News

• 10 July 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Encounter for Superiors of Religious Communities, July 14-22 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Higher Learning Institute of Religious Studies at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum has organized an International Encounter for Superiors of Religious Communities. The objective of t ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Living the Year of St. Paul and preparing for summer catechism classes: 90 participants in the formation course of the Diocese of Zhou Zhi Zhou Zhi (Agenzia Fides) – Living the Year of St. Paul with improved fervor and preparing for summer catechism classes for children: these are two of the main objectives of the Year of St. Paul formation course and the ...
• 10 July 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The presence of the Lord Jesus goes ahead of the liturgical assembly and remains after it Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the post conciliar liturgical reform, an idea advanced that the tabernacle was an obstacle to Mass celebrated 'facing the people' despite various instructions which cons ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Tao Yuan Rehabilitation Hospital opens a Prayer Room for Catholics Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The Tao Yuan Rehabilitation Hospital that depends from the most important state hospital in Taiwan, the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, is opening a Prayer Room for Catholics. According to a rep ...
• 10 July 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - For 410 youth from the Solomon Islands, their dream of living WYD is coming true, in the spirit of Saint Paul Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – It’s a dream come true: for 410 youth from the Solomon Islands participating in the upcoming World Youth Day in Sydney, this is an important step, one lived with expectation, enthusiasm, hop ...
• 10 July 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Immigration Pastoral Ministry against human trafficking: “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is an extreme violation of human rights.” Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many of these, our brothers and sisters – especially women and children- who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is a ...
• 10 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Preparing for CAM 3: 21 international groups, 23 Ecuadorian groups, and 40 press agencies to participate; celebration of an exposition of Catholic missionary publications Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Intense preparations continue as there is barely a month left before the kick off of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3), which will be held in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17. According t ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - New law on religious freedom underway in the country: the Catholic Church asks that the fundamental rights of all believers be respected and guaranteed Astana (Agenzia Fides) - The proposal for a new Religion law offers an opportunity for the government as well as for all believers. What is needed is that that the laws be inforced, with freedom of conscience and fundame ...
• 10 July 2008
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Final document from the AMECEA: “As Christians we are all called upon to announce the Good News of Christ and denounce injustice wherever we are.” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “You are the salt of the earth. you are the light of the world..” (Mt 5:13:14). This is the title of the final document that came out of the 16th Plenary Assembly of the AMECEA, an organizati ...
• 10 July 2008
  ASIA/JAPAN - G8 Summit concludes with a promise to help Africa and a commitment to fight the serious pandemics Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Aid for Africa, funding for the struggle against pandemics such as AIDS, commitment to solving the world food crisis...these are some of the objectives of the Summit that was held by the United Sta ...
• 10 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “World Youth Day will be a great opportunity and a response to the youth’s interrogatives” - Interview with Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, as he prepares to welcome the world’s youth Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – “In my country, the Church is having to face different situations and issues,” said Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, the host city of World Youth Day 2008, in explaining the situ ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Catholic community in Italy, young and small, increasingly active in pastoral ministry and organized in its composition Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic community of the diaspora living in Italy is showing itself to be increasingly active in pastoral activities and evangelization; better organised in its composition, thanks to ...
• 9 July 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s WYD delegation receives missionary sending from Bishop Tong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Receive the Holy Spirit as the guide of your soul, your interior teacher,” and “moved by the Holy Spirit, serve your neighbor, especially your peers, by bearing witness to your faith.� ...
• 9 July 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Catholic Church is still the largest religious community in the country: WYD is a great evangelization opportunity Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - With 27.56% of the Australian population being Catholic, the Church is still the largest religious community in the country. This is what a statement sent from the Church in Australia to Agenzia ...
• 9 July 2008
  AFRICA - Africa plans on creating a Common Agricultural Market by 2009 to overcome food crisis Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Despite its immense agricultural potential, Sub-Saharan Africa remains the only place in the world to import virtually all of its food. This is especially a problem in these trying times of famine ...