News

• 7 May 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on May 7, 2009 appointed Fr. Lawrence Subrata Howlader, CSC, Master of Novices of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Barisal, Auxiliary Bishop of Chittagong ( ...
• 7 May 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - A symposium on missiology, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Missionary Formation Center in Warsaw, which has trained 804 missionaries for evangelizing the world Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – May 5-6, a jubilee celebration for the 25 anniversary of the Missionary Formation Center was held in Warsaw (Poland), according to a report sent to Agenzia Fides from Monsignor Jan Piotrowski, ...
• 7 May 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Bishops' document on the Continental Mission: “more than a pastoral plan of action, it is God's call to the Church to embrace her identity as community of missionary disciples of Jesus Christ” Florida (Agenzia Fides) - “The Continental Mission for a Church in Permanent State of Mission” is the title of the document issued by Uruguay's Bishops' Conference at the close of their Plenary Assembly held last wee ...
• 7 May 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 12th Encounter of Cuban Catholics in preparation for the anniversary of the discovery of the image of “La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” Miami (Agenzia Fides) – The 12th encounter for Catholics living in and outside of Cuba was held in the South East Pastoral Institute's headquarters in Miami, April 26-30. The event was attended by 35 delegates, 14 of t ...
• 7 May 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Studies Center at Chinese university considers possibility of opening a Doctorate Program in Hong Kong, responding to educational needs of Catholics Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Help the laity who wish to dedicate themselves to qualified formation or studies in Catholicism, solving concrete problems of daily life or domestic management from an economic standpoint: t ...
• 7 May 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionary Congress in Western India: listening and prayer are the basis of the mission and the antidote to violence Goa (Agenzia Fides) – Relaunching the challenge of formation and mission in Western India, for Christian community that is more alive and aware of the spirit it has...this was the conclusion of the recent Missionary Co ...
• 7 May 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The forgotten crisis in eastern Congo: Caritas working on the frontline in the distribution of aid to thousands of families in difficulty Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“Caritas-Développement Congo”) is working in the frontline to help thousands of refugees from the two crisis that are now afflicting the east ...
• 7 May 2009
  AFRICA/CHAD - Rebel attacks force humanitarian aid organizations to limit services to thousands of refugees N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Rebels continue their attacks in east Chad, where on May 4 they launched an offensive from the border with Sudan (see Fides 6/5/2009). A spokesman from the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) d ...
• 6 May 2009
  VATICAN - Heroic testimony of catechists from the Church in Mozambique martyred in the civil war Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his recent talk during the Congress organized by the Saint Joseph's International Missionary College (see Fides 29 and 30/04/2009), Father Osorio Citora Afonso, IMC, from the Church in ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Fundamental criteria from the Bishops for responsible citizenship this election year Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay have issued an important document at the close of their Plenary Assembly celebrated last week, offering fundamental criteria for the faithful to use evangelical discern ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - CELAM Meeting May 12-16, to evaluate Continental Mission Managua (Agenzia Fides) – On May 12-16, Managua's Interdiocesan Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima will host the 32nd Meeting of the Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM). News of the event was released in a briefing ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “La Barca” Youth Catholic Association launches programs on “Gozo Radio,” evangelizing with music and promoting international events Lima (Agenzia Fides) – “La Barca” Youth Catholic Association was founded in 2002 in Peru, with the goal of evangelizing through the mass media, with particular focus on music, organizing events, concerts, social ga ...
• 6 May 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA: Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The Word of God: a bath which purifies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Jesus said to her: “'Have I not told you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?' (Jn 11, 40). Jesus' words to Martha, the sister of Lazarus, who had been dead for four days, c ...
• 6 May 2009
  ASIA/LAOS - New Center for the Deaf in Luang Prabang Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church continues to offer a significant contribution to the good of society in Laos, especially for the poor and marginalized. One example of this is the Luang Prabang Educa ...
• 6 May 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Faithful rejoice at the laying of the cornerstone of the new St. Michael's Parish in Cao Jia Du, Diocese of Shanghai Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Xing Wen Zhi, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai, blessed the first stone of the new church of St. Michael's Parish in Cao Jia Du, in the Diocese of Shanghai, on April ...