News

• 3 October 2006
  VATICAN - Propaganda Fide venerates Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux at the start of the missionary month of October: “Love is the soul of mission” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the start of the missionary month of October which will culminate with Mission Sunday on the 22nd, the Cardinal Prefect and staff of Propaganda Fide welcomed and venerated the relics of ...
• 2 October 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI at the midday Angelus prayer asks people to say the Rosary “for the intentions of the Pope, for the mission of the Church and for peace in the world” recalls that October in the month of the Missions. Appeal for peace in Iraq Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 1 October, before reciting the midday Angelus prayer with visitors gathered in his Summer Residence, Pope Benedict XVI mentioned the feast day of St Teresa of the Child Jesus, ...
• 2 October 2006
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Rediscover your vocation!”: Seminar for Catholic teachers called to accompany students on a path of human, cultural and spiritual growth Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - More than 50 Catholic teachers took part in a formation Seminar at St. Joseph’s School in Tenaru organised jointly by the archdiocese of Honiara Solomons and the diocese of Sale, Australia. S ...
• 2 October 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Passion for Hospitality of St John of God in the world today”: 66th General Chapter of Hospitaller Brothers opens today in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Passion for Hospitality of St John of God in the world today” is the theme of the 66th General Chapter of Hospitaller Brothers opens today at the Centro Salesianum in Rome and will conclude on ...
• 2 October 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Cause opens for beatification and canonisation of Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate Fr. Mario Borzaga, OMI, killed in 1960 in Laos with a young catechist Trent (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 7 October feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Trent diocese will open the local stage of the process for the canonisation of Fr. Mario Borzaga, an Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate (OMI), ...
• 2 October 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Potosi diocese starts 3rd Eucharistic Congress to strengthen personal and community encounter with Jesus Christ and foster greater commitment to building a world of more brotherhood and solidarity Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - “Stay with us Lord” is the theme of the 3rd Diocesan Eucharistic Congress 1-8 October which opens after 9 months of intense preparation in the Bolivian diocese of Potosi. The main purpose of ...
• 2 October 2006
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA -Waiting for election results. “These episodes are concerning but not to be overestimated democracy in Zambia is still solid” local Church source tells Fides Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- “These episodes are concerning but not to be overestimated because democracy in Zambia is still solid” Fides was told by a local Church source in Lusaka capital of Zambia where violent clashes ...
• 2 October 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Our Lady of Luo Dong Catholic Hospital celebrates 54th anniversary: Camillian missionaries loved for their dedicated and qualified service Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “These fifty four years of service have been 54 years of grace” said Fr Raimondo Yang Chia-Men, M.I., director general for pastoral care at Our Lady of Luo Dong Catholic Hospital during a rec ...
• 2 October 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In view of Mission Sunday 2006 lay Catholics attend apostolate formation Course promoted by Pontifical Mission Societies Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Prepare lay Catholics for works of apostolate, reflect on the laity’s role, tasks and place in the Church, discuss problems and identify remedies in society of the third millennium: these were ...
• 2 October 2006
  “Osservatore Romano: from Rome to the world” - Exhibition on the Vatican’s daily newspaper 145 years Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 3 October at 12 noon at the Sala Di Liegro at Palazzo Valentini in Rome, there will be a presentation of the Exhibition “Osservatore Romano: da Roma al Mondo” “From Rome to the wor ...
• 2 October 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops-Ulama Conference urges parties to stop wasting time and return to the negotiating table to reach peace Davao (Agenzia Fides) - To restart the process of peace and reconciliation with Muslim separatists in Mindanao, BUC the Bishops-Ulama Conference will meet 9 and 10 October in Davao for a “Consultation of Peace with al ...
• 2 October 2006
  AFRICA/GUINEA - UN High Commission for Refugees closes office in Kissidougou after helping tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom have returned to their own country Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The UN High Commission for Refugees has closed its office in Kissidougou, after 18 years of activity in the Republic of Guinea. “UNHCR decided to close its office and end its presence in th ...
• 2 October 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We cannot remain silent, we must firmly and clearly reject abortion": pastoral letter from Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz for Family Day and Mother’s Day Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the month of October, during which Argentina celebrates Family Day and Mother’s Day, the Catholic Archbishop José María Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cr ...
• 30 September 2006
  VATICAN - Missionary Month of October starting tomorrow will culminate with Mission Sunday. Comment on the Holy Father’s mission prayer intention for October by Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Church’s Missionary Month of October starting tomorrow will culminate with the annual recurrence of Mission Sunday on the last but one Sunday of the month, this year 22nd October, a d ...
• 29 September 2006
  VATICAN - Christian Prayers in the Languages of the World: Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be in Turkmen: Turkmenistan Catholic Mission marks 9th anniversary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -- To continue the urgent task of new evangelisation launched by Pope John Paul II, Fides News Service is working on a section on Christian Prayers in as many languages as possible (see Fides ...