News

• 9 April 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops troubled for growing tensions, on pilgrimage to the Shrine to the Virgin of Lujan to pray for the country and to discuss the concerns and hopes of Argentina’s people Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentinean Bishops are holding their Plenary Assembly for the Bishops’ Conference, which began on April 7 and will run until April 12. The first day began with an exchange of reflect ...
• 9 April 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Church in Uruguay declares itself a permanent mission Florida (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Uruguay (the CEU) have issued a statement at the close of their Plenary Assembly (April 2-8) on the themes discussed during the meeting. The document on Pastoral Guidelines 2008- ...
• 9 April 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Renewed urgent call from Bishops: an openness to dialogue and an illumination of reason in truth is needed for the country to overcome its difficulties Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “We are extremely worried about the progressive segregation occurring among the various regions, social classes, and ethnic groups, the ideological polarization, the excessive attention giv ...
• 9 April 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - According to the preliminary provisory statistics, over 13,000 people were baptized on Easter in continental China Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In the 80 dioceses of continental China, 13,608 people were baptized in the Easter Vigil 2008. In addition to the Sacrament of Baptism, the catechumens also received the other two sacraments of ini ...
• 9 April 2008
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - “The proclamation of Christ returned to Mongolia 15 years ago, but the Lord has always been with the Mongol people who today receive the Gospel with faith and hope.” - Interview with Bishop Wenceslao Padilla, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (Agenzia Fides) - In just 15 years of active presence, the small Catholic community of Mongolia has made great progress. With the proclamation of the Gospel and the love of God, made manifest mainly through t ...
• 9 April 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Kenya cannot withstand another crisis,” missionary tells Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The worst incidents were seen in Kibera, the largest of the slums near the capital city and one which serves as electoral stronghold for Odinga, as well as in Kisumu, his hometown,” Agenzia ...
• 9 April 2008
  AFRICA - “The 21st century will be the century of Africa and Asia” says Indian Prime Minister in his opening address at the India-Africa Summit New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Investments, businesses, energy security, climate changes, reform of the United Nations, and peacekeeping. These were the main topics of discussion in the first India-Africa Summit that began ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - Cardinal Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” attends Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops of England and Wales Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office has issued a statement saying that, upon the invitation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBEW), Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of ...
• 8 April 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Migration, missionary activity, renewal of the Catechesis for Christian Initiation are among discussion topics for the Plenary Assembly Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Argentina have begun their 95th Plenary Assembly, taking place April 7-12. The Assembly opened with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos ...
• 8 April 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of the new Catechism for Christian Initiation “Jesus is Lord”: “more than a book, it is a treasure because it contains the Good News that our Holy Mother Church teaches us.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals of Tortosa, Vice-President of the Bishops’ Committee on Education and Catechesis for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE), yesterday presented the catechetical ...
• 8 April 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Third National Missionary Congress in preparation for the CAM 3, to spread missionary awareness among the baptized; commencement of the National Missionary Project, promoted by the Plenary Council Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “Venezuela, now is the time to be missionary apostles,” the Third National Missionary Congress (CONAMI) will be held April 9-13. The event is being organized by the Venezuela ...
• 8 April 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Distribution of the “morning after pill” is outlawed in public health centers, after a long court battle: this “reaffirms the Law in recognizing that our justice system protects life.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Following a long court battle, the Constitutional Tribunal of Chile has declared as public and official the court settlement that will give way to the declaration of unconstitutionalit ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “The Church has the primary duty of approaching these persons with love and delicacy, with maternal care and attention, to announce the merciful nearness of God in Jesus Christ” to all those wounded by divorce and abortion Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Divorce and abortion are decisions that are sometimes undertaken in difficult circumstances, they often bring trauma and are causes of deep suffering for those who make them.” These we ...
• 8 April 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope visits the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew for “a pilgrimage in memory of the martyrs of the 20th century” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Apparently it would seem that violence, totalitarianisms, persecution and blind brutality show themselves to be stronger, silencing the voice of the witnesses of the faith, who can seem ...
• 8 April 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - General elections 2009: Christian presence in politics expected Yakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The democratic process in Indonesia continues to make progress, albeit slowly and in the midst of many different obstacles. The Islamic country with the most population (over 220 million people, ...