News

• 25 February 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - State of emergency prolonged: the country continues in a situation of instability, while its people long for peace Dili (Agenzia Fides) - A “state of emergency” has been prolonged for an additional 30 days in East Timor. Parliament voted for extraordinary means, following the assassination attempt on February 11, that left Presid ...
• 22 February 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope encourages the Jesuits to retrace the steps of their predecessors “with the same courage and intelligence, and also the same profound motivation of faith and passion for serving the Lord and his Church” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI fervently hopes the Society of Jesus will “live with new impulse and fervour the mission for which the Spirit called it into being in the Church and has maintained it wi ...
• 22 February 2008
  VATICAN - Pope’s Message to the Cuban Bishops on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the visit of John Paul II: the need for gratitude and renewal of the zeal for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The commemoration 10 years later of those unforgettable days for the Church and the Cuban people, lived as an enthusiastic world was watching, is without a doubt a call for gratitude tow ...
• 22 February 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - A month packed with missionary activities; 2008 declared "Missionary Childhood Year in Poland" for 150 years in Poland Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - February is going to be a month full of missionary meaning for the Church in Poland, according to report made to Agenzia Fides from Monsignor Jan Piotrowski, National Director of the Pontifical M ...
• 22 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Rebuilding churches, opening missionary and community centers, increase in vocations, progress of Caritas work: some of the fruits following John Paul II’s visit Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Archbishop of Havana (Cuba), stated in an interview with the magazine “Encuentro Digital,” that John Paul II’s visit to Cuba became “a fresh starting point on the p ...
• 22 February 2008
  AMERICA/REPUBLICA DOMINICANA - Bishops call for a political commitment in conformation with unchanging ethical and moral principals, always with the common good in mind and averting the danger of corruption Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - As they have often done in the past, the Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic has published a Message for all their faithful, in commemoration of the National Independence Day, o ...
• 22 February 2008
  VATICAN - “The document Dominus Iesus and the other religions” of Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (third part) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “L’Osservatore Romano” has made it possible for Agenzia Fides to publish the entire text of the speech given by Archbishop Angelo Amato, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine ...
• 22 February 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya finding the fragile balance: the road for peace opens while paramilitary groups continue to act Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “I am hopeful, yet a bit skeptical,” a source from the local Catholic Church in Nairobi told Fides. On February 21, in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, the government has given consensus for the ...
• 22 February 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Signs of hope for valuing women’s role in the Church and in society: Plenary Assembly continues for the Bishops of India New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Amidst an environment that is still fairly marked by discrimination, abuses, and lack of equal opportunity, there are indubitable signs of hope for an increased recognition of women’s role i ...
• 22 February 2008
  AFRICA/DJIBOUTI - “We trust that Fr. Sandro will be shown complete justice,” the Bishop of Djibouti told Fides Djibouti (Agenzia Fides) - “Our request for temporary bail for Fr. Sandro, for health reasons, was accepted and we are very glad. In two or three weeks, the process should be underway. We trust that Fr. Sandro will be ...
• 22 February 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Shang Hai on the anniversary of evangelization: “for 400 years, it has been a diocese of the laity” Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - Respond to the Pope’s Letter by making a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of She Shan on May 24, day on which all are invited to pray for the Church on China; strengthen evangelizat ...
• 22 February 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses new Ambassador of Serbia: “with regard to the current crisis in Kosovo, I call upon all interested parties to act with prudence and moderation, and to seek solutions that favor mutual respect and reconciliation.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI received the credential letters of Vladeta Jankovic, Serbia's new ambassador to the Holy See, in an audience on February 21. In his address, the Pope calle ...
• 22 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Increase in mutual aid and support for bringing students of poor countries to WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity between the youth in wealthy countries and those in poorer countries has always been a traditional characteristic of the World Youth Days. The pilgrims from the Northern Hemisphere ...
• 21 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Seventh International Congress for “Life and Family,” for promoting the culture of life Mexicali (Agenzia Fides) - With the goal of promoting the culture of life, the 7th International Congress will be held in Mexicali, Baja California, on February 23-24. Some of the themes for discussion are: abortion, the ...
• 21 February 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Witnesses to Christ like Francis Xavier” Javieradas Pilgrimages 2-8 March Navarra (Agenzia Fides) - “I am very proud to be in this land of Navarra ministering as Bishop, and the reason is because the missionaries from this land have been its best ambassadors to the world, taking the Gospel o ...