News

• 24 October 2007
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Pontifical Mission Societies close Missionary Month with a concelebration of the Eucharist, some guests from mission territories Eichstätt (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn concelebration of Mass in Eichstätt Cathedral , the Pontifical Mission Societies Germany - missio - will conclude on Sunday 28 October the Month of Mission. With the motto “G ...
• 24 October 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Mission Sunday in Chaone mountain villages: greetings from the Bishop, the son of a local Muslim, and the inauguration of a new mill Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- Mission Sunday in a mission country: a testimony from Italian Monfort missionary Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba in Malawi. Fr. Gamba was reporting from Mount Chaone, near the great Chirwa swamp which fr ...
• 24 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - “The life and spirituality of Saint John Bosco” theme of retreat for priests in Tai Yuan diocese Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “ The life and spirituality of Saint John Bosco” was the theme of a week long retreat for priests organised by Tai Yuan, 8 - 13 October. Saint Don Bosco is well known and loved in China. Sa ...
• 24 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - During celebration to elevate national Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto to the rank of Minor Basilica, Cardinal Urosa calls Catholics to “assume with joy, enthusiasm and fidelity our condition as missionaries of Jesus Christ” Guanare (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7,000 people were present for a special Mass on 20 October during which the national shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto, patron saint of Venezuela, was raised to the rank of Minor Basilica ...
• 24 October 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Miami archdiocese and Voz Catolica newspaper celebrate 50th and 25th respective anniversaries: Voz Catolica valuable channel of evangelisation among Spanish speaking immigrants Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Miami is celebrating two anniversaries, 50 years since its creation and 25 years since the first publication of the local Catholic newspaper Voz Catolica mainly for Spanish spea ...
• 24 October 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Caroline Chisholm, active lay woman involved in social apostolate on the way to the honour of the altars Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - In the year 2008 Australian Catholics will ask permission to open the diocesan stage of a process for the beatification of British born lay woman Caroline Chisholm, who devoted her life to social ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - New goal for the Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII: Rev Oreste Benzi inaugurates first Family Home in Sardinia Sennori (Agenzia Fides) - The Association Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII has been present in Sardinia for about 9 years. In this period has opened the Cooperativa Sociale San Damiano which cares for 20 adults with physic ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND -5th Week for Christian Culture opens in Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On Mission Sunday, 21 October, the 5th Week for Christian Culture 21-28 October was opened in Czestochowa, Poland. The initiative is sponsored by metropolitan Archbishop of Czestochowa, Arch ...
• 23 October 2007
  EUROPE/UNITED KINGDOM - Coalition of European and American NGOs denounce the Conference 'Women Deliver' for manipulation and deceit “instead of a Conference on life it was a Conference to promote death” London (Agenzia Fides) - The Conference 'Women Deliver' held in London 18-20 October has been denounced by a Coalition of European and American NGOs for sectarianism manipulation and deceit, according to a statement sent ...
• 23 October 2007
  AFRICA/EGYPT - SECAM Standing Committee meets in Cairo: principal focus for the Bishops, human trafficking, 200 years since the End of Slavery in Africa Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Committee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) will be meeting in Cairo, Egypt from October 25-29, 2007. The issue of new slaveries or human traf ...
• 23 October 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Report on violence against Christians in the state of Karnataka Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - It is the state with the sad record of the most violence inflicted on Christian communities: Karanataka State in southern India is known for one of India's the high international level technol ...
• 23 October 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Christian communities build bridges with East Timor after a history of painful wounds Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - It was not without pain that East Timor gained independence from Indonesia with a referendum in 1999. The decision for independence freely expressed by the people of Timor was followed by pro-In ...
• 23 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “We hope the next constituent assembly will achieve opportune reforms and we pray the Lord may illuminate the Assembly members”: Bishops' Conference message at conclusion of Plenary Assembly Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “Our country has a great desire for positive change which will affect the life of our nation for the good of all the people" the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador said in a message issued at the end o ...
• 23 October 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops call for a National Development Agenda and a national project which considers the interests of all citizens, after the people said yes to the Free Trade Agreement San José (Agenzia Fides) - "United as brothers and sisters, let us build up Costa Rica" is the title of a Message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica following the first referendum in the history of the country ...
• 23 October 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - With Pastoral Letter the Bishop of Ballarat encourages participation in World Youth Day in Sydney next year Ballarat (Agenzia Fides) - "World Youth Day is always a wonderful opportunity for young people from around the world to build bridges of friendship and hope between continents, peoples and cultures, said Bishop Peter Con ...