News

• 4 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The message of hope from the Patron Saints of Europe: a contribution to the edification of “Europe’s soul,” based in the common Christian roots Siena (Agenzia Fides) - On March 8, in Siena, in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Dominic, there will be a Congress entitled: “Anima Europae: Europe’s Christian roots and the spiritual message of its Patron Saints. ...
• 4 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - New edition of the Roman Missal in Chinese with simplified characters, to better meet current pastoral demands Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The editor Faith Press has published a new edition of the Roman Missal in simplified Chinese, with horizontal arrangement, in order to better meet the current needs of priests and faithfu ...
• 4 March 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Forming consciences, sharing, evangelizing: three years of Radio Bosco Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - “Radio Bosco” is young, yet very popular and loved among the people. The Catholic radio station of the Solomon Islands is celebrating its third anniversary and once again challenges people t ...
• 4 March 2008
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - “We cannot remain silent before the outbreak of sexual violence,” say religious institutes of the Province of Katanga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “Before this inhumane and unjust situation that continues to exist in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and that is marked by all kinds of violence, repeated cases of sexua ...
• 4 March 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Church working on dialogue with rebel groups: national reconciliation on the horizon Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue, repentance, reconciliation, and national peace are the objectives for the Catholic Church in East Timor, as it lives through this difficult situation of political and social tension. Over ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI, in the Angelus: “the tendency in man to construct an ideological system of security is strong,” with an exhortation to allow Jesus to heal us, “Jesus who can and wants to give us the light of God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In this Sunday of Lent, the Gospel of John, from the reading Cycle A, we find “a true and real baptismal itinerary,” Pope Benedict XVI said, prior to the recitation of the Angelus with ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Pope’s appeal for the release of the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, Iraq; an end to violence in the Holy Land; caring for the world’s children Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Following the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, March 2, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched three appeals. “With profound sadness, I have followed the events surrounding the kidnapp ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Pope tells University Students: “Today God is calling on you European and American young people to cooperate with your contemporaries throughout the world so that the lifeblood of the Gospels can renew the civilization of these two continents and all of humanity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Saturday, March 1, there was a prayer vigil held in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, in commemoration of the 6th European Day for University Students, promoted by the Co ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Speaking to the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” the Pope reminded them that the charitable activity of the Church “must never be reduced to mere philanthropy but must be a tangible expression of evangelical love” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Those who work in the many forms of charitable activity of the Church cannot, then, content themselves just with offering technical services or resolving practical problems and difficult ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Dias, Holy Father’s Special Envoy for the celebrations of the New Christian Millenium in Ethiopia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special Envoy for the celebrations of the New Christian Mil ...
• 3 March 2008
  VATICAN - Reply from the Doctrine of the Faith on the Baptismal formulae Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Made public by the Holy See Press Office, February 29, were the responses of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to two questions concerning the validity of Baptism conferred wit ...
• 3 March 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Archbishop of La Plata: new subject, “Building Citizenship,” is “a dangerous instrument of indoctrination and politicization of adolescents, with no reference to the integral concept of the human person and the ethical nature of his activity” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Hector Aguer, of Plata, recently warned faithful of the dangers of a new subject that is trying to be introduced in schools, called, “Building Citizenship,” similar to the � ...
• 3 March 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The expansion of the Missionary Childhood and Youth, and Missionary October among the themes of the Annual Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Annual Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Argentina took place on February 26-27 and was attended by the directors of each ecclesiastical district of the country, according ...
• 3 March 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Priests prepare for the Great Mission of Lima that begins April 28 and lasts until 2010. Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, February 27, there was a meeting held in the Seminary of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo with over 150 priests, among them were Vicar Generals, parish pastors, and chaplains of the Archdio ...
• 3 March 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Pontifical Missionary Union of Nigeria meets to intensify campaign for missionary awareness and responsibility Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies, Nigeria, has concluded a two-day meeting/workshop for the members of the Pontifical Missionary Union of Priests and Religious. The meeting was held at the John P ...