News
3 July 2006
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Efforts to reduce world’s highest percentage of minors with serious nutrition deficiency
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bangladesh has the highest rate of malnourished children under 5 : 48%, according to a recent UNICEF report. It is also the most densely populated country in southern Asia with maximum concentrati ...
30 June 2006
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Ootacamund
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 30 June, 2006 appointed Bishop of Ootacamund (India) Rev. Arulappan Amalraj, former rector of Good Shepherd Seminary in Coimbatore.
Rev. Arulappan Ama ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the feast of Saints Peter and Paul: “The Church is at heart a eucharistic community and so communion in the Body of the Lord. The task of Peter is to preside this universal communion, to maintain it in the world as visible unity”. 27 new archbishops receive the Pallium
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In St Peter’s Basilica on Thursday June 29, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome Pope Benedict XVI presided Mass concelebrated by 27 new archbishops on whom he confer ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: “give thanks to the Lord who has granted us to accomplish a new step in the implementation of his will for unity and peace.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -, On receiving in audience the delegation sent by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on the occasion of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul 29 June in the late morning, Pope Bened ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - At the Angelus the Pope recalls the martyrdom of Peter and Paul “considered the act of birth of the Church of Rome...their blood fused in a single act of witness to Christ”. Call for peace in the Holy Land
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Peter and Saint Paul "apostles of Christ, foundation and pillars of God’s city" as the liturgy sings, were the centre of Pope Benedict XVI’s reflection before the recitation of th ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the general audience: Saint James teaches us “not to want to plan our life in an autonomous and interested manner, but rather to make space for the fathomless will of God who alone knows what is truly good for us”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Continuing the presentation of Jesus chosen Apostles Pope Benedict XVI during the audience on Wednesday 28 June reflected on Saint James the Less always indicated as "son of Alpheus", often ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - “the human face of the institution”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The first steps of the existence in history of that divine-human mystery which is the Church, saw the Lord Jesus enter into relationship with other men, the Apostles and interweave with the ...
30 June 2006
VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD Mgr . Massimo Camisasca - “the dangers of spiritualism and activism
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - One of the most acute urgencies in the formation of priests is to help candidates avoid the danger of spiritualism and activism. Spiritualism and bureaucracy are two opposing temptations w ...
30 June 2006
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together": 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together " is the slogan of the 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations ...
30 June 2006
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops warn against proposed sterilisation law, a “form di discrimination against the poor, which will not eliminate poverty, but only prevent the birth of children”
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In view of a possibility that the Argentinean parliament may approve a Bill to grant free sterilisation treatment for poor people at state health centres the Catholics Bishops issued a stat ...
30 June 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - In memory of Saint Francis Xavier 600 Jesuit school pupils from 10 different countries compete in Saveriadi mini Olympics in five Italian cities
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Saveriadi is the title of a mini Olympics competition organised in memory of St Francis Xavier for Jesuit school pupils from ten different countries. For a week starting from Sunday 2 July about 6 ...
30 June 2006
AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tension as Chad rebels cross into Central African territory
Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- Concern is growing in Central African Republic where Central African army troops and CEMAC (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) peacekeepers have been involved in fierce clashes wit ...
30 June 2006
AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Catholic radio and newspaper to foster national reconciliation: Bishops announce at the end of recent Plenary Assembly
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Côte d'Ivoire is about to launch a Catholic daily newspaper La Nouvelle and a radio station La Voix de l’Evangile which will be heard all over the countr ...
30 June 2006
ASIA/CHINA - Zhou Cun diocese starts Summer Pastoral care for children: a holiday of faith, pilgrimage and charity
Zhou Cun (Agenzia Fides) - School holidays start in mid June in China and all over the country Catholic communities are resuming the usual Summer Pastoral activities for young people for various age groups. Zhou Cun dioc ...
28 June 2006
VATICAN - Decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary granting a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the 5th World Meeting of Families
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, endorsing the wishes of his Predecessor Pope John Paul II, who established the celebration every three years of the World Meeting for Families in order ...
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