News

• 27 July 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Bishop of Phan Thiet resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 25, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Phan Thiet (Vietnam) presented by Bishop Paul Nguyen Thanh Hoan, in ...
• 27 July 2009
  VATICAN - At the Angelus in Valle d'Aosta, Benedict XVI recalls importance of priests who “become instruments of salvation for many, for all” and “the educational task of grandparents” Introd (Agenzia Fides) – From the his cottage where he has been spending some days of rest this summer, in Les Combes (Introd), in Valle d'Aosta, on Sunday, July 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI led the recitation of t ...
• 25 July 2009
  Dossier - The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Introduction Origin and duties of the Congregation John Paul II and the Church's World Day for Consecrated Life Instr ...
• 24 July 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 10th National Youth Missionary Congress underway with theme: “Youth with Christ, Missionaries for the World” Tepic (Agenzia Fides) – The 10th National Youth Missionary Congress (CONAJUM) is being celebrated July 23-26 in the Diocese of Tepic. The aim of the Congress is to call the youth of Mexico to an encounter with the Livi ...
• 24 July 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Chile and Argentina recall mediation of Servant of God, John Paul II, in favor of peace 25 years ago, with the relics of Saint John Bosco Rios Gallegos (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Punta Arenas (Chile), Bishop Bernard Bastres Florence, and the Bishop of Rio Gallegos (Argentina), Bishop Juan Carlos Romanin, encouraged their fellow compatriots to “rem ...
• 24 July 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Church in Ecuador expresses its closeness and solidarity with the Church in Honduras Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – Given the political events that have been taking place in Honduras in recent weeks, Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference, expressed ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Diocese of Kao Hsiung working to offer Catholic religious services to athletes participating in the 8th World Games 2009 Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Kaohsiung has opened a “Vatican Pavilion” at the site of the sports tournament which will be attended by 32 countries from across the world: the 8th World Games, which is ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Presidential elections in dispute: risk for social disorder Biskek (Agenzia Fides) – High social tension and high risk for disorders have marked the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan, a central Asian nation that gained its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet e ...
• 24 July 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa: faithful preparing a “peace and harmony” campaign says Archbishop Cheenath Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The anti-Christian violence that broke out in Orissa a year ago will be remembered this coming August 23, as it was the first day of the campaign of attacks. There will be demonstrations o ...
• 24 July 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “The Somali curse”: inability to procure shared power lies at the heart of its tragic instability Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “Somalia is above all its own victim...victim of its inability to procure shared power, a problem that we could call “the Somali curse.” Along with this fact, there are also the influenc ...
• 24 July 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Sunday, second round of presidential elections: two candidates are old rivals from elections of 2000 Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, July 26, the second round of presidential elections in Guinea Bissau will take place. In the first round, which was held June 28 (see Fides 26/6/2009), Malam Bacai Sanha, candidate o ...
• 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 ...