News

• 4 March 2009
  AMERICA - Continental Encounter of National Directors of the PMS Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – From March 2-6, Bogota is hosting the Continental Encounter of National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bogota (Colombia), with the participation of the National Directors from ...
• 4 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - First National Congress for Directors of the Holy Childhood Association in July: the Christian, missionary, and human qualities of a director, in the spirit of Saint Paul Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies in Ecuador, via the National Secretariat of the Holy Childhood Association, according to a report sent to Agenzia Fides from Osvaldo Fierro Teran, Secretary Gene ...
• 4 March 2009
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Saint-Pierre et Fort de France on the public strike: “No one can turn a deaf ear to this cry of the people that awaits an urgent response.” Martinique (Agenzia Fides) - “The strike that has been paralyzing life on Martinique for the last several days can leave no one indifferent, because it shows a profound suffering and loss,” affirmed Archbishop Michel ...
• 4 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Tension in Madagascar following unconfirmed news of the arrest of main opposition leader Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Tension has once again arisen in Madagascar, where conflict continues between President Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina, the mayor of Antananarivo who was removed from office. The s ...
• 4 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Regional implications of President Vieira's death: Senegal looks worried Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “The death of President Vieira is still an enigma, but two things can be said for sure: drug-trafficking played a role, although it may not be the only reason; the claim that the Head of State ...
• 4 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - After 25 years, the “church of the Chinese” in Naples, one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora, opens its doors Naples (Agenzia Fides) – The “Sanita” District in Naples is the birthplace of the great artist Totó, and is also the site of one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora (over 250 years ago), a testimony o ...
• 4 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (2) - Two aspects of the educational emergency and the role of the ecclesial community in the current economic crisis Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese o ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' Plenary Assembly: integral agricultural policies, the war on corruption, legalization of drugs, among themes on the agenda Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, March 2, the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP) began its 174th Plenary Assembly, which will last until March 6. As is customary, the Bishops dedicate special time to analyzin ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Campaign for Supporting the Church in Lent, to encourage every Catholic in taking up his role in the work of evangelization Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “We are all Church. It is time to share.” This will be the theme for Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22, in the 5th Campaign for Supporting the Church, promoted by the Bishops' Con ...
• 3 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic Fair 2009 visited by over 10,000 visitors per day, with exhibitors from 10 countries Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Medellin (Colombia) hosted the International Fair “Catolica 2009,” that was held on February 27 on March 1. The organizers have informed that the event was a success, with ove ...
• 3 March 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”: the Lenten exhortation from Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Take up the mission of evangelization that Christ has entrusted to us, accompany the catechumens, perform works of charity so as to become “a new Paul”...these were the main points in the � ...
• 3 March 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Assassination of Vieira: “the end of a twenty-year struggle between two protagonists in the life of the country or drug-trafficking,” a missionary tells Fides. Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – In Guinea Bissau, in the wake of the deaths of President Joao Bernardo “Nino” Vieira and Chief of Staff Batista Tagme Na Waie (see Fides 2/3/2009), there are questions as to the reasons beh ...
• 3 March 2009
  VATICAN - Pope's encounter with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome (1) - Role and formation of priests and the necessary criteria for evangelization Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As is customary at the beginning of Lent, on Thursday, February 26, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met in the Blessings Hall in the Vatican with the parish priests and clergy of the Diocese ...
• 3 March 2009
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Missionary tells of the “days of national mourning” Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - “In Bangladesh, these are days of national mourning, for the tragic events that took place in Dacca, the capital,” Agenzia Fides learned from missionary Fr. Quirico Martinelli in a moving pers ...
• 2 March 2009
  VATICAN - On the first Sunday of Lent, the Pope encourages faithful to invoke the angels frequently, “that they sustain us in the task of following Jesus to the point of identifying ourselves with him.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the first Sunday of Lent, March 1, the Holy Father Benedict XVI addressed the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square for the recitation of the Angelus, reflecting on the Gospel of M ...