News
2 May 2008
ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Joseph Li of Beijing receives a visit from representative of the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - On receiving the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury’s personal representative, Bishop Joseph Li Shan, who was consecrated as Bishop of Beijing with Papal approval, on September 21 of last year, ...
2 May 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Celebration for the Diocesan Missionary Day with a “missionary sending” Mass: “The Diocese that is not generous with those most in need, will not receive the God-given graces it needs.”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, May 4, the Diocese of Madrid will celebrate Diocesan Missionary Day, with the theme: “The Diocesan Church...open to the missions.” The central event of the celebration will be the ...
2 May 2008
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops clarify the fact that, “under no circumstance would they accept a law in favor of legalizing homosexual unions as a source of specific rights and obligations”
Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference, recently sent a letter to all Catholics in the country, clarifying some of the guidelines given by t ...
2 May 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops reaffirm their decision and commitment to work for peace and dialogue as the only means to solve the country’s problems
El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - “During these days when the number of speeches and intolerant attitudes abound, the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference reaffirms its own vocation to serve in the effort of peace and dialogue, as t ...
2 May 2008
TODAY ON THE INTERNET/D.R.CONGO - Kinshasa: inaugurata la nuova Maison Saint Joseph
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2 May 2008
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Survey on the Catholic laity of Korea
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic laity in Korea is active, dynamic, efficient, and form an essential part in carrying out the pastoral work of the Church. This was what was found in a study promoted by the Committee ...
2 May 2008
OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - An agreement between Church and State: talking about self-esteem, the meaning of life, and vocation in the prisons
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing a word of hope, a new life perspective to convicts that spend long days, months, or years of their lives inside a correctional facility or a prison is the objective of a initiative begu ...
2 May 2008
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Close of the National Eucharistic Congress of the Church in Ethiopia, part of the Great Jubilee of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday, May 4, the National Congress of the Church in Ethiopia will come to a close. The event is situated within the celebrations being held for the Great Jubilee and the new Christian M ...
2 May 2008
AFRICA/SOMALIA - A conflict that is increasingly more international
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The death of a alleged member of the terrorist network Al-Qaida at the hands of US armed forces, tensions in the port city of Bosaso, trafficking center for all kinds of merchandise and launch ...
30 April 2008
VATICAN - Message sent from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to the Buddhists, on the occasion of the festival of Vesakh encourages “Caring for the Planet Earth”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This year, on the occasion of the most important Buddhist festival of Vesakh, which commemorates the main events in the life of Buddha, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue ha ...
30 April 2008
ASIA/CHINA - China National Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Benedict XVI with a performance May 7, at the Vatican
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) will pay tribute to the Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 7, in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, where they will perform Mozart’s Requiem, in coll ...
30 April 2008
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops tell the faithful: “Be careful with the Internet!” in a Pastoral Letter available on the Internet, in a video-message
Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Bishops recently issued a Pastoral Letter on the Christians’ proper use of Internet, an instrument that has changed the lives of the planet, from children to adults. Their main ...
30 April 2008
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - First National Encounter for Lay Missionaries in Costa Rica, preparation for First Regional Encounter
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - This past weekend (April 26-27), Costa Rica held its First National Encounter for Lay Missionaries, organized and promoted by the “Ad Gentes” Department of the National Missions Council. Th ...
30 April 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Children’s Day celebrated one year after the legalization of abortion: “For the most part, children’s rights have remained the themes of speeches and paperwork.”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “May Children’s Day be a special occasion for the family and for institutions to promote respect for human life, as a gift and a task that begins at conception and is continued in a cons ...
30 April 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “From a Brazil of baptized faithful, to a Brazil of missionaries without limits”: theme for the Second National Missionary Congress (May 1- 4)
Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “From a Brazil of baptized faithful, to a Brazil of missionaries without limits,” Aparecida (Brazil) will host the Second National Missionary Congress from May 1 to 4. The ...
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