News

• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishops make an appeal to institutions and rebels: “Peace is the urgent need of the hour” to protect the innocent Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Sri Lanka have sent out yet another appeal to end the violent conflict that is afflicting the country. Once again, the Church, concerned for the fate of its people, especially t ...
• 13 June 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Foster better living conditions so that people are not forced to have to immigrate and offer immigrants an adequate reception” is the message from the African continental congress on immigration Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The phenomenon of migration is a structural incontrovertible reality. Some people are forced into it, others freely choose it in the pursuit of better living conditions. Unfortunately, ever ...
• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop Migliore: there needs to be guaranteed access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action: the Church’s worldwide commitment to AIDS patients New York (Agenzia Fides) – An effort to widen access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action for AIDS patients, openness and presence of Catholic institutions and Bishops’ Conferences in stopping the spread ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope dedicates his catechesis to Saint Columban: “With good reason he can be called a "European" saint, because as monk, missionary and writer, he worked in several countries of Western Europe.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the General Audience on Wednesday, June 11, was dedicated to “the holy Abbot Columban, the most famous Irishman of the early ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinals Sarr, Njue, Sandri, Foley, and Cordes appointed by the Holy Father as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI named as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinals Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar; John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi ...
• 12 June 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Why I love Saint Paul” an article by Archbishop Adrian Smith, on the eve of the Pauline Year, celebrated in the Pacific Islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tiny islands of the Pacific, in the most remote fishing villages and among the wooden churches that can only be reached by seaways, the people are already talking of the Pauline Year ...
• 12 June 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Archbishop of Toledo on the obligatory course, “Education for Citizenship” scheduled for the coming academic year: “it is just that you, parents, use all legitimate means in your power to defend your right to determine the moral education of your children.” Toledo (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a very important issue, which must be faced with lucidity, truth, responsibility, and freedom, and in conformity with the duties and rights that parents have regarding education. The ...
• 12 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Among the topics on the agenda at the Bishops’ Spring meeting: liturgical matters, embryonic stem-cell research, medically assisted nutrition and hydration Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) begins its Spring meeting today, June 12 in Orlando (Florida). The meeting is scheduled to last until June 14. Among the items for discussion ar ...
• 12 June 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops ask efforts to continue towards a quality education for all people, especially for the poorest of the poor AMERICA/CHILE – Bishops ask efforts to continue towards a quality education for all people, especially for the poorest of the poor Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishops ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA - “Eucharist as Communication”: Meeting of Asian Bishops in preparation for the Plenary Assembly 2009 Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – “Eucharist as Communication”: this is the title of a meeting of Bishops, secretaries, and experts of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) that was recently held in Bangkok, ...
• 12 June 2008
  AFRICA/GHANA - “Promote human and Christian development, and support a system of self-reliance for our Church.” The Apostolic Prefect of Donkorkrom dialogues with Agenzia Fides one year after his installation. Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We want to work on evangelization and human development in a difficult are of our country,” Fr. Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, SVD, Apostolic Prefect of Donkorkrom (in eastern Ghana), told Agenzia F ...
• 12 June 2008
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - Fighting between soldiers of Djibouti and Eritrea near the strategic Strait of Bab el Mandeb Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) – 9 soldiers of Djibouti are dead and 60 wounded, after fighting broke out on the border between Eritrea and Djibouti 3 days ago. No information has been released regarding victims on the part ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Testimonies of faith and solidarity of Catholics in the earthquake zone: “where difficulties abound, that is where Catholics are most needed, to manifest the love of God.” Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – “I am 61 years old and I have already been through three earthquakes that registered over 7 degrees on the Richter scale. Here in our district, we are nearly 1,000 faithful. In additi ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 300 faithful attend the temporal vows of 6 novices from the Congregation of the Mother of God of Da Ming, who were among the first aid workers to arrive on the scene, in the earthquake aftermath Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – 6 novices from the Diocesan Congregation of the Diocese of Da Ming (present day Han Dan), the Institute of the Mother of God of Da Ming, made their temporal vows accompanied by over 300 faithf ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - The history of the Cathedral Chapter of Saint Peter, protagonist in the life of the Eternal City for a millenium Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral Chapter of Saint Peter is an association of priests that was instituted in the 11th Century by the governing body of the Vatican Basilica. The history of the Chapter is that ...