News

• 24 January 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Alarm for growing rate of child and teenage pregnancies El Salvador (Agenzia Fides) -El Salvador health authorities are concerned about the growing number of pregnancies among young girls between the ages of 10 and 19. In 2007 the total number of pregnancies in this age group ...
• 24 January 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Chapel for perpetual adoration opened in Lima to make reparation for sins due to abortion and to sustain priests Lima (Agenzia Fides) -Santa Rosa of Lima parish in the city of Lima has opened a new chapel for Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Special prayers will include reparation for sins due to abortion all over the ...
• 24 January 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 9 November 2007, appointed Rev. José Ricardo Bran Mijangos, of the archdiocesan clergy of Guatemala, ...
• 24 January 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 23 November 2007, appointed Rev.do Osvaldo Pablo Leone, of the diocesan clergy of Rio Quarto, Argentina ...
• 23 January 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope's Message for the World Day of the Sick: “The Eucharist, Lourdes and pastoral care of the sick ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Eucharist, Lourdes and pastoral care of the sick” is the theme of Pope Benedict XVI's Message for the 16th Day of the Sick to be celebrated on 11 February, feast-day of Our Lady o ...
• 23 January 2008
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - Only when we forget self, do we truly love! Mgr Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Prepare the way for the Lord who comes!" The call of John the Baptist resounds in every epoch of history and it is addressed to all who desire to open their heart to God. If we truly bel ...
• 23 January 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday 27 January “pro-life, pro-family, pro- freedom” demonstration will show society what is good for everyone with regard to life, the family, education and teaching Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 27 some 5,000 people are expected to take part in a rally with the motto “Pro-life, pro-family, pro- freedom. United we can win!” organised at Barcelona's Congress Palace by “P ...
• 23 January 2008
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Growing demand for electricity and power cuts affected millions in southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- Interruption of electricity supplies are having serious repercussions on southern African countries. The situation is most critical in Zimbabwe, where people already suffer from an economic ...
• 23 January 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics united with universal Church, pray intensely for Christian unity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics are praying intensely during this annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in communion with the universal Church and in answer to the Holy Father's call last Sunday at the Angel ...
• 23 January 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Padre Carlos Crespi national communications award” restores human and Christian values in communications Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 24 January the feast of Saint Francis de Sales, Patron saint of journalists, Signis-Ecuador Association of Catholic Communicators will present the national communications award to ...
• 23 January 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO Cardinal Rivera calls all the baptised to a state of mission “to be light of Christ in the city” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Norberto Rivera, Archbishop of Mexico, presented Pastoral Guidelines for 2008, with the title “Formation for Christian Life” which aim to re-launch a permanent state of mission ...
• 23 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - Unrest in Kenya seriously affects activity of Italian Amici di Raul Follereau Association partners Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Disorder in Kenya following political elections last December, has had serious effects in areas where partners of the Italian Association Amici di Raul Follereau operate programmes of social and ...
• 23 January 2008
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - More than 70,000 children affected by floods in eastern regions; fresh warning of natural disasters due to climate change Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Days of torrential and uninterrupted rain in the districts Ampara and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka have forced about 30,000 people to abandon their homes to escape the flood waters. In the district ...
• 22 January 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI addresses Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Catholic Education: “teaching is an expression of the charity of Christ and it is the first spiritual work of mercy to which the Church is called” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 21 January the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI received in audience the participants at a Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Catholic Education and in his address he highli ...
• 22 January 2008
  VATICAN - “Everyone in fact must be offered, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, the opportunity to encounter the living Word, Jesus Christ ”: the Pope addresses the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The main duties of the ecclesial community in the world today - among many I underline evangelisation and ecumenism - are focused on the Word of God and at the same time are supported an ...