News

• 8 May 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - World Youth Day logo contest underway Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Madrid, via the WYD Organizational Committee, has organized a contest to decide on the logo for World Youth Day 2011. The Archdiocese mentions that “the World Youth Days (W ...
• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - May 9: 7th “Asians for Mary Pilgrimage” to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, for Asian and Pacific Catholics in the United States Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Asian and Pacific Catholics in the Mid-Atlantic area will hold the Seventh “Asians for Mary Pilgrimage” on Saturday, May 9, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...
• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Country begins to return to normality: Bishops reestablish celebration of Masses, however with the petition to remain on guard and continue observing advisories Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in Mexico seems to be returning to normal little by little, although the population must remain on guard as there are still threats of new waves of the A-H1N1 virus. Cardina ...
• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “One Percent for the Church Campaign 2009”: everyone's responsibility “because it is just and right that we assume economic and pastoral collaboration for our family, the Church” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Chile will launch the “One Percent for the Church Campaign 2009” this weekend. Bishop Santiago Silva, Auxiliary of Santiago and Secretary General of the Bishops' Co ...
• 8 May 2009
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “Let us build a society built upon the civilization of love,” Mozambican Bishops write at the close of their Plenary Assembly Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “During his first visit to Africa, in Cameroon and Angola, the Holy Father left us a profound message. He came to us to pray for us, [to pray] that we would have the strength and courage to fac ...
• 8 May 2009
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Study Seminar on Sorcery in Africa at the Intercongregational Philosophical Seminary of Balaka Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, May 8, the Intercongregational Philosophical Seminary located on the outskirts of Balaka (Malawi) ended its study seminar on sorcery and its impact on pastoral activity. The openi ...
• 8 May 2009
  ASIA/NEPAL - “Nepal is a country experiencing a leadership crisis,” Pro-Vicar Apostolic tells Fides Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - “The country is experiencing a time of uncertainty and tension. However, I do not think there is anyone who would want to return to the dark ages of chaos and crisis. Nepal is experiencing a ...
• 8 May 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong Family Movement celebrates 15 years of foundation, committed to the mission in defense of the family Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “If there is love in a family, the Risen Lord is in their midst.” These were the words of Bishop John Tong, the new Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, in encouraging 38 families who renew ...
• 8 May 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The world pollutes the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In his homily during the Mass for the ordination of priests for his diocese of Rome, in St Peter's Basilica on Good Shepherd Sunday, 3 May 2009, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, among other r ...
• 7 May 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI's catechesis on Saint John Damascene: “God wants to rest in us, he wants to renew nature also through our conversion, he wants to make us participants in his divinity.” Message to the people of Jordan, Israel, and Palestinian Territories Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – John Damascene is a “ a prominent personality in the history of Byzantine theology, a great doctor in the history of the universal Church. He is above all an eye witness of the passage ...
• 7 May 2009
  VATICAN - Economic and social crisis lead to a discussion on fundamental human rights Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The basis of human rights has been the message of Christ that the Church has interpreted with various notions that have arisen in the Christian world, like the idea of the person, the id ...
• 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 ...