News
12 July 2006
AFRICA/UGANDA - Annual Holy Childhood Celebration in Uganda. “Peace cannot wait” says Catholic Archbishop of Gulu in northern Uganda where children are the principal victims in 20 years of civil war
Gulu - Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu in northern Uganda launched a call to the Ugandan government and the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army to reach a peace agreement. The Catholic archbishop made the appeal ...
11 July 2006
AFRICA/CAMEROON - The Pope appoints Bishop of Kumbo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2006, appointed Bishop of Kumbo (Cameroon) Rev. George Nkuo of the clergy of Buéa, until now diocesan secretary for Catholic Education.
The B ...
11 July 2006
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Vellore
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 11 July 2006, appointed Bishop of Vellor Kumbo (India ) Rev. Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B., until now rector of the Don Bosco Orphanage at Katpadi, G ...
11 July 2006
AMERICA/CANADA - Marian Rosary Mission in Quebec and Ontario: excited Catholics in Toronto and Montreal wait to welcome and venerate image of Our Lady of Pompei
Toronto (Agenzia Fides) - A ten day Marian Rosary Mission across the Canadian regions of Quebec and Ontario started on Monday July 10. The pilgrim image of the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pompei taken across Austral ...
11 July 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI appoints Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi new director of the Holy See Press Office
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the renunciation of the position as Director of the Holy See Press office presented by Mr Joaquín Navarro-Valls, thanking him for his long a ...
11 July 2006
VATICAN - THE STONES, SOUNDS AND COLOURS OF GOD'S HOUSE
Bishop Mauro Piacenza: “Sacred music, one of the Church’s cultural treasures” (I)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The beloved Pope John Paul II celebrated in keeping with the ‘mind’ of the Catholic Church the hundredth anniversary of the Motu proprio issued by Saint Pius X Tra le sollecitudini, whi ...
11 July 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Four special Committees to prepare World Youth Day Sydney 2008
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - World Youth Day organisers have announced the establishment of four committees to prepare Australia’s Catholic community for this major church event in 2008 which is giving rise to great joy a ...
11 July 2006
ASIA/SINGAPORE - Nunciature publishes memorial book to mark 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Singapore
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - A special book was published by Apostolic Nunciature in Singapore to mark a major event underlined in the book’s title “The 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Holy See an ...
11 July 2006
AMERICA/PERU - "We are looking for priests willing to come to evangelise and help with Christian formation" says Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - "We have one priest for every 25,000 people and we are looking for priests willing to come to the Amazon region of Peru to help with Christian formation". This call was launched by Bishop Juan ...
11 July 2006
ASIA/INDONESIA - Malnutrition pushes up infant mortality rate: Franciscan missionary engaged in courageous fight for children
Banda Aceh (Agenzia Fides) - Growing malnutrition in Indonesia is the cause of a rising infant mortality rate according to a report issued by the UN World Food Programme in collaboration with the Indonesian Institute of ...
10 July 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Expecting Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey Catholics celebrated Saints Peter and Paul intensifying ecumenical and inter-religious relations
Antioch (Agenzia Fides) - In view of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey Catholics are intensifying ecumenical and inter-religious relations. An occasion of this slow but sure movement towards unity- which makes progr ...
10 July 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Divine Word Missionaries conclude general Chapter: Fr. Antonio Pernia confirmed Superior General
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Society of the Divine Word (popularly known as Divine Word Missionaries or SVD) held its 16th General Chapter at Salesianum in Rome from June 4 - July 8, 2006. 140 capitulars and seven observe ...
10 July 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Valencia for the 5th World Meeting of Families: “I wish to propose the central role which the family founded on marriage has for the Church and for society”
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - “The reason for my visit it to take part in the 5th World Meeting of Families on the theme ‘Handing on the faith in the Family. I wish to propose the central role which the family founded ...
10 July 2006
VATICAN - During Family Prayer Vigil, the Pope says : “It is a great responsibility of all to proclaim the integral truth of the family founded on marriage, a domestic church, the shrine of life”
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - In the evening of Saturday 8 July, at Valencia’s futuristic City of the Arts and Sciences Pope Benedict XVI presided the Family Prayer Vigil which closed the week of events for the 5th World ...
10 July 2006
VATICAN - From Valencia Pope Benedict XVI launches a message of hope to the families of the world and announces that Mexico City will be the venue of the next World Meeting of Families in 2009
Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 9 July at 9.30am the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI returned to the City of Arts and Sciences to preside a concelebration of Mass the culminating event of the 5th World Meeting of Fami ...
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