News

• 1 April 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “A reestablishment of civil coexistence is needed,” veteran Jesuit missionary in Zimbabwe tells Fides Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Zimbabwe remains in uncertainty as word of the March 29 general election results “trickles out” from the electoral commission (see Fides 31/3/2008). Of the 109 of the 210 seats already accou ...
• 1 April 2008
  AFRICA - Intense protesting in Ivory Coast and Senegal for the rising cost of basic materials Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The rise in the cost of food supplies and other basic materials have provoked intense protest demonstrations in Senegal and Ivory Coast. In both the western African nations, violent confrontatio ...
• 31 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father at the Regina Caeli: “All that the Church says and does shows the mercy that God feels for man. From divine mercy, which puts hearts at peace, also arises the authentic peace of the world, peace among peoples, cultures and religions.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Mercy is truly the central nucleus of the Gospel message. It is the equivalent of God’s very name, the way He has manifested Himself in the Old Testament, and fully in Jesus Christ, wh ...
• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - New mission of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in the largest hospital in the Ikonda-Njombe region Ikonda (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, April 2, the new mission of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Ikonda-Njombe (Tanzania), located near the border with Zambia, will open its doors. At the moment, there are ...
• 31 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - From the Easter Vigil to Divine Mercy Sunday, Chinese Catholics have been welcoming new members of the Church who received the Sacraments Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From Easter Sunday up to the feast of Divine Mercy (March 30, the Second Sunday of Easter), Chinese Catholics have had the joy of welcoming many new members who, following their catechumenate, have ...
• 31 March 2008
  EUROPE/PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 19 February 2008, appointed Rev. Patrick Keppel of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Monaco, National Dir ...
• 31 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Celebration for the 50th anniversary of Caritas in thanksgiving for “the privilege of being His instruments” and in preparation for “the next 50 years” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - This week, Caritas Bolivia will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Participating in the commemorative event on April 5-6 in Cochabamba are Bolivia’s 17 ecclesial jurisdictions, as well as gues ...
• 31 March 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops’ Plenary Assembly begins today, to more deeply understand and assimilate the New Evangelization according to the spirit of Aparecida Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican Bishops (CEM) will be holding their 85th Plenary Assembly from March 31 to April 4 at their headquarters in Cuautitlan (Mexico). The focus for the Assembly is “To deeply unders ...
• 31 March 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - On the way to CAM 3: event locations prepared, key-note speakers confirmed, preparatory celebrations of National Missionary Conferences in 10 countries Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The last minute preparations are being made for the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3), scheduled to take place in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17, 2008. According to information sent to Agen ...
• 31 March 2008
  TODAY ON THE INTERNET/ITALY - “Peace is an arduous act that requires self-criticism.” Fr. Samir Khalil ...
• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - The opposition claims victory in March 29 elections, while official results are still unknown Harae (Agenzia Fides) - While the counting of votes continues, the opposition claims to have won the general elections that took place on Saturday, March 29 (see Fides 28/3/2008). In addition, they affirm that their pres ...
• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Politics cannot divorce itself from morality,” says the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “Political power only has meaning if its actions guarantee the common good of society, or at least the necessary conditions that allow access for all members of the community to an integral d ...
• 31 March 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop of Yaoundé hospitalized in Paris following serious car accident Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - “Archbishop Tonye Bakot underwent a preliminary operation in Paris, the results of which were positive. However, he will have to undergo future operations,” sources from the Apostolic Nunci ...
• 29 March 2008
  Dossier - The Congregation for the Causes of Saints The Congregation for the Causes of Saints Introduction Some figures Brief history of the Congregation New norms for Beatification and Canonisation The “Saint factory” of the 20th century 2 Ma ...
• 29 March 2008
  Dossier - THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE(part one) THE CRISIS OF THE FAMILY IN EUROPE(part one) The population of Europe ageing birth rate abortion postponed maternity social costs the family and poverty child poverty. destruction o ...