News

• 29 March 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - I call on Somali leaders to have a sense of responsibility with regard to the suffering of their people” says Catholic Bishop Apostolic administrator of Mogadishu where furious fighting has resumed Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)-“The situation is very sad because no one seems to want dialogue or peace. The players in this crisis have adopted a maximalist attitude which has plunged Somalia into chaos” says Bishop Gio ...
• 29 March 2007
  ASIA/KOREA - The Pope accepts resignation of the Archbishop of Daegu Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 29 March 2007 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Daegu (Korea), presented by Archbshop Paul Ri Moun-hi, in confor ...
• 29 March 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE “Who are you claiming to be?” (Jn 8,53) Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The scandalised cry of the Scribes and Pharisees against Jesus of Nazareth is still heard today after two thousand years in all its inexorable drama. “Who are you claiming to be?'?” is ...
• 29 March 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI makes the teaching of Saint Ireneus, Bishop of Lyons the subject of his weekly catechesis: “All the Churches must be in harmony with the Church of Rome, recognising in her the measure of authentic apostolic tradition, the one common faith of the Church” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The figure of Saint Ireneus, Bishop of Lyons, “eminent person … Bishop, man of faith”, was the subject of the weekly catechesis given by Pope Benedict XVI at the general audience in ...
• 29 March 2007
  VATICAN - Prayers for Lent - The Act of Contrition (XI) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Confession - “They will look upon the man whom they have pierced” (Zachariah 12, 10; cf Jn 19, 27b). It cannot be denied that the Sacrament of Confession is in a period of crisis, altho ...
• 29 March 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Pentecost continues, Argentina hears and answers”: 3rd National Mission Congress in August to intensify missionary animation and cooperation and prepare for 3rd American Mission Congress Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Pentecost continues, Argentina hears and answers” is the theme of the 3rd National Mission Congress organised by the Church in Argentina from 18 to 20 August in the town of San Nicolá ...
• 29 March 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “When a society accepts abortion it is preparing to eliminate freedom”: Conclusions of 1st international congress on “Women and Abortion” Caceres (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion implicates denying the existence of the life of a human person" we read in the conclusions issued at the end of 1st international congress on “Women and Abortion” organised by the ...
• 29 March 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Catholic Bishops call for new Constitution “inspired by the people” Harare (Agenzia Fides) - In a Pastoral Letter to be read in churches on Palm Sunday the Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe call for a new Constitution “inspired by the people” to help the country overcome the present polit ...
• 28 March 2007
  VATICAN - On April 2 in St Peter’s Square Pope Benedict XVI will preside a special Mass to commemorate Pope John Paul II on the 2nd anniversary of his death. Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy See Press Office announced today that in St Peter’s Square on April 2, Monday of Holy Week, at 5.30pm Pope Benedict XVI will preside a special Mass to commemorate the Servant of ...
• 28 March 2007
  VATICAN - 2005 edition of Bibliografia Missionaria LXIX published by the Pontifical Urbaniana University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bibliografia Missionaria LXIX 2005 is a publication of the Pontifical Missionary Library founded in 1925 and since 1978 jointly with the Library of the Pontifical University Urbaniana. ...
• 28 March 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - 40 Italian towns join 4th edition of “Forty Hours Prayer for the Church in Need” Rome (Fides Service) - The 4th edition of “Forty Hours Prayer for the Church in Need” 27 - 29 March started yesterday in the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus in Rome. The initiative is promoted by the officially reco ...
• 28 March 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “…And the virgin's name was Mary” Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Fides Service) - “…and the virgin's name was Mary! The first title the Gospel attributes to Mary is “virgin”, because only in virgin, immaculate, soil could the Son of the Father be conceived. The W ...
• 28 March 2007
  VATICAN Prayers for Lent - Act of Contrition (10) Vatican City (Fides Service) - Confession - «…this son of mine was dead and has come back to life; he was lost and is found. (Luke 15, 24). Sin is not simply an offence which can be wiped away like writing on a blackb ...
• 28 March 2007
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Families based on marriage, protection of life from conception to natural death, more equality in work opportunities and resources, respect and welcome for emigrants: Cardinal Ricard addresses French Bishops’ Conference Plenary Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) - In view of elections in France in April Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of France recalled certain basic principles. Addressing a plenary assembly ...
• 28 March 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Nation wide Palm Sunday church collections in aid of projects to defend Amazon peoples and region Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Next Sunday April 1, Palm Sunday, special collections in churches all over Brazil are part of the annual Lenten Fraternity Campaign devoted this year to a project to help the peoples and the r ...