News

• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The passing away of Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, who was a fundamental support in carrying out the Third American Missionary Congress with great responsibility and commitment as President of the Central Committee Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, President of Honor of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference and President of the Central Committee of the Third American Missi ...
• 14 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI encourages acceptance of the teaching of the Apostle Paul, who “compares the Church to the human body, made up of members very different one from the other but all indispensable to its correct functioning. In the same way, this orchestra and choir are formed of various instruments and voices which, in harmony together, produce a melody sweet to the ear and to the spirit.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the evening of October 13, in the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls the Holy Father attended a concert given by the Fondazione pro Musica e Arte Sacra, during the XII Ordinary G ...
• 14 October 2008
  VATICAN - The Vatican at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Cardinal Lajolo gives a preview of the novelties from Vatican Museum Editions and the wide-ranging publishing activity of the Holy See Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and President of the Governing of the State of Vatican City, will be present at the Book Fai ...
• 14 October 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops speak out against war in East Congo, with the message: “Innocent blood in the Democratic Republic of Congo” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “Thousands of deaths, peoples condemned to inhumane conditions, children who are kidnapped an forced in to armed groups, etc....It is truly a human drama that we see before our eyes and tha ...
• 14 October 2008
  AFRICA - Stealing from the African people: between 1970 and 2004, 607 billion dollars from sub-Saharan countries have been deposited in countries abroad Rome (Agenzia Fides) – While the world is witnessing a dramatic international financial crisis, very few are worrying about the fact that, according to the President of the World Bank, this economic situation “will p ...
• 14 October 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A new era opens for Spiritan missionaries in the Philippines Manila (Agenzia Fides) – For over a decade, the Holy Ghost Fathers have been transmitting their testimony and charism in the Philippines. And the missions have progressed rapidly, thanks to their work, the collaboratio ...
• 13 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI canonizes four Saints: “Let us thank the Lord for the gift of sanctity... Jesus invites us all to follow him, like these saints, on the way of the cross, to inherit the eternal life that he, dying, made a gift to us.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On October 12, XXVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Mass held at Saint Peter’s Basilica, in which he canonized four Saints: Italian priest Gaetano E ...
• 13 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus asks that the perpetrators of the violence “renounce these acts” and work together “in building a civilization of love,” and encourages all to pray for peace and reconciliation in North Kivu (Congo), Iraq, and India Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I urge the perpetrators of violence to renounce these acts and join with their brothers and sisters to work together in building a civilization of love.” These were the words of Pope ...
• 13 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to the Pontifical Shrine in Pompei, Sunday October 19 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 19, the Holy Father XVI will make a pastoral visit to the Pontifical Shrine of Pompei. According to the schedule issued by the Holy See Press Office, at 9am he will lea ...
• 13 October 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Archbishop Denis Hart calls new abortion law a “betrayal of humanity” Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) – It is a setback for life, society, and civil coexistence. It is an authentic “betrayal of our shared humanity, a betrayal of women, a betrayal of the innocent unborn child.” This was how ...
• 13 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral Plan for the Archdiocese of Madrid for the next three years is centered on the family, in order to respond to “public affronts, warning signs of its imminent disappearance, and evident attacks on its nature and stability.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral of the Almudena held a Mass on October 11, which included the presentation of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the next three years, with the theme: “The family is alive; with ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops speak out against the country’s main problems, “consequence of the exclusion of God from reality and from our actions, and a lack of moral principles in decision-making” Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Guatemala have issued a statement at the end of their Plenary Assembly, in which they offer their “words as pastors, in response to some of the situations that the country i ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - PMS Guide for Missionary Animation: “a didactic tool in helping our baptized faithful to grow in their faith, open their hearts to their neighbor, and commit their lives in solidarity.” Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – “As head of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Honduras, I am counting on you to do all you can in fulfilling the wishes of our Holy Father, of animating and forming the missionary spir ...
• 13 October 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholics in Hong Kong celebrate the 350th anniversary of the foundation and missions in Asia of the Paris Foreign Missions Society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP) is celebrating this year its 350th anniversary of foundation of their Asian missions. According to a report from the Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese version ...
• 13 October 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Church looks towards the new technologies: the Archdiocese of Karachi launches a new Web-TV Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – A TV on the Internet to offer information and formation for the faithful, thanks to modern technological means: this is the project developed by the Archdiocese of Karachi, which will be launc ...