News

• 3 July 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola prepares plan to increase oil production, while Nigeria faces guerrilla warfare in the Niger Delta Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – While the price of unrefined oil rising to over 145 dollars a barrel, Angola has announced a plan to increase its own oil production over the next 5 years. “We will invest 100 billion dollars ...
• 3 July 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Botswana prepares troops on the border with Zimbabwe Harare (Agenzia Fides) – As the crisis in Zimbabwe becomes more complicated, its neighbor Botswana has decided to place troops on the border so as to face any military attack that could erupt due to political disorder ...
• 2 July 2008
  VATICAN - “I ardently pray to God that a lasting and just peace may reign in Colombia in an atmosphere of hope and wellbeing” Benedict XVI's video message to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In a Video message on the occasion of a plenary assembly of the Columbian Bishops Conference which is celebrating its centenary, (see Fides 1/7/2008), the Holy Father Benedict XVI said. “ ...
• 2 July 2008
  VATICAN - Theme for the 42nd World Day of Peace: "Fighting poverty, building peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the 42nd World Day of Peace on January 1 2009 will focus on the theme "Combating poverty. "The theme chosen by the Holy Father", says a Ho ...
• 2 July 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - “Who do you say that I am?” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Who do you say that I am?” (Mt 16,15). This question which the Lord put to his disciples at Caesarea di Philippi, presents itself with the same intensity to us. The answer cannot affec ...
• 2 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - “Let us imitate Saint Paul in the third millennium”: says Archbishop Bernard Moras at the opening of the Year of St Paul Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – "The two thousandth anniversary of the birth of St Paul is a time to announce the Good News and proclaim the Gospel to all everyone especially those who have yet to receive the message of Ch ...
• 2 July 2008
  ASIA/ EAST TIMOR - The Year of St Paul in a community where the Apostle of the nations is a familiar figure Dili (Agenzia Fides) – St Paul is a familiar figure for the Catholic Church in East Timor. Dili Major Seminary is named after Saints Peter and Paul, there is a parish of St Paul and a Catholic Foundation for Education ...
• 2 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops open bi-lingual web site for the Year of Saint Paul Washington (Agenzia Fides) – On June 28 the official web site of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference, launched a special page Resources for the Year of St Paul coordinated by the Committee for Divine Worship ...
• 2 July 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Over 10,000 enthusiastic young Kiwis ready for World Youth Day Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – Over 10,000 young Kiwis as New Zealanders call themselves, can't wait for WYD in Sydney. This is an unexpectedly high number seeing that only about 100 pilgrims managed to take part in prev ...
• 2 July 2008
  ASIA/NEPAL - Salesian missionary from India shot dead in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in Nepal and in India are mourning the death of Salesian Fr Lutto Johnson Moyalan, a 60 year old missionary from India shot and mortally wounded on 1 July by gunmen in the Nepalese ...
• 2 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “A Bishop’s responsibility is not confined to the borders of his diocese, but reaches out to the ends of the earth.” - Interview with Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti of Portoviejo, who was conferred the pallium by the Holy Father Rome (Agenzia Fides) – His Excellency Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, who has been Archbishop of Portoviejo (Ecuador) since August 6, 2007, was among the new Archbishops who were conferred the pallium by the Holy Father on Sun ...
• 2 July 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The Family and Human Dignity Association is formed, to promote the protection of human rights, especially the defense of human life and the family based on marriage between a man and a woman Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, July 1, the Spanish association “Familia y Dignidad Humana” (Family and Human Dignity) officially began, made up of various members of Parliament and civil society working in defen ...
• 1 July 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses Metropolitan Archbishops after the consignment of the Pallium: “may the Apostle of the nations assist you in your efforts to help the communities entrusted to your care to be ever more united and missionary, in harmony in coordinated pastoral activity filled with constant apostolic impulse” Vatican (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday 30 June, in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI in a special audience received, with members of their respective families, Metropolitan Bishops from all ...
• 1 July 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kitui Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 28 June 2008 appointed Bishop of Kitui (Kenya) Bishop Anthony Muheria, until now Bishop of Embu. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 1/7/2008) ...
• 1 July 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 28 June 2008, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Taunggyi (Myanmar) Rev. Basilio Athai, Rector of St. Michael's Major Propaedeutic Seminary in ...