News

• 24 July 2009
  VATICAN - Ave Maria by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - 'Come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while' Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Part of the Summer season is generally, if possible, devoted to holidays. A period particularly suitable not only for well earned rest and relaxation for the body, but also for restoring th ...
• 23 July 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Protests calling for an improvement of living conditions lead to clashes with police; fears for return of xenophobia Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We are not going to allow anybody to use illegal means to achieve their objective. we are saying this is a government that is legitimate, has been elected democratically, anything that ...
• 23 July 2009
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “We have kept John Paul II's message alive, 20 years after his visit to Malawi,” a missionary says Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – On July 18, the Church in Malawi celebrated a great ceremony at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, in honor of 4 events: the 50th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Blantyre; the 20th anniversary of ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians worried about possible changes in laws on religious conversions Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Churches in Malaysia have expressed their concern for the announcement of possible changes to be made by the government regarding the laws that regulate relations between ci ...
• 23 July 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Church call law permitting embryonic stem-cell research “a new serious attack on human life and dignity” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – Archdiocese of Montevideo is calling the draft bill of the Uruguayan government that would permit embryonic stem-cell research, “a new serious attack on human life and dignity, an act in ...
• 23 July 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - CELAM denounces scandal of massive migrant kidnappings in various parts of the country Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, after performing a thorough investigation, has denounced the scandal of massive migrant kidnappings in various parts of the country. In a pe ...
• 23 July 2009
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Apostolic Vicariate of Nekemte Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 23, 2009, appointed Fr. Theodorus van Rujiven, CM as Apostolic Vicar of Nekemte (Ethiopia). Until now, he has served as Apostolic Prefect of Jimma-Bo ...
• 23 July 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - priests or “officials”? Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of this Year of the Priesthood, inaugurated on 19 June in St Peter's, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, with his typical love for the truth and for calm, is indicating certain ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA - Upcoming FABC Assembly 2009 on the Eucharist; Instrumentum laboris draft published Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops and theologians of various Asian countries have been busily working on the text of the Instrumentum Laboris, in preparation for the upcoming 9th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of A ...
• 23 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Vocational Group of Taipei asks cloistered monasteries to pray for priestly vocations Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing the situation of the priests and looking after priestly vocations are the tasks of the Vocational Group of the Archdiocese of Taipei. Today, on the island, unfortunately there are an ev ...
• 23 July 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Different vacations” for university students helping Abruzzo earthquake victims Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Around one hundred university students from all over Italy will come together for a week in Abruzzo (Italy), to study economic ethics and work as volunteers in the tent camps set up for those who ...
• 22 July 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Agreement reached on Abyei, area disputed by north and south Sudan: oil deposits awarded to Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The government of Khartoum and that of the autonomous region of south Sudan have declared that they accept the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, given today, July 22 ...
• 22 July 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Seminarians in Alokolum, North Uganda: an example of the Church that stands by the people, even in the most desperate situations Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in North Uganda is more stable, although high vigilance must be maintained to prevent further violence. This is what was mentioned by Monsignor Cosmas Alule, Rector of the Major ...
• 22 July 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Educating in “ecological evangelization” in Korean dioceses Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Ecological evangelization” is the term coined by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Korean Bishops' Conference, for spreading awareness among the faithful regarding the problems and resp ...
• 22 July 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Opening of the Jubilee Year for the 400th anniversary of the creation of the Diocese of Arequipa, a time of thanksgiving, reconciliation, and social justice Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - “This has been a celebration attended by over 30,000 faithful, from all the regions of the Archdiocese, which is 25,000 square kilometers,” Archbishop Javier Del Rio Alba of Arequipa said, ...