News

• 9 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - With the death of Bishop Lin Xili, China not only loses a Bishop, but also a hero and a witness to the truth who worked, suffered, and prayed for the Church in China Wenzhou (Agenzia Fides) – This past October 4, Bishop James David Lin Xili of the Diocese of Yungkia (Wenzhou), in the Province of Zhejiang (mainland China) passed on from this world. The Prelate was born on October 1 ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Preparing for World Mission Sunday: “Your Word, Light for the Peoples” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - “Your Word, Light for the Peoples” is the theme chosen for the 83rd World Mission Sunday to be celebrated on October 18, in the Dominican Republic. As a bulletin issued by the Pontific ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The missionary family, instrument of conversion”: 31st National Encounter of the Christian Family Movement Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On October 10-12, Villa Giardino (Cordoba) will host the 31st National Encounter for the Diocesan Presidents of the Christian Family Movement (MFC). Among the themes that they will addres ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Conference at Missiology Center: “The challenges of the mission today, at the light of Aparecida” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the 83rd World Missions Sunday, the John Paul II Missiology Center of “Cono Sur” has organized a Conference on “The challenges of the mission today, at the light of Aparecida.� ...
• 9 October 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Cuore Amico” Awards 2009, the “Missionary Nobel Prize,” goes to Fr. Giuseppe Zanardini, Salesian; Sr. Vittoria Cenedese, and Francesca Lipeti, surgeon Brescia (Agenzia Fides) – On October 17, the “Cuore Amico” Awards for 2009 will be presented to their winners. The award is also referred to as the “Missionary Nobel Prize.” The ceremony will be held in Brescia ...
• 8 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the General Audience speaks on Saint John Leonardi, “a luminous priestly figure,” remembered “for his great missionary zeal” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of Saint John Leonardi, founder of the religious order of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God, the Holy Father Benedict XVI dedicated ...
• 8 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “October, month dedicated especially to the missions, prayer, and reflection on the missionary dimension, which is the reason for the Church's existence.” Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Posadas Posadas (Agenzia Fides) – The month of October “is dedicated in a special way to the missions, prayer, and reflection on the missionary dimension, which is the reason for the Church's existence.” This is what is fo ...
• 8 October 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “From Words to the Mission”: 23rd National Holy Childhood Association Encounter San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “From Words to the Mission” is the theme that has accompanied the activities of the 23rd National Holy Childhood Association Encounter held in Costa Rica on October 3. The event was attende ...
• 8 October 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Troubling situation in East Congo: Archbishop of Bukavu forced to leave Synod to return to Archdiocese; message from Combonian Chapter members says “millions of Congolese suffer from a conflict aimed at exploiting natural resources” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The serious situation in South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has led Archbishop Francois Xavier Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu to have to leave the Special Assembly ...
• 8 October 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - New obstacles in the implementation of the Maputo Accord, while people are left to their own devices Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The agreement that was reached on October 6 in Madagascar by the movements of the “4 Presidents,” for the implementation of the Maputo Accord (signed in the capital of Mozambique on A ...
• 8 October 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The question of the Tamil refugees influences ethnic reconciliation Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - “Resolving the question of the Tamil refugees, which has remained unresolved since the end the war, is an important and fundamental step for ethnic reconciliation in Sri Lanka.” This is what ...
• 8 October 2009
  ASIA/JAPAN - New Catholic Encyclopedia published in Japanese Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – With great joy and pride, the Church in Japan has recently presented and distributed the New Catholic Encyclopedia in Japanese: four volumes of nearly 1,500 pages each, nearly 30 years in the w ...
• 8 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Parish dedicated to Saint Therese in the Diocese of Hang Zhou launches Month for the Missions; the special connection between Chinese Catholics and the Patroness of the Missions Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in the Diocese of Hang Zhou was opened in the Month for the Missions with a celebration of the feast of its Patroness, also Patroness of the Miss ...
• 7 October 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Scalabrini-Fest of Fruits at the Centre of Spirituality in Stuttgart Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - Reactions of refusal against those who are foreigners, immigrants or refugees are increasing in Europe and the world, reaching the point of serious violations of human rights. "The encounter w ...
• 7 October 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - “Father Damien,” missionary pioneer in working for the promotion of those suffering leprosy, to be canonized Sunday, October 11 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary Father Damien de Veuster (1840-1889), of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (Picpus), proclaimed Blessed by John Paul II in Brussels (Beligum) on June 4, 1995, will be canonized by ...