News

• 4 December 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Christian hope is a certainty Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Advent, the season which celebrates our waiting for the Lord's return at the end of time, and revives the memory of his first advent in the flesh, comes every year especially to declare “ ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Sangmelima resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 4, 2008, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Sangmelima (Cameroon) presented by Bishop Raphaël Marie Ze, in c ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint Matthias in the Diocese of Eldoret Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 14, 2008 appointed Fr. Dominic Kimengich, of the clergy of the Diocese of Kisumu, Rector of ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Rector of Interdiocesan Seminary of Saint Augustine in the Diocese of Bungoma appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 14, 2008 appointed Fr. David Njuguma Kiranga of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Rec ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Testimony of a missionary from Goma: “The people are still afraid, living as if they were in a foreign land, in distrust and anxiety - especially at night.” Goma (Agenzia Fides) - “In spite of the fact that for the past few days, the media's interest in this part of the world has died down, the conflict continues in the region of Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Letter from Catholic Action to the country's representatives in government: “The conservation of Christian values of respect for human life and the family, falls under your responsibility.” Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Catholic Action group (FAAC) of the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica), has sent a letter to the senior members of Parliament, asking that they conserve and defend authen ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Commemoration of the pontifical mediation that prevented a war between Argentina and Chile, 30 years ago Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo (Brazil) has been appointed by the Holy Father as his special envoy in the act commemorating the 30th anniversary of the beginning o ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishops of Taiwan prepare for their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican Rome (Agenzia Fides) – According to information released to Agenzia Fides, the Taiwan Regional Bishops' Conference will make its Ad Limina Apostolorum visit to the Vatican, December 9-13 (although the Bishops will be i ...
• 4 December 2008
  VATICAN - LXXI (2007) Volume of “Missionary Bibliography” published Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missionary Library has published the LXXI Volume of the “Missionary Bibliography” 2007. As scholars and experts in this material know, it is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - “Here I am Lord, send me”: Parish of Fu Cheng (Diocese of Heng Shui) working on giving evangelization effort a boost at the close of 2008 Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – The Parish of Fu Cheng, in the Diocese of Heng Shui, Province of He Bei (mainland China), held an evangelization event on the Solemnity of Christ the King, November 23. The theme was: “Her ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - The Catholic laity of Bombay organize “Citizens against terrorism” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Uniting efforts in society, to fight violence and terrorism: this is the goal of the Catholic laity in Bombay, in the aftermath of the recent attacks in their city. The people are still terrifi ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Government declares health emergency on account of cholera, while the loyalty of the military remains in question Harare (Agenzia Fides) – Authorities in Zimbabwe have declared a health emergency on account of the cholera epidemic that has been plaguing the country for several months (see Fides 2/12/2008). Local healthcare centers ...
• 4 December 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Talks underway for the crisis in eastern Congo, as missionaries organize a solidarity campaign in Rome in support of the Congolese people Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – It seems that the moment of democracy has come in the dramatic crisis of North Kivu , in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In Goma, the capital of the province, in which military and para ...
• 4 December 2008
  ASIA/MIDDLE EAST - Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA): offering an authentic and generous support of Catholics in the Middle East Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Over $20,000,000 every year is spent on programs for priestly formation, social and healthcare services, building churches and religious structures, youth education, assistance for orphans and im ...
• 3 December 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Congress held by the Hong Kong Catholic Lay Missionary Association celebrates 20 years of lay missionary activity and training Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “From the Book of Jonah to the Mystery of Evangelization” was thhe theme addressed by Fr. Giovanni Giampietro, PIME, in the formation course for evangelization held during the Hong Kong Ca ...