News

• 4 December 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples presides Mass on the Feast of Saint Francis Xavier at the Church of Gesu Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On the First Sunday of Advent December 3, the feast of Saint Francis Xavier patron of the missions, in this 500th year since his birth, (1506-1552), Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation ...
• 4 December 2006
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO -Rwandan refugee among first ordinations in the apostolic prefecture of Likouala Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides)- A sign of the unity of the Church in Africa. This was how parishioners saw the ordination as Deacon of Rwandan refugee Celestin Ndagijimana, in Saint-Paul d'Impfondo Church in the apostolic p ...
• 4 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Oaxaca conflict: Catholic Bishops of the Southern Pacific Region call on conflicting parties to listen with humility, dialogue intelligently, discern according to the Gospel and reject violent methods” Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Oaxaca and Chiapas, gathered with priests, religious and laity of the southern pacific region of Mexico to discus the life of the Church and the work of the inculturation ...
• 4 December 2006
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - At least 3,000 Catholics attend closing celebrations for 450 years presence of the Catholic Church in Cambodia; Apostolic Blessing from the Pope and Message from Card. Dias Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - At least 3,000 Catholics from all over the country gathered in central Cambodia on Sunday 3 December to celebrate with joy the closing of Jubilee celebrations to commemorate 450 years of th ...
• 4 December 2006
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Jesuit mission helping the poor, the disabled, the marginalised Phnom Pen (Agenzia fides) - Assisting families, disadvantaged communities; assisting war victims, people mutilated by mines, and the disabled: there are the goals of the Jesuit Social Service in Cambodia, sponsored by th ...
• 4 December 2006
  AFRICA - Africa and south America south-south partnership to tackle global challenges Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- South-South Partnership for Development for more presence of African and South American countries on the international scene and to reinforce resistance to pressure from western states. This emer ...
• 4 December 2006
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Presidential elections: outgoing president Ravalomanana in the lead, official results for Christmas Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The voting took place without incidents, but there were difficulties with regard to mistakes in lists of voters and voting papers” Fides learned from local sources in Antananarivo, c ...
• 4 December 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Durian, east Philippines, at least 1000 lives lost Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas and other Catholic aid organisations are in front line to assist the victims of typhoon Durian which recently hit east Philippines in the area of the Mayon volcano. The International Red ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - NOVENA IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Rome (Fides Service) - 5 DECEMBER 2006 DAY SEVEN: 5th DECEMBER O Divine Son of Mary Immaculate, O Sweet Redeemer! Just as you gave Mary, the purest of Virgins, among other virtues, purity and holy chastity grant us ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey - Holy Mass in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit: “The Church’s mission consists not in defending power, or obtaining riches, but rather in giving Christ, sharing the very Life of Christ, mankind’s most precious treasure which God gives us in His Son.” Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - In the morning of Friday 1 December Pope Benedict XVI went to the Holy Spirit Cathedral Istanbul to preside the celebration of Mass in Latin. Among those present, representatives of the Catholi ...
• 2 December 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope accepts the resignation of the Bishop of Chikmagalur and appoints successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 2 December, accepted the pastoral government of the diocese of Chikmagalur (India), presented by Bishop John Baptist Sequeira, in conformity with the C ...
• 2 December 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - On Sunday 3 December in Ollur beatification of Sr Eufrasia Eluvethingal “the Mother who prays” Ollur (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 3 December there will be the beatification of Sr Eufrasia Eluvethingal, (nee Rosa Eluvethingal), of the Sisters of the Mother of Mount Carmel. Born in the Indian diocese of Trichur in 1877, ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - “Today it is more than ever necessary to reiterate the sacred nature of the Lord's day and the need to participate in Sunday Mass!” - Pope Benedict XVI’s message to Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of a Study Day on the theme: "Sunday Mass for the Sanctification of the Christian People", promoted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrame ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - This evening the Pope will preside the First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent. On Thursday 14 he will meet university students in preparation for Christmas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 2 December 2006, in St Peter’s Basilica Pope Benedict XVI will preside the First Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent. On Thursday 14 December the Pope will address universi ...
• 2 December 2006
  VATICAN - Holy See Statement with regard to the irregular ordination of a bishop in Xuzhou, Peoples Republic of China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See issued the following statement in Italian with regard to the ordination as bishop of Giovanni Wang Renlei, on Thursday, 30 November in Xuzhou Jiangsu province, China. 1) The ...