News

• 19 September 2006
  ASIA/LAOS - An Oblate ordained to the priesthood in Laos, the first in over 30 years Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in over 30 years, an Oblate has been ordained to the priesthood in Laos. The details of the Ordination are on the www.omiworld.org, web site run by the OMI office for commu ...
• 19 September 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Association of Catholic laity re-elects chairman and confirms loyalty to Pope Benedict XVI News Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The All India Catholic Union, an association for lay Catholics was formed 87 years ago as a body of committed lay Catholics in a society where Christians are a small minority and where in rec ...
• 19 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First National Meeting for Youth Movements to consolidate ecclesial unity in diversity of charisma Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The commission for youth pastoral of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has organised the First National Meeting for Youth Movements for members of movements of a pastoral character a ...
• 19 September 2006
  ASIA/JAPAN - Local Church grateful to missionaries ready to take its future and the work of evangelisation in its own hands Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - The missionaries brought the seed of the Gospel to Japan. Today the local Church must stand on its own feet and take its future and the work of evangelisation in its own hands according to Rev. Sh ...
• 18 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI Angelus: “From a sign of cursing the Cross has been transformed into a sign of Blessing, from a symbol of death to a symbol par excellence of Love which conquers hatred and violence and generates immortal life” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 17 September, during his reflection before the midday Angelus prayer with hundreds of people gathered in the courtyard of his Summer Residence at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict ...
• 18 September 2006
  VATICAN - “The well being of the human person must be sought not only in universally valid finalities, but also in the methods used to reach these ends: a good end can never justify means which are intrinsically wrong” the Pope tells participants at international congress on stem cells Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - In the morning of Monday 17 September at Castelgandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI received participants at a Congress promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life and by the International Feder ...
• 18 September 2006
  VATICAN - Statement by Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone with regard to Pope Benedict XVI's address at the University of Regensburg, Germany Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 16 September the Holy See Press Office issued the following statement by the Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. “Given the reaction in Muslim quarters to certain ...
• 18 September 2006
  VATICAN - Study Seminar for Bishops - “The Bishop’s paternity with regard to his priests” Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Bishop’s paternity with regard to his priests” was the subject of a lecture given on 16 September by Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy ...
• 18 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - In view of departure for mission, Mission animators and Mission volunteers undertake intensive formation Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A three month course of mission formation in view of departure for mission abroad organised by the School of Mission Formation with the collaboration the Spanish Conference of Religious CONFER st ...
• 18 September 2006
  EUROPE/HUNGARY - ‘United cities for a United World’: appointment 2009 to reveal a network of cities where fragments of fraternity are in act: goal identified by international meeting of the Focolari Movement in Budapest Budapest (Agenzia Fides) - After setting a goal and a date 2009 the great meeting organised by the Focolari Movement to commemorate tragic facts in Hungary 50 years ago which brought to Budapest more than 11.000 people f ...
• 18 September 2006
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “I used to pull her leg a lot. Sister Leonella was of robust build but I always said her heart was far bigger than her bulk”: Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu recalls Italian missionary Sister murdered in Somalia Djibouti (Agenzia Fides)- “I used to pull her leg a lot. Sister Leonella was of robust build but I always told her that her heart was far bigger than her bulk. And it was true: although not in good health, Sr Leonella ...
• 18 September 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Agenda for United Nations General assembly includes travailed Darfur region Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- An aide to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir has hinted that Sudan may accept the extension of the UN peace mission in during a meeting for African foreign ministers today 18 September in N ...
• 18 September 2006
  ASIA - “We are called to take back to our dioceses the precious indications we are receiving ”, say Asian Bishops taking part in Study-Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - To learn, to absorb precious indications and experiences and then return to the ministry in their own dioceses: with this spirit Asian Bishops are taking part in the Study Seminar for newly ...
• 18 September 2006
  ASIA/THAILAND - Programme of Asian Mission Congress 18-22 October in Chiang Mai, Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The programme has been released for the First Asian Mission Congress organised by the Office for Evangelisation of the FABC Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences with the support of the Con ...
• 18 September 2006
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Seminar on “Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and HIV/AIDS Awareness Workshop”: Catholic community helps tackle social problems Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - About 80 participants attended an Awareness workshop on Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse and HIV & AIDS from August 27th to September 3rd 2006 at Cookson, Wagina Catholic Parish, Ch ...