News
12 January 2009
VATICAN - At the Angelus, the Pope recalls that Baptism is a “gift, joy, but also responsibility,” as parents and godparents “must bring up their children according to the Gospel,” and asks for prayers for the 6th World Meeting of Families
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – After having administered the Sacrament of Baptism to several children in the Sistine Chapel, the Holy Father Benedict XVI went to the window of his study on January 11, to recite the Ang ...
12 January 2009
VATICAN - On the Feast of the Lord's Baptism, Benedict XVI baptizes 13 newborns: “when...we baptize children, bringing them into God's light and his teachings, we are not doing violence to them; rather we are giving them the wealth of divine life in which true freedom is rooted, which is that of being children of God.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “And if Christmas and Epiphany serve above all to make us capable of seeing, to opening our eyes and hearts to the mystery of a God who comes to be with us, the feast of the baptism of Je ...
12 January 2009
ASIA/CHINA - In a remote village of the Mongolian steppe, over 500 faithful were moved during the celebration of their first Christmas in a simple little chapel
Ordos (Agenzia Fides) – Setting their eyes for the first time on the Nativity Scene, with the Baby Jesus at the center, the Christmas tree decorated with a Christian message, the faithful of the community of Dong Sheng ...
12 January 2009
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Kundiawa resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 12, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Kundiawa (Papua New Guinea) presented by Bishop Henk Te Maarssen, ...
12 January 2009
ASIA/INDIA - “Christimes,” a new periodical for the Catholic Church in India
Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - “Christimes” is the new Catholic newspaper being published in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka (southwest India), in an effort to offer good news, to announce the Gospel, and to give a ...
12 January 2009
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Drafting of a new anti-conversion law presented in Parliament; the Catholic Church responds
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is closely following the legal process of the new anti-conversion law that has been presented in recent days to the country's Parliament.
It is a strong measu ...
12 January 2009
VATICAN - The Holy Father tells the Neocatechumenal Way in the Diocese of Rome: “Your apostolic activities, already highly praiseworthy in themselves, will be even more effective in the degree to which you constantly strive to cultivate that desire for unity which Jesus communicated to the Twelve at the Last Supper.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “How can we not bless the Lord for the spiritual fruits which, through the methodology of evangelization that you apply, have been harvested in these years? The Pope, Bishop of Rome, than ...
12 January 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Sunday, January 18, national collection in all parishes for earthquake victims
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Costa Rica is organizing a national collection that will take place this Sunday, January 18, in all the parishes of the country, to benefit the victims of the earthquak ...
12 January 2009
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Bishops invite the people to participate in upcoming general elections as an opportunity to foster hope and strengthen democracy
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - “As Bishops, we wish to make our voice heard, on the eve of the elections for new national and local leaders, in this time in which as Panamanians, we our experiencing great opportunities ...
12 January 2009
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Human rights activist Jestina Mukoko denounces abuses and violence suffered in captivity. Cardinal Maradiaga, President of Caritas Internationalis, launched an appeal for her release
Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Human rights activist Jestina Mukoko denounces the abuse and violence she suffered at the hands of Zimbabwean secret service agents. Jestina Mukoko was held in solitary confinement for 19 days ...
12 January 2009
AFRICA/BURUNDI - New religious family in Gitega dedicated to the sanctification of the People of God and to bearing witness to the irreplaceable role of the priesthood in ecclesial life
Gitega (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Gitega has recently approved the new religious family of the Congregation of Mary, Queen of the Holy Priesthood. The Congregation was founded by diocesan priest Father Avit V ...
12 January 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Zuma should be prosecuted,” says Supreme Court of Appeals; African National Congress leader is also a presidential candidate in this year's election
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The Supreme Court of Appeals in South Africa has overturned a lower court's decision to throw out the case of corruption against Jacob Zuma, leader of the African National Congress, thus ...
10 January 2009
Dossier - The Pontifical Council for the Family
Introduction
Structure, purpose and goals of the Pontifical Council for the Family
Familia a Deo Instituta Motu Proprio
From Valencia to Mexico City
6th World Meeting of Families Programme
INTERVIEW w ...
9 January 2009
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses the Diplomatic Corps: “ In this sensitive phase of the history of humanity, marked by uncertainties and questioning, many people expect the Church to exercise clearly and courageously her mission of evangelisation and her work of human promotion”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During an audience granted on January 8th to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the exchange of good wishes for the new year, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XV ...
9 January 2009
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - The Pope appoints a new Coadjutor Bishop of Yopougon
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 3 January 2009, appointed Bishop Jean Salomon Lezoutié as coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Yopougon (Cote d'Ivoire) until now Mgr Lezoutié was Bishop o ...
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