News

• 12 November 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Beatification of Ceferino Namuncurá "a child of God and a brother to everyone": shining example of the Gospel lived in daily life Chimpay (Agenzia Fides) - The town of Chimpay nel Río Negro, (Argentina), which has only 6,000 people lived a revolution last weekend with the arrival of over 100,00o pilgrims to take part in the Mass during which there ...
• 12 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - In the present debate on Constitutional reforms the Bishops call for calm and peace and underline that any sort of violence must be avoided Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement calling for an end to aggression and violent confrontation among Venezuelans, the country's Catholic Bishops say “in the debate on Constitutional reform, supported by some and r ...
• 12 November 2007
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “Hoping for a better life for our people”: after plenary assembly Bishops message analyses national problems Asunciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "Hoping for a better life for our people" is the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Paraguay at the end of a plenary assembly held 5- 9 November (see Fides 6/11/2007 and 8/ ...
• 12 November 2007
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Musoma Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father on 10 November 2007, appointed as Bishop of Musoma (Tanzania) Rev Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila of the clergy of Mwanza and National Director of the Pontifical Mission S ...
• 9 November 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives the President of the Republic of Mozambique: Holy See Press Office communiqué Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 8 November the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI received the president of the Republic of Mozambique. At the end of the meeting the Holy See Press Office released the following c ...
• 9 November 2007
  VATICAN - Papal Letter for the 16th centenary of the death of St John Chrysostom: “of outstanding missionary zeal; he sent missionaries to spread the Gospel among those who had yet to hear it ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I am happy…that the occasion of the 16th centenary of the death of St John Chrysostom offers me an opportunity to evoke his luminous figure and propose it to the universal Church for c ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - the Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Taipei and appoints Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 9 November 2007, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan), presented by Archbishop Joseph Cheng Tsai-f ...
• 9 November 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Chastity founds a new anthropology, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The various experiences of “methodical doubt” which have followed one another in history and have ramifications down to the “weak thought” of the present day, can never make us doub ...
• 9 November 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Start of a pilgrimage of the relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux through Italy on the occasion of a triple anniversary of the Patron Saint of the Missions Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the last months of this year 2007, three important anniversaries connected with the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux occur (born Alençon 1873 - died Lisieux 1897): the 120th anniversary of youn ...
• 9 November 2007
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “The abolition of residence permits for immigrants from West Africa is a step forwards in national reconciliation ” a local missionary said Bouake (Agenzia Fides)- “This is a step forward towards national reconciliation” said a missionary in Bouaké, in the north of Ivory Coast where yesterday 8 November, the government announced the abolition of a resi ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Catholic Convents attacked in the state of Bihar Patna (Agenzia Fides) -Catholics in the state of Bihar in north east India are under shock following attacks on two convents of Catholic Sisters women in which the nuns were threatened and beaten. Vicar general of Patna ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - As President Musharraf represses civil society, concerning religious extremism takes over Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The state authorities of Pakistan have lost all control of Swat district in North West Frontier Province now in the hands of Taliban Islamic extremists. Taking advantage of the disorder follow ...
• 9 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Good Shepherd Sisters promote human development among Aboriginal Australians with Scholarship programme Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Australian Good Shepherd Sisters in collaboration with the Mary MacKillop Foundation (Australia's first Blessed, beatified by Pope John Paul II in Sydney in January 1995) have launched the annual ...
• 9 November 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Church in Chile rejoices with Argentina for the beatification of young Mapuche Argentinean-Chilean Ceferino Namuncurá: “we are filled with enthusiasm for his respect for others and an attitude of forgiveness towards those who offend us" Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) - In a publish statement in Spanish and Mapuche Bishop Alejandro Goic, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Chile expressed the joy of Chilean Catholics for the beatificatio ...
• 9 November 2007
  AMERICA/PANAMA - As part of celebrations for its 500 years, the Church in Panama sets out to implement the Document of Aparecida Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Last week, with a special assembly of the Bishops' Conference, the Catholic Church in Panama set out to study and implement Document of Aparecida, Bishop José Luis Lacunza, president of the Bish ...