News

• 7 September 2007
  AMERICA - "Literacy and Health" theme of UN International Literacy Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Literacy and Health" is the theme of International Literacy Day called by the United Nations tomorrow Saturday 8 September to underline the crucial role of health education and promote better heal ...
• 7 September 2007
  AMERICA/HAITI - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 25 May 2007 appointed Rev Clark de la Cruz of the diocesan clergy of Hinche. National Director of the Pontific ...
• 6 September 2007
  VATICAN - “We must not only speak of God, we must carry God in our hearts”: during his general audience Pope Benedict XVI highlights the validity of the teaching of Saint Gregory of Nyssa, recalls Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and underlines the importance of commitment to protect creation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 5 September Pope Benedict XVI flew by helicopter from Castel Gandolfo to the Vatican to give his general audience to several thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter's Square ...
• 6 September 2007
  VATICAN - Tomorrow the Pope starts his apostolic Visit to Austria, on the occasion of 850th anniversary of the Marian Shrine of Mariazell Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow 7 September, at 9.30am the Pope will depart from Rome's Ciampino airport for Vienna on his first Apostolic Journey to Austria. The main reason is to celebrate with the Catholics of ...
• 6 September 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Man's conversion towards God is the task of the Church, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Jesus wanted the Church to speak to the world about God so man would be converted and would live. Instead increasingly we come across books written by Christians or public interventions by ...
• 6 September 2007
  AFRICA - Lighting Africa: World Bank proposes to supply Sub-Saharan Africa with electrical power using new means Rome (Agenzia Fides)- To supply modern lighting to over 250 million Sub-Saharan Africans by 2030 in an ecological and inexpensive manner without the use of fossil fuel is the goal of a 'Lighting Africa' initiative launch ...
• 6 September 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - East Congo: “A spark of hope for negotiations although fighting continues” Goma (Agenzia Fides)- "There is some hope for negotiations, according to local radio stations Nkunda has said he is ready to talk with the government" Fides was told by a missionary in North-Kivu, eastern Democratic Con ...
• 6 September 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The local Catholic Church in Cambodia strives to live and implement the spirit of Vatican II in order to contribute to the country's moral growth. Interview with Bishop Emile Destombes, Vicar Apostolic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Laos and Cambodia CELAC Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In this ad limina visit we have celebrated Mass at the tomb of Saint Peter. We have experienced the close bond which exists with the Church of Rome and we have lived and shared fraternal ...
• 6 September 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The local Catholic Church issues a book on subject of defending human life Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - A new handbook which illustrates and Catholic position with regard to defence of human life and issues of bio-ethics was recently presented by the local Church in Seoul, always attentive to this s ...
• 6 September 2007
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - After caring for the sick for 35 years, a Camillian missionary leaves Ouagadougou Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - “At the end of this month of September I will leave the Camillian Mission in Burkina Faso”. These are the first words of a letter of good bye which Camillian Fr. Giovanni Grigoletto, ad ...
• 6 September 2007
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Miskita communities in Rio Coco region in conditions of hunger and total isolation Rio Coco (Agenzia Fides) - 12,000 Miskita families in the Río Coco region are completely abandoned, assaulted by armed bandits which steal and extort food from the subsistence farming communities. This was reported by ...
• 6 September 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Local Church concerned that Catholic schools and hospitals may face government take-over Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic aid association Aid to the Church in Need ACN recently denounced growing fear among priests and lay people in Venezuela that the government intends to take over the country's Catholic ...
• 6 September 2007
  AMERICA/URUGUAY National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 14 June 2007 confirmed Rev. Fr. José David Palumbo, OMI National Director of the Pontifical Mission Soc ...
• 5 September 2007
  VATICAN - “Europe needs places of encounter and experience of unity in the faith guided by the Spirit … May the light of Christ illuminate the path of the continent of Europe!” - Pope Benedict XVI sends message to the Third European Ecumenical Assembly Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “I view important encounter with the firm hope that it may foster progress in the ecumenical path towards full and visible unity of all Christians. This in fact is one of the pastoral ...
• 5 September 2007
  VATICAN - Message from Pope Benedict XVI: “With his eyes set on Christ… may every member of the Order of the Brothers of B. V. M. of Mount Carmel feel called to be a credible witness of the spiritual dimension proper to every human being ” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - In this month of September the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Vurgin Mary of Mount Carmel celebrate its General Chapter on the 8th centenary of the consigning of the “Formula of ...