News

• 16 October 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Living faith as hope Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI in his Encyclical Spe salvi reflects on the nature of Christian hope in order to comprehend St Paul's statement that we are already redeemed. The theory is that “faith i ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Like Paul, missionary by vocation”: the theme for World Mission Day. “Those of us who have gratuitously received the gift of the faith from God should bear witness to it.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “The one who has been given light, should give light. He cannot hide it under a bushel basket. He has to show it. Those of us who have gratuitously received the gift of the faith from God sho ...
• 16 October 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Live Together-Sow Peace” Campaign is launched to create an environment that leads all of Bolivia’s people to take action and commit themselves to peace La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – On October 14, the campaign entitled “Live Together-Sow Peace” was launched. The campaign is being organized by the Catholic Church, the United Nations, the Defender of the People group, th ...
• 16 October 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Rural community of Rancho Veloz celebrates the ordination of its first priest Santa Clara (Agenzia Fides) – Rancho Veloz is a small rural community in the Diocese of Santa Clara (Cuba) that has recently celebrated the ordination and First Mass of its first priest. According to a report from Fr. ...
• 16 October 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First Continental Latin American Encounter for Apostleship of the Road, promoted by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, in conjunction with the Latin American Bishops’ Council Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – October 19-24, the headquarters of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference in Bogota will host the First Continental Latin American Encounter for apostleship of the road, promoted by the Pontifical ...
• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Study program on Saint Paul in the Diocese of Nan Chong, following the indications of the Holy Father for the Pauline Year Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – During the month of October, month of the missions and the Rosary, approaching World Mission Day, the Diocese of Nan Chong is spiritually preparing, along with the whole Universal Church, foll ...
• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Preparations underway for the First Missionary Congress in Pakistan, to be announced on World Mission Day Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – World Mission Day (WMD), which will be celebrated by all the dioceses and local churches, will be an occasion for all the faithful to hear about a great event in the Church: the First Missionar ...
• 16 October 2008
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Dispute over the Preah Vihear temple is worsening the conflict on the border between Cambodia and Thailand Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – There is a great concern on the part of the international community, humanitarian aid organizations, and the countries of the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) for the conflic ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Celebrating the missionary month with the story of the saints and the Apostles of Christ, illustrated by youth Bucarest (Agenzia Fides) – The missionary month has been underway for two weeks already and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) are half-way through their animation tour. This year, they are celebrating it with the � ...
• 16 October 2008
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “No to corruption. Economic progress has not benefited the majority of the population”: message from Christian leaders on the vigil of the presidential vote Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – No to false promises and the buying of votes, yes to respect for the rules of democracy and pacific debate between candidates. These are some of the guidelines being given for upcoming presiden ...
• 16 October 2008
  AFRICA - World Food Day: 923 million people, most of them in Africa, risk hunger. Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Some 923 million people all over the world suffer from hunger, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation promoter of World Food Day marked today, 16 October. About 90% of t ...
• 15 October 2008
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - “Everyone is called to the mission”: Catholics in New Zealand accompanied by Saint Paul on their path towards World Mission Day Wellington (Agenzia Fides) – A poster of Saint Paul, that tells the faithful “Everyone is called to the mission,” and with the verse from his Letter to the Corinthians: “Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel” ...
• 15 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church tells the National Integration Council: “There is an urgent need for a law to stop violence against Christians and give more social influence to minorities.” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Turn all eyes, especially those of cultural and religious minorities in India, issue of the irrational intercommunitarian violence and premeditated attacks against Christians: with this obje ...
• 15 October 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - An undivided heart for God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Lord Jesus came on earth to reveal the will of God for each one of us: the path of holiness, that is, profound communion with Him and through Him with the Father, in the love of the Hol ...
• 15 October 2008
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Bishop of Cape Palmas resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 15, 2008, accepted accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Cape Palmas(Liberia) presented by Bishop Boniface Nyema ...