News

• 28 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope ordains 29 priests: “May the hope rooted in faith, be always and increasingly yours! May you be witnesses and be wise and generous givers, sweet and strong, respectful and confident.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the VI Sunday of Easter, April 27, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, during which 29 deacons (28 from the Diocese of Rome and 1 from Propaganda Fide ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Moving testimony of the life and faith of Cardinal Paul Shan in “A Timeless Dialogue - farewell parting from life (on the earth)” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “I am like the Lord’s kangaroo, that hops to wherever he is needed,” “the tumor is my second guardian angel that reminds me to cherish every moment I have left in ‘my race,’ as Saint ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Youth preparing for WYD Singapore City (Agenzia Fides) - There is a group of about 100 young pilgrims from among Singapore’s Catholic community that will attend World Youth Day in Sydney this year. As they are in need of material and spiritua ...
• 28 April 2008
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Rector of the Philosophical Interdiocesan Major Seminary “George F. Singha,” in Brazzaville appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 22 February 2008, appointed Father Antonio Mabiala, of the clergy of the diocese of Pointe-noire, Recto ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/LEBANON - Franciscans in Lebanon bringing messages of peace and hope Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of the Order of Conventional Friars Minor are in Lebanon to spread peace and hope, in a land afflicted by conflict and marked by poverty. They have been there fulfilling their mis ...
• 28 April 2008
  VATICAN - Letter from the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Cardinal Ivan Dias, Special Envoy to ceremonies commemorating the new Christian Millennium in Ethiopia, coinciding with the National Eucharistic Congress Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 1, 2008, the Holy Father Benedict XVI nominated Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special Envoy to ceremonies commemorating ...
• 28 April 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Bishops remind the Constitutive Assembly on some non-negotiable points that should be recognized as fundamental laws: life, family, freedom of education Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “We wish to continue our service in the extension of the Kingdom of God by preaching His Word and celebrating the faith and hope of the Christian people, together with social and charitable serv ...
• 28 April 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Jubilee Year for the Prelature of Ayaviri, “to thank God for all the blessings and fruits of the first evangelization of our land, that we have inherited”: Interview with Bishop Kay Martin Schmalhausen Ayaviri (Agenzia Fides) - The Prelature of Ayaviri is located in southern Peru. Along with the other Prelatures and Dioceses that were formed in this country during the late 50s, it celebrates its 50th anniversary, makin ...
• 28 April 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A year under the sign of openness to God’s will Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “Openness to the light and will of God”: this is the theme for 2008 for “Sisilah,” a movement that promotes dialogue, and the prayer communities of the “Harmony Chain,” an interdenomi ...
• 26 April 2008
  Dossier - THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE (part two) THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE (part two) Introduction Falling birth-rate, ageing population, no generation turnover Responsibility of international organisation bureaucracy The Catholic Church and p ...
• 25 April 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Great Mission in Lima begins April 28, in an effort to strengthen us in the awareness of our identity as children of God and bring hope to every home with the preaching of the Good News Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In honor of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo, second Archbishop of Lima and Patron of the Latin American Bishops, whose feast is celebrated on April 28, the Great Mission in Lima will be launched, in res ...
• 25 April 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Preparations completed for the beatification of Madre Candelaria, “an exemplary life of profound faith and support for the poorest and most marginalized.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, President of the Commission that is coordinating the preparatory activities for the beatification of Madre Candelaria de San Jose, foundress of the Venezuelan Carmel ...
• 25 April 2008
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Rector of the Theological Interdiocesan Major Seminary “Emile Biayenda,” in Brazzaville appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 22 February 2008, appointed Father Gervais Protais Yombo, of the clergy of the diocese of Owando, Rector ...
• 25 April 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Biblical foundations for the consecrated life: the new Coadjutor Bishop of Ning Xia explains Sacred Scripture to the Diocese’s religious sisters Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The reading, explanation, and reflection on Sacred Scripture formed the central themes of the spiritual formation course offered to the Diocese’s religious sisters and led by Bishop Li Jing, t ...
• 25 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells Bishops of the Caucasus: “The difficult situations of the past century have not extinguished the flame of the Gospel that, from generation to generation, has found a fertile ground in the Caucasus.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I greet you all with affection and through you, I wish to send my sincerest thoughts to the priests, your primary collaborators, the consecrated persons, and all the faithful of your com ...