News

• 1 September 2008
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Bishop of N’Zérékoré appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on August 14, 2008, appointed Father Raphaël Balla Guilavogui of the clergy of the Diocese of N’Zérékoré and currently studying for a Doctorate in Bibl ...
• 1 September 2008
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s Missionary Intention for September 2008: “That faithful to the sacrament of matrimony every Christian family may cultivate the values of love and communion in order to be a small evangelizing community, sensitive and open to the material and spiritual needs of others.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Marriage is undoubtedly one of the most attacked institutions in our society. In a culture that is marked by extreme relativism and a divorce from its Creator, man tries to establish hims ...
• 1 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - General Chapter of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary: 7,000 religious serving the universal mission in 76 countries all over the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A Mass will be presided today (September 1) in Grottaferrata (Rome) by General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), Fr. José Carballo, for the opening of the 22nd General Chapter of the ...
• 1 September 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - After 100 years without a church, the community of Lu Dong, of the Diocese of Tong Zhou (present-day Wei Nan) joyfully witnesses the consecration of two new churches Wei Nan (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community of Lu Dong, of the Diocese of Tong Zhou (present-day Wei Nan), of the Province of Shaan Xi, has lived its last 100 years without a single church. This era came to an end ...
• 1 September 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Christian Life Weekly” becomes “Catholic Weekly”: a more professional and modern publication on spirituality, evangelization, and service Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – For years now, our readers have accompanied us in following the news pieces taken from “Christian Life Weekly.” Today the Catholic bulletin of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, after 56 years of ...
• 1 September 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Launching of the Great Continental Mission at the close of CAM 3: “The Spirit is the one who leads us to unite ourselves with Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania in sharing our faith.” The “Message to Humanity, the Family of God.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – With the motto, “America with Christ listens, learns, and announces,” the 3rd American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) was celebrated in the city of Quito (Ecuador) August 15-17, 2008. According ...
• 1 September 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Final Declaration from CAM 3: “Jesus sends us out to all the ends of the earth to be witnesses to all that we have heard, learned, and announced.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Missionaries from all over the world issued a final document at the close of the Third Missionary Congress (CAM 3) in which they declared their willingness to announce the Gospel, build a world ...
• 1 September 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Bishops prepare to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the presence of the “Virgen de la Caridad”: “symbol of our homeland, what unites us to our families, our people, and above all, to the Mother of Christ.” Havana (Agenzia Fides) – “We ask that you all join in celebrating the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the “Virgen de la Caridad” in the year 1612. We have sent out this invitation to all Cubans, because she ...
• 1 September 2008
  VATICAN - Youth gypsies and their role in the Church and society: Freising (Germany) to host the 6th World Congress for Pastoral Care of Gypsies Freising (Agenzia Fides) – “Youth gypsies in the Church and society” is the theme for the 6th World Congress for Pastoral Care of Gypsies, which will take place at the Bildungszentrum Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus in Frei ...
• 1 September 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “We have been blessed by Divine Providence and we should learn to respond accordingly,” says Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento on the eve of September 5 elections Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – “The Angolan people have reached a high level of civil and democratic maturity,” said Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, in an interview on national radio in A ...
• 1 September 2008
  AFRICA - Turkey looks towards Africa: First Turkish-African Summit in Istanbul Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Following China (see Fides 6/11/2006) and India (see Fides 9/4/2008), Turkey has also organized a Summit with the African nations in order to improve the business and economy possibilities on ...
• 1 September 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - An initial balance of the victims of anti-Christian violence in Orissa, as the Church in India prepares for a “Day for Fasting and Prayer” on September 7 Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) – The toll of victims of anti-Christian violence in Orissa (Northeastern India) in recent days has reached 26. Hundreds of Christian families were attacked by Hindu fundamentalists who dest ...
• 1 September 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic University in Icheon opens the Diocesan Center of the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and the Family Incheon (Agenzia Fides) – The John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and the Family hopes to open a Korean campus, which is why it has recently begun a Diocesan Center in the Catholic University of Incheon. It ...
• 29 August 2008
  Dossier - The encounter with Jesus of Nazareth, improvisation or “creativity” faithful to tradition Introduction The sacrificial significance of the Eucharist The post-council Church the authentic one? Authentic participation depends on the rite or the language? Turned away from the people or facing the Lord? ...
• 29 August 2008
  Dossier - The Role of the Woman in the Life of the Church Introduction Social and Cultural Changes in the Role of the Woman From the Second Vatican Council to Mulieris Dignitatem The Pope and the Contribution of the Feminine Genius to the Church John Paul II’s L ...