News

• 23 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Internet: instrument for educating the youth and not for “self-destruction” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Nowadays, words like “internet,” “blog,” “facebook”… are household terms for the youth, even in Hong Kong. This reality presents the need to offer clear instructions to the youth ...
• 23 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI recalls the zeal and passion of Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo’s “tireless activity in safeguarding and promoting the family and Christian marriage” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning, April 23, a funeral mass was held for Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, at the Altar of the Chair in Saint Peter’s Basilic ...
• 23 April 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionary Congress in Gujarat, October 31-November 1, 2008 Gandhinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian state of Gujarat (northwest India) is the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi and can once more become an exemplary place of dialogue, pluralism, and tolerance: with this purpose, the Bish ...
• 23 April 2008
  ASIA - Rice crisis: deterring the “silent tsunami,” without commercial barriers Manila (Agenzia Fides) - There is a need to deter the “silent tsunami” that is being provoked by the rise in rice costs and that threatens the lives of 100 million people. This is the call that has been issued by the ...
• 23 April 2008
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Nunciature also suffers damages from further attacks on Bujumbura Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - “No one has been injured or killed and the material damages have been fairly minor,” sources from the Nunciature in Bujumbura told Agenzia Fides, after it was hit by a mortar explosion tha ...
• 23 April 2008
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Lourdes, city of peace Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a girl named Bernadette, the small French village of Lourdes is organizing a series of events, in hopes of becomin ...
• 22 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “Authentic Christian discipleship is marked by a sense of wonder. We stand before the God we know and love as a friend, the vastness of his creation, and the beauty of our Christian faith.” New York (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of April 19, the Holy Father held two encounters with young people at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York. Addressing a group of youth with disabilities, in the Seminary’s ch ...
• 22 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth.” New York (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of April 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited Ground Zero for a moment of prayer and recollection at the site of the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. Gathered there was ...
• 22 April 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in the United States of America - “The Church has united a widely diverse flock in the profession of the faith and, through her many educational, charitable and social works, has also contributed significantly to the growth of American society.” New York (Agenzia Fides) - “Our celebration today is also a sign of the impressive growth which God has given to the Church in your country in the past two hundred years. From a small flock... the Church in America has ...
• 22 April 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Plenary Assembly of Bishops will evaluate the last three years and establish a new directive for the Bishops’ Conference Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Ecuador began their 120th Plenary Assembly April 21, at the Bethania Social Formation Center, with the goal of evaluating the work performed in the last three years and of choosing ...
• 22 April 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops’ Conference supports Bishop of San Marcos, who has once again received death threats for his pastoral work with the poor and marginalized Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops’ Conference of Guatemala has issued a statement in support of Bishop Alvaro Leonle Ramazzini Imeri of San Marcos, in response to the death threats he has received. The state ...
• 22 April 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Celebration of the National Day for Catholic Education for public awareness on the contribution of the Church and in recognition of those who have dedicated their lives to education Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Bishops’ Conference, collaborating with the National Education Committee, celebrated the National Day for Catholic Education and the presentation of the annual Catholic Edu ...
• 22 April 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese of Hong Kong’s delegation for WYD raises funds for youth in third-world nations with hopes of going to Sydney Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Some 320 youth in Hong Kong participated in the Walk organized to raise funds for youth living in third-world countries, so that they may have the possibility of participating in World Youth D ...
• 22 April 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Church in Sri Lanka mourns the death of Catholic priest, victim of conflict Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Sri Lanka’s civil conflict has claimed yet another victim. His name is Father M. X. Karunaratnam, a human rights activist and advocate of dialogue and reconciliation. He was killed April 20 in ...
• 22 April 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - WYD programming continues: Catechesis themes and official patrons announced Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The WYD organizing team is wrapping up the final schedule for the event that will make Sydney the focus of the world’s attention in July. The organizing committee has released the themes and ac ...