News

• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/HAITI - “We cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” Emergency Appeal from Caritas Haiti for support for 20,000 families in extreme poverty, victims of the food crisis Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – “In the face of this grave situation, we cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” This was the opening statement made in a solidarity campaign launched by Caritas Haiti, in order to ...
• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Priests concerned about the country’s situation make an appeal for reconciliation, unity, and peace Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - At the close of their 23rd Annual Assembly, the diocesan priests have sent a message to the faithful expressing their concern for the country’s situation, indicate their commitment to the p ...
• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico joins the “World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The initiative “Asamblea Mundial de Parlamentarios y Gobernantes por la Vida y la Familia” (“World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family”) has also r ...
• 9 July 2008
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - “What the Catholic community in Russia needs most is to grow in its awareness of the gift of the faith and live it with a missionary spirit.” - Interview with Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God of Moscow Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Paolo Pezzi was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God of Moscow on September 21, 2007 and was conferred the pallium by the Holy Father on the Solemnity of ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - More violence against Catholics in Orissa: church, orphanage, and Jesuit residence destroyed Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholics living in the Indian state of Orissa are once again object of attacks being carried out by Hindu extremist groups against the local Catholic community. The Indian Bishops’ ...
• 8 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Maria Voce, one of Chiara Lubich’s closest aides, elected new President of the Focolare Movement Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – Maria Voce, one of Chiara Lubich’s closest aides, has been elected new President of the Focolare Movement. She was elected in Castel Gandolfo by the Movement’s General Assembly, co ...
• 8 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - January 31, 2009 marks the opening of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Salesian Congregation; pilgrimage tour of the relics of Don Bosco Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to all Salesians throughout the world, the Rector Major Father Pascual Chavez announced that 2009 marks the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Salesian Congregation ...
• 8 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Installation of the Bishop of Liao Ning on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul and the inauguration of the Year of St. Paul: “our diocese wants to begin a new Pauline era.” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Paolo Pei Jun Min, who until now had served as Coadjutor Bishop for the Diocese of Liao Ning, continental China, appointed in 2006 with the Holy Father’s approval, has officially begu ...
• 8 July 2008
  AFRICA - Over 14 million people’s lives at risk in the Horn of Africa due to drought and the rise of food prices Rome (Agenzia Fides) - More than 14 million people located in the Horn of Africa are in need of urgent food aid and other humanitarian assistance. This was what a report from the Regional Humanitarian Partnership Team sa ...
• 8 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Come Holy Spirit: my hopes for WYD”: Letter from Bishop Kevin Manning of Parramatta Parramatta (Agenzia Fides) - "Holy Spirit pour out your grace on this great south land of the Holy Spirit, grant to us a new Pentecost. Make of this land a true place of welcome for the young people of the world, grant t ...
• 8 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Bishops award $4 million dollars to support pastoral needs of the Church in Latin America Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved in June an additional $1.57 million in grants to 105 pastoral projects in 21 ...
• 8 July 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Education, health, justice, security, and the high cost of living are among the main problems pointed out by the Bishops at the closing of their Ordinary Assembly Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Panama have published a statement at the close of their second ordinary annual meeting held June 30 – July 4, 2008, in which they mention some of the most important eccles ...
• 8 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Ordinary Assembly to analyze the present situation of the Venezuelan clergy “in order to mark the profile of the priest in need of a renewed and profound evangelization effort of our people” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Ubaldo R. Santana Sequera of Maracaibo, President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, opened the 90th Ordinary Assembly for the Bishops’ Conference yesterday, July 7, with an ...
• 8 July 2008
  ASIA/THAILAND - The Year of St. Paul, special occasion for communion with the Holy Father and the Universal Church Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The Year of St. Paul will be intimately linked to the universal voice that comes forth from the Chair of Peter: with this spirit, the Catholic Church in Thailand is already living the Year of ...
• 8 July 2008
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Program for the Year of St. Paul: celebrations, prayer meetings, a music and poetry contest based on the Hymn to Charity, posters, CDs, and stickers inspired by the Letters of St. Paul Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – An intense schedule of celebrations, gatherings, and activities are underway for the Year of St. Paul 2008-2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On Sunday, June 29, the Apostolic Nuncio A ...