News

• 9 November 2009
  VATICAN - “May the Church be a shining beacon of hope for humanity in the third millennium”: Benedict XVI on Pastoral Visit to Brescia to pay tribute to Paul VI Brescia (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church is a real spiritual body that prolongs in space and time the sacrifice of the Son of God, a sacrifice seemingly insignificant compared to the size of the world and of history, but a ...
• 9 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - A century after the birth of Don Luigi Cocco, a missionary in the heart of the Amazon forest among the Yanomami Indians, who carried out "an impressive work of civilization and evangelization" Grugliasco (Agenzia Fides) - Salesian Missionary Don Luigi Cocco was born in Grugliasco (Turin) February 12, 1910 and died in Turin on 11 February 1980. He is remembered for his intense missionary work conducted among Ya ...
• 9 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Situation of Angolan refugees forced out of Democratic Republic of the Congo to be presented at the Sixth International Congress of Migration which opens today at the Vatican Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Commission for Migrants of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) will present the issue of Angolans refugees forced out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
• 9 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Addis Ababa Accord: the question on the actual powers of the two “co-presidents” at the center of political debate Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - The agreement reached in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) by the four political movements of Madagascar (see Fides 7/11/2009) is stirring hopes among the population of Madagascar, but also some appre ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Third training course for priests of the Diocese of Lan Zhou dedicated to the Sacred Scripture Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – More than 200 priests, along with a group of nuns and some lay faithful of the Diocese of Lan Zhou, took part in the third training course for priests in this Year for Priests, following the ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - A Church in mission among tribes: an assessment of the "Platinum Jubilee" of the Archdiocese of Shillong in Northeast India Shillong (Agenzia Fides) – A Church that is alive and vital, growing and enthusiastically dedicated to the work of peace and to the mission among the tribal communities of Northeast India: this is the face of the Churc ...
• 9 November 2009
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Palestinian student in prison: University of Bethlehem appeals for her release Bethlehem (Agenzia Fides) - Palestinian students in Gaza, enrolled at the University of Bethlehem in the West Bank, are at risk for imprisonment as Israeli soldiers intend to enforce the recent law in force prohibiting P ...
• 9 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Message from CELAM on Mission and Spirituality: "The Continental Mission should be open to the mission ad gentes, that is to say to all peoples, to the ends of the earth." Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Gathered in Buenos Aires October 26-30, 2009, convened by the Department of Mission and Spirituality of CELAM, in these days we have shared the Word of God, the Eucharist, the joys and h ...
• 9 November 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Annual Meeting of the Pontifical Council for Culture in Costa Rica: "Today's culture presents many challenges and difficulties for evangelization." San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – On October 26 to 31, the Pontifical Council for Culture held, its annual meeting in San José de Costa Rica, which was attended by 4 Cardinals, Bishops and laity. The inauguration took place ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Xin Zhou celebrate 80-year-old pastor's 25th anniversary of ordination, recalling his own vocation and perseverance Xin Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 1,000 faithful from the Catholic community of Xin Zhou, of the Province of Shan Xi, celebrated the 25th anniversary of ordination, of their beloved 80-year-old pastor, Fr. Peter Cao S ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “The religious leaders have come together for peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka,” Archbishop of Colombo tells Fides Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - “The religious leaders have come together for the good of the nation. On the important issues, on crucial questions that concern the afflicted Sri Lankan nation, the religious leaders are sho ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 7, 2009, appointed Fr. Hubertus Leteng of the clergy of Ruteng, Rector of the Ritapiret Major Seminary, Maumere, as Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia). ...
• 7 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “The Bible in Every Home”: Daughters of Saint Paul support Bishops in campaign to spread the Word of God Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Daughters of St. Paul are offering a practical contribution to the campaign launched by the Filipino bishops called “The Bible in Every Home,” which aims at a widespread distribution of t ...
• 7 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - 4 parties of the Madagascar crisis sign another accord for forming a government of national unity to lead the nation to 2010 elections Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - An agreement between the 4 main political movements, to lead the Madagascar into the elections of 2010, has been reached in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Known as "additional act" agre ...
• 7 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Determining the origin of Congolese minerals to prevent financing war in eastern DRC discussed at conference with three missionaries: "The primary obligation is the truth about the causes of violence." Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear a new war, which would have repercussions throughout the Great Lakes Region and that will provoke another humanitarian catastrophe." This is the alarm raised by Fr. Luigi Lo Stocco, Xaveri ...