News

• 23 November 2009
  AFRICA/GHANA - “With missionary vocations...Africa can become a continent of hope,” National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Kenya tells Fides Accra (Agenzia Fides) - “We thank God for the gift of the missionaries, men and women who moved by love, left their country, came to minister in our midst bearing much bodily suffering, cultural challenges, climatic di ...
• 23 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Jubilee Year of the Church in Vietnam recalls faith and martyrdom in story of two Apostolic Vicariates of Tonkin and Cochinchina Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church celebrates tomorrow, 24 November, the Solemnity of the 117 Vietnamese martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988, beatified in four groups: 64 in 1900 by Leo XIII, 8 in 190 ...
• 23 November 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sunday of prayer for the Church, persecuted Christians, and priests Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Today, millions of Catholics around the world live their faith and their commitment to Christ in a heroic way. Some even risk their lives to proclaim the Gospel. According to the Repor ...
• 23 November 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Testimony of a Colombian missionary, living amidst violence and praying for peace Buga (Agenzia Fides) - "Liberen los secuestrados" (Free the Captives) is the slogan of eighty young Colombians who denounce the scourge of kidnapping in their country and are creating an awareness campaign, which led the ...
• 23 November 2009
  EUROPE / ITALY - "For the school of the XXI century: community life, training, professionalism" XXIII National Congress of professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The UCIIM, a professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers, next 5 to 7 December will hold its XXIII National Congress in Rome on the theme: "For the school of the XXI centur ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Church of Taiwan, arise and walk! A new stage in your history is about to begin! The stage of the new evangelization!”: exhortation of Cardinal Tomko at closing celebrations for the 150th Anniversary of the Evangelization of Taiwan Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Closing the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the evnaglization of Taiwan on the Feast of Christ the King has a special significance for you. It is a new call to continue and rekindle t ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnam-Vatican: signs of hope with the visit of Vietnamese President to Italy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I hope that President Nguyen Minh Triet, who will be in Italy in December, will meet the Holy Father." This is what Agenzia Fides was told be Cardinal Jean Baptiste Pham Minh Man, Archbi ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/VIETNAM - “The Jubilee Year is a time of grace for the Church in Vietnam and for her mission,” Cardinal Pham Minh Man tells Agenzia Fides Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "In this Jubilee Year, as the People of God, we want to remember the grace that God has given us over many centuries. We want to thank him and thank the missionary martyrs who gave their li ...
• 21 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “If talks between the military regime and the opposition fail, ethnic card may be played,” a local Church source tells Fides Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “The two sides have started talks, but they are ready to play the ethnic card if negotiations fail,” say Fides sources from the Church (who requested anonymity for security reasons) in Conak ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - For the Feast of St. Francis Xavier: Mass with sending of missionary groups from Archdiocese of Salta and conclusion of PMS Youth and Children activities Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Committee for Missionary Ministry, in conjunction with the Pontifical Mission Societies in Salta, inform Agenzia Fides that on Saturday, December 5th, at the Sanctuary of San Ca ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean Bishops exhort citizens to play an active role in the electoral process and reiterate commitment to Continental Mission and to authentic human development Punta de Tralca (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Chile have issued a message to the country at the close of the 98th Plenary Assembly, held in Punta de Tralca. The pastors called on citizens to ...
• 21 November 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 10 Mexican Dioceses use Twitter for evangelization to communicate with youth Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Queretaro, Mexico has opened its account on microblogging. There are now 10 dioceses in Mexico that use the facility's computer network. The spokesman for the Diocese of Quereta ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Social work, sustainable transformation, activities with children - responses to National Seminar on Human Rights of Children and Youth New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - National Seminar on "Human Rights of Children and Youth" organized by the Salesian Inspectorate "Jesus the Good Shepherd" in India-New Dehli (INN) recetnly ended in the city of New Delhi. The ...
• 21 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Title of Archbishop Ad Personam granted to Bishop of Kaohsiung Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 21, 2009, granted the title of Archbishop Ad Personam to Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung, Bishop of the Diocese of Kaohsiung (Taiwan). (SL) (Agenzia ...
• 20 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the evangelization of Taiwan have led local Church "to a greater awareness of their missionary identity” National Director of PMS, Fr. Felice Chech, tells Fides; Saturday 21st scheduled closing presided by Cardinal Tomko Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Saturday, November 21, Solemnity of Christ the King, Special Envoy of Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of P ...