News

• 2 October 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - In view of Mission Sunday 2006 lay Catholics attend apostolate formation Course promoted by Pontifical Mission Societies Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Prepare lay Catholics for works of apostolate, reflect on the laity’s role, tasks and place in the Church, discuss problems and identify remedies in society of the third millennium: these were ...
• 2 October 2006
  “Osservatore Romano: from Rome to the world” - Exhibition on the Vatican’s daily newspaper 145 years Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 3 October at 12 noon at the Sala Di Liegro at Palazzo Valentini in Rome, there will be a presentation of the Exhibition “Osservatore Romano: da Roma al Mondo” “From Rome to the wor ...
• 2 October 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops-Ulama Conference urges parties to stop wasting time and return to the negotiating table to reach peace Davao (Agenzia Fides) - To restart the process of peace and reconciliation with Muslim separatists in Mindanao, BUC the Bishops-Ulama Conference will meet 9 and 10 October in Davao for a “Consultation of Peace with al ...
• 2 October 2006
  AFRICA/GUINEA - UN High Commission for Refugees closes office in Kissidougou after helping tens of thousands of refugees, many of whom have returned to their own country Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The UN High Commission for Refugees has closed its office in Kissidougou, after 18 years of activity in the Republic of Guinea. “UNHCR decided to close its office and end its presence in th ...
• 2 October 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We cannot remain silent, we must firmly and clearly reject abortion": pastoral letter from Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz for Family Day and Mother’s Day Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the month of October, during which Argentina celebrates Family Day and Mother’s Day, the Catholic Archbishop José María Arancedo of Santa Fe de la Vera Cr ...
• 30 September 2006
  VATICAN - Missionary Month of October starting tomorrow will culminate with Mission Sunday. Comment on the Holy Father’s mission prayer intention for October by Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Church’s Missionary Month of October starting tomorrow will culminate with the annual recurrence of Mission Sunday on the last but one Sunday of the month, this year 22nd October, a d ...
• 29 September 2006
  VATICAN - Christian Prayers in the Languages of the World: Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be in Turkmen: Turkmenistan Catholic Mission marks 9th anniversary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -- To continue the urgent task of new evangelisation launched by Pope John Paul II, Fides News Service is working on a section on Christian Prayers in as many languages as possible (see Fides ...
• 29 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives Bishops of Malawi in visita ad limina: “a priest is called to live for others and not for himself, in imitation of Christ” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - This morning Pope Benedict XVI received the Bishops of Malawi, together as a conference for the ad limina visit after meeting each one individually over the past few days. The Pope remar ...
• 29 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Young Catholics of Madrid make pilgrimage to Convent of Guadalupe to prepare for “Youth Mission”; “look at Jesus Christ and let Him look at you and you will understand the true value of your life in the eyes of God " Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - More than 600 young Catholic from Madrid are taking part in a diocesan pilgrimage to the Convent of Guadalupe in the Estremadura region of Spain. The pilgrimage, 29 September - 1 October, organis ...
• 29 September 2006
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Inter-diocesan workshops for Catholic Religious on appropriate relationships for celibate lives Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Recently Catholic Religious in Solomons Islands attended a series of workshops for Religious Women and for Priests and Religious men on the issue of appropriate relationships for their celibate ...
• 29 September 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Mother, we need to live as brothers and sisters”: this year’s Youth pilgrimage to Our Lady of Luján will be marked by “pro-life gesture” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Mother we need to live as brothers and sisters” is the slogan of the 32nd Youth Pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan (60 km from the capital Buenos Aires) (30 September - 1 ...
• 29 September 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “We entrust to Mary the Cause for Life”: Chinese Regional Bishops Conference welcomes appeal from Fatima to unite with recitation of Rosary Prayer on Sunday 8 October Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Mary, to You we entrust the cause of Life” is the theme of the next meeting 4 - 8 October in Fatima, Portugal, organised by The World Apostolate of Fatima. The Apostolate has called for a wo ...
• 29 September 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - In tsunami affected Tamil Nadu life returns to normal with new homes and new schools Pondicherry (Agenzia Fides) - “We are working to help tsunami affected people in Tamil Nadu resume normal life rebuilding and repairing structures but also offering psychological care for traumatised people, mainly chi ...
• 28 September 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - “The threat of secularism and Christian missionaries” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “First fill their bellies and then speak about Christ”. This slogan heard in various missionary circles in recent decades has led no few missionary operators to think that funds collect ...
• 28 September 2006
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Elections. The Church: “Choose candidates who have the courage of truth, are committed to issues regarding justice and peace and the common good and in particular to meeting the needs of the poor” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - Four million Zambians are voting today 28 September to elect a president, a parliament and local administration. The Monfort Fathers’ Malawi Newsletter informs Fides about this “important d ...