News

• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops encourage participation in the Mass at the National Shrine of Lujan, for the 30th anniversary of the papal mediation that avoided war between Argentina and Chile Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Argentina and Chile, thirty years after the historical events that marked their nations, will bring together their peoples once more for three main reasons: to thank God fo ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the World Meeting of Families, to be attended by over 30 Cardinals and 80 Bishops, families from 45 different countries, including indigenous families Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The organization committee for the 6th World Meeting of Families, scheduled to take place in Mexico City beginning January 14, has informed that as of now, there are already over 2,000 con ...
• 18 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - December 20, at the Basilica of Saint Paul, 49 deacons of the Legionaries of Christ - from 13 different countries - will be ordained priests Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, December 20, at 9:30am, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, 49 deacons from the Religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ will be ordained priests by Cardinal ...
• 18 December 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - “The fruits of the mission in Myanmar include an increase in baptisms and vocations. The Church is growing, praying and working for peace.” Interview with Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in Myanmar is growing, in spite of the difficulties. 30 years ago, there were 390,000 Catholics (1978); now there are 650,000 distributed across the 14 dioceses. There is an i ...
• 18 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Let us remain calm and read the text of the law,” the Catholic Church affirms as the controversy over the press law continues Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Following the approval of the new law on the press, the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2008, “the atmosphere in the country has been of anxiety and uncertainty,” says a statement s ...
• 18 December 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “It is now time for South Africa to isolate Mugabe,” says Cardinal Napier, spokesman for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Johannesburgo (Agenzia Fides) – “It is now time to isolate Mugabe completely and to remove all forms of moral, material or tacit support for him and his party,” says Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Archbishop of Durban (S ...
• 18 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fear of anti-Christian attacks and and violence during Christmas: Christians in Tamil Nadu express their concerns to the police and civil authorities Kottar (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Tamil Nadu are asking for protection and are seriously concerned for the possibility of anti-Christian aggression and attacks during Christmas time. This is what has been expresse ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Malnutrition is one of the causes of illiteracy: 75 million school age children do not attend classes, 776 million adults are illiterate, and the economic crisis begins to place financing for development in jeopardy New York (Agenzia Fides) – On a worldwide level, the disparity in access to education is extremely large; the gap between the rich and poor nations is growing, especially in the area of education, which the economic cr ...
• 17 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Saint Thomas Aquinas Interdiocesan Seminary in Langata, Archdiocese of Nairobi, appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on 14 September 2008, appointed Fr. Maurice Muhatia Makumba, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kakamega, R ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish families and the Bible: a study from the Catholic magazine Niedziela Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The most widely-read Catholic weekly in Poland, “Niedzela,” which is headquartered in Czestochowa, has recently published a study on the importance of the presence and reading of the B ...
• 17 December 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The Imperative of Peace and Reconciliation”: message from the Bishops of Nigeria, on their delegation's visit to Rwanda Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The context of our visit...is defined by our desire to reinforce the spirit of solidarity and mutual interdependence between the Church in Nigeria and the Church in Rwanda. It is our hope and w ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - This Christmas, the Bishops invite the people to be illumined by the Light who is Christ and who shows us the way to peace Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Colombia have issued a Christmas Message addressed to all people, reminding them that this liturgical period is “an invitation to let ourselves be illumined – in our minds, ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Migration Week: January 4-10, 2009, with the theme: “ Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week on January 4-10, 2009. This year's theme, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, "reminds us of our obligation to brin ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “SANPA”: a new form of youth evangelization and testimony on city streets, during the Year of St. Paul Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “SANPA”: this is the new form of youth evangelization on the streets, launched by Youth Ministry in Spain. The name of the activity was inspired by the Year of Saint Paul, which the Church is ...
• 17 December 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in Taunggyi offer a warm welcome to their new Auxiliary Bishop Taunggyi (Agenzia Fides) – The entire Catholic community of the Diocese of Taunggyi rejoiced at the recent consecration of their new Auxiliary Bishop, Bishop Basilio A. Thai. In town for the event was the Apostolic D ...