News

• 15 February 2008
  AMERICA/ SANTA LUCIA - Archbishop of Castries resigns, successor nominated Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 15, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Castries (Santa Lucia), presented by Bishop Kelvin Edward Felix, in ...
• 15 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 (second 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 ...
• 15 February 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church in Cuba prepares to celebrate 400-year anniversary of the Virgin of Charity’s presence among their people - “a time of grace for sewing the seed of the Gospel” El Cobre (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the month of January, a group of 40 people from all across the diocese of Cuba came together, upon the invitation of the Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba and Primate of Cuba, Archbi ...
• 15 February 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops call for an education that contributes to integral human development, without renouncing the specific identity of the Costa Rican traditions of democracy and Christianity San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “Quality education for all,” is the title of the Message issued by the Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference, at the start of the 2008 academic year. In the Message, the Bishops insist that the ...
• 15 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Saint Juan Diego presented as model of disciple and missionary, in the 13th National Congress for Missionary Childhood and Adolescence Cuautitlan (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, the diocese of Cuatitlan welcomed over 10,000 children from all over the Mexican country to participate in the 13th National Congress for Missionary Childhood and Adolescence of Me ...
• 15 February 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Regional Bishops’ Conference of Taiwan makes an invitation to participate in celebrations for 150th anniversary of the Lourdes apparitions Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Liturgical Commission of the Regional Bishops’ Conference of Taiwan invited the faithful to actively participate in the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Lourdes apparitions, i ...
• 15 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Indigenous Australians will participate in WYD, thanks contributions from youth of Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Indigenous Australians of the Tiwi Islands, located off the coast of Australia, will be able to attend the great event of World Youth Day, in July 2008 pilgrims after being partnered by three Syd ...
• 15 February 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Church pleas openness and solidarity with immigrants and non-regular workers Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics have the obligation, especially during Lent, to reveal the merciful love of God, promoting works of charity among citizens, offering openness and support of immigrants and those who are ...
• 15 February 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - The positive experience of the “Missionary Workshops” begun in Czestochowa in 2000 Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The “Missionary Workshops” in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa are organised on the third Saturday of every month, by the diocesan Director of the Pontifical Missions Societies, Fr. Jacek ...
• 15 February 2008
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Forum to Fight Human Trafficking: “The Holy See encourages all kinds of just initiatives aimed at eradicating this immoral and criminal phenomenon,” Archbishop Marchetto affirms. Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy See appreciates the efforts undertaken at various levels to combat human trafficking, which is a multidimensional problem, and one of the most shameful phenomena of our era... [it] is ...
• 15 February 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Africa has no power to decide on the use of its own resources; the continent is subject to the decisions made in other places,” says Cardinal Pengo, President of SECAM Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Africa is no longer per se a marginalized continent, as far as the global political set-up is concerned. The role of Africa in the world’s economic development, however, remains margin ...
• 14 February 2008
  VATICAN - Pope permits the opening of the Cause for Beatification of Sor Lucia dos Santos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office issued the following communication, February 13: This evening in the cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal, Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins C.M.F., president of the Congreg ...
• 14 February 2008
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The Archbishop of San Juan asks for the “constitutional protection of marriage, so that it may have the highest possible rank in our juridical structure.” San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Juan, His Excellency Roberto Octavio Gonzalez Nives, published a message this week asking for the maximum protection of marriage and the family within Puerto Rico. At pre ...
• 14 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Lenten Message from Bishops ask faithful to fight against illegal drug trafficking and to help their brothers in need Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In their Lenten Message for 2008, the Bishops of Mexico have asked their faithful to fight the illegal drug trafficking in their country. Recognising that Mexicans in the past have shown t ...
• 14 February 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Mass for Chinese New Year in the Cathedral of Jing Xia attended by non-Christians as well He Bei (Agenzia Fides) - Many non-Catholics participated in the solemn Eucharistic Celebration in honour of the Chinese New Year that was celebrated in Jing Xia’s Cathedral. They also received the blessing of Bishop Fe ...