News

• 19 May 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - State of emergency continues following the eruption of the Chaiten volcano in the country’s southern region Chaiten (Agenzia Fides) - Two weeks after the eruption of the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, uncertainty remains. The Church’s aid groups in Chile have raised over 61 million pesos to help victim families in the co ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/QATAR - International Seminar on the Arab Family in the 21st Century: “The demographic winter is becoming the main problem for countries all over the world.” Doha (Agenzia Fides) - The International Seminar on the Arab Family in the 21st Century: Issues and Challenges,” commemorating the International Day of the Family (May 15) was held in Doha (Qatar), organized by the Doh ...
• 19 May 2008
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Conference on cluster bombs, “lethal devices,” begins today in Dublin Dublin (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 19, a Conference is being held in the Irish capital city of Dublin, on cluster bombs. It is a type of mechanism that causes grave humanitarian problems, whose consequences can last dec ...
• 19 May 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the Pontifical Mission Societies: “The mission is a task and duty for all Churches, that as communicating vessels share the persons and resources for fulfilling it.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, May 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received participants in the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies in an audience in the Clementine Hall (in the Vati ...
• 19 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Savona and Genoa - “Each one of you, dear young people, if you remain united to Christ and the Church, can achieve great things.” Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, May 18, after his visit to the Gaslini Hospital, the Pope held an encounter with young people in Genoa’s Piazza Matteotti. “You are the youth of Genoa! I embrace you with the Heart ...
• 19 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Savona and Genoa - “May the Gaslini Institute be an authentic ‘sanctuary of life’ and ‘sanctuary of the family,’ where along with the professionality of workers in every area, there is also affection and personal attention.” Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - At 9am on Sunday, May 18, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Guard in Cerànesi-Campomorrone. After adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, the Pope ...
• 19 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Savona and Genoa - “We need to cultivate the same missionary spirit that inspired Saint Paul, with a constant spiritual, ascetic, and pastoral formation.” Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - After the encounter with young people and the praying of the Angelus on Sunday, May 18, in Genoa's Piazza Matteotti, Benedict XVI went to the city's cathedral of St. Lawrence, where the relics of ...
• 19 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Government promotes a conference for donating nations of southeast Asia; two million people still await aid, children among the disaster’s main victims Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The Myanmar authorities are planning on organizing a conference in Yangon before the end of the month of May, perhaps even towards the end of this week, for the donating nations of southeast Asia ...
• 19 May 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW CALEDONIA - The first and new evangelization of New Caledonia Nouméa (Agenzia Fides) - There are nearly 8 million Catholics living in Oceania. Six million reside in the two most populated regions, Australia and New Zealand, while the rest are dispersed among the thousands of islan ...
• 17 May 2008
  Dossier - THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE (part three) From “wrong” to “right” De facto couples: a deviation “promoted” by the European Parliament and the situation in European countries Italy's 'Family Day' The Spanish case Family, marriage a ...
• 16 May 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope gives Chinese Catholics another gift: a Prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 27 of last year, on the feast of the Solemnity of Pentecost, Benedict XVI signed the “Letter to the Bishops, Priests, Consecrated persons, and Lay faithful of the Catholic Church i ...
• 16 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the 6th World Family Encounter: distribution of material and Holy Family icon begins pilgrimage journey Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico City continues preparations for the celebration of the 6th World Family Encounter, which will take place in January 2009. According to a statement from Auxiliary Bi ...
• 16 May 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Missionary Congress begins today, with the goal of spreading missionary awareness on all levels San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 16, until Sunday, May 18, the First National Missionary Congress in El Salvador is being held. Its theme is: “Missionary Parish, beyond the Frontiers.” This First Missionary ...
• 16 May 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archbishop of La Plata clarifies that the Church is opposed to a reductionist version of sexual education without reference to the nature of the person La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the intense criticism spread by feminist activist groups, Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata clarified that the Catholic Church is not opposed to sexual education in schools, ho ...
• 16 May 2008
  ASIA/KOREA - Education and social justice: two encounters sponsored by the Bishops’ Conference Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Bishops’ Conference is working hard right now, with two main projects in focus. The first, is education, with the preparation of workshops for the Third Catholic Education Week. The s ...