News

• 23 April 2007
  AFRICA/GHANA - “ We thank God for the countless graces he has given northern Ghana in the past hundred years ” says Cardinal Dias, Pope Benedict XVI's Special Envoy to close Celebrations for northern Ghana Evangelisation Centenary Navrongo (Agenzia Fides)- “Every Jubilee is an opportune occasion to look at the past with gratitude, to the present with joy, to the future with hope” said Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Eva ...
• 23 April 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Uncertainty with regard to regularity of presidential and legislative elections in Nigeria Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- While the candidate of the governing PDP People’s Democratic Party Umaru Yar'Adua, appears to be leading in the presidential elections in Nigerian on 21 April, the international community and loc ...
• 23 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Project for the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano in Malayalam still being assessed Cochin (Agenzia Fides) - Work continues on the recently announced project for a Malayalam version of the weekly edition of the Osservatore Romano. Fr. Mathew Thundathil, director of the Carmel International Publishing Ho ...
• 23 April 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops commence plenary assembly on the theme “The Missionary Dimension of the Church” in preparation for the 3rd American Mission Congress and Mission Year 2008 Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Today 23 April the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador opened a five day Plenary Assembly on the theme “The Missionary Dimension of the Church”. This evening the Bishops will unite in prayer. On Tuesd ...
• 23 April 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Bishops express solidarity with Bishops and people of Zimbabwe in serious crisis, and appeal to international community Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of the United States have expressed closeness and solidarity to the people of Zimbabwe experiencing a situation of suffering. Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of the diocese of Or ...
• 23 April 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Lay faithful, consecrated persons, priests and bishops must unite in bonds of charity and action for new evangelisation”: Bishops in Plenary Assembly issue message Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) -“Our pastoral duty is evangelisation, because we realise the urgency of God's Kingdom and the call to be apostles with our life-style. Our hope grows with the celebration of the 5th genera ...
• 23 April 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Solidarity for the particular Church in Tierradentro after eruption of volcano Nevado de Huila Tierradentro (Agenzia Fides) - Following an eruption of the volcano Nevado de Huila, in the territory which includes the Vicariate Apostolic of Tierradentro in Colombia, Bishop Edgar H. Tirado, Vicar Apostolic of the are ...
• 23 April 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - Bishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez of Pinar del Río denies closing of 'Vitral' magazine Pinar del Rìo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Pinar del Río, Bishop Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez, has denied that anything was said about ‘closing’ the local Centre of Civic and Religious Formation, denying the news ...
• 23 April 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kianda foundation aims for education and social and spiritual promotion of women in Kenya Rome (Agenzia Fides) - More than 500 women in Kenya have started a small business, renting mules, running a hairdresser's shop, a clothes making workshop, material shops thanks to TOT project launched by the Kianda Found ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Tura and approves succession Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 21 April accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Tura (India), presented Bishop George Mamalassery in conformity with the ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - 50th anniversary of Pope Pius XII's Fidei Donum Encyclical: International Congress reflects on development and identity of Fidei Donum mission in the context of mission today Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fifty years ago to the day, on 21 April 1957, Pope Pius XII issued his Fidei Donum encyclical to bring to the attention of diocesan bishops and priests the missionary needs of Africa: the v ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - 50th anniversary of Fidei donum Encylical International Congress Programme Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An international congress on Fidei Donum with the title “All the Churches for all the World” will be opened on May 9 by Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelis ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI 's pastoral to Vigevano and Pavia concludes with an act of homage to the earthly remains of Saint Augustine of Hippo A contribution by Rev Nicola Bux: Saint Augustine calls us to live the Church's Catholicity Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit on 21 and 22 April to the northern Italian cities of Vigevano and Pavia. The salient moments of the visit on Saturday afternoon ...
• 21 April 2007
  VATICAN - Catholic Prayers in the Languages of the World: Türkçe (Turkish) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelisation of Asia Minor is described in detail the Acts of the Apostles and in some of the letters of Saint Paul. The collection of prayers includes lovely local prayers for spec ...
• 21 April 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele) Official Bishop of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fu Tie Shan (Michele), Official Bishop of Beijing died on 20 April at 8pm at Bei Jing Hospital, after a long illness. The news was given by Xin Hua news agency. Masses for the repose of h ...