News

• 14 September 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Special interventions to eradicate tiger mosquito and its diffusion Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - Eradicate the virus before the area becomes endemic; intensify and update systems of warning, control and monitoring in view of possible danger of new infective diseases; drastically reduce the ...
• 14 September 2007
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - After hurricane Felix international aid campaign helps ruined town of Krukira Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Miskita Indians in Krukira, a locality on the north Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and one of the most affected by hurricane Félix, are fighting over the last food supplies and tryin ...
• 13 September 2007
  VATICAN - During his general weekly audience Pope Benedict XVI reports on his recent pastoral visit to Austria: “what we saw was the living, faithful and varied reality of the Catholic Church … a joyful and involving presence of a Church which, like Mary, is called always to "look to Christ" in order to be able to show him and offer him to everyone ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - His recent pastoral visit to Austria was the subject of Pope Benedict XVI's address at the Wednesday general audience on September 11 in St Peter's Square in the Vatican, which he reached ...
• 13 September 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - An urgent priority for bishops and priests should be to explain the Catechism, Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - School is once again to start with grammar, syntax, arithmetic tables: they have realised that boys and girls know little about elementary things. The Church too in the past used the Catec ...
• 13 September 2007
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia celebrates Jubilee of the Year 2000 according to the Julian calendar. Sunday 16 September in the Catholic Cathedral solemn Eucharist: exposed for the veneration of the faithful a special Crucifix blessed by Pope Benedict XVI Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, 12 September in Ethiopia marked the beginning of a new year and according to the Ethiopian calendar this is the year 2000. So Ethiopia's Orthodox Church is celebrating a Jubilee Y ...
• 13 September 2007
  AFRICA - Sharp rise of the Euro penalises exports from CFA African countries whose currency is tied to that of Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The sharp rise of the Euro compared with the dollar is causing concern among governments of the CFA franc area, a currency which is tied to the European common currency. The stronger the euro, the l ...
• 13 September 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholic Bishops say : “the conviction of former president is a warning for all corrupt officials”. Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The fight against corruption in the Philippines has acquired a symbol event: former President Joseph Estrada, convicted of corruption, false witness and detraction of public funds - over 4 billio ...
• 13 September 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Earthquake in Sumatra, fear of tsunami nightmare returns Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - People on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are still under shock after an earthquake hit the island yesterday 12 September and the national meteorological office announced that the tsunami warn ...
• 13 September 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sunday 16 September national Day for Migrants, Refugees, Displaced Persons concludes “Week for Peace”: almost 4 million mostly children displaced Colombians Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 16 September in Columbia is national Day for Migrants, Refugees, Displaced Persons organised by the Catholic Bishops' National Office of Social Pastoral Care. For some years now in Colombi ...
• 13 September 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - In an ethical key Bishops contribute to discussion on fiscal reform and present situation of poverty, insecurity and political polarisation Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Mexican Bishops' Commission for Social Pastoral Care issued a statement with which it offers all Mexican men and women of good will in an ethical key a contribution to the public debate ...
• 13 September 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - World Youth Day organisation engine steams ahead: “this is a great opportunity for new evangelisation” Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - While the pilgrimage of World Youth Day symbols, the Cross accompanied by the Icon of Our Lady 'Seat of Wisdom', continues across Australia warmly welcomed with prayers and celebration, in Sydney ...
• 13 September 2007
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The state guarantees only 50% of the medicines the country needs Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In State hospitals in Honduras there is a shortage of basic drugs. The Special Commission for the Purchase of Medicines, through the representative of the local Catholic Church Fr Rafael Alv ...
• 13 September 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Why is school instruction so fundamental? What are its social repercussions?” National San Vincenzo Literacy Campaign Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The 2007 San Vincenzo de Paoli National Campaign will focus this year on Literacy. The aim is to identify the positive social repercussions of instruction for as many people as possible. If illiter ...
• 13 September 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - First ever vaccination campaign against pneumococcus and parasites in Cajabamba Cajabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Ms Pilar Nores de García directress of ‘Sembrando’ programme launched by the national Institute for Labour and Family, has launched a vaccination campaign in the Peruvian Andes mountain a ...
• 13 September 2007
  International Volunteer Service in Africa Awareness Days Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Seguimi non profit lay association is planning International Volunteer Service in Africa Awareness Days 1- 4 November. The purpose is to encourage, orient and concretise a desire to be involved in ...