News

• 9 June 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The offensive against the “negative forces” has still not begun, say local sources in east Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “Right now the situation is calm and there are still no signs of the announced offensive on the negative forces,” Fides was told by a source from the local Church in southern Kivu, in the ...
• 9 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Bishops of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei: “May you experience renewed fervour in the great missionary task for which you, like Saint Paul, have been set apart and called- that of preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “By a happy coincidence, your visit to the city of the Apostles Peter and Paul comes at a time when the Church all over the world is preparing to celebrate a year dedicated to Saint Pau ...
• 6 June 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Gratitude from the earthquake zone, for the prayers and personal donation sent by the Holy Father and the aid from the international Catholic community Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The population living in the Chinese territory recovering from the earthquake is very grateful for the prayer and personal donation sent to them by the Holy Father Benedict XVI and for all the ...
• 6 June 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The religious congregation, Sisters of “Our Lady of China,” celebrates four important events Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) – The Sisters of Our Lady of China (OLC) recently celebrated four important events: 68 years of their foundation of the Congregation; the 25th anniversary of the perpetual vows of Sister Liu Si ...
• 6 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Let us think more about what we can do for our country and not so much in what our country can do for us”: exhortation from the Bishop’s Permanent Committee regarding the conflict between the rural sector and the government Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “The nation needs heroic acts” is the title of the document that was published by the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina at the close of the extraordinary meeting held for the Permane ...
• 6 June 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the 3rd American Missionary Congress (CAM 3): drawing up Mexico’s proposal, that its participation may be active and effective Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – With the participation of nearly 100 people from over 40 dioceses in the country, the “Pre-CAM 3” was held on May 30 in the Pontifical Mission Society facilities in Mexico City, accord ...
• 6 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - June 8th Annual Collection for Caritas: “Inequality makes us suffer; let us revive our capacity to share.” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – With the theme: “Inequality makes us suffer; let us revive our capacity to share,” Caritas Argentina is inviting all faithful to participate in its Annual Collection, which will take ...
• 6 June 2008
  EUROPE/IRELAND - “A community that is founded on purely economic self interest will not last,” Bishops say, in regards to the referendum to be held on the Treaty of Lisbon Dublin (Agenzia Fides) – In preparation for the referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon set to take place on June 12, the Irish Bishops have published a Pastoral Letter entitled, “Fostering a community of values.” Irela ...
• 6 June 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 30 May 2008, appointed Rev. Andrea Bignotti of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC), National Director of ...
• 6 June 2008
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - New Rector appointed for the Interdiocesan Major Seminary “Our Lady of the Presentation” in Katiola Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect for the Congregation of the Evangelization of Peoples, on 2 February 2008 appointed Fr. Didier Maxime Marie Lefebvre, of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eud ...
• 6 June 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Updates on the tragic results of Cyclone Nargis that devastated the country one month ago Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar on May 2-3, 2008, over one month ago. The United Nations estimates that 2.4 million people suffered severe losses, 1.4 of whom lived in the Irrawaddy Delta are ...
• 6 June 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Conclusion of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security in Rome, with substantial allocations of funds to meet the most urgent needs; many questions remain Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The High-Level Conference on World Food Security sponsored by the FAO in Rome from June 3 to 5, has finally concluded. It has been an intense meeting that has had to address many urgent issues on ...
• 6 June 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “We want to expand the area of cultivated land to 4 million hectares by 2013,” Angola’s Foreign Affairs Minister announced in Rome Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Angola wants to increase cereals production between the 2009-2013 period, in about 4 million hectares of land, to produce over 15 million tons. This was its Foreign Affairs Minister, João Mirand ...
• 5 June 2008
  VATICAN - The Holy Father continues his catechesis on Saint Gregory the Great, who wishes “simply to be the mouth of Christ and of his Church on the way that must be followed to reach God.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again, in the General Audience held on Wednesday, June 4, the Holy Father Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Gregory the Great, who in spite of his commitments as Bishop of Rome, has left u ...
• 5 June 2008
  VATICAN - “Petrine-Pauline” Triduum celebration in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls for the inauguration of the Pauline Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The annual Triduum for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the two main patrons of the city of Rome, celebrated by the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, will b ...