News
4 December 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of a missionary from Goma: “The people are still afraid, living as if they were in a foreign land, in distrust and anxiety - especially at night.”
Goma (Agenzia Fides) - “In spite of the fact that for the past few days, the media's interest in this part of the world has died down, the conflict continues in the region of Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
4 December 2008
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Letter from Catholic Action to the country's representatives in government: “The conservation of Christian values of respect for human life and the family, falls under your responsibility.”
Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Catholic Action group (FAAC) of the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica), has sent a letter to the senior members of Parliament, asking that they conserve and defend authen ...
4 December 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Commemoration of the pontifical mediation that prevented a war between Argentina and Chile, 30 years ago
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo (Brazil) has been appointed by the Holy Father as his special envoy in the act commemorating the 30th anniversary of the beginning o ...
4 December 2008
ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishops of Taiwan prepare for their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to information released to Agenzia Fides, the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference will make its Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Vatican, December 9-13 (although the Bishops will be i ...
4 December 2008
VATICAN - LXXI (2007) Volume of “Missionary Bibliography” published
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missionary Library has published the LXXI Volume of the “Missionary Bibliography” 2007. As scholars and experts in this material know, it is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece ...
4 December 2008
ASIA/CHINA - “Here I am Lord, send me”: Parish of Fu Cheng (Diocese of Heng Shui) working on giving evangelization effort a boost at the close of 2008
Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of Fu Cheng, in the Diocese of Heng Shui, Province of He Bei (mainland China), held an evangelization event on the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 23. The theme was: “Her ...
4 December 2008
ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic laity of Bombay organize “Citizens against terrorism”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Uniting efforts in society, to fight violence and terrorism: this is the goal of the Catholic laity in Bombay, in the aftermath of the recent attacks in their city.
The people are still terrifi ...
4 December 2008
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Government declares health emergency on account of cholera, while the loyalty of the military remains in question
Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Authorities in Zimbabwe have declared a health emergency on account of the cholera epidemic that has been plaguing the country for several months (see Fides 2/12/2008). Local healthcare centers ...
4 December 2008
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Talks underway for the crisis in eastern Congo, as missionaries organize a solidarity campaign in Rome in support of the Congolese people
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – It seems that the moment of democracy has come in the dramatic crisis of North Kivu , in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In Goma, the capital of the province, in which military and para ...
4 December 2008
ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA): offering an authentic and generous support of Catholics in the Middle East
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Over $20,000,000 every year is spent on programs for priestly formation, social and healthcare services, building churches and religious structures, youth education, assistance for orphans and im ...
3 December 2008
ASIA/HONG KONG - Congress held by the Hong Kong Catholic Lay Missionary Association celebrates 20 years of lay missionary activity and training
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Book of Jonah to the Mystery of Evangelization” was thhe theme addressed by Fr. Giovanni Giampietro, PIME, in the formation course for evangelization held during the Hong Kong Ca ...
3 December 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Statement from the Bishops' Conference: “The prophetic mission of the Church can neither be silenced nor separated from its profound Christian roots.”
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Press Office of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has issued a press statement to the public regarding the reactions of government authorities to what Cardinal Julio Terrazas said in h ...
3 December 2008
AMERICA/PERU - Advent Message from the Bishops says that now is “a good time for conversion, forgiveness, and reconciliation, which we should all place in practice so as to live as brothers.”
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “Advent invites us to look forward to the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ with faith and hope, as it will open an entirely new dimension to us, leading us to an interior and exterior conversion ...
3 December 2008
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops issue a message of hope and reflection following November 23 elections and in preparation for Christmas
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “We recognize the exemplary civil and democratic behavior shown by the citizens, many of whom went to vote. With this conduct, we have once more shown our desire to be governed in a democratic ...
3 December 2008
AFRICA - “The stranger is not to be seen as a threat, but as our brother in Christ,” Bishops of Africa and Europe state at the close of the Liverpool Seminar on Migration
Liverpool (Agenzia Fides) – Migration is a global phenomenon that requires a greater pastoral attention on the part of the Church and her pastors, the European and African Bishops said in their final message issued at ...
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