News
14 March 2008
AFRICA/SUDAN - Presidents of Chad and Sudan meet in Senegal’s capital to sign agreement ending tensions between the two countries
Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - A day behind schedule, the Presidents of Chad and Sudan signed a non-aggression treaty placing an end to the tensions that have plagued relations between the two countries for five years.
The ag ...
13 March 2008
ASIA/IRAQ - “The body of Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found,” Nuncio tells Fides, emphasizing the need to guarantee security for Iraqi Christians
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - “I regretfully confirm the fact that Archbishop Faraj Rahho has been found dead,” the Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq, Bishop Francis Assisi Chullikatt, told Agenzia Fides. “The body of Archbisho ...
13 March 2008
VATICAN - The Holy See Press Office releases a communique on the Commission for the Church in China
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office released the following communique today: The Commission established by Pope Benedict XVI to study the most important questions concerning the life of the Church in ...
13 March 2008
AMERICA/CANADA - Bishops write Pastoral Letter to faithful: contemplate nature to discover the mystery of life and its Creator, use our goods in generous support of others
Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - The Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference has published a Pastoral Letter entitled, “Our Relationship with the Environment: The Need for Conversion.” As part of the ...
13 March 2008
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The United States prepares for the Holy Father’s visit. The Bishops’ Conference launches a blog on preparations and reflections on the meaning of this visit.
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the United States is working intensely to prepare for the visit of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, which will take place April 15-20. In honor of this event, they have launche ...
13 March 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Celebration of the Day of the Unborn Child, an effort to elevate maternity as a clear sign of life and hope
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - On March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation, the Family Pastoral Care section of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference will join the various teams from among the dioceses in presenting the Day of t ...
13 March 2008
VATICAN - The Pope in the General Audience: “We live in a time of meeting between cultures, of the danger of violence that destroys cultures, and of the necessary commitment to transmit the great values and to teach new generations the path to reconciliation and peace.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Schools today face significant challenges in the field of educating new generations. For this reason, schools cannot just be places for imparting ideas but are called to offer pupils the ...
13 March 2008
VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Progress is not God
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - One of the evidences of our time is humanity's continual thirst for progress. This thirst is continually and amply increased by the media which, with remarkable constancy, portray progress, ...
13 March 2008
ASIA/TAIWAN - Formation course for youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities
Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - “A leader as sign and servant of Love”: this was the theme chosen by the Formation Committee in the Diocese of Chia Yi (Taiwan), for their youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities. Accord ...
13 March 2008
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fresh impetus in communications and renewed effort in mass media for the Church in Korea, a look towards the web
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church is renewing its efforts in the area of communications and mass media, placing particular attention on communications via Internet, in hopes of giving a fresh impulse towards reco ...
13 March 2008
VATICANO - Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between man and woman: study day
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The study day sponsored by the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and the Family concluded March 12, with a public colloquium on the Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between ...
13 March 2008
AFRICA/UGANDA - 6,000 Ugandans assigned to security in Iraq
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - There are 6,000 Ugandans working as mercenaries or “contractors,” as they call them in the official language, in Iraq. This is what has been revealed in a statement from Ugandan Employment M ...
13 March 2008
ASIA/BANGLADESH - New India-Bangladesh Railway offers fresh hope for economic progress; country still immersed in poverty following the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr
Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the re-opening of the railway between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to take place next April, has renewed hopes for progress, business, and cultural and economic exchange. Th ...
12 March 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family”: theme for the preparatory Congress in June for the 6th World Family Encounter
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - June 5-7, there will be a Latin American Family Congress held in Argentina, with the theme: “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family.” The Congress is being held in pr ...
12 March 2008
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 5th National Missionary Congress, to recover the missionary strength of the Church in Bolivia and awaken missionary conscientiousness in all sectors
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we are living in a time of grace.(cf. DA, 548) Aparecida offers us a beautiful itinerary for fulfilling our missionary vocation, starting with that command we receive to “go and ma ...
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