News

• 23 March 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes reestablishes Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of San Jose San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose (Costa Rica) has issued a decree whereby the Permanent Diaconate is reestablished in the Archdiocese of San Jose. The Archbishop mentions in the de ...
• 23 March 2009
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops' Conference asks new president to seek unification of the country in response to the global financial crisis San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked the newly elected President of the country, Mauricio Funes, that the newly formed governing body (to take effect June 1) may be one “of unit ...
• 23 March 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 2,778 catechumens preparing to receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation this Easter begin Scrutinies Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning March 15, the 3rd Sunday of Lent, 2,778 adult catechumens from the Diocese of Hong Kong, subdivided in various groups, who will receive Baptism, Confirmation, and Communion this Ea ...
• 23 March 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 18 former drug-addicts baptized, a fruit of the 4th Evangelization Course Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – 18 former drug-addicts from the Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center were baptized on March 9. They are considered spiritual fruits of the 4th Evangelization Course that was organized by the Ca ...
• 23 March 2009
  VATICAN - First International Conference on the Role of Women calls for “a new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “A new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God; a new feminism made of love for life, for the family, for others; a feminism guided by ...
• 23 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Imprisoned for Christ, Free to Love”: 17th Day of Prayer and Fasting for Missionary Martyrs on March 24, in the spirit of Saint Paul Rome (Agenzia Fides) – March 24 marks the anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San Salvador (1980) and the Youth Missionary Movement of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Italy has organized for ...
• 23 March 2009
  ASIA/TURKEY - World Forum acknowledges: “Water is a fundamental human need,” but it is not yet a right: 1.2 billion people do not have sufficient supply of drinking water Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Water is a fundamental human right. This was the conclusion of the fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul, which concluded yesterday, March 22. The main focus of the summit in the Turkish capita ...
• 23 March 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “A book for missionary activities with children, offering the public experiences from places all over the world,” PMS Director from Zambia says Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “The book was written, thinking of the animators and their valuable service to children. The general objective is to help the animators to assimilate the main principles and take on the right s ...
• 23 March 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Rajoelina swears in as President of the transitional government, while international community considers the change of power unconstitutional Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Andry Rajoelina swore in as President of the transitional government in Madagascar, however the international community has not recognized the process that has led to the coming into powe ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (7) - Meeting with the Special Council of the Synod for Africa: “Africa has received a particular vocation to know Christ. Let Africans be proud of this!” Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – The final encounter before the Farewell Ceremony in Yaounde was the Holy Father Benedict XVI's meeting with members of the Special Council of the Synod for Africa, on the evening of March 19, ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (8) - The Farewell: “People of Cameroon, I urge you to seize the moment the Lord has given you!” Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, March 20, at 8:45am, the Holy Father Benedict XVI left the Apostolic Nunciature and travelled to the Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde, where a Farewell Ceremony was held at ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (9) - The arrival: “you must take from your spiritual and cultural heritage the best values that Angola possesses, and go out to meet one another fearlessly” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – At 12:45 on Friday, March 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI landed in 4 de Fevereiro International Airport of Luanda, Angola's capital, where he was met by civil, military, and religious authori ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (10) - Address to political and civil authorities: “African men and women themselves, working together for the good of their communities, should be the primary agents of their own development.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “You are the protagonists and witnesses of an Angola which is on the road to recovery. In the wake of the twenty-seven-year civil war that ravaged this country, peace has begun to take root, br ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (11) - Meeting with Bishops: “continue to raise your voice in defence of the sacredness of human life and the value of the institution of marriage, as well as in promotion of the family’s proper role in the Church and in society” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of Friday, March 20, the Holy Father met with members of the Bishops' Conferences of Angola and São Tomé, in the chapel of the Nunciature. “May our prayer of praise rise up, ...
• 21 March 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Spanish priest shot to death, after 34 years of working with street children Recife (Agenzia Fides) – Police sources have informed that 64 year-old Father Ramiro Ludeña, a native of Toledo (Spain) was killed yesterday, March 20, in Recife, in northeastern Brazil where he had been working 34 ye ...