News

• 28 January 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Roman Rota: “render Rotal jurisprudence ever more openly unitary and effectively accessible to all operators of justice so as to reach uniform application in all Church tribunals” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The first centenary of the re-establishing of the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota on the part of Saint Pius X, “is an opportune occasion to reflect on a fundamental aspect of the Rot ...
• 28 January 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI concludes Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: “today, as in the past, Ecumenism has a profound need of that vast community of Christians of all traditions who without clamour pray and offer their life to promote unity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “At the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we are ever more aware that the task of recomposing unity, which requires our efforts and energy, is infinitely superior to our capab ...
• 28 January 2008
  VATICAN - “The law of the Church is first of all, lex libertatis: a law which renders us free to follow Christ” the Pope said at a Conference promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Legislative Texts Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Ius ecclesiae is not only a set of norms produced by the ecclesial Legislator for this special people, the Church of Christ. It is first and foremost an authoritative declaration on the ...
• 28 January 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI encourages the Mixed Working Group of the Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches “ open the way for more intense cooperation so the Lord's prayer ‘that they may be one' may be better realised in our day” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Dear friends, I pray that the new mixed work group may build on the basis of the praiseworthy work already accomplished and open the way for ever more intense cooperation so that the Lor ...
• 25 January 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI's Message for World Communications Day: “also in the sector of social communications essential dimensions of the human person and the truth concerning the human person come into play. ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “There is no area of human experience, especially given the vast phenomenon of globalisation, in which the media have not become an integral part of interpersonal relations and of social, ...
• 25 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Bishop Mattia Chen Xilu of Kinghsien. Kinghsien (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Mattia Chen Xilu of the diocese of Kinghsien (Jingxian/Hengshui), died in Jizhou Hospital in the mainland China province of Hebei, on 16 January. The Bishop, almost 80 years old, was in ...
• 25 January 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Getting to Work” Missionary Childhood Day in Spain Sunday 27 January Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “Getting to Work” is the theme of Missionary Childhood Day in Spain on Sunday 27 January. The purpose is to encourage children to collaborate in missionary work directly, “working to build ...
• 25 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Opposition leader Odinga meets President Kibaki, but violence continues Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “This was a good sign, but there is still long way to go to reach pacification ” said a local Catholic source in Nairobi after Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga ...
• 25 January 2008
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - This year's floods worse than 2000 for quantity of harvest loss Maputo (Agenzia Fides)- Over 180,000 homeless of whom 57,000 have lost everything. This is the result of floods in Mozambique this year which are worse that those in 2000/2001, according to Françoise Le Goff head of Red ...
• 25 January 2008
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - New priests ordained in Solomons Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Solomon Islands has a new priest Fr John Peter Varea, aged 28, ordained on 20 January by Archbishop Adrian Smith of Honiara. In his homily the Archbishop said “We joyfully announce and testify ...
• 25 January 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Two women a Christian and a Muslim chosen to lead Silsilah Movement for interreligious dialogue in southern Philippines Zamboanga city (Agenzia Fides) - The new leadership of Silsilah Movement for interreligious dialogue, historic presence of cultural awareness building, formation and sharing for Christian-Muslim dialogue in southern Phil ...
• 25 January 2008
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem in front line to organise assistance and medical care in Gaza Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Jerusalem is intensifying efforts to assist people in Gaza suffering shortage of food, water, electricity, medial care and basic services since the Israeli authorities closed crossing ...
• 25 January 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops' Assembly examines the Great Mission, law on childhood and unchecked exploitation of minerals San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - During a recent Assembly the Bishops of El Salvador discussed various aspects of the ecclesial and social situation in the country. In a Message issued at the end of the meeting they list t ...
• 25 January 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Bishop of Kiayi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 24 January 2008, appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Kiayi (Taiwan), Bishop Thomas Chung An-zu, until now titular Bishop of Munaziana and Auxiliary ...
• 25 January 2008
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE Bishop of Quelimane appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 25 January 2008, appointed as Bishop of the diocese of Quelimane (Mozambique), Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., until now Bishop of the dioce ...