News
15 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - 1.3 billion “thank-yous” to the Holy Father from Chinese Catholics, on behalf of the entire Chinese population: “The Pope has given us an energy boost on all levels.”
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) “Thank you, Holy Father! 1.3 billion thank-yous! Allow us as Catholics to thank you on behalf of the entire Chinese population!,” a priest from Beijing told Agenzia Fides after having heard th ...
15 May 2008
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “A new apartheid mentality is killing our country,” affirms the Archbishop of Johannesburg in condemning the xenophobia attacks on immigrants
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The South African Church has spoken out against the serious acts of violence committed against immigrants from Zimbabwe and Mozambique in the township of Alexandra, a lower-class suburb nea ...
15 May 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church requests that the wave of violence and murder end, as it is “a grave threat to Mexico’s peace and reveals the breakdown of the social fabric”
Culiacan (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández of Culiacan (Mexico) sent an urgent message to all priests, religious, and laity in his Diocese, promoting social peace in response to the growing number of ...
15 May 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops congratulate teachers on the day in their honor, recognizing their “contribution to the formation of future generations and, in this manner, the progress of our country.”
Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - With the occasion of Teacher’s Day in Mexico, on May 15, the Bishops’ Conference issued a message entitled, “Teachers, Architects of Culture,” in which they “congratulate all the c ...
15 May 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 600,000 Ecuadorians support the Bishops’ Conference’s contributions to the Constitution
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference, joined by other Church authorities and representatives of various sectors, presented over 600,000 signat ...
15 May 2008
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - An educative emergency
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - During his meeting with Italian Catholic Action, on May 4, the Holy Father Benedict XVI said: “In a missionary Church, placed before an educational emergency such as that which is found i ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/INDIA - New Rector appointed for Saint Joseph’s Interdiocesan Seminary in Alwaye
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on February 8, 2008 appointed Fr. Selvister Ponnumuthan, of the clergy of the Diocese of Neyyattinkara, Re ...
15 May 2008
VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People: “We must not forget that the family, migrant and itinerant families included, represents the original cell of society that must not be destroyed, but courageously and patiently defended.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church's solicitude toward emigrant families does not diminish her concern for itinerant families. On the contrary, this effort to maintain a unity between vision and action between ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/MYANMAR - Victim toll on the rise as the days pass; Yangon is without electricity, gas, and water
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - With the passing of each day, the number of victims from Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar May 2 and 3, continues to mount. Although there are various statistics, from those offered by the author ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/INDIA - Mass media and democratic participation: National Conference of the Indian Catholic Press Association
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “The Right to Know is inherent to the freedom of expression” Archbishop Bernard Moras told participants at the 14th National Journalists Conference of the Indian Catholic Press Association ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/JAPAN - Shintoism and Christianity, dialoguing for the common good
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Shintoism is the oldest traditional religion in Japan, begun by the pre-historic peoples living in central Asia, and has been left as it is today after a long co-existence shared with Buddhism. In ...
15 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Caritas of France and Germany meet with the representatives from Chinese Catholic charity to coordinate aid efforts; Beijing parishes, all the poor boxes read “Aid for Earthquake Victims.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Dr. Reinhard Würkner, Head of the Asian Department of the Deutscher Caritasverband, and his colleague Aloysius John of Caritas France confirm that the first aid efforts are being carried out to of ...
14 May 2008
VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The transforming power of the Holy Spirit
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Solemnity of Pentecost brings the Easter Season to a close and the Liturgy leads us back to Ordinary Time. However the change from Pentecost to Ordinary Time would seem somewhat brusque ...
14 May 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 10 May 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Canada) presented by Bishop Denis Croteau, O.M ...
14 May 2008
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Church is willing to support the new 10-Year Plan for Education, “in order to contribute to the process of guaranteeing a quality education based on genuine human values.”
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Republic’s Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on some of their observations regarding the 10-Year Plan for Education 2008 that was presented on April 29 of this year. ...
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