News

• 14 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Inauguration of new minor seminary of “Opera Don Guanella,” in Andhra Pradesh, an addition to the home for 60 children and center for elderly Vatluru (Agenzia Fides) – This afternoon at Vatluru, Andhra Pradesh, the new minor seminary of Opera Don Guanella will be inaugurated. Present for the occasion will be the Provincial Superior Fr. Luigi De Giambattista ...
• 14 November 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Immigrants are a grace for Australia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "Immigrants are a grace for Australia." This is what was affirmed by Archbishop Philip Wilson, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference – bravely going against the current of op ...
• 14 November 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Over 2,000 attend Archdiocese of Piura's pro-life seminar Piura (Agenzia Fides) – Expectations for the number of participants expected at the Seminar for Life on "Abortion, murder or right?" were greatly exceeded. The Seminar, which took place at the Auditorium of the “Univ ...
• 14 November 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Concern of the Bishops of Mexico at the end of the 88th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference: "Enough with drugs and violence!" Cuautitlán Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) – After reflecting on insecurity and violence in the country at their 88th Plenary Assembly, the Bishops of Mexico issued a final document in which they expressed their concern for t ...
• 13 November 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: "Catholic universities are given a significant role in fidelity to their specific identity and in an effort to provide a qualified service in the Church and society" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "Today's environment is characterized by a troubling educational emergency ... which assumes a particular relevance to the task of those who are called to teaching ... The deep economic c ...
• 13 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Solemn commemoration of 49 years of evangelization in indigenous zone of A Li Shan affected by flooding in August; 7 new chapels opened Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – "The earthquake destroyed our home and the beautiful landscape of the mountain and river of the tribal peoples, but not our faith. With this solid faith and trust in God, trust in the interces ...
• 13 November 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Young people and the future of the Church in Australia: National Convention of Youth Ministry in 2010 Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Young people and the future of the Church in Oceania: to determine the challenges and prospects for a “post-WYD,” leaders and youth ministers in Australia will meet in Melbourne in 2010 in ...
• 13 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 102nd training course for missionaries working in Brazil ends; 23 missionaries from four continents participate Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The closing celebration of the 102nd course sponsored by the Center for Intellectual Education (Cenfi) was recently held in the Missionary Cultural Center of Brasilia. The Cenfi organizes cou ...
• 13 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops call on politicians to "unite and pacify the people of Argentina,"; document for 25th anniversary of Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Argentina and Chile, during their Plenary the bishops of the Argenitnean Bishops' Conference called on the ...
• 13 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - "National Day for Indian Martyrs" proposed for anniversary of Orissa massacre Jhansi (Agenzia Fides) – An annual celebration, on the last Sunday of August, a "National Day for Indian Martyrs"...This is the proposal being made by the Commission for Ecumenism in the Bishops Conference of India, fo ...
• 13 November 2009
  VATICAN - “The secularization of charity, reduced to philanthropic solidarity, is just to be as feared as the secularization of the faith”: the Superior General of Opera Don Orione tells Plenary of Cor Unum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The secularization of charity, reduced to philanthropic solidarity, is just to be as feared as the secularization of the faith, reduced to an ideology of values. In both, secularist move ...
• 12 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Fr. Sinnott is free, thanks be to God!”: Superior General of the Saint Columban Missionaries shares his joy with Fides Manila (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very relieved and very happy. We thank the Lord for the good news of the release of Fr. Sinnott. I believe that Fr. Michael is fine. He is conducting a medical check-up in Zamboanga City ...
• 12 November 2009
  VATICAN - Appeal of Benedict XVI for Sri Lanka: “I urge all citizens to strive for rapid peace, with full respect for human rights...and that the international community may work for the humanitarian and economic needs.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience on Wednesday, November 11, held in the Paul VI Audience Hall, the Holy Father Benedict XVI launched an appeal for Sri Lanka, which we here publish in ...
• 12 November 2009
  VATICAN - November 16-18, Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: examining “the new Areopagi” and the challenges of the mission ad gentes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Plenary Session of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples opens Monday, November 16th at 9am, in the John Paul II Auditorium of the Pontifical University Urbaniana. Starti ...
• 12 November 2009
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - The Conference of Bishops will hold a Symposium dedicated to the last encyclical of the Pope to examine ethical and social situation of the country; Commission for the centenary of the birth of the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Tirana (Agenzia Fides) – At the Fall Plenary Assembly of the Albanian Bishops' Conference (CEA), which met in Tirana on November 9-10, the Bishops reflected on the Encyclical "Caritas in Veritate.” After a brief exp ...