News

• 1 April 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Preparations underway for the 150 anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Commemorate the past, hang on to the past and plan for the future” is the theme for the writing contest, whose winning articles will be published in magazines and newspapers on the 150th an ...
• 1 April 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Law on Rapid Divorce Settlement “in no way strengthens or upholds the family; on the contrary, it weakens it and leads to its rupture and separation.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte of Trujillo, President of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, issued a statement in light of the recent approval of the so-called “Law on Rapid Divorce Settleme ...
• 1 April 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Preparing for the General Assembly of Bishops: study on the document “Pastoral Goals and Guidelines,” commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the week of prayer for Christian unity, 50th anniversary of Caritas Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - From April 3 - 8, the Bishops of Bolivia will hold their General Assembly in the city of Cochabamba. There are three main points that will be addressed during these days, according to the Exe ...
• 1 April 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Chapel of Perpetual Adoration on the Mount of Beatitudes inaugurated during the meeting of European bishops on New Evangelization Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - This past weekend, in the Domus Galilaeae on the Mount of Beatitudes, the monastery situated there inaugurated a perpetual adoration chapel. Domus Galilaeae is a center for formation and retre ...
• 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 ...