News

• 29 July 2008
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Mission camps with the Daughters of Saint Camillus in Burkina Faso: hospitals, medical dispensaries, houses for the elderly, leper colonies Koupela (Agenzia Fides) – The Congregation of the Daughters of St. Camillus have a little less than 100 houses and nearly 900 religious worldwide, with novitiates in Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, India, Ben ...
• 29 July 2008
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for August 2008: “That the answer of the entire people of God to the common calling to holiness and mission may be promoted and fostered by means of careful discernment of charisma and constant commitment to spiritual and cultural formation.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Second Vatican Council was an effort to help the every member of the Church realize his vocation to holiness. The fifth chapter of the Constitution Lumen Gentium is dedicated to the u ...
• 29 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Talks published from the Seminar on the role of women religious in fighting human trafficking Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Modern slavery forces a 13 year-old African girl to become a prostitute for 400 dollars per hour, raking in up to 9,600 dollars per day for her exploiter. Then there are the over 23,000 young gir ...
• 29 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops say the new version of the Constitution “violate non-negotiable principles.” Public referendum is scheduled for September to determine final approval. Quito (Agenzia Fides) – “As Bishops, it is not our place to adopt political attitudes. Rather, it is our role to illumine Catholic consciences with the doctrine of the Gospel, encouraging them to make responsible and ...
• 29 July 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church and sectors of society worried about mining that would affect the country’s main water reserve San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Various social, religious, and academic groups in the country and on an international level are extremely concerned about the risky proceedings being carried out by mining companies in re ...
• 29 July 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The countries of central Africa are looking for a common strategy in resolving the food crisis Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Finding a common strategy for fighting the food crisis is the focus of the meeting that has begun July 28 in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing together the M ...
• 28 July 2008
  VATICAN - At the Angelus, the Pope recalls World Youth Day, which “was transformed into a new Pentecost, from which the mission of the young people, called to be apostles to their contemporaries, was relaunched.” Salutations to all those on vacations and prayers for those who are not able to take a time of rest. Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “On Monday I returned from Sydney, Australia, the site of the 23rd World Youth Day. I still have this extraordinary occasion, in which I experienced the youthful face of the Church, on ...
• 28 July 2008
  VATICAN - Communique from the Holy See Press Office on the audience granted by the Holy Father to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The following communique was released on July 25 by the Holy See Press Office: "Today in the Apostolic Palace of Castelgandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience Nouri Ka ...
• 28 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Saint Paul is adopted as a “traveling companion” by youth from the Oblates’ Costruire Youth Movement on their trip to Uruguay Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Seven members of the “Costruire Youth Movement” (in Italian, MGC) will take a missionary trip to Uruguay July 30-August 21. The event has been taking place for several years, thanks to the Mi ...
• 28 July 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW CALEDONIA - Over 150 years of evangelization by the Marist Brothers in New Caledonia Nouméa (Agenzia Fides) – The Marist Community has been present in New Caledonia for over 150 years. The first priest from the Society of Mary arrived in 1842, 10 years before the French regained possession of the isla ...
• 28 July 2008
  VATICAN - “Populorum Progressio” Foundation approves 200 new service projects for farmers and indigenous populations of Latin America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The annual meeting of the Administrative Council of the “Populorum Progressio” Foundation took place July 9-11 in the city of Guadalajara (Mexico). According to a communique issued by ...
• 28 July 2008
  VATICAN - Statement from Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, on the immigration emergency in Italy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Before leaving for Washington, D.C., where he will participate in the National Migration Conference (July 28-31) organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop ...
• 28 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Message from the Italian Bishops’ Conference for Thanksgiving Day in Italy 2008: “The path from availability to distribution is the main means to resolving the food crisis with justice.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “The Gospel reminds us that bread given to the poor is bread given to Jesus Himself. He takes it from us, transforms it, and the multiplies it and fills it with a new energy: it is the ‘daily ...
• 28 July 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - 5th Youth Pastoral Ministry Assembly on August 4-8 will examine the new National Plan for Youth Pastoral Ministry, destined to be a guide for the Church’s work with the youth in Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The National Youth Pastoral Ministry Committee has organized the 5th Youth Pastoral Ministry Assembly to take place August 4-8, 2008, at the Cobre Retreat House, near the National Shrine of the ...
• 28 July 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - International Conference on HIV and AIDS: “the Catholic Church’s position in support of abstinence and fidelity is a very valuable contribution in defending life and health” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Through its Social Pastoral Ministry Committee (CEPS), the Mexican Bishops’ Commission (CEM) has supported the participation of the Catholic Church in the 17th International Conference ...