News

• 28 May 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - 36 new priests from the Prelature of Opus Dei Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 24, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria ordained 36 men from the Prelature in the Basilica of San Eugenio, in Rome. The new priests are from 15 different countries: ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - After inspecting the earthquake disaster area, Bishop Li Liangui of the Diocese of Xianxian affirms the Church’s efforts and the importance of religion in psychological support Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Joseph Li Liangui of Xianxian, Vice-President of Jinde Charities (the Chinese Catholic charitable organization) recently visited the earthquake area, where he made an inspection, verifyin ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Canossian Sisters of Hong Kong celebrate their 200th anniversary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The community of Hong Kong of the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, known as Canossians, recently celebrated the 200th anniversary of their foundation. According to Kong Ko Bao (the Ch ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Awaiting international aid; 63 million Euros allotted; population remains in critical condition Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - For Myanmar, these are decisive moments: in the hours to come, international aid should arrive in the country, more needed than ever as the lives of the nation struck by Cyclone Nargis on May 2 c ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - All dioceses are taking an active role in the defense of life, to avoid the legalization of abortion in the new Constitution Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Ecuador are making an intense effort in the face of the debate taking place in the Constitutive Assembly on crucial issues such as the legalization of abortion, the recognition ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Continental Meeting of Catholic Press, to exchange knowledge and experience, develop a strategy in reference to the Great Continental Mission Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “The Truth Shared,” the Communications Department of CELAM has organized a Continental Meeting of Catholic Press on May 28, 29, and 30, which will take place in the Colombian ...
• 27 May 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - First virtual seminar in Spanish on on-line journalism and third on-line seminar on radio at the Gregorian University Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Interdisciplinary Center for Social Communications (CICS) at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome is offering for the first time, a virtual seminar in Spanish on on-line journalism, gear ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Se espera la llegada de la ayuda internacional, donados 63 millones de euros; las condiciones de vida de la población siguen siendo graves Yangon (Agencia Fides) - Son momentos decisivos para Myanmar: en las próximas horas debería llegar al país la ayuda internacional tan necesaria dado que las condiciones de vida de la población afectada por el ciclón ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - El anuncio de la fe parte de la educación Bangkok (Agencia Fides) - Entre las muchas iniciativas de la Conferencia Episcopal Católica India (FABC) se señala una particular actividad del importante campo de la educación juvenil. La oficina de Educación y Form ...
• 27 May 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Announcing the faith begins with education Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Among the many initiatives of the Indian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (FABC) is a special activity in the important field of youth education. The Religious Education and Formation Office of th ...
• 27 May 2008
  VATICAN - African Continental Congress in Nairobi Kenya June 2-5: “Towards a better pastoral care of Migrants and Refugees in Africa at the dawn of the Third Millenium.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomena of human mobility, voluntary or forced has always marked human history, but in the last few decades it has taken on an almost universal dimension and with increasingly complex ...
• 27 May 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The violence in South Africa as seen by other African nations Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - While the violence against immigrants in South African towns seems to have died down, the international community continues to express their reactions to the grave events of recent days. Ca ...
• 27 May 2008
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Cease-fire between the government and the last active rebel group. Will there really be peace? Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - “Will there really be peace?” the people of Burundi are wondering after the umpteenth accord signed between Burundi’s government and the National Liberation Front (FNL), the last group o ...
• 26 May 2008
  VATICAN - “Those who eat the Bread of Christ cannot remain indifferent before those who, even in our days, lack daily bread,” the Pope said in the Angelus, while he also expressed his continued support for the Chinese people suffering the aftermath of the earthquake. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The solemnity of Corpus Domini is celebrated in Italy and in various countries today. It was observed in the Vatican and in other countries Thursday. It is the feast of the Eucharist, th ...
• 26 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - New message from the Pope for earthquake victims deeply moves China and encourages Chinese Catholics working on the frontline in relief effort Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Several members of official Chinese mass media and numerous Chinese Catholic websites immediately published the new message given by Pope Benedict XVI at the Angelus on Sunday, May 25, for China ...