News

• 21 May 2008
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Over 50,000 people flee Abyei, town rich in fuel reserves in dispute between north and south Sudan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The fighting going on for control of the area of Abyei, between troops of the Sudanese army and the SPLM/A (Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement/Army) is the most serious violation of the peace t ...
• 21 May 2008
  ASIA - Both Myanmar and China with hundreds of thousands of victims; both have called for national mourning, while more rain is expected Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - There is still no exact calculation of the number of victims of this tragic month of May that has been lived by Asian populations, however it is certain that it will be a total of hundreds of tho ...
• 21 May 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A statue of Our Lady of Lourdes found by fishermen in Mekong waters, where it had left during the war 33 years ago Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A group of fisherman found a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the deep, muddy waters near the shores of the Mekong River, next to Phnom Penh, in the network of rivers that unite opposite the ...
• 21 May 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Benedictus”: a professor that places his intelligence at the service of modern man, that the truth may be known and acknowledged Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “It would be rash to think of writing a biography of the Pope, especially in the case of Benedict XVI.” These were the words of Giuseppe De Carli, Vatican expert and head of Rai Vaticano, on th ...
• 20 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Savona and Genoa - “Man does not achieve fulfillment in absolute autonomy, by fooling himself into thinking that he is God but, on the contrary, by recognizing himself as a son, a creature open to and reaching out towards God and towards his brothers.” Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - “From this central Piazza della Victoria, that welcomes us into a choral act of praise and thanksgiving to God, with which I will close my pastoral visit, I send my sincerest greeting to the ent ...
• 20 May 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope stresses the importance of interreligious cooperation and exhorts Bishops of Thailand to make “a concerted effort to uphold the spiritual and moral soul of your people.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The coexistence of different religious communities today unfolds against the backdrop of globalization... The negative aspects of this cultural phenomenon, which cause dismay to yourselv ...
• 20 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope addresses Bishops participating in Study Seminar: “The authenticity of the new charisms is the guarantee for their willingness to submit themselves to the discernment of ecclesiastical authority.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The authenticity of the new charisms is the guarantee for their willingness to submit themselves to the discernment of ecclesiastical authority. A large number of ecclesial movements and ...
• 20 May 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “There is an ever more urgent need to join forces in sustaining families, as much as possible, in a social, economic, juridical, and spiritual perspective.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The family, the family (cell of communion at the very foundations of society) is like a 'small domestic church' called to reveal God's love to the world. Dear brothers and sisters, help ...
• 20 May 2008
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Bishop of Mandeville nominated Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on May 20, 2008, appointed Father Neil Tiedemann, C.P., member of the Provincial Council of Passionists, as Bishop of Mandeville (Jamaica). The bishop-elect w ...
• 20 May 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church asks for an urgent accord between the government and the rural entities in conflict, encouraging dialogue and abandoning all verbal or physical violence Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Experience has shown us that a society does not necessarily grow at the rate of its economy, but rather, when it matures in its capacity to dialogue and in its ability to reach consensus ...
• 20 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops lament declaration of Rapid Divorce Law that “weakens the family, places children and youth at risk for growing up with a model of marriage that is far from the transcendent values of love, unity, and stability.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Bishops’ Conference has issued a statement expressing their lament for a decision made by the Peruvian Government to approve policies that facilitate and support the disintegration o ...
• 20 May 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The recent fighting is a result of a situation that has been rotting for some time,” one missionary says. Johannesburg (Agencia Fides) - “The fighting was inevitable, as the situation had been left to rot for some time,” Fr. Mario Tessarotto, Scalabrinian missionary, told Agenzia Fides. Fr. Tessarotto has been working on ...
• 20 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Church prays for the earthquake victims, uniting themselves to the entire country in an observance of three-days’ mourning; the religious in action in the epicenter dressed in their religious habits, strengthened by the Cross and the Pope’s words Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in China, who has been working in the front line since the start of this earthquake tragedy, celebrated a Mass for the victims of the earthquake that struck Wen Chuan in May ...
• 20 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Hong Jia Lou creates a religious Marriage Center, in response to the increasing requests to be married in the Church Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - There is an ever-growing number of non-Christian youth in China interested in Catholic marriage, celebrated in the Church. According to them, “no extravagant ceremony can compare to the sacred ...
• 20 May 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - On the way to CAM 3: families hosting participants will participate in formation meetings and receive missionary symbols. Official CD with Congress theme song. Quito (Agenzia Fides) - During the celebration of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) which will take place in Quito (Ecuador) on August 12-17 of this year, 3,000 families will be hosting participants. Accordi ...