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• 16 July 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Erection of the Diocese of Udupi and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 16, 2012 erected the diocese of Udupi (India) taken from the territory of the diocese of Mangalore, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalor ...
• 16 July 2012
  VATICAN - The theme of World Day of Peace 2013: "Blessed are the peacemakers" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – For the 2013 of the 46th World Day of Peace on Jan. 1 2013, the Holy Father Benedict XVI has chosen this theme: "Blessed are the peacemakers." The statement released by the Press Office o ...
• 13 July 2012
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - New website in view of the centenary of the PMS: 100 days to 100 years Prague (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 July, the feast of St. Benedict, the patron of Europe, to who for centuries prayed with confidence for help and intercession many missionaries, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS ) in th ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Catholic media prepare to participate in the Hong Kong Book Fair 2012 Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic media in Hong Kong are preparing to participate in the annual "Hong Kong Book Fair 2012" to be held from July 18 to 24, with the presence of more than 530 publishing houses from a ...
• 13 July 2012
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - New inauguration of the Cathedral of Lwena, a sign of rebirth and hope Lwena (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Nuncio of São Tomé and Principe, His Exc. Mgr. Novatus Rugambwa, presided along with some Angolan Bishops, the celebration of the inauguration of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Lw ...
• 13 July 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We need to evangelize in the midst of the conflict, filling these people with hope, faith and love who continue to believe", conclusion of the Assembly of Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The 93rd Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Colombia ends today, July 13. According to information gathered by Fides Agency, among the problems the Bishops faced is that concerning the situat ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Franciscans’ appeal: "Dialogue, no weapons to Syria!" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "Syria needs dialogue, not weapons" is the appeal launched by the Franciscans in Syria, through Fr. Romualdo Fernandez OFM, director of the Ecumenical Centre in Tabbaleh (Damascus) and Rector o ...
• 13 July 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholic Newspapers: "To become a voice to defend life before all the challenges" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd National Meeting of Catholic newspapers, which was held from July 10 to 13 at the Casa Lago, in Cuautitlán Izcall in Mexico City D.F., to reflect on the Catholic press and the chall ...
• 13 July 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The young "vibrant in faith" to become "good citizens" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The priorities for young Pakistani Catholics are faith formation, education on human rights, commitment to peace building, according to the Church's social doctrine: all of this to form people to ...
• 12 July 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "A great nation must defend the weak": Exhortation of Archbishop Mendoza Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Mendoza, His Exc. Mgr. José María Arancibia, presided the Te Deum for Independence Day of Argentina, on July 9, in the parish of San Carlos Borromeo, in the Valle de Uco. "Na ...
• 12 July 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Lucas Li, 90-year-old Bishop from Feng Xiang, urges to follow the teachings of the Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei to intensely live the Year of Faith Feng Xiang (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Lucas Li Jing Feng, 90-year-old Bishop of the Diocese of Feng Xiang in the province of Shaan Xi in mainland China, recommended his priests and the faithful: "Let us constantly follow ...
• 12 July 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The mediating Church of reconciliation: conclusion of the 98th Assembly of Bishops Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The 98th Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV) ends today, July 12. The words that were our guide in the work are those of His Exc. Mgr. Diego Padron, Archbishop of Cumanà an ...
• 12 July 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christians and Muslims warn of the danger of sectarian war Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The current activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect could trigger a broad sectarian conflict in Nigeria, says a report prepared by a joint Christian-Muslim delegation that recently visited Niger ...
• 12 July 2012
  VATICAN - Pope: "the great symphony of peace between peoples is never fully accomplished" Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - "Music is harmony of differences, as happens every time a concert begins with the 'ritual' of tuning. From the variety of timbres of different instruments, a symphony can be achieved. Bu ...
• 12 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Agreement army- rebels: civilians evacuated from Homs Homs (Agenzia Fides) - More than 60 civilians, mostly Christians, have left the bombed city of Homs in the last 48 hours. As reported by the Greek Syrian-Orthodox priest Fr. Maximos Al-Jamal, the evacuation of civilians ...