News

• 23 November 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 23 November 2007, appointed Auxiliary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi (Nigeria) Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P., Superior General of the M ...
• 22 November 2007
  VATICAN - According to Afraate the wise one “prayer comes about when Christ lives in the heart of the Christian and urges him to coherently live charitable commitment for neighbour”: the Pope's catechesis at the general audience. Appeal for Somalia Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The great figure of Afraate the Wise, “one of the most important and at the same time most enigmatic personages of Syrian Christianity of the 4th century”, was the subject of Pope Bened ...
• 22 November 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “Thank you Holy Father for mentioning the tragedy of the people of Somalia” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- “We are deeply grateful for the Holy Father's appeal which called the attention of the international community to the tragic situation of the people of Somalia” said the Catholic Bishop of ...
• 22 November 2007
  VATICAN - “Realty, Light, Action”: a summary of the 22nd International Conference on “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick Persons” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the 22nd International Conference organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, this time on the theme “Pastoral Care for Elderly Sick People”, the preside ...
• 22 November 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - To achieve justice , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The themes of peace, justice, solidarity and human rights and ecology, are given increasing emphasis in the media and in what is commonly referred to as “public opinion”, and then cleve ...
• 22 November 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - New Prime Minister appointed, conditions of civilians ever more critical: 1 million displaced Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- The President of Somalia Abdullahi Yusuf has appointed Nur “Adde” Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of the National Transition Government instead of Ali Mohamed Gedi who resigned on 29 October ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Intensifying communion and faith sharing”: young Taiwanese Catholics from Tai Pei and Hsin Chu dioceses meet young Korean Catholics Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “Korean Youth Day” was held recently on the Island of Che Ju, in South Korea to intensify communion and faith sharing among young Koreans and young people from Taiwan dioceses of Tai Pei an ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Supreme Court legitimates Musharraf, opposition protests Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The political situation in Pakistan evolves as the state of emergency proclaimed by Heneral Pervez Musharraf, on 3 November continues. The Supreme Court has rejected another appeal against the ...
• 22 November 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Evangelising young people over the radio, for World Youth Day Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - To teach and help young people to share the Good News with others and announce the love of God and the values of the Gospel, the local Catholic Church in Cambodia has launched a new radio pro ...
• 22 November 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards CAM 3, Third American Mission Congress: Working Paper issued in Portuguese, presentation of official CAM 3 Hymn on December 4 as part of celebrations for 50th anniversary of the Fidei donum encyclical Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for CAM 3, Third American Mission Congress to be held in Quito, Ecuador, 12-17 August 2008, the Congress Working Paper has been published in Portuguese, Fr Osvaldo Fierro, CAM 3 Ex ...
• 22 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church launches annual 'Support your Church 2007' Campaign to help provide assistance for the needy: a call to share talents, time and economic offerings Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the national plan of ecclesial solidarity and communion, the Catholic Church in Venezuela has lunched its annual 'Support your Church 2007' Campaign of which the theme this year is "G ...
• 22 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - On the eve of elections Catholic Bishops call attention to bio-ethics Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - In view of elections for parliament and a new prime minister on 24 November, the Catholic Bishops of Australia have brought the issue of bio-ethics to the attention of the country's political l ...
• 21 November 2007
  VATICAN - Pro Orantibus Day- “Contemplative life, a treasure and a gift”: a contribution by the Benedictines of Santa Maria in Rosano Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pro Orantibus Day was instituted by Pope Pius XII on 21 November 1953, the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Temple, as a day for all the faithful to thank God for ...
• 21 November 2007
  VATICAN - Consecrated persons and lay men and women together in the great adventure of Christian education: Congregation for Catholic Education presents new document Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The purpose of the document “Educating together in Catholic Schools. Shared Mission of Consecrated Persons and Lay Faithful”, issued by the Congregation for Education, is to “offer po ...
• 21 November 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - How great is Mary! Mgr. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Next Sunday we will celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King, and today is the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady at the Temple: the purest of creatures is offered to God, she is conse ...