News

• 21 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu fundamentalists appropriate lands belonging to Christians, forcing them to flee Orissa: the Bishops make another appeal to the government Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – The drama of Christians living in the state of Orissa continues and worsens. The over 50,000 refugees in the district of Kandhamal, in the forests or in refugee camps provided by the gove ...
• 21 October 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The “Brothers of Saint John of God” celebrate 20 years of service to the poor and sick of the Philippines Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Dedication to the poor, the sick, the suffering...it is the same that they have practiced always. The Brothers of Saint John of God dedicate their lives to an apostolate with zeal and intensity ...
• 21 October 2008
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Rwanda opts for English Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – While the Summit for French-speaking nations was taking place in Canada, Rwanda not only refused to attend, but made a public statement saying that English will now the official language in pub ...
• 20 October 2008
  VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus on World Mission Sunday mentions that “prayer is the first missionary duty of each one of us,” and in recalling the beatification of the parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, highlights the fundamental role of the family. Pompeii (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Holy Mass celebrated in the Square at the Shrine of Pompeii, on October 19, the Holy Father led the recitation of the Angelus with the faithful present. In his introduction t ...
• 20 October 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father's address to the Synod: “for the life and the mission of the Church, for the future of faith, this dualism between exegesis and theology must be overcome. Biblical theology and systematic theology are two dimensions of the one reality.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The historical fact is a constitutive dimension of Christian faith. The history of salvation is not a myth, but a true story and therefore to be studied with the same methods as serious ...
• 20 October 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI's reaction to the film “Testimony”: “the film shows the human simplicity, the firm courage and, finally, the suffering of John Paul II, which he faced to the end with his inborn hardiness and the patience of a humble servant of the Gospel” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We could say that the pontificate of John Paul II is enclosed between two expressions. The first was: 'Open the doors to Christ! Do not be afraid,' and it was dynamic, impressive to the ...
• 20 October 2008
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Thousands of youth from Missionary Childhood gather at the Marian Shrine in Lusaka: “It is gratifying to see that so many children in Zambia today pray, sing, love the church and make sacrifices so that other children of the world may come to know and love Jesus.” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – On the 18th of October, thousands of children and 231 animators from 36 parishes of the Archdiocese of Lusaka gathered at the Marian Shrine, for a Mass presided by Vicar General of the Archdioc ...
• 20 October 2008
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Official opening of the new Curia of Monze: a dream come true Monze (Agenzia Fides) – It is a dream come true: after the Diocese celebrated 100 years of Christianity in 2006, the church of Monze thought it wise to have a conducive place of work; where all the necessary work could ...
• 20 October 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - “Celebrating this event of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the 'Virgen de la Caridad' is an opportunity for our Church to once again renew its commitment to the mission.” Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “The pilgrim Church in Cuba is preparing for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the image of the “Virgen de la Caridad,” which was found floating in the Bay of Nipe, by two Indians a ...
• 20 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops denounce the birth of the first “genetically selected baby,” saying that “the fact that a healthy baby has been born cannot justify his being used as an instrument, and the destruction of his brothers generated in vitro.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Following the birth of the first “genetically selected baby” in Seville (Spain), many have begun speaking out against the event, and condemning the way in which he was conceived, as it cons ...
• 20 October 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - World Mission Sunday in Czestochowa: catechesis on the missions, prayer for the missions, and encounter with missionaries Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – For World Mission Sunday, several parishes in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa organized encounters with missionaries from Cameroon, Brazil, and Papua New Guinea. The missionaries gave their ...
• 20 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - With elections on the way, the Bishops remind citizens that “To vote for a candidate who supports the intrinsic evil of abortion, when there is a morally acceptable alternative would be to cooperate in the evil - and therefore, morally impermissible.” Dallas (Agenzia Fides) – Two Bishops from the US Catholic Bishops' Conference, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas and Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth, have issued a joint statement encouraging Catholics to vote in th ...
• 20 October 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Congress on Sacred Liturgy in Asia: the Final Statement Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - “Liturgy as a Glimpse of Heaven on Earth”: on this theme taken from “Sacramentum caritatis (no. 35), was based the Congress on Sacred Liturgy in Asia, held in Colombo September 16-21, 2008 ...
• 20 October 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Over 7,000 faithful participated in the diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday, with the theme “Walking with Paul” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “May you be salt and light to the world, instruments of peace”: this was the exhortation of Coadjutor Bishop John Tong of the Diocese of Hong Kong, in the solemn “missionary sending” h ...
• 20 October 2008
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor says “no” to abortion and proposes an “Accord” with the Catholic Church Dili (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in East Timor has expressed its satisfaction and appreciation for the recent draft bill on the national Penal Code, now awaiting government approval in the next month and a half. The ...