News

• 17 January 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Ecumenism of holiness is the most effective. Only if obedient to the will of God Christian action in the world will bear fruit": Bishops’ message for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ illuminates us all” is the title of a Message addressed to all Christians in Spain by the Catholic Bishops Conference in view of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In the ...
• 17 January 2007
  EUROPA/ITALY - 13th Scalabrini General Chapter in search of basic lines for next six years of mission Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The 13th General Chapter of the Missionaries of San Carlo (Scalabrini) opened in Rome on January 16th with three days of spiritual reflection guided by Bishop Luciano Monari of the diocese of Piac ...
• 17 January 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Country paralysed as general strike spreads to mining industry Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Popular protest grows in Guinea calling for the resignation of President Lansana Conté. The week long national strike which has paralysed the country has spread to the vital mining sector. Baux ...
• 17 January 2007
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “The acquittal of former Burundian president is a victory for justice and democracy” Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “The rule of law has triumphed, this is a victory for those who are struggling to build a democratic society in Burundi”. These were the reactions of the press and public opinion yesterday ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé celebrates first priestly Ordination in 50 years Paksé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of the Apostolic Vicariate of Paksé, in Laos, had the joy of celebration the first local priestly ordination in 50 years. On 30 December 2006 Fr Andrew Souksavath Nouane A ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Following a delegation visit to the North Caritas South Korea takes over cooperation programmes of assistance to North Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - With a Caritas Internationalis mandate and as its representative, as from 1 January 2007 Caritas South Korea is now in charge of cooperation programmes in North Korea. The handing over from Carita ...
• 17 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - CELAM 5 will be a splendid opportunity to “renew our efforts so that evangelisation may truly be Good News for million of people who live in this part of the world": Message from Bishops of Acapulco Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - In a recent pastoral statement while lamenting a "situation of violence and bloodshed in the states of Guerrero and Michoacán, with murders, kidnapping, acts of retaliation, drug trafficking a ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM mark 100th anniversary, memory and new vitality for the missionary charisma Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary CICM, known as the Scheut Missionaries, is celebrating 100 years of service in the Philippines since the first CICM missionary ...
• 17 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - ‘Flames of life’ lit in 48 Catholic schools to have at heart the Church, society and neighbour Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Lighting the flame of life together” was the theme of a campaign launched by Fu Ren Catholic University at the end of 2006 in Taiwan’s 48 Catholic schools and other institutes of educati ...
• 16 January 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Consecrated men and women are called to arrange their day around the prayer of the Church to enable them to announce to the world that “salvation is still present and comes from God through his Son”: Italian Bishops issue message for upcoming World Day for the Consecrated Life Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In a Message issued for the 11th annual Day for the Consecrated Life the Italian Bishops write: “February 2nd Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church celebrates the Day for Consecrated ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Immigrants, human trafficking, justice and peace: issues discussed at 7th Conference of Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania Kao Hsiung (Agenzia Fides) - Immigrants, human trafficking, spirituality of justice and peace were among the urgent issues discussed during the 7th Conference of the Dominican Family in Asia-Oceania held at the end of 2 ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s Chinese University opens new Centre for Christian Studies Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Growing interest for Christianity, Christian tradition and history promoted the Chinese University of Hong Kong to open a new Centre for Christian Studies. At the inauguration ceremony the dir ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Emigration and human trafficking in the Philippines: a pastoral challenge without frontiers”; intervention by Fr. Fabio Baggio, Scalabrini Missionary Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the vast phenomenon of human mobility besides legal migration regulated by international law, a phenomenon of human trafficking which causes great suffering to hundreds of thousands of people ...
• 16 January 2007
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archdiocese of Yangon reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s message for World Peace Day and declares 2007 “Year for Children” Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The celebration of World Peace Day, January 1st will continue through the year 2007 for the Archdiocese of Yangon in Myanmar with special in-depth reflection on Pope Benedict XVI Message for the ...
• 16 January 2007
  EUROPA/PORTUGAL - “Life is in your hands” Schoenstatt movement launches campaign of prayer and awareness building on the theme of life; Sunday 28 January March Pro Life March promoted by the Portuguese Large Families Association Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Portugal is mobilising Catholics in view of a February 11 referendum on the legalisation of abortion (see Fides 14/12/2006). To increase awareness of the seriousness of the ...