News

• 24 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary working among the nomads of India Pollachi (Agenzia Fides) – The work of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary among the nomads of India began in 2005, in the camps of Udumalpet, in Tamil Nadu. The religious learned the customs of the group “Narikurava ...
• 24 October 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - World Mission Sunday is celebrated throughout the Chinese Catholic world, with celebrations, conventions, works of charity and solidarity Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Nearing the end of the Month of the Missions, in the Year of Saint Paul, and immediately following the celebration of World Mission Sunday, Agenzia Fides has gathered reports and information r ...
• 24 October 2008
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Rehabilitation Center for deaf children of Gitega: 26 years of spreading awareness among parents and helping youth to earn a diploma and enter the working world Gitega (Agenzia Fides) – The “Centre pour Déficients Auditifs” has been offering quality education to the deaf of Gitega for 26 years now. In 1977, Monsignor Pierre Canisius Batembekeza, while he was serving as he ...
• 24 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Religious persecution on the rise on an international level, says a report from “Aid to the Church in Need” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, in various cities a presentation was made of the report on Religious Freedom in the World 2008, which is an exhaustive report on the current situation of human rights in general and th ...
• 24 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops of Extremadura affirm that Education for Citizenship “is contrary to the Social Doctrine of the Church and the right of parents to educate their children in conformity with their moral beliefs.” Badajoz (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Merida-Badajoz, following their ordinary session on October 21, 2008, issued a statement on the situation of education in Extremadura, especially ...
• 24 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops call for care and promotion of employment, decency of the workplace, and an effort to impede local lay-offs resulting from the current universal crisis Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishops' Conference has issued a statement asking all business owners, workers, authorities, and political leaders to make an effort to avoid t ...
• 24 October 2008
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Archdiocese of Papeete celebrates the Year of the Family in 2008: “in this country, that the advertising industry portrays as a paradise, there is really an impressive number of people who suffer from their family life.” Papeete (Agenzia Fides) - “In this country, at the advertising industry portrays as a paradise, there is really an impressive number of people who suffer from their family life.” These are the words of Archbishop Hub ...
• 24 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Crisis and recessions affecting illegal immigrants as well New York (Agenzia Fides) – In New York City, alongside Wall Street and its bankers and high financing, there are hopes and aspirations of many citizens and workers, including those of the illegal immigrants who are sud ...
• 24 October 2008
  VATICAN - “You heard it said, But I say to you…” - intervention by Prof. Michele Loconsole - What is the connection between the Old and New Testament? Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An important issue for relations between Jews and Christians is without a doubt the understanding of the correct connection between the sacred texts of the Israelites or Jews, and the texts ...
• 23 October 2008
  VATICAN - For Saint Paul, Christ is “the standard to evaluate events and things, the purpose of every effort that he makes to announce the Gospel, the great passion that sustains his steps along the paths of the world.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today I would like to speak of the teaching St. Paul left us about the centrality of the risen Christ in the mystery of salvation, about his Christology...Christ is for the Apostle the s ...
• 23 October 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Evangelizing through music: the Cathedral of Hsin Chu celebrates its 50th anniversary with a Sacred Music Concert open to the general public Hsin Chu (Agenzia Fides) – A Sacred Music Concert with the theme of: “Hymn of Love” opened the celebrations held for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Hsin Chu's Cathedral dedicated to the Im ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marian March 2008, at the close of the Month of the Rosary, with the theme: “Mary, living expression of our identity, protect and defend your people of the Dominican Republic.” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo will celebrate their traditional Marian March 2008 on Sunday, October 26, with the theme: “Mary, lively expression of our identity, protect and defend ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrates 30 years since its canonical erection of the Eparchy and 100 years since the arrival of the first Ukrainian Catholic priest Misiones (Agenzia Fides) – The Eparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Argentina is celebrating two important jubilees during this month of October. This is what Agenzia Fides was informed, in a report from Fr. Lui ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The President of the Bishops' Conference reminds Catholic politicians of their duty to oppose “any political program or draft bill that contains proposals that go against the fundamental content of faith and morals.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “When political action touches upon moral principals that do not permit exceptions nor compromises, the commitment of Catholic lawmakers becomes a more evident and serious necessity,” Archb ...
• 23 October 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Canadian Bishops write a letter asking the Government of Canada to dialogue with the Indian Government, in an effort to end anti-Christian violence New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Indian Government in New Delhi has been receiving continual pressures on an international level, asking that they take the necessary measures in placing an end to anti-Christian violence ...