News

• 13 May 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Archdiocese of Havana sees dreams come true with the construction of a new seminary Havana (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Archdiocesan magazine “Palabra,” just outside the city of Havana, about 150 km. from the city’s historic center, the new Archdiocesan Seminary of “San Carlos y San Ambros ...
• 13 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - “Aparecida is a voice of hope and a call to strengthen our Catholic identity, the sacramental life, and charity.” Interview with the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima, was recently in Rome for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In an interview with Agenzia ...
• 13 May 2008
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - “May the international community intervene to place an end to the violence”: appeal from the Bishops of Southern Africa Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of South Africa, Botswana, and Swaziland who form part of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) are launching an appeal for international and regional pressure in ...
• 13 May 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, expressing solidarity and spiritual support on behalf of all Catholics and invoking the Madonna of She Shan Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic world has expressed its support and prayer to the Chinese suffering the aftermath of an earthquake. Chinese Catholics are praying and working on the front lines in the earthquake zone, ...
• 13 May 2008
  VATICAN - Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People: “The family, vital cell of every society, can remain united even amidst mobility” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The 18th Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People was opened the morning of May 13, at the Dicastery’s headquarters in Piazza San C ...
• 13 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Planes arrive with aid, yet the situation is still chaotic; dangers of malaria and dengue among children Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Since May 12, planes have begun to arrive with more frequency, bringing aid to the people suffering the aftermath effects of Cyclone Nargis for 10 days. Myanmar authorities decided to maintain th ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pope’s exhortation in the Regina Caeli on Pentecost: “Let us rediscover the beauty of being baptized in the Holy Spirit; let us be aware again of our Baptism and of our Confirmation, sources of grace that are always present”; appeal for Lebanon. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, the ancient Hebrew feast that commemorated the Covenant of God with His people on Mount Sinai. It became a Christian feast on account of al ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - On the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Holy Father Benedict XVI recalled that: “the Church can be a ferment of that reconciliation that comes from God...only if she remains docile to the Spirit and bears witness to the Gospel.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “On Pentecost, the Church is constructed not by human will, but by the power of the Spirit of God. It is immediately evident how this Spirit gives life to a community that at the same tim ...
• 12 May 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis, bringing the Holy Father’s message of solidarity and presiding a Holy Mass for the victims Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar visited Yangon and the areas affected by Cyclone Nargis on May 8 and offered the Holy Mass at 11:00 a.m. for the victims at St. Mary ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - Seminar for Bishops organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity: “I ask you to approach movements with a great deal of love.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - From May 15 - 17, Bishops from 53 countries from among all the continents, along with founders and leaders of ecclesial movements and new communities, theologians and scholars, have all bee ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - Decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary grants the faithful Plenary Indulgence for the occasion of the Pauline Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Penitentiary has issued a Decree through which the Holy Father Benedict XVI will grant the faithful Plenary Indulgence for the occasion of the two-thousandth anniversary of th ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope on the 40th anniversary of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae: “At the light of new scientific discoveries, its teaching becomes more pertinent and urges us to reflect on the intrinsic value it possesses.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Servant of God Paul VI, published the Encyclical Letter Humanae Vitae on July 25, 1968. That document soon became a sign of contradiction...often misunderstood and taken incorrectly, it ...
• 12 May 2008
  VATICAN - Pontifical Commission for Latin America celebrates 50 years at the service of the Church in the “Continent of Hope” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Commission for Latin America (CAL), which was created by Pope Pius XII on April 21, 1958, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday, May 9 with an Conference at the Pontifical Urban ...
• 12 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Archbishop of Lima calls for a “support chain” for those suffering from the cold so that the “Great Mission of Lima” may begin bearing fruit Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima made an appeal from Rome, where he has been participating in the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America ...
• 12 May 2008
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Official program of events for World Youth Day in Sydney has been published Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The official program for World Youth Day 2008 (WYD) in Sydney has been published. The event will take place July 15-20, six days of faith and spirituality, with all the traditional WYD activities ...