News

• 11 December 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists attack Catholic church under construction in Delhi: local Church shocked and saddened New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - There is nothing left only ruins. On 5 December about 150 Hindu extremists razed to the ground the Church of Divine Mercy in the Delhi area, still under construction, provoking shock and sadne ...
• 11 December 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - In the wake of cyclone Sidr a Bishop says: “We are making every effort to help the homeless but more international aid is needed Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “We are doing our best to help the homeless in the wake of cyclone Sidr. We offer help and comfort to all those in need without distinction”, says Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze, OMI, of the diocese o ...
• 11 December 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Seven million pilgrims expected for feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mgr Monroy Ponce: "the event offers the sons and daughters of Mexico and all America an opportunity to realise they are brothers and sisters” Guadalupe (Agenzia Fides) - All is ready for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe patroness of Mexico and all America on 12 December, the date of the first apparition 476 years ago, to Juan Diego, canonised by the Servant ...
• 11 December 2007
  AMERICA/CANADA - Bishops issue pastoral Message for National Day of Prayer for Aboriginal Peoples: “your Amerindian and Inuit traditions permit the development of new ways of expressing the message of salvation" Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Catholic Aboriginal Council for Reconciliation issued a message for the 5th National Day of Prayer for Aboriginal Peoples, in which it r ...
• 11 December 2007
  OCEANIA/TONGA - First Tonga born Salesian priest: seed of evangelisation Nuku’alofa (Agenzia Fides) - The charisma of don Bosco is spreading in Oceania. After years of evangelisation and vocation promotion, discernment and spiritual counselling, Salesians in Oceania are celebrating the Ord ...
• 10 December 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope's Angelus reflection: Saint John the Baptist “ urges us to prepare the way for the Lord who comes to the deserts of today, outward and inward deserts thirsting for Christ, the living water” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The mission of John the Baptist was to “prepare and make even the way for the Messiah, and to call the people of Israel to repent of their sins and set right all iniquity. With demanding ...
• 10 December 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope's Angelus on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: “I think of young people today, growing up in an environment saturated with messages offering false models of happiness…they are in danger of losing hope because they often seem to be orphans of true love” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “On our journey of Advent there shines the star of Immaculate Mary… To reach Jesus, authentic light, the sun who has dissipated the shadows of history, we need lights which are close to ...
• 10 December 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope in Piazza di Spagna at the foot of the statue of Immaculate Mary: “Once again on this solemn day the Church indicates Mary to the world as a sign of sure hope and definitive triumph of good over evil ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In keeping with tradition, in the afternoon of December 8th the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI paid homage to the Blessed Virgin by laying a bouquet of white roses at the foot of a statue of ...
• 10 December 2007
  VATICAN - Pontifical Oriental Institute “an oasis of peace and study” for 90 years: the Holy Father receives a Delegation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pontifical Oriental Institute is an outstanding example of what Christian wisdom has to offer those who wish to acquire ever deeper knowledge of the eastern Churches and to learn mor ...
• 10 December 2007
  VATICAN - On December 8 the Congregation for the Clergy doubled its web services: new edition in Portuguese, the Holy Bible in nine languages, spiritual support for priests Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception the web site of the Congregation for the Clergy marked its 9th anniversary: a direct service, first of all for the clergy, deacons and catechis ...
• 10 December 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - A hundred million children have no access to basic education: for 20 years education has been a tool of social change for Salesian NGO Youth for the Third World JTM Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "You think things in the world can change, we know they can", and as part of a new campaign "Education, tool for social change", the Salesian NGO “Youth Third World” (JTM) in ...
• 10 December 2007
  AFRICA - "We urgently call on you to address the evils of these new forms of slavery in our times”: Catholic Bishops of Africa and Europe appeal to African and European political leaders meeting in a Lisbon Lisbon (Agenzia Fides)- “Slavery still persists today, and in more subtle ways, such as in the treatment of migrants and migrant workers, child labour, women and child trafficking, etc. The vast majority of African mi ...
• 10 December 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - In response to the Pope's call the Regional Bishops Conference in Taiwan launches a Year of St Paul together with celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Evangelisation Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Taiwan have decided to combine celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelisation of the area with a Year of St Paul in unity with the Year of St Paul announced by Pope ...
• 10 December 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pontifical Mission Societies launch “alternative Christmas gift” campaign Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia have launched a campaign for a Christmas not of consumerism but of solidarity and support for the missions, encouraging people to exchange 'alternati ...
• 10 December 2007
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops of Guatemala say adoptions have become a business for profit Guatemala City(Agenzia Fides) - "In Guatemala, some people have made adoption of children a profitable business, losing the noble desire to give a home to a child who has been abandoned, or is disabled or unwanted". This ...