News

• 26 October 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - University of the Holy Cross signs accord with National Chengchi University of Taiwan, for student/teacher exchange program Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross has signed an accord with the National Chengchi University of Taiwan, one of the most prestigious research institutes in the country, in order to promo ...
• 26 October 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Turning over a new page in Taiwan's evangelization” and the invitation of the Secretary General of the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - “Turning over a new page in Taiwan's evangelization” is the title of the address given by Fr. Chen Ke, Secretary General of the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference, at the seminar held for Wo ...
• 26 October 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The way of life, our way”: campaign for the abolition of the death penalty Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Korea has once again launched the campaign for the abolition of the death penalty in the country, through an awareness campaign entitled: “The way of life, our way,” organized ...
• 26 October 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Mall to replace leprosy clinic: a Catholic institution on its way to closure Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Karnataka, an important state in southern India, whose capital is Bangalore, is very concerned. As Agenzia Fides learns from local Church sources, the old leprosy clin ...
• 26 October 2009
  AFRICA - African mineral resources worth 46.2 billion dollars; with 12% of this, Africa could finance infrastructures on par with Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The earth is a precious gift from God to humanity. The Synod Fathers give thanks to God for the abundant natural resources of Africa. However, they affirm that the people of Africa, instead of b ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Sunday, October 25, in Caracas, “7th Youth Missionary March” sponsored by the Consolata Missionaries Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “We are in the missionary month of October, and after having celebrated World Missions Sunday with the theme 'Spreading the Word of God,' we renew our invitation to the local Churches to embra ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Catholic schools cannot be obliged to teach abortion.” Address from Secretary General of Colombian Bishops' Conference Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “Catholic schools cannot be obliged to teach or give lessons on abortion.” This is what was affirmed by the Secretary General of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), Bishop Juan Vicente C ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas of Piura and Tumbes promotes a food security plan for over 3,000 people Piura (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Piura and President of Caritas Piura and Tumbes, Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi, recently presented the “Integral Plan for developing food security in 19 farming area ...
• 24 October 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - World Mission Sunday, 18 catechumens receive Sacraments of Christian Initiation in parish of Nan She, Diocese of Tai Yuan Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – 18 adult catechumens of the parish of Nan She, in the Diocese of Tai Yuan, Province of Shan Xi, received the Sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) on World ...
• 24 October 2009
  VATICAN - “Africa is not helpless. Our destiny is still in our hands. Africa is already moving; and the Church is moving with her, offering her the light of the Gospel.” Message to the People of God at the Conclusion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the 18th General Congregation, held on October 23, the Synodal Fathers approved the Message for the conclusion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops. The text i ...
• 24 October 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - First Cambodian for Salesian Sisters Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – The growth of vocations to the religious life in Cambodia is a great sign of hope for the local Church. This is being seen, for example, in the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, the Sa ...
• 24 October 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 42,000 Angolans expelled from Democratic Republic of Congo in need of urgent aid Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Over 42,000 Angolans have been sent back to their homeland from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is what the Angolan press agency ANGOP was told by Bohdan Nahajlo, representative in Angol ...
• 24 October 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Africa approves first Continental Convention worldwide for protection of refugees and evacuees; “We launch an appeal to the UN, that a similar instrument be extended to the entire world,” says President of Zambia Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – Africa is the first continent in the world to have adopted a convention for the protection of refugees, the repatriated, and evacuees. The Convention was signed by the extraordinary summit of ...
• 22 October 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in the General Audience calls for support for African Church that “faith in Christ may not only spread and grow, but also to help those who suffer” and recalls that “the month of October invites us to renew our active cooperation with the mission of the Church” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Synod for Africa is about to end. As you know, the Church in that continent, in spite of various difficulties, is continually growing. May faith in Christ may not only spread and gro ...
• 22 October 2009
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops of Budjala resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on October 22, 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Budjala (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by Bishop Joseph ...