News
19 February 2007
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Every Day with Jesus”: Brisbane archdiocese proposes multi media resource Lent preparation programme for all age groups
Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) - Every Day with Jesus is the title of a 2007 Lent to Pentecost programme made available by the Catholic archdiocese of Brisbane to encourage the faithful to spend a little time every day with Je ...
19 February 2007
AMERICA/CANADA - Joint delegation Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and Canadian Catholic Organisation for Development and Peace visits reconstruction programmes in tsunami stricken areas
Montreal (Fides Service) - A joint delegation of the Canadian Catholic Organisation for Development and Peace DP and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops CCCB is visiting Indonesia to review the successful reconst ...
19 February 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA - Thank you Holy Father for your comforting words, a source of encouragement for the whole Christian community: communications officer of Conakry archdiocese
Conakry (Fides Service)- “The Pope’s words brought comfort to the whole Christian community in Guinea” said Fr Come Traoré Communications Officer for Conakry archdiocese in Guinea. In Rome yesterday 18 February, a ...
19 February 2007
EUROPE/RUMANIA - Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate prepare for 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly
Bucharest (Fides Service) - In the Rumanian Transylvanian city of Sibiu, consecrated European Culture Capital 2007, the 3rd European Ecumenical Assembly EEA3 will be held from 4 to 9 September. Theses religious cultural ...
17 February 2007
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “The Church will continue to be faithful to her mission to announce the Gospel of Life and denounce any attack on life” say Catholic Bishops at the end of special meeting to discuss abortion referendum outcome
Fatima (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Portugal held a special assembly in Fatima on 16 February in Fatima to discuss the results of the referendum 11 February which drew a yes vote to legalise abortion up to t ...
17 February 2007
EUROPE/SPAIN - “Where is Europe heading? Christians, value and hope for the future”: 4th Europe-Mediterranean FIAC meeting discusses evangelisation on the ‘old’ continent
Madrid (Fides Service) - From 1 to 4 March in Madrid there will be the 4th Europe-Mediterranean Meeting of the Catholic Action International Forum with the title “Where is Europe Heading? Christians, value and hope for ...
17 February 2007
AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic Bishops ask government to reconsider decision not to host the Uganda peace talks that collapsed in Juba
Kampala (Fides Service)- “The cessation of hostilities between the two groups expires on February 28 and war could break out if the peace talks would not have resumed” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu northern U ...
17 February 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN -In New Year Pastoral Letter Archbishop of Tai Pei calls for religious institutes and parishes to coordinate pastoral work and prayers for vocations
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - In a New Year Pastoral Letter the Archbishop of Tai Pei Joseph Cheng has asked for more intense coordination of pastoral work and prayers for vocations. The Letter, published in the diocesan bul ...
17 February 2007
ASIA/INDONESIA - Army offensive leaves five thousand hungry and desperate: humanitarian emergency in west Papua
Sorong (Agenzia Fides) - More than five thousand people forced to abandon their homes following an army offensive in the Papuan district in Puncak Jaya have been living in the forest since last December in a situation of ...
17 February 2007
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Ninety year old Italian Consolata missionary dies of injuries inflicted by robbers
Manizalez (Fides Service) - A ninety year old Italian Consolata missionary Fr Mario Bianco died in Manizales, Colombia, on 15 February after being attacked ten days earlier on 4 February by thieves. The bandits broke int ...
17 February 2007
AMERICA/PERU - In our times the Church calls us, priests especially, to bear witness to the cross the ‘sign of contradiction’: Cardinal Cipriani addresses Lenten Letter to Priests
Lima (Fides Service) - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru, addressed a Lenten Letter to his priests reminding them that their mission in the Church demands " continual personal con ...
17 February 2007
OCEANIA - The role of Catholic media in the Pacific area
Melbourne (Fides Service) - Catholic media can play an important role to help alleviate social economic and political crisis in various part of the Pacific. This emerged from a Seminar in Melbourne for Church representat ...
16 February 2007
ASIA/INDIA - The Pope appoints the new Archbishop of Agra
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on 16 February 2007, appointed Mgr Albert D’Souza Archbishop of Agra (India), until now Bishop of Lucknow (India). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 16/2/2007; Rig ...
16 February 2007
VATICAN - “For over fifty years, the Korean people have suffered the consequences of division. Families have been split, close relatives have been separated from one another. Please let them know that I am spiritually close to them in their suffering. On compassionate grounds, I pray for a speedy solution to the problem which impedes so many from communicating with one another.”: Pope Benedict XVI President of the Republic of Korea
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 15 February received in audience the President of the Republic of Korea. Mr Roh Moo-hyun, accompanied by his consort and entourage. After the audience ...
16 February 2007
VATICAN - The challenges to the faith experienced by peoples both Africans and Christians: Message from the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples to a Colloquium, on the theme “Evangelisation, theology and salvation in Africa”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the spirit of the post-synodal Exhortation Ecclesia in Africa which underlines the important role of Catholic universities and institutes in the mission to evangelise, the UCAO/UUA (Univ ...
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