News

• 8 September 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Nation on the move in response to the legalization of abortion: over 50 Catholic organizations committed to defending life; inauguration of the “Shrine for the Victims of Abortion” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – About 50 lay Catholic organizations will inaugurate the Shrine for the Victims of Abortion in the “Panteón Civil de Dolores,” which will also become a “prayer space” for women suf ...
• 8 September 2008
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops encourage the laity to participate in public life and elections: “Avoiding the responsibility to vote means renouncing the possibility of participating in the progress of our local governments.” Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Nicaragua, who are now in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, have published a Pastoral Letter in August, in response to the country’s current situation and the upcomi ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fasting and prayer yesterday, in all the Christian communities of India, praying for peace in Orissa; no violence, but rather friendship and solidarity among believers of different religions. Indian Bishops’ Spokesman tells Agenzia Fides his testimony. New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “Throughout the entire country, Christians of all confessions have prayed and fasted for peace in Orissa. The Day for Fasting and Prayer organized by the Catholic Church to take place on S ...
• 8 September 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of Southern Africa decry the “lack of ethical leadership” and issue two Pastoral Letters in anticipation for 2009 elections; Year of Saint Paul and African Synod being reviewed at the Plenary Assembly Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – It’s election time in Africa. First, the legislative elections held this weekend in Angola, then there’s the greatly anticipated presidential elections of Ivory Coast scheduled for No ...
• 8 September 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - President Dos Santos’ party leading in the race, being described by African analysts as “regular,” in spite of a serious lack of organization Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – “Although we are still awaiting official results, it seems that the government’s party will win,” local Church sources from Luanda, Angola’s capital, have told Agenzia Fides. Today, Sep ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New President takes office in a country longing for stability Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – President Asif Ali Zardari, elected Saturday, September 6 by Parliament and four provincial assemblies, is scheduled to take office on September 9. Zardari, the widower of Benazir Bhutto and ...
• 8 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “We know that the Catholic community is present and supporting us”: Jinde Charities and Catholics continue work at the earthquake zone, 4 months later Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – Four months after the terrible earthquake that claimed the lives of over 70,000 people in the Provinces of Si Chuan (Continental China), the Catholic community continues to offer the gr ...
• 5 September 2008
  VATICAN - “You heard it said, but I way to you…” - intervention by Prof. Michele Loconsole - There can be no authentic dialogue without knowledge of its documents Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It is impossible to plan, programme or develop serious and frank dialogue between Christians and Jews without knowledge of the milestone documents which have marked for more than forty year ...
• 5 September 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI will inaugurate the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God in the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls; pastoral visits to Cagliari, Lourdes, and Pompeii Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has published the calendar of celebrations that Pope Benedict XIV will preside over. In September, the Pope will make a pastoral visit to Cagliari, Italy on S ...
• 5 September 2008
  EUROPE/SLOVAKIA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 31, 2008 appointed Fr. Víctor Jakubov, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Bratislava, National ...
• 5 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The feast of Mother Teresa dedicated to peace in Orissa; Missionaries of Charity ask that “love may triumph over hate” Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) – At the tomb of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, peace is being called for in Orissa. It is the most important prayer being said on this day celebrated in memory of the Blessed woman who has left a ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Multiple initiatives throughout the country for National Immigrant Day: “We can all try to offer something of our personal talents and possessions to help in understanding this situation, accepting it, and then working to improve it.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Throughout the entire country, the local churches are preparing for the celebration of National Immigrant Day, on September 7. The theme is “Youth and Migration.” In addition to ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/HAITI - Caritas Haiti asks for aid for the victims of the most recent tropical storms that have left behind more damage, worsening the food crisis Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Haiti is asking for humanitarian aid for victims of Tropical Storm Gustav and the Storm Hanna, which have forced nearly 4,000 people to evacuate the Caribbean nation and that ha ...
• 5 September 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Three-year preparations begin for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad.” Special collection on September 8 will go towards hurricane victims. Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The three-year preparation time for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad” will be officially inaugurated at the National Shrine in Cobre (se ...
• 5 September 2008
  AFRICA/GHANA - “No to rhetoric, yes to concrete aid,” representatives from the Christian Churches say at the end of the Accra Forum Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “A declaration with progressivist rhetoric, but it is yet to be seen of it will be supported with concrete actions that will guarantee aid for the poor.” This was how the representatives of ...