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31 July 2009
VATICAN - Sunday, September 6, Benedict XVI will make pastoral visit to Viterbo and Bagnoregio
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, September 6, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Viterbo and Bagnoregio. The program released by the Holy See Press Office says that at 9am, the Pope's h ...
30 July 2009
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Madhu being prepared,with special prayers for peace
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – With special prayers for peace in all the dioceses, the Church in Sri Lanka is preparing the customary annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu (Diocese of Mannar), which will be h ...
30 July 2009
ASIA/INDIA - A new Lay Center inaugurated
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - “The 'Santwana' (Consolation) Lay Movement is a great gift to the Church in India.” These were the words of Archbishop Vincent Concessao of Delhi, in inaugurating the new Lay Center, recen ...
30 July 2009
OCEANIA/TAHITI - Year for Priests is the occasion to learn of the lives of holy priests, like Father Damian, and the missionaries who have spread the Gospel in Tahiti: Letter from the Archbishop of Papeete
Papeete (Agenzia Fides) - “It is important that this Year for Priests be an occasion to discover the life of holy priests: the Cure of Ars above all, but also other priests, especially the missionaries of Oceania like ...
30 July 2009
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - President of the Bishops' Commission for Catholic Education critiques the official guidelines on Sexual Education
La Plata (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata, President of the Bishops' Commission for Catholic Education, criticizes the official guidelines for teachers on giving sexual education, in a message enti ...
30 July 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - “Suma tu voz,” an alliance of public and private organizations to speak out in defense of the dignity of the person
Leon (Agenzia Fides) – The “Suma tu voz” (literally meaning “Unite your voice”) Association was founded in 2008 in the city of Leon (Mexico), as a response to the many attacks on life that have been occurring i ...
30 July 2009
VATICAN - The Holy Father at the summer residence of Castel Gandolfo
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of July 29, the Holy Father Benedict XVI left the summer residence in Les Combes (Introd) in Valle d'Aosta, where he had been since July 13, and traveled by helicopter ...
30 July 2009
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello - Conscience, the foundation of religion which conforms to reason (regarding a new book by Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI “Elogio della coscienza”) [In Italian]
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Conscience leads the human person to seek a covenant with God by means of worship which is “logical”, that is, religion which conforms to reason. What does this mean? The entire person ...
29 July 2009
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Suicide terrorism using children: over 200 minors taken hostage by the Taliban
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The war operations of the Pakistani Army in the Swat Valley, in the North-West Frontier Province, are bearing fruit. In recent days, the soldiers have come upon a terrible phenomenon of ghas ...
29 July 2009
ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Zhang: a true testimony of faith lived in complete obedience to the Pope and the Catholic Church
Kirin (Agenzia Fides) – On July 19, Bishop Damaso Zhang Hanmin of Kirin (Jilin), Administrator of the Diocese of Yenk (Yanji) in the Province of Jilin (mainland China), passed away at the age of 88. The Prelate was bor ...
29 July 2009
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Dialogue begins in God and leads back to God: Sisilah is a movement of spirituality that knows how to meet the concrete challenges of history,” Fr. Sebastiano D'Ambra, PIME Missionary, tells Fides
Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – 25 years after its beginning, the “Sisilah” Movement for Dialogue (term from Islamic mysticism meaning “chain/link”) is now a solid reference point not only for the local Church, but ...
29 July 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - 80th anniversary of Catholic Action in the country: “the Church needs laymen who are faithful to their vocation, willing to work together with their Pastors in the daily task of evangelization in all environments”
Puebla (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic Action of Mexico recently celebrated its 80th anniversary of evangelization, spreading the values that allow an authentic development of the person and of communities. With this motive ...
29 July 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Centennial anniversary of the arrival of the Capuchin Friars Minor in the Brazilian Amazon
Manaus (Agenzia Fides) – During these days, in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian Amazon, is hosting the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the arrival Capuchin Friars Minor who came over from Umbria (Italy ...
29 July 2009
VATICAN - Theme for World Day for Peace 2010: “If you want to cultivate peace, protect the creation"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "If you want to cultivate peace, protect the creation" is the theme for the next message for World Day of Peace, which will be celebrated on 1 January 2010. As a statement from the Holy S ...
29 July 2009
VATICAN - Ave Maria by Mgr. Luciano Alimandi - The power of God is mercy!
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “A Roman oration, connected with the text of the Book of Wisdom, says: ‘In forgiveness and mercy you show your almighty power, o Lord'. The apex of God's power is mercy, forgiveness. I ...
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