News

• 30 January 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence, abuse, the perpetrators, the reasons: what or who is behind attacks on Christians in Orissa. Archbishop Raphael Cheenath sends exclusive report to Fides Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - A report on the sad events last December, attacks on Christians homes and institutions; an explanation with regard to the perpetrators, the gangs responsible and the reasons; reference to a ...
• 30 January 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope expresses condolence for the death His Beatitude Christodoulos, archbishop of Athens and all Greece and assures his prayers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has sent a telegram to His Eminence Seraphim, metropolitan of Karystia and Skyros, for the death of His Beatitude Christodoulos, archbishop of Athens and all Greece, who pas ...
• 30 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 30 January appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Hong Kong (mainland China) Bishop John Tong Hon, until now titular Bishop of Bossa and Auxili ...
• 30 January 2008
  VATICAN -: “The disciple of Christ cannot be indifferent or inactive in the face of a world with dramatic thirst and hunger” Archbishop Hoser recalls Saint Vincent Pallotti's great lesson Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today as in the past, Saint Vincent Pallotti can teach us a great lesson. A disciple of Christ who comes from the Upper Room of the Holy Spirit, aflame with the fire of love, cannot be ...
• 30 January 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - Selfishness is blind Mgr Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “ 'Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand” (Mt 3,2). Jesus' call to conversion is always valid for a Christian on the path to Gospel perfection. Great St Teresa of Avila alw ...
• 30 January 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops of eastern Bolivia discuss urgent challenges to evangelisation and formation for priests Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of eastern Bolivia, in charge of the Vicariates of Pando, Beni, Reyes, Camiri, Ñuflo di Chávez, the diocese of San Ignacio and the archdiocese of Santa Cruz, are meeting in Sant ...
• 29 January 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict addresses Inter-Academic Colloquium participants: “in our epoch it is more than ever important to educate consciences of men and women so that science does not become a criteria for what is good and the person is respected as the centre of creation ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is important to give voice to anthropological, philosophical and theological research which allows man to appear and remain in his mystery because no science can say who man is, from ...
• 29 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Murdered Kenyan MP was a Catholic social activist Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Mugabe Were a Catholic social activist, shot dead yesterday outside his home, was married to an Italian women from Lecce” local Church sources in Kenya told Fides. Mugabe Were was an MP for ...
• 29 January 2008
  VATICAN - The missionary vocation of the laity Fr. Adriano Garuti and Lara De Angelis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary task to share with all mankind the news of salvation part salvation, is exercised by the whole Church, although in different roles. In the context of the Church's mission, th ...
• 29 January 2008
  AFRICA/MALAWI - 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 12 October 2007 appointed Rev. Michael Useni of the diocesan clergy of Chikwawa, National Director of the ...
• 29 January 2008
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - 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 23 November 2007, appointed Rev. Elias Peter Kingamkono of the clergy of the diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania, ...
• 29 January 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Indian Christians victims of unjustified violence: Catholic Archbishop in Orissa state calls for peace, security and freedom Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation of Christians in Orissa is difficult and tricky”, the Catholic Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Orisssa, told Fides. Archbishop Raphael Che ...
• 29 January 2008
  ASIA/TURKEY - “Paul, witness and Apostle of the Christian identity”: Catholic Bishops of Turkey issue Letter for the Year of St Paul Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - “Paul is apostle and teacher for all Christ's disciples, but especially for those of us who live here in Turkey; the apostle of the gentiles is a son of this land and it was mainly here that ...
• 29 January 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' plenary focuses on the “role of women in the Church and in society”. Archbishop Castro Quiroga: “may women be once again energetic defenders of life, marriage and motherhood” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “The world expects Christian women, made bold by the power of the Holy Spirit, to be courageous apostles and missionary disciples of Jesus Christ; firm defenders of life, marriage and motherhoo ...
• 29 January 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops call the national government and armed groups to be reconciled and to resolve social and armed conflict; national demonstration 4 February Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Colombia gathered in a plenary assembly have urged Colombians to take part in a peaceful national demonstration on 4 February at midday to protest against the practice of ...