News

• 27 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic Bishops call for end of emergency and release of detainees Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Almost a month since President Musharraf declared a state of emergency on 3 November the Catholic Bishops have called the government to restore respect for citizens' constitutional rights and fre ...
• 27 November 2007
  ASIA - ASEAN countries Association of South East Asia Nations sign charter of principles Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The economic and political Association of South East Asia Nations ASEAN made progress, approving the first Charter of Principles to inspire future ASEAN activity . The ASEAN nations, Brunei, C ...
• 27 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - In view of the December 2nd referendum on proposed constitutional reform the Bishops say “this reform is unnecessary, morally unacceptable and will bring no benefit to the country ” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the referendum on Sunday December 2, on proposed constitutional reforms presented by the president of Venezuela and the National Assembly, the country's Bishops have once again issued ...
• 27 November 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Pontifical Mission Societies “Youth Without Frontiers” organise 2nd Solidarity Campaign in aid of people in earthquake disaster areas in the south Lima (Agenzia Fides) - To face the disastrous situation in South Chico following the earthquake last August, through its Youth Without Frontiers movement the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru have organised a 2nd Soli ...
• 27 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops of Australia pray the new government “may be guided by wisdom, justice and moral integrity ” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops Conference of Australia congratulated the new government led by the Labour leader Kevin Rudd, winner in elections on 24 November. Gathered in Sydney for a plenary assembly ...
• 26 November 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses new Cardinal: “Be apostles of God who is Love and Witnesses of evangelical hope: this is what the Christian people expects of you ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 24 November, in St Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI held a public Consistory for the creation of 23 new Cardinals, in the form of a Celebration of the Word. In ...
• 26 November 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope consigns to the Cardinals the ring impressed with the Cross: “this will remind you always of the King you serve and of the Throne upon which he was lifted up and was faithful to the end, in order to conquer sin and death” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “This year the solemnity of Christ, King of the universe, crowning feast of the liturgical year, is enriched by the inclusion in the College of Cardinals of 23 new members who, according ...
• 26 November 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus calls for prayers for the Holy Land, “to implore the Spirit of God to grant peace to that region so dear to us”, and he entrusts the new members of the College of Cardinals to the Blessed Virgin Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Eucharistic Celebration with the new Cardinals in St Peter's Basilica on Sunday 25 November, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI went outside to the steps of the Basilica to ...
• 26 November 2007
  VATICAN - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI meets the College of Cardinals on the occasion of the Consistory: ecumenical dialogue in the light of the Lord's prayer and mandate “Ut unum sint” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 23 new cardinals was preceded - on November 23 - by a meeting of prayer and reflection of the College of Cardinals, to take place in the V ...
• 26 November 2007
  AFRICA - Africa and Europe unite against drug trafficking: anti-drug police coordination centre Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Africa and Europe unite to fight drug trafficking. This emerged from a Seminar in Rome for heads of anti-drug services of northern and western Africa countries and G6 countries, France, Germany, Gre ...
• 26 November 2007
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “Do not disappoint the hopes of the people of Sierra Leone” a Catholic missionary pleads Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- Fr Gerardo Caglioni, Xaverian missionary in Sierra Leone for 12 years, ( the author of several books including the History of the Evangelisation of Sierra Leone and writing at present the histor ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Official launching of TV Maria in the Philippines, with its own cable channel Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The date of baptism will be 8 December 2007, feast of the Immaculate Conception: with the inauguration by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, the Church in the Philippines will offi ...
• 26 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Special care for the elderly in Da Zhai parish in the diocese of Han Dan: spiritual and physical care for the elderly open to non Catholics Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - More than one hundred elderly people - including about 20 non Catholics - took part in a course for the elderly organised by the parish of Da Zhai, Cheng An district in the diocese of Han Dan fr ...
• 26 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Labour wins elections and promises to revise government Aboriginal community policies Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - During elections on 24 November after 11 years of Liberal government, Australians voted for the Labour party led by Kevin Rudd. The labour party obtained over 50% majority in parliament and in ...
• 26 November 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - After the serious events in recent days the Bishops call for respect for life and an end to hostilities Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the gravity of clashes in recent days the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia issued statements on the 23 and the 25 November expressing deep concern and calling on the people to put aside v ...