News

• 24 September 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Material and spiritual suffering of Christians in South Philippines, as the number of refugees increases due to conflict; humanitarian crisis close at hand Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The marginalized, poverty-stricken, and refugees are often kidnapped by extremist groups such as Abu Sayyaf. This is the case of the Christians (who are a small minority group) on the island ...
• 24 September 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “40 Days for Life” Campaign begins today; Catholics in over 170 cities will be praying and fasting for the upcoming elections and the defense of life Denver (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Chaput has approved the Archdiocese of Denver’s participation in a nationwide prayer and fasting campaign called “40 Days for Life.” He encourages all Catholics to unite their p ...
• 24 September 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The people’s trust in institutions needs to be reestablished,” Bishops say in a message in response to the resignation of President Mbeki Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – “There is no doubt that rivalry and discord in the governing party have hindered its ability to serve the whole community in recent months. It is now time for the new leaders to focus o ...
• 24 September 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - First National Congress of Pastoral Workers commemorates 50 years’ work with a reflection on “The Challenges of the Church’s Social Commitment” Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The First National Congress of Pastoral Workers is being held this week in the Emmaus Retreat House in Asuncion, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Pastoral/Social ...
• 24 September 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - With gangs and violence among youth on the rise, the Church in Central America organizes an encounter on the issue Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – With the goal of “discerning the light from the signs of the times and becoming aware of the insecurity and violence that has become a social phenomenon that arises from various causes, ...
• 24 September 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Thanks to the Lord and the Holy Father for the splendid WYD days in Sydney,” the youth of Solomon say Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The 400 youth of the Solomon Islands who attended WYD in Sydney have “grateful hearts that are filled with praise to God and thanksgiving to the Holy Father.” This is what they themselves ...
• 24 September 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Concern for the respect of human rights following the publication of a report on “death squadrons” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 500 people have been killed in Kenya by what are called “death squadrons,” who are linked to local secret service agencies. This is what a report from the National Commission on Hum ...
• 24 September 2008
  VATICAN - 5th Joint Conference of the Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital and the Mayo Clinic: experts exchange suggestions on improving pediatrics medicine; special focus on cases of child abuse Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The greatest international experts in pediatric cardiology, pulmonology, gynecology, immunology, metabolism, and neurology will come together on September 25, 26, 27 at the Auditorium Hal ...
• 24 September 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - In prayer we receive the power of Christ! Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - To step outside our own little “world” where, – because our nature, tainted by sin, has become totally self-centred – usually, everything revolves around, “me”, we need prayer. ...
• 23 September 2008
  VATICAN - “The Bishop should meditate on the Word everyday in prayer, in order to become its efficient promoter in proclaiming it, authentic doctor in living and defending it, and enlightened and wise teacher in communicating it,” the pope tells the Bishops participating in the Course organized by the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for Eastern Churches Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “The first spiritual and apostolic commitment of the Bishop should be that of progressing on the way of evangelical perfection. Among the means he has to help him in making progress ...
• 23 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - In his Pastoral Letter for the Year of St. Paul, the Bishop of Shang Hai encourage the faithful to deepen in their knowledge of Saint Paul, imitating his missionary zeal Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – In the Pastoral Letter on the Year of St. Paul, written by Bishop Jin Lu Xian of Shang Hai (92 years of age) and dated this past August 30, also his 70th anniversary as a Jesuit, the Bishop ...
• 23 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest who promoted Christian-Hindu dialogue is killed New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in India is morning the loss of a Catholic priest and a volunteer that lived in the village of Chota Rampur, in the Diocese of Meerut in the state of Uttarakhand (northern India). ...
• 23 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Evangelizing with the message of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina in the Diocese of Miao Miao (Agenzia Fides) – “Our work of evangelization is going along well. The missionary project called, “Padre Pio” has sparked public interest and the people want to know more about the life of this holy friar. I ...
• 23 September 2008
  AFRICA - “Africa’s development is a challenge and an opportunity for the whole world,” says the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the UN New York (Agenzia Fides) – “For the last 60 years Africa, with its historical and geographic particularities, has challenged the capacity of the United Nations to carry out the high ideals enshrined in its Charter of ...
• 23 September 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Portuguese-speaking churches across the world meet in China, to foster mutual understanding, establish fraternal bonds, and encourage the missionary spirit Macao (Agenzia Fides) – The Presidents of the Bishops Conferences and local Bishops of Portuguese-speaking nations (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Macao, Mozambique, Portugal, Santo Tome, and Timor) will meet in M ...