News

• 8 April 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of the new Catechism for Christian Initiation “Jesus is Lord”: “more than a book, it is a treasure because it contains the Good News that our Holy Mother Church teaches us.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals of Tortosa, Vice-President of the Bishops’ Committee on Education and Catechesis for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE), yesterday presented the catechetical ...
• 8 April 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Third National Missionary Congress in preparation for the CAM 3, to spread missionary awareness among the baptized; commencement of the National Missionary Project, promoted by the Plenary Council Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “Venezuela, now is the time to be missionary apostles,” the Third National Missionary Congress (CONAMI) will be held April 9-13. The event is being organized by the Venezuela ...
• 8 April 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Distribution of the “morning after pill” is outlawed in public health centers, after a long court battle: this “reaffirms the Law in recognizing that our justice system protects life.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Following a long court battle, the Constitutional Tribunal of Chile has declared as public and official the court settlement that will give way to the declaration of unconstitutionalit ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “The Church has the primary duty of approaching these persons with love and delicacy, with maternal care and attention, to announce the merciful nearness of God in Jesus Christ” to all those wounded by divorce and abortion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Divorce and abortion are decisions that are sometimes undertaken in difficult circumstances, they often bring trauma and are causes of deep suffering for those who make them.” These we ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope visits the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew for “a pilgrimage in memory of the martyrs of the 20th century” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Apparently it would seem that violence, totalitarianisms, persecution and blind brutality show themselves to be stronger, silencing the voice of the witnesses of the faith, who can seem ...
• 8 April 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - General elections 2009: Christian presence in politics expected Yakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The democratic process in Indonesia continues to make progress, albeit slowly and in the midst of many different obstacles. The Islamic country with the most population (over 220 million people, ...
• 8 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALIA - Franciscans organize “Third Chapter of the Poor” Bari (Agenzia Fides) - “In a changing world, there are always poor,” is the theme for the reflections that will be made during the “Third Chapter for the Poor,” an event organized by the Franciscan Friars Minor o ...
• 8 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australia is ready for WYD 2008! Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 225,000 people are now expected to attend the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney. In a press conference held in Rome on April 7, the Australian Ambassadors to Italy and to the Holy See announced that � ...
• 8 April 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - An Easter launch towards evangelization Auki (Agenzia Fides) - Easter celebrations on Auki Island, part of the chain of the Solomon Islands, were characterized by a launch towards the proclamation of the Christian message and evangelization. Many local Catholi ...
• 8 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - There are currently 350,000 Catholics in Hong Kong, compared to the 239,000 in 1997 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The current number of Catholics in Hong Kong is now close to 350,000.” This is what Monsignor Domenico Chan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong, told Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese langu ...
• 7 April 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - After three years, the “Misión Joven” will come to a close May 30, with an Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, thanking God for its apostolic fruit Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - After 3 intense years of the “Misión Joven” (Youth Mission), a closing ceremony will be held in Cerro de los Angeles in Madrid (Spain) on Friday, May 30, with an Act of Consecration to the S ...
• 7 April 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Patagonia analyze the problem of migration, defense of the native peoples and land reservations, and the anniversary of the peace treaty between Chile and Argentina Valdivia (Agenzia Fides) - The Patagonian Bishops of Argentina and Chile met in Valdivia (Chile) April 1-4 for a time of reflection and exchange of experiences on various topics that present a challenge in their pastoral ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - Holy Father sends condolences for Syro-Orthodox priest murdered in Baghdad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, April 5, Syro-Orthodox Father Youssef Adel Abudi was murdered in Baghdad. The Holy Father Benedict XVI, through the Apostolic Nunciature in Iraq, sent Mar Saverius Jamil Hawa, ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Regina Caeli: “every Christian and every community, reliving the experience of the disciples of Emmaus, rediscovers the grace of the transforming encounter with the Risen Lord.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, April 6, in his brief address before the recitation of the Regina Caeli with faithful gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, the Holy Father Benedict XVI reflected on the gospel pas ...
• 7 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Pontifical Council for the Family: “May grandparents return to being a living presence in the family, in the Church and in society.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “May grandparents return to being a living presence in the family, in the Church and in society. In regards to the family, grandparents continue to be witnesses of unity, values founded o ...