News
22 December 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life,” is the theme of a reflection that the Superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Venezuela, Father Lisan ...
22 December 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas 2009: Gospel proclaimed via satellite
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – The great day has come: for Christmas 2009, the Archdiocese of Karachi has launched its "Good News TV" Satellite, owned and managed entirely by the Catholic Church.
The path to reaching sate ...
22 December 2009
VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Curia: “For the Church and for myself personally, the year now drawing to a close passed largely under the sign of Africa”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Another year rich in important events for the Church and for the world comes to an end. For the Church and for myself personally, the year now drawing to a close passed largely under the ...
21 December 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Catholics Come Home” to their parish for Christmas
Atlanta (Agenzia Fides) – This Advent and Christmas season, the Catholic association Catholics Come Home, Inc. (CCH) is collaborating with Catholic dioceses across the United States, using television ads to encourage f ...
21 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope at the Angelus: “the mystery of Christmas, the prophecy of peace for all mankind,” leads Christians to become “instruments and messengers of peace everywhere”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Taking up the invitation made in the liturgy, to turn our gaze towards Bethlehem, “the little town of Judea that is witness to the great event,” the Holy Father Benedict XVI began his ...
21 December 2009
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “ Today is a great day for the Catholic Church in Australia”: Sr. Mary MacKillop soon to be declared saint
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “Today is a great day for the Catholic Church in Australia and for the Australian nation at large, with the issuing of the decree confirming the second miracle of Blessed Mary MacKillop, paving ...
21 December 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christmas among tribal peoples, for children of Holy Childhood Association
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - A different Christmas, removed from the city lights, to go out and meet the poor children of the tribal villages...this is that the children of the Holy Childhood of Karachi in southern Pakistan ...
19 December 2009
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong writes first Christmas Letter: “In the eight months that I have been the Bishop of Hong Kong, many shining stars have appeared in my pastoral ministry.”
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The community of the diocesan seminary, the priests, the spiritual director of the retreat for the Year for Priests, the three vicars, his predecessors, the pastoral staff, all people of goo ...
19 December 2009
ASIA/HOLY LAND - “Come celebrate Christmas in Gaza!”: appeal from Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - “Come celebrate Christmas in Gaza!” This is the appeal being made by Archbishop Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who tomorrow, December 20, will travel to the Gaza Strip to celebr ...
19 December 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparing for the First Missionary Congress of the Diocese of Moron: missionary triduum to prepare for Christmas
Moron (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, December 20, at 12pm, the Cathedral of Moron will hold a Mass with a "sending" of missionary groups, as an opportunity to thank the members of these groups for the effort made to brin ...
19 December 2009
EUROPE/POLAND - “We Tell the World: God is Love” - Holy Childhood Association in Poland helps children in Pakistan
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – “We Tell the World: God is Love” is the theme for the Holy Childhood Association's activities for the pastoral year 2009/2010. Especially in their Christmas Campaign, starting December 26 a ...
19 December 2009
EUROPE/ITALY - Salesians conclude 150th Anniversary celebrations: “We have a marvelous history of 150 years to tell, but also a beautiful story yet to tell”
Turin (Agenzia Fides) - “We have experienced an authentic year of grace, a jubilee, where we have walked the path of spiritual renewal by rediscovering the inestimable value of our consecration...We have a marvellous h ...
19 December 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - “The political situation in our country has reached a crucial and decisive moment,” Bishops of Sudan affirm in Final Statement from Plenary Assembly
Torit (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of their Plenary Assembly held in Torit, December 5-15, the Bishops of Sudan published a document addressed to Christians, political leaders, and all men of good will, entitled: “ ...
19 December 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Nakuru appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 19, 2009, appointed as Bishop of Nakuru (Kenya) Father Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the clergy of the Diocese of Kakamega, Rector and Professor at th ...
18 December 2009
VATICAN - Pope tells eight new diplomatic representatives: "At this moment in history religions must, through open and sincere dialogue, seek the path of purification in order to conform ever more closely to their true vocation.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Religions lived according to their profound essence have been, and still are, a force for reconciliation and peace. At this moment in history religions must, through open and sincere dia ...
Total articles: 43343 - Page 1835 of 1835