News

• 23 July 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Two dioceses start investigations for beatification of Witnesses to the Faith martyred in the 20th century Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Chunchon and Hamhung have begun investigations in view of opening the diocesan stage for the beatification of Korean Catholics put to death during the last century. The respective ...
• 23 July 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Time to listen to God, share testimony and pray: 26th Meeting of Catholic Charismatic Renewal Latin America commemorate 40th anniversary of Catholic Charismatic Renewal world Movement São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - The 26th Meeting of Catholic Charismatic Renewal Latin America will take place 24 to 28 July at the Community's premises in Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista (SP). The meeting, the most impor ...
• 23 July 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Pastoral Letter in view of beatification of Zeffirino Namuncurá who longed to be a priest among his people and “never stopped being a missionary” Patagonia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Patagonia-Comahue region have addressed a Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Argentina in view of the beatification on 11 November 2007 of Zeffirino Namuncurá, in Chimpay ...
• 23 July 2007
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Catholic community mobilises for children and adolescents excluded from school system Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) -Papua New Guinea where many children in have no access to school, the local Catholic community seeks to provide instruction for children of various ages to open the way to a better future. ...
• 20 July 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Newness in continuity” Xaverian Missions following General Chapter Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 15th general chapter of the Xaverian Missions ended on 19 July (see Fides 13/3/2007 and 12/7/2007). For a month 47 missionaries from 20 countries prayed, reflected and made decisions. In a rep ...
• 20 July 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Youth without Frontiers (JSF) backs Summer mission: departures for Latin America and Africa, Mission Weeks in Portugal Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - In Portugal many young Catholics, members of JSF Youth Without Frontiers, plan their Summer in a missionary key with a foreign mission experience or taking part in one of Portugal's Mission Week ...
• 20 July 2007
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - President and Bishops discuss state/Church collaboration Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- State/Church collaboration was the focus of a meeting on 12 July between the Catholic Bishops of Zambia and the Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa. In a statement sent Fides the president of the B ...
• 20 July 2007
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Petroleum and tourism to boost national economy until now dependent on cacao and coffee exports Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Not just coffee and cacao but petroleum and tourism too. Cote d'Ivoire intends to diversify its economy still mainly based on coffee production and export (Africa's 4th largest producer) and caca ...
• 20 July 2007
  AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Rosary Groups in Seychelles mark Silver Jubilee: “In the Church, through Mary to Jesus” Port Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - The first Rosary Groups in Seychelles were formed in the diocese of Port Victoria-Seychelles in 1982 and the following year they were affiliated to the international movement. Today the d ...
• 20 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hostage Italian missionary released: news welcomed in the Philippines and all over the world Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Joy and relief: with these sentiments Catholics in the Philippines welcomed the new of the release on 19 July of the Italian PIME missionary Fr Giancarlo Bossi after 39 days of captivity. The mis ...
• 20 July 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic schools and professional training centres receive government acknowledgement Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Throughout India it is widely acknowledged that Catholic schools offer a qualified service highly appreciated by politicians, intellectuals, academics and families of many different religious ...
• 20 July 2007
  AMERICA/ UNITED STATES - Pastoral Fund of Solidarity for the Church in Africa: US Catholics support 51 programmes in Africa Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Through its Pastoral Fund of Solidarity for the Church in Africa, in this month of July 2007 the Catholic Church in America will donate $ 628,000 to support 51 programmes on that continent. T ...
• 20 July 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops say Constitution must respect universal rights, values and principles shared by most Bolivians and recall National Day of Prayer for Peace 27 July La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "We Live in Hope" is the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia in which they appeal to all Catholics to be the " the light of the world " at this time when the "state and s ...
• 20 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Individual registration for World Youth Day 2008 starts today 20 July Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - From today 20 July individual young people may register to take part in World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney. Individual registration starts a year to the day when Pope Benedict XVI will preside the ...
• 20 July 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - UN World Food Programme says more food is needed in Somalia Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations World Food programme says it has urgent need of donations to avoid interruption of food programmes in Somalia, in view of expected poor harvests. The growing need for food ...