News

• 9 October 2006
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Capital prey to Issakaba Boys gang. People’s self defence groups makes things worse. President Johnson-Sirleaf promises to increase citizen security Monrovia (Agenzia Fides)- In recent months a gang which has called itself Issakaba Boys, after a Nigerian TV series, has been terrorising the people of Monrovia. Most of the youths are ex combatants dissatisfied with tre ...
• 9 October 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - More than 900 students graduate from East African Catholic University: “Be instruments of God’s love to bring about the desired change for a new humanism of peace and wholesome development in Africa and the world at large” Vice Chancellor urges Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- More than 900 students graduated from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa CUEA in a colourful ceremony recently. The 942 candidates were widely spread out within the University's 41 academi ...
• 9 October 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - With an appeal to “announce and defend the Gospel of Life and consolidate commitment to making Venezuela a society based on the values of the Kingdom of God” Plenary Council closes Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Living our Hope” is the title of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in their 34th special assembly to celebrate the closing of the Plenary Council of Ve ...
• 9 October 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Divorce rate has rocketed since new law came into force: Family Policy Institute reports on first year Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - In the first year of the application of the new law on divorce July 2005-2006 no less 163,444 marriages have been ended. Presenting a study by Spain’s Family Policy Institute IPF, the Institute ...
• 9 October 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Church and civil society mobilise for World Day Against Death Penalty 10 October Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The World Day Against the Death Penalty on 10 October will be celebrated in the Philippines with widespread mobilisation of human rights groups, Catholic associations and movements, civil society ...
• 9 October 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Catholic Bishops issue message in view of the 4th National Catholic Church Meeting: being witnesses of hope not only in word “hope which accompanies and sustains evangelisation” Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the 4th National Catholic Church Meeting in Verona, 16-20 October which will reflect on the theme “Witnesses to the Risen Jesus, hope of the world” the Italian Bishops have issued a ...
• 7 October 2006
  Instrumentum mensis Septembris pro lectura Magisterii Summi Pontifici Benedicti XVI, pro evangelizatione in terris missionum In September the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, made an apostolic journey to the Bavarian region of Germany, 9-14, where he visited Munich, Altötting and Regensburg. The visit, his fourth outside Italy, was a pilgri ...
• 6 October 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - “Tamil children must be guaranteed instruction, gateway to the future”: Catholic Bishop of Jaffna Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) - Every effort must be made to guarantee instruction for Tamil children and young people despite the present situation of violence and conflict. Both parties, government troops and Tamil separatist ...
• 6 October 2006
  VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD by Rev. Massimo Camisasca - “Espousing God’s freedom” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The freedom of God and the freedom of man affect the history of humanity since they are its constitutive components. God’s freedom is His continual initiative with which He never tires in ...
• 6 October 2006
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “I will not leave you nor forsake you” Tragedy of HIV/AIDS in east Africa Pontifical Mission Societies October mission aid focus Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - For Catholics all over the world the month of October is dedicated to remembering missionaries and putting into practice the reciprocal responsibility of every local Church to support missionary ...
• 6 October 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Congress for Catholic Students “Convivio 2006” reflects on faith and the necessity of a consistent style of life Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "And you, who do you say that I am ?” (Mt 16,15) is the theme of the 23rd Congress for Catholic Students Convivio 2006, organised by the Movimento de Vida Cristiana of Callao 6-7-8 October i ...
• 6 October 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Card. Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI closes plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - After six years of intense activity the Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela comes to a close on Saturday 7 October with a special Mass presided by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Es ...
• 6 October 2006
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “Mary, we entrust to you the Cause of Life”: International Pro-Life Congress in Fatima. Sunday 8 October World Day of Prayer for Life Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - “Holy Mary, we entrust to you the Cause of Life" is the theme of the International Pro-Life Congress being held in Fatima organised by the Austrian branch of Human Life International and the Ap ...
• 6 October 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - In a fishing village of mainly Catholic families at least 70 people die in an outbreak of chikungunya fever. Disease spread by culicine mosquitoes Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the last three weeks the southern Indian state of Kerala has been affected by an outbreak of chikungunya fever, similar to dengue. The disease is spread by culicine mosquitoes About 60,000 peo ...
• 6 October 2006
  AFRICA/D.R CONGO - “Voters place your ballots to prevent more violence and the balkanisation of our country”: Catholic Bishops statement on the eve of second round of presidential and provincial elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have called for vigilance and respect for the rule of democracy as the country is about to vote in the second round of presidential and p ...