News

• 16 January 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 6th World Meeting of Families (4) - “International Law should seek to protect family unity and fight today's ever-growing phenomenon of de facto unions,” says Archbishop Marchetto in his talk on the migrant family Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “In the current panorama of international migration patterns, the family is having to face new challenges and many inconveniences,” said the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the P ...
• 16 January 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Kidnappings continue in South Philippines after talks between government and rebels end Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – The local community and the Church is troubled at the kidnapping of three Red Cross workers on the island of Jolo. Their names are Eugenio Vagni (Italian), Andreas Notter (Swiss), and Jean L ...
• 16 January 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The laity is of increasing importance in the pastoral life of the Church, study from the Archdiocese of Seoul shows Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Catholic lay men and women are working hard and are becoming increasingly more active in pastoral activities of the Church. This is what was found in a study done by the Archdiocese of Seoul and ...
• 16 January 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Superiors of Chinese Congregations visit the earthquake zone; 8 months after the quake, the religious are the only aid workers who continue providing spiritual and material assistance Mian Yang (Agenzia Fides) - “Thank you and keep up the good work! You spread Christ's love, participating in His work of Redemption.” This is what Superior Generals of the 11 Chinese religious congregations of sister ...
• 16 January 2009
  VATICAN - A 2008 marked by religious hatred and anti-Christian secularism Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The year 2008 was heavily marked by anti-Christian violence and persecution throughout the world. Areas that for many years had remained immune to the intolerance and had been places that ...
• 15 January 2009
  VATICAN - The Letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians “are a great catechesis, from which we can learn not just how to be good Christians, but also how to come to be truly persons”: the Pope's catechesis at the General Audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his catechesis given at the General Audience on January 14, the Holy Father Benedict XVI spoke of the two “twin” letters of Saint Paul: the Letter to the Colossians and the Letter ...
• 15 January 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishop of Mansa resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 15 January 2009, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Mansa (Zambia) presented by Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha, in conf ...
• 15 January 2009
  ASIA - “Living the Eucharist in Asia”: next Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) to be held in the Philippines Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – An official statement from FABC offices in Bangkok says that the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) will celebrate its 9th Plenary Assembly from August 10-16, 2009 in Manila. The ...
• 15 January 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 6th World Meeting of Families (1) - Welcoming Message from Cardinal Norberto Rivera: the encounter is a challenge to make our commitment to support the family Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Archdiocese of Mexico greets the 6th World Meeting of Families and welcomes all the participants, not only those here visiting but also those who will follow this event through the ma ...
• 15 January 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 6th World Meeting of Families (2) - “In this encounter, one thing is certain: the family represents a great value for the person and for society,” says Cardinal Ennio Antonelli in the event's presentation Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – In the presence of over 6,000 people, among them Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, present as Papal Legate; the President of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Card ...
• 15 January 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops officially launch the Great Continental Mission in the country: “a great plan of renewal in our institutional, pastoral, personal, and community life.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela officially launched the Great Continental Mission in the country yesterday, January 14, in Barquisimeto, in a Mass presided by Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop ...
• 15 January 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Supporting the family is an authentic mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexico is presently hosting the 6th World Meeting for Families, which reminds the Church and the world of the unique centrality of this natural, creatural institution, which Jesus Christ ra ...
• 15 January 2009
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Radical Missionaries” like Saint Paul Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – The experience of Saint Paul is a call to “radicality” for the entire Church. This is what various members of the Church in the Solomon Islands have been reiterating in reflecting on this ...
• 15 January 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops and pastoral ministers are concerned for the growth of population and number of Catholics as it demands a proper pastoral response, in logistical terms as well Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The parishes of Hong Kong are gathering abundant fruits of evangelization and the number of faithful increases, however the urban development and population growth also require a proper past ...
• 15 January 2009
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Attack on the Salesian community in Goma, eastern Congo, in the heart of the civil war, result of “the atmosphere of instability and insecurity that persists in the city of Goma,” Fr. Lacedonio of ANS tells Fides Goma (Agenzia Fides) - During the night between 14 and 15 January, the Salesian community at the Industrial Technical Institute in Goma (capital of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo) suffered a violent attac ...