News

• 28 February 2008
  MISSIONARY PRAYER INTENTION - The Pope’s missionary intention for March “That Christians persecuted because of the Gospel in various parts of the world and in various manners may be sustained by the strength of the Holy Spirit and continue to bear witness courageously and openly to the Word of God.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church always suffers persecution. We should not be surprised by this fact. Jesus announced this persecution: “Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No slave is greater than his master.' ...
• 28 February 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - On the way to the 6th European Day for University Students: International Congress on “Europe and the Americas Together to Build a Civilization of Love.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This afternoon, in the Pontifical Gregorian University, will be the opening of the International Congress on “Europe and the Americas Together to Build a Civilization of Love,” organized in con ...
• 28 February 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archdiocese of Mexico: Sunday, March 2 is Family Day, in preparation for the World Family Encounter Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - This coming Sunday, March 2, there will be a Family Day organized, in the Archdiocese of Mexico, by the Archdiocese’s Committee for Family Pastoral Ministry, in cooperation with the John P ...
• 28 February 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archbishop of Caracas laments attack on the Archbishop’s Residence: “What is needed is a large dose of calm and serenity.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In the early morning hours of February 27, a group of students and revolutionaries laid siege to the Archbishop’s Palace in Caracas, evacuating the personnel at work inside. Their goal was to ...
• 28 February 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Numerous activities underway for the 50th anniversary of the Diocesan Mission of Navarra: “many missionaries continue to impress us with their generosity and self-donation.” Navarra (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Pamplona-Tudela (Spain) is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Diocesan Mission of Navarra on December 3, 1958. In its commemoration, various activities ha ...
• 28 February 2008
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Three Franciscan brothers are off to Kazakhstan to work for the progress and growth of the local Church Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans have responded with enthusiasm and generosity to the call of the Church in Kazakhstan, that has requested their presence in the immense central Asian country, in the “spirit of ...
• 28 February 2008
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “If politics is not capable of changing this intolerable economic situation, we are afraid that the violence in the country will spread,” Bishops say. Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “We are extremely worried about the country’s situation, due to the continued protests in Maputo, Chowke, Chibuto, Mandjlakazi, Jangamo, and Chimoio,” a February 20th statement issued by th ...
• 28 February 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI, in the General Audience, concludes his catechesis on Saint Augustine: “may we be granted the grace every day to follow the example of this great convert, finding the Lord in every moment of our lives, as he did.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The General Audience on Wednesday, February 27, has also taken place in two phases: first, in the Basilica of St. Peter and later, in the Paul VI Hall, where the Holy Father Benedict XVI co ...
• 28 February 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - First fruits of the youth evangelization campaign launched at the Chinese New Year Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The youth evangelization campaign that was launched during the festivities of the Chinese New Year, in the Parish of Saint Bonaventure, is now seeing the first fruits of its labor. According t ...
• 28 February 2008
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Violent protests against increased prices has already claimed the lives of 17 Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - Protests against the increase of fuel prices that began in Doula, Cameroon’s industrial capital, have spread to the political capital, Yaounde, where fighting between demonstrators and police ...
• 28 February 2008
  ASIA - “Re-Launching our Evangelizing Mission”: a new publication from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - “Re-Launching our Evangelizing Mission” is the title of a new publication from the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), that contains a documentation of the Asian Mission Congr ...
• 27 February 2008
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEON AND GAMBIA - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has appointed 6 January 2008 National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Sierra Leone and Gamb ...
• 27 February 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has appointed 23 November 2007 National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya for a five ye ...
• 27 February 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Caritas of Bolivia implements a two-phase emergency aid plan for flood victims La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The emergency situation continues in various parts of Bolivia, due to the severe flooding that has afflicted the country in recent weeks. Caritas of Bolivia is currently carrying out an emergency ...
• 27 February 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops of the Peruvian rainforest are worried about the marginalizing and poverty of the indigenous people Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Ecclesial Jurisdictions of the Peruvian rainforest (San Ramón, Pucallpa, Puerto Maldonado, San José del Amazonas y Jaén) have issued a statement at the close of their Encount ...