News

• 14 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - 48 youth pilgrims from the small island of Wallis sing of their missionary enthusiasm at WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – A lively group of 48 Polynesian youth have arrived on pilgrimage to World Youth Day from the small island of Wallis, of the Islands of Wallis and Futuna, located in the South Pacific, between F ...
• 14 July 2008
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi youth arrive in Sydney for WYD: a sign of hope for the Church and for the entire nation Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - After resolving the bureaucratic problems regarding the issuing of visas, the Iraqi youth are finally on their way to WYD in Sydney, with their hearts full of joy and hope. Chaldean priest Fr. R ...
• 14 July 2008
  AFRICA/CONGO - “It’s time for us to wake up”: Message from the Congolese Bishops on the occasion of the nation’s anniversary of independence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “We are still far from the dream of a more beautiful Congo,” the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo affirmed in their message, “It’s time for us to wake up,” published at t ...
• 14 July 2008
  ASIA/NEPAL - Year of St. Paul: a small Catholic community focuses on formation and evangelization Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – A Letter from the Apostolic Vicar, distributed in all the parishes, schools, and Church entities, and a full calendar of events have marked the Year of St. Paul in Nepal, where the small Cat ...
• 14 July 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Doubts on the state of dialogue between the majority and the opposition following the UN Security Council’s failed attempt to take measures against Mugabe Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Doubts remain over the talks taking place between the government and the opposition, in efforts to help Zimbabwe overcome its political crisis that began following the re-elections (defined by ...
• 11 July 2008
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Appointment of Rector of the Saint John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs Interdiocesan Major Seminary in Port of Spain Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on April 18, 2008 appointed Msgr. Michael Stewart Rector of the Saint John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs ...
• 11 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “We must say ‘no’ to death and violence and ‘yes’ to life and peace.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela have published a Pastoral Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly, entitled: “United in Justice and Righteousness,” in which they express some of their co ...
• 11 July 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops speak out on same-sex unions: “The state cannot legalize these unions without infringing upon their duty to promote and protect an institution that is essential to the common good, namely, marriage.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the draft-bill on same-sex “marriages,” currently awaiting government approval, the Bishops of Costa Rica have issued a statement offering clear arguments on the matter, for ...
• 11 July 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The number of Portuguese lay volunteers that collaborate in missionary and development projects in other countries, is on the rise; on June 27, 283 volunteers went overseas Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - There are more and more members of the laity that are hearing the call to work on cooperative and missionary projects, dedicating a period of their lives to this work, says the Evangelization of ...
• 11 July 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Saint Paul, model of profound faith: Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Czestochowa for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “Saint Paul is the great announcer of Christ,” reads the Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, who has wished to highlight the importance of the Year of St. P ...
• 11 July 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - “Vacations with God” organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies, Caritas, and Catholic Action of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, for 2,000 underprivileged children Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – About 2,000 children and youth from families with economic difficulties or those living in poverty will be able to enjoy at least a part of their summer vacations in July and August. “Va ...
• 11 July 2008
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Bishop Nicolas Djomo of Tshumbe elected new President of the Congolese Catholic Bishops’ Conference Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - During the 44 Plenary Assembly of the Congolese Bishops’ Conference, celebrated in Kinshasa on July 10, the new governing body was elected with the new President, Bishop Nicolas Djomo of Tshu ...
• 11 July 2008
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Nazarene Sisters in Madagascar over 40 years, on their first mission outside Italy Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The Nazarene Sisters began their adventure in Madagascar on May 16, 1967. The inspiration behind the mission came from Father Giuseppe Archetto, CM, who six years earlier had traveled thr ...
• 11 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “We want to imitate our brother Paul and learn from him how to be missionaries”: 138 youth from the parish of Han Er Zhuan (Diocese of Han Dan) participate in the Summer Camp held in honor of the Year of St. Paul Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - “Thank you, Jesus, for coming to abide in me; I want to be a soldier chosen by Jesus, like Saint Paul,” this was the longing and the commitment of 138 young people from the parish of Han Er ...
• 11 July 2008
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - “D8” Summit: an appeal to the economies of industrialized nations: a boost in agriculture, ‘no’ to biofuels Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The dialectic between the “G8” (the summit of the 8 most industrialized nations which just concluded in Japan) and the “G5” (a group of five countries: China, India, Brazil, Mexico, ...