News

• 30 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Papal Letter made public: first reaction of a priest in Beijing: “we are immensely grateful to Pope Benedict XVI , his religious teaching will help us walk with confidence on the path of authentic evangelisation” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “I have a sense of immense gratitude to the Pope and relief”: this was the first reaction of a local Catholic priest in Beijing with regard to the Papal Letter addressed to the members of th ...
• 30 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - A priest in Beijing says: “The Papal Letter is a pastoral guide and religious teaching for all …it will serve as a sort of Basic Law of the Faith” Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “ The Papal Letter is a pastoral guide and religious teaching for all" said a priest in Beijing in front line for evangelisation who expressed his enthusiasm for the publication of the long aw ...
• 30 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - To defend life and the family Archdiocese of Mexico City intensifies family pastoral to increase awareness of the significance of these two founding values of society Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - To defend life and the family from the many attacks to which it is subject the Archdiocese of Mexico City had decided to intensify activity of family pastoral and to work harder in parishes ...
• 30 June 2007
  EUROPE - Last year Aid to the Church in Need funded 5,100 projects in parishes and diocese in 137 different countries and supported 16,724 seminarians all over the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - In the year 2006 the Catholic aid agency Aid to the Church in Need received more than 81 million Euro in donations, 10% more than in the previous year, according to a recent ACN Report. In a lett ...
• 28 June 2007
  VATICAN - "St Paul and passion for Christ” - a reflection on the occasion of the Pauline Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The announced Year of Paul will be an opportunity for everyone to increase their knowledge of the fascinating charismatic personality of St Paul, the first great evangeliser of the pagans a ...
• 28 June 2007
  VATICAN - The integral catechesis of Saint Cyril “involving body, soul and spirit, is still today emblematic for the catechetical formation of Christians ”: Pope Benedict XVI's address at the general audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 27 June once again Pope Benedict XVI divided his Wednesday audience (his 100th audience) in two parts. In St Peter's Basilica, addressing visitors from various parts of the world ...
• 28 June 2007
  VATICAN - Second Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa 4 - 25 October 2009 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has convoked a Second Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa to be held in the Vatican 4 - 25 October 2009 on the following theme: “The Ch ...
• 28 June 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “In this region so generously given to us by God we must live side by side and in peace and harmony not in endless war” says Catholic Archbishop of Bukavu in eastern Congo where fighting is said to have resumed Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - Democratic Congo once again faces another war in an area already devastated by a long and bloody African conflict which killed 5 million people in general silence: this is the warning issued by A ...
• 28 June 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Public workers strike which paralysed South Africa for four weeks comes to an end Pretoria (Agenzia Fides )- “After consultation with their base, the public sector unions reached a unanimous decision to call to end the strike started on 1 June” Noluthando Sibiya, chairman of the SA teachers union ...
• 28 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - "The Papal Letter will strengthen communion among Catholics in China where there is profound respect for the words of the Head of the Family" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “The Papal Letter will strengthen communion among Catholics in China where there is profound respect for the words of the Head of the Family” Catholics in Beijing told Fides: “For the peop ...
• 28 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - People's University Beijing hosts 1st Forum on 'Religion and Social Assistance' (Charity work) jointly promoted by religious confessions and civil society Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - “The experience of charity work in Chinese religious communities today; the theoretic study of Religion and Charity Work; the legislative study of religious charity work; religious charity wor ...
• 28 June 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community offers support to students sitting exams Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - No slogans or banners, just a little sign - “The Catholic community offers free mineral water and good luck for your exams:!” - in different areas of examination centres. Catholics in He Bei ...
• 28 June 2007
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Jesuits have been in Afghanistan since 1581 Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Afghanistan is not new to the Jesuit Fathers. In 1581 Emperor Akbar brought a Jesuit with him from Agra near Delhi, in India to tutor his son. A year later, Brother Bento de Goes, searching for th ...
• 28 June 2007
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - National Mission Congress announced: "We wish for every child, young person, family, elderly or sick person, every parish community to be involved in this great national missionary event" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of San Salvador has officially announced the country's 1st National Mission Congress for 2008 16-18 May (see Fides 15/6/2007) to help all Salvadorians to " ...
• 28 June 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Ninth National Eucharistic Congress: consecration of Peru to the Blessed Virgin Mary and dedication of the Cathedral of Chimbote Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan “Jesus gave himself for us that we might have life in Him" the Catholic Church in Peru will hold its 9th National Eucharistic Congress from 25 - 30 August in Chimbote. During ...