News

• 21 February 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Love is the Only Light ” is the theme of a 2007 Collection for Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, to build churches and support seminaries, social services, evangelisation Washington (Agenzia Fides) - “Love is the Only Light ” is the theme of a 2007 Collection for Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe organised by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The theme dr ...
• 20 February 2007
  VATICAN - Prayers for Lent: Ave Regina Caelorum Hymn Hail, Queen of heaven; Hail, Mistress of the Angels; Hail, root of Jesse; Hail, the gate through which the Light rose over the earth. Rejoice, Virgin most renowned and of unsurpassed beauty, and pray for ...
• 20 February 2007
  VATICAN - “Christ has chosen us, dear priests, to be the only ones with the power to pardon sins in His name. This then, is a specific ecclesial service to which we must give priority.” Pope Benedict XVI addresses confessors of the four Roman Basilicas Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the late morning of February 19 Pope Benedict XVI received Cardinal James F. Stafford, major penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary, prelates and officials of that tribunal, and fat ...
• 20 February 2007
  ASIA/NEPAL - Springtime in the Nepali Catholic community and great expectations for the future of the Kingdom of Nepal: interview with Bishop elect Vicar Apostolic Anthony Sharma Kathmandu (Fides Service) - In Nepal the Catholic community is appreciated for its valid service in education and social assistance and formation in the faith for young people and adults and there are great expectations ...
• 20 February 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Archbishop Piura offers a collection of reflections and suggestions to help the faithful live Lent as a time of grace and growth in the faith Piura (Agenzia Fides) - “Lent is a time to confirm our faith in the Lord Jesus and our determination to announce his mystery of salvation with new zeal” Archbishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi said in a Lenten Lette ...
• 20 February 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Fraternity and the Amazon” Fraternity Campaign 2007 calls attention to tragic situation of the Amazon peoples and their forests a ‘treasure to cherish’ Belem (Agenzia Fides) - Fraternity and the Amazon Region is the theme of the 2007 Lenten Fraternity Campaigned promoted and launched today Ash Wednesday 21 February by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Brazil. This y ...
• 20 February 2007
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Radio Sanwi 15 years at the service of the local Stigmatine Mission for mainly non Christian listeners Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Radio Paix Sanwi, a Catholic radio station promoted by the Stigmatine missionaries in Aboisso in the south of Cote d’Ivoire is celebrating 15 years of broadcasting, to mainly non Christian list ...
• 20 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “The Way to Easter”: diocesan youth pastoral office launches programme to help young people live a fruitful Lent also vie the Internet Coimbra (Fides Service) - "You are the Son of the Living God" is the theme of a Lenten Way to Easter proposed to young Catholics by the Youth Pastoral Office of the diocese of Coimbra in Portugal. The theme taken from th ...
• 20 February 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco proposes two targets for Lenten offerings a seminary in Guinea Bissau and a parish at home Portalegre (Fides Service)- Bishop José Francisco Sanchez Alves of Portalegre-Castelo Branco diocese in Portugal has identified two important targets for Lenten saving and sacrifices, one in Guinea Bissau and the other ...
• 19 February 2007
  VATICAN - Prayers for Lent Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Lent is an opportune time for Christians to convert themselves ever more deeply to Christ” Pope Benedict XVI recalled at the Angelus on Sunday 18 February. To help Catholics live this ...
• 19 February 2007
  VATICAN - “Non violence for Christians does not mean resigning oneself to evil, but rather responding to evil with good, this breaks the chain of injustice” Pope Benedict XVI recalls during his Angelus meditation; an appeal for dialogue to end Guinean crisis Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday 18 February in his meditation before the midday Angelus prayer Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the Sunday Gospel passage “one of the most typical and powerful statements of Jesus ...
• 19 February 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses his Apostolic Nuncios to Latin American countries: “Faced with the challenges of the present day our communities must consolidate their belonging to Christ in order to live a mature and joyous faith … truly enormous is the spiritual potential from which Latin America can draw” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 17 February Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Papal Nuncios from Latin American countries in Rome for a meeting organised by the Holy See in view of CELAM 5, the 5th Genera ...
• 19 February 2007
  EUROPA/SPAIN - UCAM Catholic University in Murcia promotes school of formation for members of Confraternities Murcia (Fides Service) - UCAM Catholic University in Murcia is promoting formation courses for members of Confraternities taking part in Murcia Holy Week. The news was announced by the rector of the college José Luis M ...
• 19 February 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Every Day with Jesus”: Brisbane archdiocese proposes multi media resource Lent preparation programme for all age groups Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - Every Day with Jesus is the title of a 2007 Lent to Pentecost programme made available by the Catholic archdiocese of Brisbane to encourage the faithful to spend a little time every day with Je ...
• 19 February 2007
  AMERICA/CANADA - Joint delegation Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Canadian Catholic Organisation for Development and Peace visits reconstruction programmes in tsunami stricken areas Montreal (Fides Service) - A joint delegation of the Canadian Catholic Organisation for Development and Peace DP and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops CCCB is visiting Indonesia to review the successful reconst ...