News

• 19 January 2009
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Girls' school in the North-West Frontier Province closed due to threats from Islamic extremist groups Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) – Over 170 schools have been attacked and destroyed in two years; over 400 girls schools forced to close their doors due to threats and a climate of terror. Among these are many Catholics schoo ...
• 19 January 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Funeral for Fr. Giuseppe Bertaina, Consolata missionary killed in a Nairobi mugging, to be held on Friday, January 23 Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The funeral for Fr. Giuseppe Bertaina, the Consolata missionary killed on January 16 in his office in Langata of the Philosophical Institute of the Consolata Missionaries in Nairobi, the capit ...
• 19 January 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The century-old tradition of catechetical training in the Archdiocese of Kananga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – In order to extend their pastoral services to all the inhabitants of the often large territories in their care, African priests and missionaries must rely on assistance from lay catechists, w ...
• 19 January 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Archbishop Sarah, Secretary of the Missionary Dicastery, tells his experience during his visit to Hong Kong Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – From December 4-8, 2008. Archbishop Robert Sarah, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, made a pastoral visit to the Diocese of Hong Kong. It was also the first ...
• 17 January 2009
  Dossier - Instrumentum mensis Decembris pro lectura Magisterii Summi Pontificis Benedicti XVI pro evangelizatione in terris missionum During the General Audiences this past month, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI continued his cycle of catechesis on St Paul, in this special Year of St Paul. On 22 December, Benedict XVI received the Roman Curia in audience ...
• 16 January 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 6th World Meeting of Families (3) - “In every person and migrant there should be a missionary in words and actions, bearing witness to the truth of the Gospel.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – According to the organizing committee of the 6th World Meeting of Families being celebrated in Mexico City January 14-18, the opening events have had positive results. The number of guests ...
• 16 January 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Called to make a conscientious, free, and responsible vote”: Bishops' document on the January 25th referendum of the new Constitution Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Bolivian Bishops' have published a Pastoral Message entitled “Called to make a conscientious, free, and responsible vote,” in which they analyze the 10 positive and the 10 most tro ...
• 16 January 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops denounce the fashion show that attacks the Blessed Virgin Mary: “We will not be believers who disappoint the Lord and His Blessed Mother with our silence.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement to all Catholics and men of good will, entitled “The Virgin Mary, authentic model of humanity,” issued on January 15, the Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishop ...
• 16 January 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Fr. Giuseppe dedicated his entire life to education; for forty years he carried out his mission in Kenya”: the religious brother of a missionary killed today in Nairobi present his testimony to Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “Father Giuseppe was a good, generous person who dedicated his entire life to education,” Agenzia Fides was told by Fr. Giuseppe Ettorri of the General House of the Consolata Missionaries, i ...
• 16 January 2009
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops of Cameroon invite the faithful to pray and make acts of charity in preparation for Pope Benedict XVI's visit in March Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - “We give thanks to the Lord for allowing the Pontiff, the Universal Pastor, to chose to visit Cameroon, a missionary land consecrated for over a century to Mary, Queen of Apostles, by the Pall ...
• 16 January 2009
  VATICAN - Pope tells the General Inspectorate for Public Security in the Vatican: “our daily work, whatever it may be, takes on a different value and meaning, because we base it on perennial human and spiritual values that make are lives more serene and more useful to our brothers.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On January 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the General Inspectorate for Public Security in the Vatican for the exchange of New Year's greetings. The Pope expressed his “most h ...
• 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 ...