News

• 19 July 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Local Pontifical Mission Societies office assists earthquake victims in diocese of Bandung Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies office in Indonesia is helping with the work of assisting the victims of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami on 17 July on the island of Java in the district of B ...
• 19 July 2006
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA rev Luciano Alimandi - Mother of our surrender and capitulation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Speaking of surrender, capitulation, one immediately thinks of a battle between two sides one of which at a certain point surrenders seeing that the other is too strong and it would be usel ...
• 19 July 2006
  VATICAN The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI sends telegramme of condolence for the tsunami victims in Java Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI through Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano sent the following telegram of condolence, to the ecclesial and civil authorities of Indonesia for the ts ...
• 19 July 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “This is the time to live solidarity”: Bishops urge people to help victims of volcano eruption: Sunday 23 special collections in every diocese Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador has called on Catholics to help the victims of a violent eruption of Tungurahua volcano which affected the central provinces of Tungurahua and Chimbor ...
• 19 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Life and the Family as the beginning and means" 2nd International Congress Pro Life and Pro Family will discuss new threats and how to face them Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Life as the beginning. The Family as a means" is the theme of the 2nd International Congress Pro Life and Pro Family to be held 19-21 July in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The participants, inc ...
• 19 July 2006
  OCEANIA/ISOLE SOLOMON ISLANDS - Annual Vincentian Convocation “Service to the poor leading us to Jesus” Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - To protect youth from delinquency and drug abuse and educate them to human and Christian values the Vincentians organise Vincentian Youth Groups whose aim is to put in to practice the charisma o ...
• 19 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pontifical Mission Societies Spain organise numerous initiatives for a ‘Missionary Summer’ to awaken mission spirit in children and young people Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain organise numerous Summer activities with a view to mission animation for children and young people. For example Holy Childhood office in Orihuela-Alica ...
• 19 July 2006
  AFRICA - African communities in Rome and the pastoral care of the local Church (2) - Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Eritrea Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Ghanaian community is one of the smallest African communities in Rome: in the beginning in 2001 it was formed of only ten Catholics. Today there are 50 and a chaplain Fr Joseph Blay. "We only m ...
• 19 July 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Evening classes in Christian Formation for lay people employed Fu Ren Catholic University Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - It is enrolment time for a new term of Evening Classes in Christian Formation for lay people at Fu Ren Catholic University. According to Tai Pei archdiocesan bulletin Christian Life Weekly the ...
• 19 July 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas goes satellite for much of Asia, Middle East and North America Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Radio Veritas Philippines now uses satellite thanks to Catholic Media Network which broadcasts weekly religious and educational programmes. Radio Veritas broadcasts from Manila. The diff ...
• 18 July 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Fear has subsided, but now the homeless need help”: the situation, by Fr. Andreas Catholic parish priest in diocese of Bandung, among the first to give humanitarian aid to earthquake victims Bandung (Agenzia Fides) - “We are present and active at the Crisis Centre in Pangandaran south west Java, where Catholic volunteers work in coordination with local authorities. The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference is ...
• 18 July 2006
  VATICAN - “GOD’S HOUSE, STONES, SOUNDS, COLOURS” Bishop Mauro Piacenza - “Sacred Music one of the cultural treasures of the Church” (part 2) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Since music is the expression of a reality which creates culture, as is the Church, it is truly a “cultural treasure of the Church”, to be understood as a living reality. This was affir ...
• 18 July 2006
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Presence of Islam in Europe, freedom of press and respect for religions, ecumenical matters, focus of annual meeting for media officers and spokespersons of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe Maynooth (Agenzia Fides) - The Media Officers and Spokespersons of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences are set to meet in Maynooth (Ireland) from 20-23 July 2006. The 35 participants will come from 23 countries: Austria, B ...
• 18 July 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Intercontinental twinning: African priests next year in Brisbane archdiocese to give a hand with pastoral work Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Australian archdiocese of Brisbane will receive two priests and two seminarians from Nigeria. The recent agreement was reached by Nigerian Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia diocese ...
• 18 July 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan museum opens: exhibits witness to God’s love and the labour of missionaries, reawakening faith Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - During a ceremony to open a new Diocesan Museum in Hong Kong Rev Thomas Law Kwok Fai, head of the diocesan history department said “These 200 exhibits are a witness of God’s love and a sig ...