News

• 27 July 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Pontifical Salesian University reaches academic agreements with three universities in China An interesting development in Catholic Church relations with the Peoples Republic of China was reported by the Salesian news agency ANS. During a seven day visit to China, 2-9 July, a delegation of the Pontifical Salesia ...
• 27 July 2007
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Women in west Africa have little choice. Many would be mothers die due to preventable complications Dar Es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - After Sierra Leone, Niger, Malawi and Angola Tanzania is the fifth country in Africa where pregnant women are at risk. According to World Bank statistics in Tanzania in 2000, for every 100 ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI's Message for 23rd World Youth Day Mission: “you must be holy and you must be missionaries since we can never separate holiness from missio… Be prepared to put your life on the line in order to enlighten the world with the truth of Christ; to respond with love to hatred and disregard for life; to proclaim the hope of the risen Christ in every corner of the earth.” Lorenzago (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia from 15 - 20 July 2008 on the theme: “ You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses” ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - During Benedict XVI's meeting with the clergy of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso, with regard to the 50th anniversary of the Fidei donum encyclical, the Pope said “Reciprocity is always very important and precisely the experience that we are Church sent to the world and we all know and love one another is most necessary and is also the power behind our proclamation” Auronzo di Cadore (Agenzia Fides) - In the morning of Tuesday 24 July Pope Benedict XVI went to the church of Santa Giustina Martire ad Auronzo in Cadore, to address the clergy of Belluno-Feltre and Treviso, accompanie ...
• 26 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Sinhalese (Sinhala) and Tamil - Sri Lanka (2) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Religions, Evangelisation: Buddhism 73%, Hinduism 15%, Christianity 5%, Islam 7%. Chronology of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka 1332: Franciscan Oderico da Pordenone stays for a short w ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Catholic Community in Japan takes small steps forward: Bishops’ Conference statistics Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Land of the Rising Sun continues her journey of day to day living in pastoral work and initiatives for evangelisation slowly growing in numbers and in faith. This emerge ...
• 26 July 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - St John of God Foundation backs young people in East Timor supporting education and professional training Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The St John of God Foundation and the Hospital Mission in East Timor have launched a development programme based on the "human capital", young people especially. In July and August the Foundation ...
• 26 July 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE- Zimbabwe: as the economy collapses operation to discredit people who oppose the government continues Harare (Agenzia Fides) - Inflation, drought, unsuccessful government policies continue to worsen the economic situation of Zimbabwe. After enforcing a 50% cut in prices of prime necessities (see Fides 4 and 13 July 2007) ...
• 26 July 2007
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “Good Governance is the priority of my mandate” says new President of the Inter-regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa IMBISA Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Lubango in Angola, Bishop Gabriel Mbilingue, has been elected president of the Inter-regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa IMBISA taking place in the A ...
• 26 July 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops criticise new anti-terrorism law Manila (Agenzia Fides) - To protect innocent persons, safeguard the human rights and freedoms of every citizen, prevent abuse by police: in this spirit the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have criticised a new anti-t ...
• 26 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - In preparation for WYD8 young Australians reflect on “Experience of God and the snares of New Age trends” Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - The uniqueness of the incarnate God, Jesus Christ made Man; the evanescence and deceit of new trends such as New Age which propose a pseudo-religious experience, a combination of syncretism, i ...
• 26 July 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - HIV/AIDS Virus decimates indigenous Shawi peoples in Amazon region of Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Ten members of the Pampayacu indigenous Shawi community at Charapillo, Yurimaguas, San Martín, Pongo del Cainarachi, recently died of the HIV/AIDS virus. There is concern for the remaining 70 fami ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Sinhalese (Sinhala) and Tamil - Sri Lanka (1) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -Sri Lanka has two official languages: Sinhalese, spoken by 68% of the population and Tamil spoken by 28%. English is used in government and tourist environments. Sinhalese or Sinhala is th ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - “Compendium Orationum Quotidianarum ad usum fidelium” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In August Fides will publish a Compendium of daily prayers for the faithful in 34 languages. The Compendium, sent by per e-mail will have six section plus a Compendium on the Assumption of ...
• 25 July 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “The better part” is listening to Jesus, Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the course of their journey he came to a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the Lord's feet and listened to h ...