News

• 14 February 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Dignity, presence, and role of women in the Church and in society: central theme for the Bishops’ Assembly in India Jamshedpur (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time, a group over 50 women, religious and laity among them, are taking active part in the 28th General Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of India (CBCI), that will take plac ...
• 14 February 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “A prophetic moment in the history of our country”: Bishops, movements, and Catholic faithful of Australia applaud the government for its “apologies” to the aborigines Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The day following the solemn celebration in which the Australian government presented its “formal apologies” to the aboriginal people for the “Stolen Generation” (see Fides 31/01/2008), a ...
• 14 February 2008
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Abyei is the key to peace in Sudan,” recent American study claims Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - “Abyei is the key to peace in Sudan,” has been the claim of a study made by the ENOUGH Project, an American action group for ending wars and genocide. At the end of January, the group publi ...
• 14 February 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Christian unity in society Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In these times of renewed ecumenical effort, the difficult arises for Christians to be united on some of the most important ethical issues of our day: Catholics and Protestants in particula ...
• 14 February 2008
  VATICAN - Letter to Bishops from the Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches: “continue to sustain spiritually and materially those Catholics living in the Holy Land.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the occasion of the collection for the Church in the Holy Land, which is customarily done on Good Friday, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churche ...
• 14 February 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Prophecy of ad gentes today in Italy. Missionary Institutes reflect ” Napoli (Agenzia Fides) - From 11 to 15 February at Pacognano Don Bosco (Naples), there will be the 4th Forum of CIMI (Conferenza Istituti Missionari Italiani), on the theme "Prophecy of Ad gentes today in Italy. Mission ...
• 13 February 2008
  VATICAN - Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture on secularisation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - March 6-8, 2008, the Pontifical Council for Culture will celebrate their Plenary Assembly, a meeting of Cardinals, Bishops, priests, and laity from the seven continents, on Via della Concil ...
• 13 February 2008
  VATICAN - Pontifical Academy for Life: International Congress: “Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Ethical Aspects” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 25, 26, and 27 of 2008, in the Vatican’s New Hall of the Synod, there will be an International Congress “Close by the Incurable Sick Person and the Dying: Scientific and Eth ...
• 13 February 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Formation course for religious women in the diocese of Hai Men: from community life to evangelisation Hai Men (Agenzia Fides) - Community life, evangelisation, the liturgy, missions, personal formation, and the work of religious life: these are the main themes of the Course in religious formation being sponsored by the s ...
• 13 February 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Elevation of Holy Name of Mary Seminary and naming of Rector Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on January 12, 2008 elevated the existent interdiocesan philosophical major seminary, dedicated to the Ho ...
• 13 February 2008
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Rector of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Major Theological Interdiocesan Seminary in Antananarivo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelisation of Peoples, on November 30, 2007 appointed Fr. Jean de la Croix Rasolo Arson, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Anta ...
• 13 February 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: We pilgrims to Lourdes by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Anyone who has made a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Lourdes will not have missed the opportunity to pray at the Grotto where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared on the 11th of February 1858. A m ...
• 13 February 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “National disaster” declared due to flooding. Distribution of aid from Holy Father begins Trinidad (Agenzia Fides) - A state of emergency continues in Bolivia as a result of flooding. Yesterday, the President declared the country a “national disaster” area, in light of the flooding that has caused at lea ...
• 13 February 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA National Youth Day, February 17, to thank God for the gift of youth and for the young people that dedicate their lives to evangelisation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - This coming Sunday, February 17, will be the “National Youth Day 2008,” with the title, “The Youth: Witness and Prophet today in Venezuela by the Power of the Holy Spirit.” The initiati ...
• 13 February 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Four Sanctuaries form part of “Marian Route”: an important path through Europe, because of their great cultural and religious wealth Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The four most important sanctuaries in the Central Pyrennes Mountains now form the “Marian Route Association,” an initiative that has been started with the goal of promoting the pilgrimage si ...