News

• 15 May 2007
  EUROPE - “A New Culture the Culture of Communion ”: prospects for the continent of Europe after the International Ecumenical Gathering in Stuttgart Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - “With your Movements you give a face to united Europe”. These words by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, were one of many messages sent to the organisers of the 2nd International Ecumenical ...
• 15 May 2007
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - “Christian-Muslim relations are good in Burkina Faso” says Catholic Bishops' Commission for Christian Muslim dialogue Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Relations between the local Catholic community and the Muslim community in Burkina Faso are good. This emerged at the end of a meeting of the Catholic Bishops' Commission for Christian-Musli ...
• 15 May 2007
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Expectation for resuming talks between Ugandan government and Lord's Resistance Army for peace northern Uganda Kampala (Fides Service) - Peace talks for northern Uganda between the Ugandan government and the Lord's Resistance Army LRA being held in Juba in Southern Sudan are expected to resume. Negotiations stalled on various poi ...
• 15 May 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - After elections marred by violence with 126 dead, civil society monitors guarantee transparency and prevent fraud in vote-counting Manila (Fides Service) - Violence was present, despite a non-violence campaign launched by civil society and the local Catholic Church - in elections held 14 May throughout the country. Over 45 million voted to elect par ...
• 15 May 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - High institutional tension and social disorder: harsh repression by the army Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Tension is rising in Pakistan, especially in Karachi with days of disorder and protest against President Musharraf' s decision to dismiss supreme court president Iftikkhar Chaudhry known for his ...
• 15 May 2007
  ASIA/THAILAND - Increase in vocations to the religious life among Karen peoples exposed to suffering and deportation Bangkok (Fides Service) - Vocations to the religious life are increasing among Catholic communities of Karen peoples living in north west Thailand and in Myanmar despite a situation of persistent hardship, poverty and di ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean at Aparecida - “ Let us place Him at the centre of our Conference to be truly his disciples and to carry him to the heart of Latin American countries ": work beings with day of reflection and prayer Aparecida (Fides Service) - "We wish to let ourselves be illuminated by the light of His face, we wish to follow the One who is the ‘light of the nations', the Way, the Truth and the Life. Let us ask in prayer that his ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Holy Childhood Day in the Month of May: “we are missionary children and we help the children of the world " Bogota (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia devote the month of May to organising Holy Childhood events to help children become more aware of their Christian calling to love and help less fortun ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Local Catholic Church told to be neutral with regard to Free Trade Agreement Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Costa Rica, the local Catholic community has always had a powerful influence on political decision-making and many of the most prominent builders of the country were Catholics. Today, as Costa ...
• 15 May 2007
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops say government corruption is increasing poverty in the country, diverting vital resources destined for children, poor families and care for mothers Asunción ( Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Paraguay CEP has said that growing government corruption is increasing poverty and criminal violence in the country. In a statement “Por la Vida y por la ...
• 15 May 2007
  AFRICA/BENIN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Ivan Dias,Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 16 March 2007 appointed Rev Jacques Mahougnon Agossou of the diocesan clergy of Porto Novo National Dir ...
• 15 May 2007
  EUROPE/SCANDINAVIA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on March 1 2007 appointed Rev. Hjalti Paul Thorkelsson, of the diocesan clergy of Reykjavik, national Direc ...
• 14 May 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope's visit to Aparecida. The Pope says goodbye with praise and gratitude for "manifestation of enthusiasm and profound piety of this generous people " Aparecida (Fides Service) - The small town of Aparecida, the site of Brazil's National Marian Shrine offered a warm welcome Pope Benedict XVI who had come to open the 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences ...
• 14 May 2007
  VATICAN - The month of Mary Il - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at a Lourdes in 1858 (11) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 28 February 1858: Despite fine persistent rain and gelid cold, one or two thousands people gathered early in the morning at the Grotto. Bernadette arrived at 7 o'clock. As she knee ...
• 14 May 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Esperanto Movement renews consecration to Blessed Virgin Mary via Vatican Radio Vatican City (Fides Service) - Sunday 13 May members of the Catholic Esperanto Movement all over the world tuned in toVatican Radio to renew together their consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The first act of c ...