross standing on the old industrial road in Palermo: to be a missionary. (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 5) Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Sicily. Palermo. I’ve been here for two days. Formal meetings. Talking. Listening. Understanding and then listening some more. The questions are about as useless as the answers. Whoever wa ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - In preparation for the Missionary Congress of the Church in Gujarat, “Walking on Jesus’ Path” Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) – Like Orissa, Gujarat (a state in Northwestern India) is also home to Hindu extremist groups, also aggressive and violent, and oftentimes Christian institutions and people have suffered tragi ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - Supreme Court forces Prime Minister to resign Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis that has been troubling Thailand for months seems to have reached a solution: the Supreme Court has issued a verdict calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Sam ...
• 10 September 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - International Catholic Conference on 150 years of the Dominican Mission in Taiwan, to draw strength from our forefathers for today Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Taiwan recently hosted the International Catholic Conference on 150 years of history of the Dominican Mission, as part of its celebration of the 150th anniversary of its evangelization. The Co ...
• 9 September 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Year of Saint Paul: monthly “Bible Encounters on Saint Paul” for catechists and teachers, parish encounters for children and adolescents Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Among the pastoral initiatives being promoted for the Year of Saint Paul in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa are the Bible Encounters on Saint Paul. The themes for the Encounters will includ ...
• 9 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Mother Paola Iacovone elected General Superior of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Mother Paola Iacovone was elected Superior General of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy at their 43rd General Chapter in Loreto, which is taking place August 25 to September 15 (see Fides 29/7/200 ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Liturgical Calendar 2009 will be dedicated to Marian devotions of the world Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic Liturgical Calendar for 2009 will be exclusively dedicated to the Marian devotions around the world. According to the Director of Faith, the largest Catholic public ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Lay Catholic Association’s missionary work in Africa Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “The work of the missionaries is incredible! They have helped me to find the value of life.” This was the commentary made by one of the members of Hong Kong’s Lay Catholic Association, ...
• 9 September 2008
  VATICAN - SMS Message sent from Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after WYD Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the text of the SMS Message sent in English yesterday, September 8, by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the youth, 50 days after the conclusion of W ...
• 9 September 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - First postulants in the Diocese of Auki Auki (Agenzia Fides) – Hope has come for the religious of the Diocese of Auki, with the arrival of five young women from the Solomon Islands who wish to follow Christ in the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI) who staye ...
• 9 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Updated report from Archbishop Raphael Cheenath on the recent anti-Christian violence in Orissa Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – The second wave of anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, reported in late August 2008, has been much worse than that of December 2007. It has been much more violent and unfounded. This is all ...