News

• 21 September 2006
  VATICAN - Study-Seminar for Bishops - “The Bishop and Consecrated Life”: conference by Cardinal Franc Rodé Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In recent years the relationship between the Bishop and Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has often been the subject of reflection and discussion. Especially si ...
• 21 September 2006
  AFRICA - “Even in difficult situations Christian hope has never waned” say African prelates taking part in Study Seminar for new Bishops Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “This seminar is of great importance for us as we start our ministry as bishops. I have greatly appreciated the conferences given by extremely competent speakers and the topics treated regarding t ...
• 21 September 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishop of Jaffna launches appeal to find priest and lay man who disappeared a month ago Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam of the diocese of Jaffna, in north of Sri Lanka has launched an appeal for a more thorough investigation into the disappearance of a Catholic priest and lay man las ...
• 21 September 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Another Catholic school comes under attack: Salesian institute in north east India is completely sacked Itanagar (Agenzia Fides) - Another Catholic school in India has come under attack. After the recent attack on a school run by the Loreto Sisters in Luknow, Uttar Pradesh, another episode of violence has been reported to ...
• 21 September 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Three Catholics to be executed ‘in haste, while 86 more Indonesians have been waiting on death row for years”: Fides spoke with Fr Ismartono, co-ordinator of humanitarian and inter-religious affairs for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We are filled with sadness. We have lost all hope of saving the lives of three Catholics. The extremists appear to have won”, Jesuit Father Ignazio Ismartono, co-ordinator of humanitarian a ...
• 21 September 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Calendar of second round of elections. United Nations urges presidency candidates to come to agreement to avoid fresh violence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Independent Electoral Commission has issued the calendar for the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Commission also established th ...
• 20 September 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Three Indonesian Catholics to be executed in 36 hours time, dawn 22 September. The world hopes for a suspension, Indonesia’s Christians immersed in prayer call on President to grant reprieve Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - There is little hope of saving the lives of Fabianus Tibo, Domingus Da Silva, and Marinus Riwu, three Indonesian Catholics facing a death sentence. The execution has been set for dawn on 22 Sept ...
• 20 September 2006
  VATICAN - At his Wednesday General Audience Pope Benedict XVI retraces the steps of his pastoral visit to Bavaria: a returning to the past and a providential opportunity to look with hope to the future ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Addressing about 40,000 visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square this morning for the weekly Wednesday audience Pope Benedict XVI told them about his recent visit to his German homeland Bav ...
• 20 September 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope sends a telegramme of condolence to the Superior of the Consolata Missionaries for the murder of Italian missionary Sister Leonella Sgorbati Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence, through Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B., to Mother Gabriella Bono, superior general of the Consolata Missionary Sisters, foll ...
• 20 September 2006
  VATICAN - Study Seminar for Bishops- Archbishop Hoser presents structure and duties of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies, structure and duties, was the theme of a lecture given by Archbishop Henryk Hoser, secretary adjunct of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples ...
• 20 September 2006
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - The Mother’s Magnificat becomes the Magnificat of her sons and daughters, by Rev Luciano Alimandi - Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour because he has looked on the lowliness of his handmaid. From now on all generations will call me Blessed” (Lk 1, 46- ...
• 20 September 2006
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Local Catholic village community in Kompong Tom province welcomes new church Phnom Pen (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in the village of Preik Sbaw, province of Kompong Tom, in the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang have a new church. The blessing and inauguration of the new place of worship in Augus ...
• 20 September 2006
  AMERICA - Faith formation for the laity, more priests, problem of religious sects: voices of new American Bishops in Rome for Study Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “I am finding this experience most enriching, an opportunity to share views and ideas with almost a hundred bishops for all over the world” Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, appointed a year ago ...
• 20 September 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Italian Comboni Missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti dies in road accident Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni General House has announced the death of Italian missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, Bishop of Balsas in Brazil, killed in Brazil in a road accident 12 km from the town of Balasa ...
• 20 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Franciscan Chapter in Assisi renews commitment for dialogue and peace in the world Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Franciscans, at a special Chapter meeting in Assisi 14 September - 1 October to renew commitment to building communion of prayer and promoting dialogue, took part in a special prayer vigil to pr ...