News

• 29 October 2007
  VATICAN - “The inscription in the Register of the Blessed of such a great number of Martyrs at the same time is a demonstration that the supreme witness of bloodshed is not an exception reserved for a few, it is a realistic possibility for the whole Christian people”: Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus recalls the Beatification of 498 Spanish martyrs of the 20th century Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The shining witness given by Spain's martyrs ” and “the silent heroic witness of many Christians who live the Gospel without compromise” were mentioned by the Holy Father, Pope Ben ...
• 29 October 2007
  VATICAN - “True joy lies in the freedom that only God can give” Pope Benedict XVI remarks at the end of a Concert given in his honour by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon 27 October in the Paul VI in the Vatican, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir gave a concert in honour of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. After listening t ...
• 29 October 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI sends a letter to the new editor of the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano: “Seeking and creating occasions of comparison, the Osservatore Romano will serve the Holy See demonstrating the fecundity of the encounter of faith and reason, which renders possible cordial collaboration between believers and non believers” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI sent a letter to the new editor of the Osservatore Romano, Prof. Giovanni Maria Vian, the day he assumed his new responsibility. On the Letter, dated 27 O ...
• 29 October 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope receives the Bishops of Gabon: “In your ministry with the living forces of your dioceses, you are called to develop, ever more organic diocesan and national pastoral care. The deeper communion among you and all Catholics, the stronger and more effective evangelisation” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - ““In your ministry with the living forces of your dioceses, you are called to develop, ever more organic diocesan and national pastoral care. At the same time you must organise more app ...
• 29 October 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND -Mission Week in the archdiocese of Czestochowa closes with the sending of a priest on mission to Zambia Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 28 October, at the end of Mission Week in Czestochowa, in the church of St. Adalbert, bishop and martyr, principal patron saint of Poland Fr Maciej Oset received the missionary man ...
• 29 October 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi resigns Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- Situation ever more confused in Somalia, where today, 29 October, prime minister Ali Mohamed Gedi presented his resignation to the temporary parliament meeting in Baidoa (250 km north west of ...
• 29 October 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “Violence against women is a way of killing the whole community ” a report from east Democratic Congo denounces Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- “Action aimed to humiliate and kill a whole community using exceptional and at times systematic action perpetrated in one village or another”. This is goal of sexual abuse of women in south Ki ...
• 29 October 2007
  AFRICA/BENIN - Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts open new mission to help hearing impaired children Péporyakou (Agenzia Fides) - A new mission of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts opens today at Péporyakou, in the diocese of Natitingou in Benin. The first community has four members, from two different congre ...
• 29 October 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The international community calls on Colombo to guarantee respect for human rights as civil conflict continues Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations and the international community have urged the government of Colombo to guarantee respect for human rights in Sri Lanka even in the sad situation of civil war. Fighting betwee ...
• 29 October 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “National Children's Month”- local Catholic Church initiatives in aid of children Manila (Agenzia Fides) - National Children's Month promoted by the department for social wellbeing and development of the government in Manila had its focal event in Children's Day on October 26. Every year in the month ...
• 29 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - The small Catholic community Bei Han, Tai Yuan diocese registers 400 adult baptisms and numerous catechumens in the past ten years Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “A small community like yours has evangelised 400 of your co-citizens in only ten years. This is wonderful, you are wonderful! But we must remember our country has a population of 1.3 billion ...
• 29 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Campaign “Family Embrace” to promote respect, central for family harmony, fundamental for co-existence in the family and in society Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year the Family and Childhood Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Venezuelan has organised a nation-wide Family Embrace campaign during Family Week from 4 to 11 No ...
• 29 October 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Preparation for CAM 3 in Costa Rica starts with study meetings and a National Meeting to examine CAM 3 Working Paper San José (Agenzia Fides) - After a process of three years the National Mission Council and the national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Costa Rica will commence on 10 November preparations for the Third Am ...
• 29 October 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Technical training Centres and schools needed in rural areas to promote integral development particularly for young people Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Technical training Centres, schools, mission stations, social centres which promote health aggregation are essential in rural areas of Solomons to ensure human, economic, social, cultural and sp ...
• 29 October 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “Bio-ethics at the service of human dignity”: Cusco archdiocese hold 1st seminar Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Cusco has organised 29 and 30 October a seminar on the theme “Bio-ethics at the service of human dignity”, to discuss scientific progress and the consequences for basic huma ...