News

• 29 August 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Orionini community in Bangalore celebrates religious profession of first three Indian members: after the Philippines and Korea the sons of Don Orione in Asia take another step Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Orinini family in India welcomed its first three local members Sidon, Martin and Praveen, who recently made their profession at Christ the King parish in Bangalore in the presence of the d ...
• 29 August 2006
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - At least 118,000 affected by serious flooding in Ethiopia Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides)- The United Nations World Food Programme warns that least 118,000 people have been affected by exceptionally serious floods in vast areas of Ethiopia over the past few weeks. The humanitarian ...
• 29 August 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We are Missionaries of Great Joy”: 1st National Mission Congress of the Holy Childhood Association of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Nigeria Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- “We are Missionaries of Great Joy” was the theme of the First National Mission Congress of the Holy Childhood Association of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Nigeria. It was held August 1 - 4 ...
• 29 August 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Wu Qiao parish starts St Francis Xavier Association to continue the work of the patron Saint of Missions Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) - As part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the diocese of Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou), He Bei province, the Catholic parish of Wu Qiao decided to start a St Francis Xavier Missi ...
• 29 August 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Spreading God’s Love to Transform Ecuador: 1,000 students take part in Mission Ecuador 2006, evangelisation and social service to assist those in need Quito (Agenzia Fides) - At least 1,000 college students will take part in Mission Ecuador 2006 1-10 September with activities of evangelisation and social assistance organised for the third consecutive year by Loja Techn ...
• 28 August 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe his Special Envoy to Asian Mission Congress in Thailand in October Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Metropolitan Archbishop of di Naples (Italy), his Special Envoy to the Asian Mission Congress, in Chang Mai (Thail ...
• 28 August 2006
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Bishop of Mandeville resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 8 August 2006, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica), presented by Bishop Gordon Dunlap Bennett ...
• 28 August 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Metropolitan Archbishop of Kampala resigns and successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 19 August 2006, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Kampala (Uganda), presented by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, in ...
• 28 August 2006
  VATICAN - At the Angelus prayer the Pope recalls Saint Augustine and his mother Saint Monica: to Mary “we entrust Christian parents that like Monica they may accompany the growth of their children with their example and their prayers. To the Virgin Mother of God we also entrust young people that, like Augustine, they may seek Christ, the fullness of Truth and Love” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - At midday on Sunday 27 August Pope Benedict XVI led the recitation of the Angelus prayer with several hundred people gathered in the inner courtyard of his Summer Residence in Castel Gan ...
• 28 August 2006
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Pope creates the diocese of Banmaw and appoints first Bishop Vatican Service (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 August 2006, created the diocese of Banmaw (Myanmar) with territory taken from the diocese of Myitkyina, making it suffragan of the archdiocese ...
• 28 August 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Apostolic Prefecture of Kiangchow mourns first Bishop Augustine Zheng Shouduo, 15 years of forced labour borne with courage and humility Kiangchow (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Augustine Zheng Shouduo of the apostolic prefecture of Kiangchow (Xinjiang/ Yuncheng) Shanxi province, 670 km south west of Beijing died on Sunday 16 July 2006 at the age of 89, at the ...
• 28 August 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Assessing fruits of Summer catechetical courses in Catholic communities all over the country Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen children in the faith and lead other children to the faith; to include elements of Chinese culture in the teaching of Christianity to make it more easy to understand; to educate to ...
• 28 August 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Government and rebels agree on a cease fire. “A definite step towards peace but more effort is needed to obtain a lasting result” Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “This is a step in the right direction for peace, but prudence is necessary because the path to a lasting agreement is still long” a local Church source in Kampala, capital of Uganda, told Fi ...
• 28 August 2006
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Elections in Congo. “Voters pass maturity test. Now it is up to politicians to demonstrate their sense of responsibility” says local Catholic priest Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The result might be a surprise for the international community but not for us here in Congo” a Catholic priest in Kinshasa Fr Valer Shango told Fides with regard to the outcome of elections ...
• 28 August 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese focuses on formation to help the laity live the faith in daily life Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Aware that lay Christians need proper formation in the faith in order to live their faith in Jesus Christ in daily life, Hong Kong diocese has made formation of the laity a major priority. The ...