News

• 28 May 2008
  VATICAN - “AVE MARIA” by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The “sea of Love” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord often used parables to explain with effective similitude the mystery of His kingdom, opening the minds and hearts of his disciples to enable them to share the marvellous vocation t ...
• 28 May 2008
  VATICAN - “Communication is not simply a product of pure luck or causality, nor is it of our human capacities; at the light of Scripture, it reflects our participation in the creative, communicative, and unifying Trinitarian Love that is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” says Benedict XVI. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The various forms of communication – dialogue, prayer, testimony, announcing – and its various instruments – press, electronics, visual arts, music, voice, gestures, and contact ...
• 28 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - “Let us demonstrate our solidarity with the people affected by Cyclone Nargis with concrete actions,” the President of the Myanmar Bishops’ Conference tells Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “It has been an authentic disaster. First of all, for the loss of life in the tragedy: there is an extremely high death toll. Then also, for the destruction caused by the cyclone; in addition t ...
• 28 May 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The incorrect study and interpretation of history has seriously injured society Trichur (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Andrews Thazhath of Trichur, Secretary for the Catholic Bishops’ Council of Kerala, has observed that the incorrect study and interpretation of history has seriously injured socie ...
• 28 May 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - 36 new priests from the Prelature of Opus Dei Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 24, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria ordained 36 men from the Prelature in the Basilica of San Eugenio, in Rome. The new priests are from 15 different countries: ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - After inspecting the earthquake disaster area, Bishop Li Liangui of the Diocese of Xianxian affirms the Church’s efforts and the importance of religion in psychological support Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian, Vice-President of Jinde Charities (the Chinese Catholic charitable organization) recently visited the earthquake area, where he made an inspection, verifyin ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Canossian Sisters of Hong Kong celebrate their 200th anniversary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The community of Hong Kong of the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, known as Canossians, recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of their foundation. According to Kong Ko Bao (the Ch ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Awaiting international aid; 63 million Euros allotted; population remains in critical condition Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - For Myanmar, these are decisive moments: in the hours to come, international aid should arrive in the country, more needed than ever as the lives of the nation struck by Cyclone Nargis on May 2 c ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - All dioceses are taking an active role in the defense of life, to avoid the legalization of abortion in the new Constitution Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Ecuador are making an intense effort in the face of the debate taking place in the Constitutive Assembly on crucial issues such as the legalization of abortion, the recognition ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Continental Meeting of Catholic Press, to exchange knowledge and experience, develop a strategy in reference to the Great Continental Mission Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “The Truth Shared,” the Communications Department of CELAM has organized a Continental Meeting of Catholic Press on May 28, 29, and 30, which will take place in the Colombian ...
• 27 May 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - First virtual seminar in Spanish on on-line journalism and third on-line seminar on radio at the Gregorian University Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Interdisciplinary Center for Social Communications (CICS) at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome is offering for the first time, a virtual seminar in Spanish on on-line journalism, gear ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Se espera la llegada de la ayuda internacional, donados 63 millones de euros; las condiciones de vida de la población siguen siendo graves Yangon (Agencia Fides) - Son momentos decisivos para Myanmar: en las próximas horas debería llegar al país la ayuda internacional tan necesaria dado que las condiciones de vida de la población afectada por el ciclón ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - El anuncio de la fe parte de la educación Bangkok (Agencia Fides) - Entre las muchas iniciativas de la Conferencia Episcopal Católica India (FABC) se señala una particular actividad del importante campo de la educación juvenil. La oficina de Educación y Form ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Announcing the faith begins with education Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Among the many initiatives of the Indian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (FABC) is a special activity in the important field of youth education. The Religious Education and Formation Office of th ...
• 27 May 2008
  VATICAN - African Continental Congress in Nairobi Kenya June 2-5: “Towards a better pastoral care of Migrants and Refugees in Africa at the dawn of the Third Millenium.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomena of human mobility, voluntary or forced has always marked human history, but in the last few decades it has taken on an almost universal dimension and with increasingly complex ...