News

• 27 January 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Triduum of Prayer in all parishes for Cardinal Cipriani on his 10th anniversary of the beginning of his pastoral ministry as 32nd Archbishop of Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Lima has come together to pray on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the pastoral ministry of Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne in the Archdiocese. As pr ...
• 27 January 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Priestly Council of the Archdiocese of Caracas comes out in support of Cardinal Urosa and the country's Nuncio Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Priestly Council of the Archdiocese of Caracas has issued a statement entitled “Blessed are the peacemakers,” expressing their solidarity and communion with their Archbishop, Cardinal ...
• 27 January 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI reminds Bishops of the Chaldean Church, in their Ad Limina visit, of their fundamental role “in the establishment of a new society in which each person can live in harmony and mutual respect” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI opened his address to the Bishops of the Chaldean Church, whom he received in audience on January 24 upon their “Ad limina Apostolorum” visit, with the mo ...
• 27 January 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Young Christian Workers” on the rise: yet another fruit of WYD Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The ecclesial movement “Young Christian Workers” is showing a rapid increase in the number of registered participants in Australia. This is yet another one of the fruits of the World Youth ...
• 27 January 2009
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A Catholic priest kidnapped in the Niger Delta area; Church expresses disapproval Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic priest, Fr. Pius Vii, was kidnapped by gunmen in Port Harcourt, in Rivers State (southern Nigeria). According to the local press, it seems that Fr. Pius was kidmapped shortly after ha ...
• 27 January 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “We're trying to avoid the worst,” one local Church source from Antananarivo tells Fides, after yesterday's chaos Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is extremely tense, but we are still hopeful of finding a peaceful solution to the crisis,” Agenzia Fides was told by local Church sources in Antananarivo, the capital of ...
• 27 January 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - The testimony of the parishioners of Dong Po: in spite of the earthquake and the insecure living conditions, over 200 participated in the Scripture Reading Contest Dong Po (Agenzia Fides) – Knowing Christ through Sacred Scripture...to evangelize all those who have not yet known Jesus: this is the absolute priority for the Church. With this conviction, inspired by Saint Paul's wor ...
• 27 January 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Hope for peace in Mindanao, thanks to contributions from civil society and the Bishops-Ulama Conference Davao (Agenzia Fides) – The peace process in South Philippines – after efforts fell through in August 2008 and the violence increased between government troops and the Islamic guerrilla movement – will have to star ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - The experience of the Apostle Paul “can be a model of every authentic Christian conversion” the Pope mentions at the Angelus, recalling the importance of the ecumenical process and World Leprosy Day; greetings to the Asian populations celebrating the lunar New Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Gospel reading that tells of the Jesus' words in the first preaching in Galillea - “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells President of Catholic Union of the Italian Press: “not to give in to compromises of such important values, but to have the courage of consistency, even at personal cost: A serene conscience has no price.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Firmly foundered on principles rooted in the Gospel, your work as Catholic journalists is increasingly more challenging: along with a sense of responsibility and a sense of the spirit of ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - Remission of the excommunication “Latae sententiae” of Bishops of the Fraternity of Saint Pius X Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, “following a process of dialogue between the Fraternity of St. Pius X and the Holy See,” has accepted the request made once again by the Superior General ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - An Ecumenical Week to remember Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Live in love, as Christ loved us” (Eph 5:2). This exhortation of the Apostle Paul, in this year dedicated to him, is directed to each one of us. In taking up our Savior's name, we refe ...
• 26 January 2009
  VATICAN - “St. Paul's conversion offers us a model that shows us the way to full unity.” Benedict XVI concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “St. Paul's conversion offers us a model that shows us the way to full unity. Unity in fact requires a conversion: from division to communion, from broken unity to healed and full unity. ...
• 26 January 2009
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Hpa-An, first Bishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 24, 2009, erected the Diocese of Hpa-An (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Yangon, making it a suffragan of the same Metropol ...
• 26 January 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “The conversion and evangelizing mission of Saint Paul”: Archdiocese of Czestochowa's pilgrimage for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “The conversion and evangelizing mission of Saint Paul” was the main theme for the pilgrimage organized by the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, to the Cathedral of the Holy Family of Nazareth ...