News

• 3 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic youth association begins in rural part of the Diocese of Jin Zhong, to encourage youth to be “salt of the earth and light of the world” Yu Ci (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic youth association “Salt of the Earth and Light of the World,” which is open to Catholic youth in the Qi Xian district of the Diocese of Jin Zhong (today Yu Ci) of the Province o ...
• 3 September 2009
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Bishop of Lourdes visits Scottish Marian shrine at Carfin, for annual pilgrimage Carfin (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Jacques Perrier, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, will make a three day visit to Carfin, the main Marian shrine in Scotland, Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2009. Bishop Perrier, who is 73 y ...
• 3 September 2009
  VATICAN - At the General Audience, the Holy Father speaks on the Abbot of Cluny, Saint Odo: “nourished with incisive action in the monks, as well as in the faithful of his time, the intention to advance with diligent step on the way of Christian perfection” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again speaking on the great Writers of the Church from the East and West, who lived in Medieval era, “because, as though in a mirror, in their lives and writings we see what it mea ...
• 2 September 2009
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Several activities of the Catholic Church in Egypt: youth gathering, women's retreat Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – This August, the Catholic Church in Egypt did not go on vacations, but instead offered its faithful several activities oriented towards spirituality and reflection. In mid-August, there was a l ...
• 2 September 2009
  AFRICA/GABON - This evening, presidential election results expected Libreville (Agenzia Fides) – This evening, September 2, the results of the presidential election that began on August 30 in Gabon (see Fides 31/08/2009), are expected to appear. The capital, Libreville, is awaiting the ...
• 2 September 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Dominican Missionary Center in Taiwan celebrates 10th anniversary Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – A puppet show on stories from the Bible was the main attraction at the celebrations held for the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Dominican Missionary Center. With the collaboration o ...
• 2 September 2009
  VATICAN - “Ephphata! The Deaf Person in the Life of the Church”: Program for the 24th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On November 19-21, the Vatican will host the 24th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, which this year will be dedicated to “The Deaf Person in t ...
• 2 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Secretariat for Pastoral and Social Ministry organizes “Colombia-Ecuador Seminar” and a Congress on social integration Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “To generate a high-profile debate in order to confront, from a binational perspective, the political and humanitarian situations and the institutional and social responses to these factors...� ...
• 2 September 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - In preparation for Presidential and Parliamentary elections, Bishop ask that “the political vocation be held in high consideration” to reestablish credibility in citizens Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – In light of the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections scheduled for late this year, the Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishops' Conference (CEC), through its Presiden ...
• 2 September 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Putting God and the Mission First”: 17th General Chapter of the Combonian Missionaries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Combonian Missionaries' 17th General Chapter will officially begin with a solemn Eucharistic Celebration this coming Sunday, September 6. Already, since August 31, the 72 chapter members and ...
• 2 September 2009
  VATICAN - Ave Maria: Mgr Luciano Alimandi - Jesus takes nothing and gives all Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "‘'Listen to me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that goes into someone from outside can make that person unclean; it is the things that come out of someone that make that person unc ...
• 2 September 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 26, 2009, appointed Fr. Michel Coppin, SDS, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
• 2 September 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Germany/Monaco confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 5, 2009, confirmed the appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies i ...
• 1 September 2009
  ASIA/ISRAEL - New health center opened in Aboud Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – A new Caritas health center in the Jerusalem area has been opened in Aboud. In the past 19 years, thanks to the high quality service offered by various health sectors and laboratory services ...
• 1 September 2009
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Prayer Intention for September 2009: “That Christians in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, who often meet with great difficulties, may not be discouraged from announcing the Gospel to their brothers, trusting in the strength of the Holy Spirit.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Over the course of the Church's 20 centuries of history, it has been calculated that an estimated 43 million Christians have died as martyrs. Half of them have died in the past century, p ...