News

• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Bishops’ Conference is the main theme for the upcoming Plenary Assembly Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – “The historical memory of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference in the celebration of its first centennial anniversary” will be the theme for the 85th Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishop ...
• 13 June 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Bishop of Cartagena on the Pauline Year: a time of conversion, an opportune moment to speak of vocations, a time for missions and renewal Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) – “It is an opportune moment for the entire Church, with our eyes fixed on the life and writings of the Apostle to the Gentiles, to grow in her knowledge of her Lord and in the desire to com ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - National Conference of Basic Ecclesial Communities: “Testifying the love of God every day.” Dajeon (Agenzia Fides) – The Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) are now a reality that is deeply rooted in the Korean Catholic Church and are now present in 15 dioceses. They are instruments that work in the evangelizat ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - 181 baptized on the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, at the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tian Jin Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – On May 31 of this year, Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, 181 catechumens from the Cathedral parish in the Diocese of Tian Jin received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Theotokos, Mother of God”: a CD for the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Lourdes - recorded by Cardinal Shan and Fr. Chang, both suffering severe illnesses Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop emeritus of Kaohsiung, who has been suffering for some time from a lung tumor, and Fr. Petrus Chang, CDD (Congregatio Discipulorum Domini), who suffers from an irrev ...
• 13 June 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Bishops make an appeal to institutions and rebels: “Peace is the urgent need of the hour” to protect the innocent Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Sri Lanka have sent out yet another appeal to end the violent conflict that is afflicting the country. Once again, the Church, concerned for the fate of its people, especially t ...
• 13 June 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Foster better living conditions so that people are not forced to have to immigrate and offer immigrants an adequate reception” is the message from the African continental congress on immigration Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – “The phenomenon of migration is a structural incontrovertible reality. Some people are forced into it, others freely choose it in the pursuit of better living conditions. Unfortunately, ever ...
• 13 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop Migliore: there needs to be guaranteed access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action: the Church’s worldwide commitment to AIDS patients New York (Agenzia Fides) – An effort to widen access to anti-retroviral therapy and life-saving action for AIDS patients, openness and presence of Catholic institutions and Bishops’ Conferences in stopping the spread ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope dedicates his catechesis to Saint Columban: “With good reason he can be called a "European" saint, because as monk, missionary and writer, he worked in several countries of Western Europe.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The catechesis given by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the General Audience on Wednesday, June 11, was dedicated to “the holy Abbot Columban, the most famous Irishman of the early ...
• 12 June 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinals Sarr, Njue, Sandri, Foley, and Cordes appointed by the Holy Father as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI named as members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinals Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Archbishop of Dakar; John Njue, Archbishop of Nairobi ...
• 12 June 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - “Why I love Saint Paul” an article by Archbishop Adrian Smith, on the eve of the Pauline Year, celebrated in the Pacific Islands Honiara (Agenzia Fides) – Among the tiny islands of the Pacific, in the most remote fishing villages and among the wooden churches that can only be reached by seaways, the people are already talking of the Pauline Year ...
• 12 June 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Letter from the Archbishop of Toledo on the obligatory course, “Education for Citizenship” scheduled for the coming academic year: “it is just that you, parents, use all legitimate means in your power to defend your right to determine the moral education of your children.” Toledo (Agenzia Fides) – “This is a very important issue, which must be faced with lucidity, truth, responsibility, and freedom, and in conformity with the duties and rights that parents have regarding education. The ...
• 12 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Among the topics on the agenda at the Bishops’ Spring meeting: liturgical matters, embryonic stem-cell research, medically assisted nutrition and hydration Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) begins its Spring meeting today, June 12 in Orlando (Florida). The meeting is scheduled to last until June 14. Among the items for discussion ar ...
• 12 June 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops ask efforts to continue towards a quality education for all people, especially for the poorest of the poor AMERICA/CHILE – Bishops ask efforts to continue towards a quality education for all people, especially for the poorest of the poor Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishops ...
• 12 June 2008
  ASIA - “Eucharist as Communication”: Meeting of Asian Bishops in preparation for the Plenary Assembly 2009 Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – “Eucharist as Communication”: this is the title of a meeting of Bishops, secretaries, and experts of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) that was recently held in Bangkok, ...