News

• 23 November 2007
  VATICAN - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - World Conference of Church Bodies working for Justice and Peace (22-24 Nov.) - Diocese of Mongu in Zambia marks ten glorious years Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd World Conference for Church Bodies working for Justice and Peace, on Friday 23 November, will focus on present day challenges to development - the person and the concept of “human ...
• 23 November 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - “There is no honour without burden. If the Lord asks us, through the Pope, to shoulder this responsibility I am certain that this is not our work, it is the Lord who works in us, we are his tools” says Cardinal elect John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi Roma (Agenzia Fides)- “These sort of things are totally unexpected. Especially in my case, I have just been moved to Nairobi as Archbishop” Cardinal elect John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi and president of the Catholi ...
• 23 November 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nigerian senate rejects ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigeria's senate has approved a motion declaring that last year's handover of the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon was illegal. With a vote yesterday 22 November, Senators called on the g ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - First Korean born Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate priest Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The mission in Korea of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI is making progress. In February this year Anselmo Ryu Hi Gu, first Korean born OMI, made his perpetual vows. Now, after compl ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Race against time to bring humanitarian aid to 5 million homeless victims of cyclone Sidr, which leaves the country poorer than ever Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “Time is running out. This is a race to reach survivors of the typhoon disaster with the necessary humanitarian aid before it is too late, a race against epidemics, and before the Winter makes t ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Celebrations in Tian Jin diocese: 8 new priests ordained and 100 lay people Confirmed Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Proud Catholics in Tian Jin diocese rejoiced as eight young men ordained priests at the hands of Bishop Jin Pei Xian of the diocese of Liao Ning and 100 lay people received Confirmation. The s ...
• 23 November 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: testimonial by Carmelite Prioress in Bangkok Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations declared 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a resolution passed on 17 December 1999. The origins of November 25th go back ...
• 23 November 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Successful parish plan anti domestic violence in areas of high social risk Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Anti Domestic Violence Day on Sunday 25 November, a number of parishes in Lima, including the parish of Our Lady of Cocharcas, has succeeded in reducing domestic violence using a Model o ...
• 23 November 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES -The President of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference urges Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land and announces Day of Prayer for Peace Sunday 25 November Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and newly elected president of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference, has asked all Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land. The a ...
• 23 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “An election is not about personal well being it is about to whole country”: on the eve of general elections Bishop of Parramatta issues 'Pastoral Message on voting' Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - Voting is an obligation which over-rides self interest, party affiliation, or the personal attraction of any individual politician and voters should give authority to work for the common good, ...
• 23 November 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “Proper treatment at the service of the person”: 20th National Meeting for Health Pastoral Care Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Portugal will hold its 20th National Meeting for Health Pastoral Care in Fatima, 26 - 29 November at the Paul VI Pastoral Centre on the theme: “Proper treatment at the service of ...
• 23 November 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 23 November 2007, appointed Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi (Nigeria) Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P., Superior General of the M ...
• 22 November 2007
  VATICAN - According to Afraate the wise one “prayer comes about when Christ lives in the heart of the Christian and urges him to coherently live charitable commitment for neighbour”: the Pope's catechesis at the general audience. Appeal for Somalia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The great figure of Afraate the Wise, “one of the most important and at the same time most enigmatic personages of Syrian Christianity of the 4th century”, was the subject of Pope Bened ...
• 22 November 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “Thank you Holy Father for mentioning the tragedy of the people of Somalia” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- “We are deeply grateful for the Holy Father's appeal which called the attention of the international community to the tragic situation of the people of Somalia” said the Catholic Bishop of ...
• 22 November 2007
  VATICAN - “Realty, Light, Action”: a summary of the 22nd International Conference on “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick Persons” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 22nd International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, this time on the theme “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick People”, the preside ...