News

• 22 October 2008
  AFRICA/BENIN - Rector of the Theological Interdiocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Lokossa appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 19, 2008 appointed Fr. Hyacinthe Jerome Agbihounko, of the clergy of the Diocese of Abomey, R ...
• 22 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in He Bei host priests and religious from the United States, Ireland, and the Philippines on a visit to share their faith experiences Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in He Bei recently welcomed religious brothers and sisters, as well as priests who came to visit from the United States, Ireland, and Philippines. They celebrated a Mass together in ...
• 22 October 2008
  AMERICA - International campaign to collect signatures to stop abortion from being recognized as “a human right,” in this year of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), the only pro-life group that works exclusively on all topics related to political and social fields of the UN, has launched a campaign to c ...
• 22 October 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' Conference calls national accord on the new constitution and early scheduling of 2009 elections a historic landmark La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement entitled “A Historic Landmark,” the general secretary of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has congratulated the government for reaching a national accord in Congress, t ...
• 22 October 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Church shows concern for the 18th Ibero-American Summit on the youth, in its promotion of gender ideology San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – October 29-31, San Salvador will host the 18th Ibero-American Summit on “Youth and Development,” an important topic, considering the fact that there are over 150 million youth living ...
• 22 October 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - International photography exposition: “Benedict XVI in the lens of the photo-reporters of Czestochowa, Altötting, Mariazell, and Loreto” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Benedict XVI in the lens of the photo-reporters of Czestochowa, Altötting, Mariazell, and Loreto” is the title of the international photo exposition taking place in the Pilgrimage Muse ...
• 22 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Investigatory Commission for Orissa violence is ineffective and biased, says Archbishop Cheenath: “The future of the democracy of India is at stake.” Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – In order to perform an investigation in the anti-Christian attacks of Orissa, there is a need for independent and objective judges, who carry out a serious and thorough investigation with ...
• 22 October 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A month of studying the Letters of Saint Paul, for the youth of Karachi Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the Year of St. Paul, the Catechetical Center of the Archdiocese of Karachi has organized various spiritual activities, for studying and pastoral ministry. They recently launched a ...
• 22 October 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Opposition threatens to abandon the treaty and call for new elections Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Yet another dispute has arisen over the treaty between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), who has th ...
• 22 October 2008
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Summit in Kampala for three African regional associations: a preliminary step in the creation of a common African market Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Harmonizing and coordinating the trade laws and customs regulations, and promoting progress in public transportation infrastructures...these are some of the goals for the Summit taking place ...
• 21 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope entrusts the Synod of Bishops and “all those in the Church who exert their energies in service of the proclamation of the Gospel to all nations” to the care of the Virgin Mary Pompeii (Agenzia Fides) - “I have come, especially, to entrust the Mother of God, in whose womb to Word was made flesh, the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops taking place in the Vatican on the Word of God in the life an ...
• 21 October 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope tells the Italian Surgical Society: “Every patient, even those without hope for a cure, hold an unconditional value, a dignity which must be honored, and which constitutes the necessary foundation of all medical activity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The specific mission that characterizes your medical and surgical profession holds three facets: curing the sick person, or at least trying to treat them in an efficient manner as their ...
• 21 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Pompeii recalls the “apostolic dimension” of the Rosary and that “in order to be apostles of the Rosary, it is necessary to gain a personal experience of the beauty and profundity of this prayer” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, October 19, after having venerated the remains of Blessed Bartolo Longo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to the Pontifical Shrine of Pompeii, where he led th ...
• 21 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops launch a nationwide pastoral plan in defense of marriage Washington (Agenzia Fides) – The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), in recognizing the societal implications of legislative and judicial efforts to redefine marriage, has joined efforts with the Knights of Colu ...
• 21 October 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop Marchetto at the First Continental Meeting for Pastoral Care of the Road-Street: “The Church should respond to the problems in human mobility, so as to become a sign of hope for a world that thirsts for justice, freedom, truth, solidarity, peace, and harmony.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “Human mobility is today one of the great signs of the times and we find it under many forms and conditions,” where the Church is called to respond, through the various forms of apostleship o ...