News
16 March 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Lenten Collection in aid of the poor and the Church’s education programmes: continuing Jesus’ mission includes proclaiming the Good News more effectively
Pretoria (Fides Service) - “Continuing Jesus’ total mission” is the theme of the Lenten Appeal launched by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference SACBC. Recalling the Gospel of Luke “You sent me to bri ...
16 March 2007
OCEANIA/REPUBLIC OF FIJI - Fiji’s civil society and 15 other Pacific Forum member countries call for elections to restore peace and harmony after the military coup last December
Suva (Agenzia Fides) - The country needs elections to restore harmony, peace and respect for human rights. Foreign ministers of the 16-member Pacific Island Forum have called on Fiji’s military regime to return the nat ...
16 March 2007
ASIA/INDIA - Jaipur diocese starts a Nurses Association and a Commission for Women
Jaipur (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the international Women’s Day 8 March the diocese of Jaipur announced the institution of a Nurses Association and a Commission for Women. On Sunday March 11 numerous women at ...
15 March 2007
VATICAN - Saint Ignatius of Antioch urges us to attain “progressive synthesis between configuration to Christ and dedication to his Church”: Pope Benedict XVI’s catechesis at Wednesday General Audience
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Saint Ignatius, third Bishop of the town of Antioch in what today is Turkey between the year 70 and 107AD the year he was martyred, was the second of the Apostolic Fathers, after Saint Clem ...
15 March 2007
VATICAN - The Pope appoints Cardinal Dias his Special Envoy to celebrations to mark the Centenary of the evangelisation of Ghana
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples his Special Envoy to celebrations to mark the Centenary of ...
15 March 2007
VATICAN - Notification from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on certain writings by Fr Jon Sobrino
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made public on 14 March, a Notification with regard to certain writings by Fr Jon Sobrino, SJ - “Jesucristo liberador. Lectura histórico-teoló ...
15 March 2007
VATICAN - Prayers for Lent - Act of Contrition (I)
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The formula of the Act of Contrition may vary a little according to the language. The Catechism of the Catholic Church in English gives the follow text:
“O my God, I am heartily sorry f ...
15 March 2007
VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE- We cannot be “anonymous Christians”, Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Despite «holy striving» to minimize the phenomenon, also in Italy the changed cultural attitude towards the Catholic Church appears to be absolutely unequivocal. If previously compared wi ...
15 March 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - Religious Superiors call believers to unite 30 March in “a day of prayer and fasting for Peace” to end all the many wars in the world
Rome (Fides Service) - Superiors General of religious institutes are calling on Christians and all believers to observe March 30 as a day of prayer and fasting for Peace. The International Union of Superiors General mad ...
15 March 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne condemns introduction of law to allow “therapeutic” cloning of human embryos
Melbourne (Fides Service) -The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Archbishop Dennis Hart has condemned an announcement by the first minister of Victoria that the state government will introduce a law modelled on a recent f ...
15 March 2007
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Reconciliation and good government”: local Catholic Church adopts education plan to restore authentic peace all over the country
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The local Catholic Church is launching second stage of its programme of education to peace which successfully prepared the people to play their rightful role in the recent elections last year (s ...
15 March 2007
AMERICA/MEXICO - 25 March Day for Life: say yes loud and clear to the gift of life, celebrating life and serving life in the mission entrusted by God
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Manipulation of human embryos, are we faced with a new holocaust?” is the theme of 3rd international Pro Life Conference to be held 23 - 25 March 2007, in Mexico City to give a global re ...
14 March 2007
VATICAN - Prayers for Lent - Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity and Sorrow (2)
Vatican City (Fides Service) - One often sees even very young children at Sunday Mass, in the arms of the mother as she receives communion. From their mother and father children learn to know, love and believe in Jesus, ...
14 March 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives the President of the Russian Federation
Vatican City (Fides Service) - In the evening of 13 March the Holy See Press office issued the following statement in Italian with regard to the Papal Audience with the President of the Russian Federation. “At 6pm toda ...
14 March 2007
EUROPE/ITALY - Sister Eugenia Bonetti elected “Woman of Courage” for outstanding efforts to combat trafficking in persons
Rome (Fides Service)- On Friday, March 9, 2007, Consolata Missionary Sister Eugenia Bonetti was presented with a “Woman of Courage” award for her bold and tireless efforts to combat trafficking in persons. The award ...
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