News
6 November 2006
VATICAN - “How to announce Christ to European tourists, to visitors to Europe, to those in any way connected with the world of Tourism?” -Meeting for European National Directors for Pastoral Care of Tourists
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism, Transversal Reality: Pastoral Aspects” is the theme of a Meeting for European National Directors for Pastoral Care of Tourists organised by the Pontifical Council for the Pasto ...
6 November 2006
AFRICA/RWANDA -Local Catholic Church holds Jubilee year to mark the 25th anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kibeho
Kibeho (Agenzia Fides)- “The apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Kibeho and the message were without a doubt a source of heavenly blessing for the Church, an opportunity for new evangelisation of society today” ...
6 November 2006
VATICAN - Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, writes a letter to the president of Social Weeks in Spain for XL edition
Vatican City (Fides) - The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, sent a letter to Prof. José Tomás Raga Gil, president of Social Weeks in Spain on the occasion of the opening of the XL edition on the t ...
6 November 2006
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Cloning is “an affront to human dignity” says Cardinal George Pell while parliament discusses proposed new therapeutic cloning laws
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “Pro-cloners put scientific or commercial curiosity ahead of human life” said Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, with regard to proposed new therapeutic cloning laws being discussed ...
6 November 2006
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Catholic Church in Venezuela holds Family Embracing Week 2006 reflecting on documents of the national Church Council and the World Meeting for Families in Spain last July
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “The Family, First and Principal reality” is the slogan of the annual Family Embracing Week 2006 organised 6-12 November by the Catholic Church in Venezuela. This year the Week is based on t ...
6 November 2006
AMERICA/CUBA - Bishops discuss local Church’s contribution to CELAM 5, adequate Baptism pastoral and celebrations for 400th anniversary of the finding of the lost image of Our Lady of Charity
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In plenary assembly 4-8 November the Catholic Bishops of Cuba will discuss among other things, preparation for the 5th General Conference of CELAM (Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conference ...
6 November 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Catholics in Bangalore form special group to pray for and sustain vocations to the priestly and religious life
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics in Bangalore have formed a special group to pray for and sustain vocations to the priestly and religious life. Bangalore is in the south western Indian state of Karnataka.
Families, ...
6 November 2006
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Religion and Culture Festival promotes harmony and dialogue in Korea and collects funds for needy North Koreans
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The 10th Religion and Culture Festival in Korea organised by the Korean Council of Religious Leaders was held recently on the theme “Believers Efforts to Promote the Culture of Sharing and Dona ...
3 November 2006
VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD by Mgr Massimo Camisasca - “Called to be fathers in the Church”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Paternity is imitation of God. Since Jesus Christ revealed the last word of history that God is Father and therefore the essence of the Being is paternity, the likeness of God in man is pre ...
3 November 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI celebrates All Saints Day: “being a Saint means: living close to God, living in his family. This is the vocation of all of us, heavily underlined by the Second Vatican Council and today re-proposed for our attention in a solemn manner ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The liturgy invites us to share the heavenly happiness of the saints, to taste this joy. The saints are not a small group of elected persons, but rather a countless host towards which th ...
3 November 2006
VATICAN - Catholic prayers in the languages of the world: TAHITIAN
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Tahiti is part of French Polynesia. In 1774-1775 two Franciscans from Peru made an unsuccessful attempt at evangelisation.
1883: creation of Apostolic Vicariate of East Oceania entrusted to the PI ...
3 November 2006
ASIA/TAIWAN - The Pope appoints new Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 31 October, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Taipei (Taiwan) Rev. Thomas Chung An-zu, of the clergy of Tainan, until now Chaplain of ...
3 November 2006
VATICAN - On November 1st before the Angelus prayer the Pope says: “let us revive our happiness in the communion of saints and let ourselves be drawn by them towards the goal of our existence: the meeting with God face to face”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The solemnity of All Saints and the commemoration of All Souls offered the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI an opportunity before reciting the Angelus with the crowds gathered in St Peter’s ...
3 November 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Conference for New Communities, new impulse to Evangelisation in communion with the mission of the whole universal Church
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday 1 November there was the inauguration of the 12th International Conference of New Communities in Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, Sao Paulo. The Conference began with a Mass pre ...
3 November 2006
AMERICA/PERU - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" International Theology Conference 6-9 November
Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "From first evangelisation to new evangelisation" is the title of an International Theology Conference 6-9 November organised by the diocese of Callao as part of celebrations to mark the 4th cen ...
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