News

• 4 July 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 2nd International Missiology Symposium in preparation for Third American Mission Congress - CAM 3 and the Great Continental Mission Quito (Agenzia Fides) - From 30 July to 3 August 3 the city of Quito in Ecuador will host the 2nd International Missiology Symposium “Anthropology and Pastoral of Mission": a new lap on the path of preparation for Thi ...
• 4 July 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Plenary assembly on 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida in the light of the Plenary Council of Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela are meeting for the 88th plenary assembly 2-7 July. The event is a "opportunity to meet and fraternal sharing of the mission which the Lord Jesus, through his Church, en ...
• 4 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Australia can do more for Sudan” says Sudanese Bishop Tombura-Yambio on a visit to Australia, where the Sudanese community is growing rapidly Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishop of the diocese of Tombura-Yambio in Southern Sudan, Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi, recently visited Adelaide to thank the Australians for their humanitarian aid. On his first ...
• 4 July 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Pope appoints Bishop of Dedza Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 4 July 2007, appointed Rev. Emmanuele Kanyama of the clergy of Dedza, parish priest and teacher at the Kachebere Seminary for Philosophy, Bishop of De ...
• 4 July 2007
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Pope accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Lilongwe and appoints successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 4 July 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Lilongwe (Malawi), presented by Bishop Felix Eugenio Mkhori, in confor ...
• 3 July 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Polish (1) The Christian Roots of the Peoples of Europe Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The noble son of Poland, the venerated and venerable Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, successor of Peter with the name John Paul II, had at heart the Christian roots of Europe as it is seen from the ...
• 3 July 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - More family and more formation: challenge for Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Italy Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Formation throughout the country: from the family to animation, from prayer to social commitment. These are the guidelines of the formative proposal of Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo (RnS) for 20 ...
• 3 July 2007
  EUROPE/CROATIA - Vocations in Europe: sowing seeds of hope. Final statement of European Vocations Service Conference Baške Uštarije (Agenzia Fides) - The European Vocations Service EVS held its annual conference at Baške Uštarije in Croatia from 28 June to 1 July. The dioceses of Zadar and Gospić welcomed some 50 directors of ...
• 3 July 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - Clashes continue between police and members of the Mungiki sect: at least 112 persons killed during the month of June Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- A tragic June for clashes between police forces and criminal gangs in Kenya. According to the local police at least 112 persons were killed in clashes between the police and criminal gangs includ ...
• 3 July 2007
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - International Red Cross concerned about violence against civilians in east Congo Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- The International Red Cross has voiced deep concern for abuse and violence committed in South Kivu in the east of Democratic Congo. “The International Red Cross Committee is deeply concerned at ...
• 3 July 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “A special bond exists between the bishop and religious life because both are called to live the Christian life in its most perfect form ”: Bishops Plenary Assembly focuses on Consecrated Life Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - 'Consecrated Life as a gift of God to the Particular Church' is the theme of a Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia which started on 2 July with a discourse by Confere ...
• 3 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Bishops prepare Statement for Social Justice Sunday 30 September 2007 Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Catholic Social Justice Council is now preparing for the launch of the Australia Catholic Bishops' 2007 Social Justice Sunday Statement in September. In this year's Statement, Who ...
• 3 July 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day Cross and Icon of the Blessed Vurgin Mary welcomed to Sydney: to make a 12 month pilgrimage across the dioceses of Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The symbols of the world's largest youth event - the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady - arrived in Australia in Sunday 1 July ahead of a day of welcome celebrations in Sydney. The 3.8 ...
• 2 July 2007
  VATICAN - “Those who belong to the truth will never be slaves of power, instead they will freely choose to serve others”: Pope Benedict XVI at Angelus reflects on the theme “freedom and following Christ” - appeal for Colombia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his midday Angelus reflection on Sunday 1 July, addressing thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI took inspiration from the readings of the 13th Sunday ...
• 2 July 2007
  VATICAN - “Witnesses of Hope for a Christian Humanism on the Maritime World ”: Message to the People of the Sea at the end of the 22nd the World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea Gdynia (Agenzia Fides) - From Gdynia, in Poland participants at the 22nd World Conference of the Apostleship of the Sea launch a message of solidarity with the People of the Sea. “We are aware of and we denounce with ...