News

• 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 ...
• 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 ...