News
20 September 2007
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Over 2.400 Small Christian Communities in Dar es Salaam offer basic service of in depth evangelisation
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides)- In the archdiocese of Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania there are more than 2,400 Small Christian Communities, SCC. Sr Rita Ishengoma, of the congregation of St. Teresa of the Holy Child ...
20 September 2007
AFRICA - One and a half million people in Africa affected by worst floods in decades: concerning situation from west to east
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- At least 1.5 million Africans are affected by floods which have devastated vast areas of the continent since country since July according to UN humanitarian agencies. The World Food Programme says t ...
20 September 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Cable TV and American Catholic network ETWN will enable young Indian Catholics in Karnataka to be virtually present for World Youth Day in Sydney 2008
Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Mangalore diocese, in the southern Indian state of Karantaka, especially young people, have welcomed the news that they will now be able to watch one of the most popular Catholic ...
20 September 2007
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The whole Church commemorates Saint Andrea Kim Taegon and companion martyrs
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Through the ages, Asia has given the Church and the world a great host of these heroes of the faith, and from the heart of Asia there rises the great song of praise: Te martyrum candidatus laud ...
20 September 2007
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - In depth study meetings on the figure of Saint Paul the Apostle, “faithful disciple and tireless missionary”, in preparation for Year of St Paul indicted by Pope Benedict XVI
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Catholic Workers Associations in Argentina in view of the Year of St Paul indicted by Pope Benedict XVI will host four meetings on the figure of Saint Paul at its head of ...
20 September 2007
AMERICA/PERU - Catholic Bishops say the country's natural resources including its mineral riches must be used to render living conditions more humane
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Making the mineral sector more humane" was the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Peru after a meeting in Lima on 18 September on the exploitation of minerals in the Piura regi ...
20 September 2007
AMERICA/URUGUAY - First National Mission Symposium Missionario in the framework of 50th anniversary of Fidei Donum encyclical, the Great Continental Mission and preparations for CAM-3
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - About 75 participants took part in Uruguay's 1st Mission Symposium held in Kolping on theme "All the Churches for all the World" . The Synposium was organised by the Mission Commission of the ...
20 September 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “World Youth Day has an ecumenical spirit and importance”, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jansen of Sydney
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen sees the World Youth Day 2008 event as "a great event to promote ecumenism and a wonderful opportunity lead young our people to Christ". ...
19 September 2007
VATICAN- AVE MARIA “Conversion cannot wait”, Rev. Luciano Alimandi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A frequent temptation for those walking along the way of the Lord is to give in to sin, to their sinful tendencies and convince themselves that instead of being fought these tendencies shou ...
19 September 2007
EUROPE/GERMANY - Germany's Holy Childhood Christmas Carol 'Sternsingers' help more than 1.6 million children all over the world: theme of 50th collection “Sternsingers For a United World”
Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - Germany's 500.000 Holy Childhood Christmas Carol 'Sternsingers' “Sternsinger” can be rightly proud of their efforts to help less fortunate children: in last year's campaign, the 49th, the sum ...
19 September 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - Sr Maria Antonieta Bruscato re-elected Superior general of the Daughters of St Paul present in 52 countries all over the world to evangelise through the media
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 9th general chapter of the Daughters of St Paul DSP, which began on 29 August in Ariccia (Roma) at the Casa Divin Maestro, has re-elected Sr Maria Antonieta Bruscato Superior general for a seco ...
19 September 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - At the end of 2nd plenary assembly Catholic Bishops assure contribution to heal the nation's moral crisis, the root of all evil
Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- In a statement issued at the end of their second plenary assembly the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria affirm “We have had the elections, but the wounds inflicted on the Nigerian people and on our nas ...
19 September 2007
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “What prevailed was a desire for change, to forget the past” Catholic missionary comments election of Sierra Leone's new President
Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- “Following the tension of the final battle, the people of Sierra Leone expressed its joy and satisfaction for the results, which confirm a general desire for change compared with the past, to ...
19 September 2007
ASIA/INDIA - ERRATA CORRIGE - Chhattisgarh State governor postpones coming into force of strict anti-conversion law
Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - [with regard to the article ASIA/INDIA Fides 14/9/2007 please read as follows]
Raipur (Agenzia Fides) - The governor of Chhattisgarh State in central east India Mr E.S.L. Narasimhan, has postp ...
19 September 2007
ASIA/JAPAN - Warm welcome for Neo Catechumen family in Kagoshima diocese to evangelise families
Kagoshima (Agenzia Fides) - Kagoshima diocese recently welcomed a young missionary family from Spain. Members of the Neo Catechumen Way Alfredo and Emilia Martinez, the parents aged 30, and six children aged 10 months to ...
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