News

• 22 January 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Beatification of Mother Candelaria de San José “opportunity to strengthen the faith and defend it from deviations ” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Venezuela has announced the first beatification of a daughter of that local Church, Mother Candelaria di San José, foundress of the Carmelite Sisters of Vene ...
• 22 January 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Hope for dialogue between government and prefectures; Bishops say every effort must be made to reach positive results Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - “Dialogue for consensus” is the title of a statement issued by the standing council of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bolivia, at the end of a meeting this week in Santa Cruz, in whi ...
• 22 January 2008
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - World Health Organisation estimates 1,000-3,000 cases of plague every year: a growing threat although still undervalued Liverpool (Agenzia Fides) - Plague is re-emerging in the world and according to a team of British researchers this growing threat is still undervalued. The warning was given in a report published by a group of scholars a ...
• 22 January 2008
  AFRICA - ‘Whitecoats' emergency in some African countries: doctors and nurses emigrate to work in rich countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) - According to a report by the Centre for Global Development in Washington, some African countries have more of their doctors and nurses abroad than at home. For example Mozambique has 75% of its d ...
• 22 January 2008
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Despite information campaign first human case of avaian flu registered in Myanmar Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - An outbreak of avian flu among birds in the east Burmese state of Shan, on the border with Thailand, registered the first human case, a seven year old girl infected by poultry in her village. D ...
• 21 January 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope's Angelus: “The Church's evangelising mission is part of her ecumenical path”; “I am bound to the university world by love for the quest for truth, for discussion, frank dialogue, respectful of reciprocal positions. All this is also part of the Church's mission ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 20 January the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his midday Angelus reflection to the issue of ecumenism, this being the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and to his pl ...
• 21 January 2008
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI visits Capranica College: “Without friendship with Jesus it is impossible for a Christian, and even more so for a priest, to bring to completion the mission entrusted by the Lord ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Under various circumstances I have reminded seminarians and priests of the urgency of nurturing a profound interior life, personal and continual contact with Christ in prayer and contemp ...
• 21 January 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Fr Adolfo Nicolás elected Prepositor General of the Society of Jesus Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 19 January the 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus elected Fr Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., Prepositor General. He is the 29the successor of St Ignatius of Loyola. Born on 29 Aor ...
• 21 January 2008
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI addresses Latin Bishops in Arab regions: “By privileging dialogue among all parties, violence may cease, real and lasting peace be restored and relations of solidarity and collaboration established” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I wish first of all to reaffirm the importance I attribute to the witness offered by your local Churches” said the Holy Father Benedict XVI in his address to Bishops of the Latin Rite ...
• 21 January 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Handbook on Objection of Conscience against compulsory 'education to citizenship' Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Recently in Madrid a Legal Handbook on Objection of Conscience against compulsory 'education to citizenship' in schools was presented by Members of the Professionals of Morals Association to help ...
• 21 January 2008
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Kivu peace Conference due to close but fighting continues Goma (Agenzia Fides)- The 22 January should mark the closing of a Conference for peace in north and south Kivu being held in Goma, main city of northern Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides ...
• 21 January 2008
  AFRICA/KENYA - “ In chaos of political clashes crime thrives” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Life in Nairobi has returned to normal although in the slums there are still areas of tension” said a local Church source asking not to be named for security reasons. Yesterday Sunday 20 Ja ...
• 21 January 2008
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan priests revise Pastoral Handbook especially pastoral care of marriage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “The sacrament of marriage: before marriage, after marriage, pastoral questions and marriage” was the theme of the second day of a Seminar for diocesan priests in Hong Kong held 2 - 4 Janu ...
• 21 January 2008
  ASIA/INDIA - Fear of more outbreaks of anti-Christian violence in Orissa state New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in the Indian state of Orissa fear more episodes of violence, after a series of attacks on churches at Christmas. Prospect are not good, local Church sources told Fides. A report ...
• 21 January 2008
  ASIA/NEPAL - Next Christmas will be a holiday for Christians in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - For Catholics and other Christians in Nepal this was the last Christmas working day: next year Christmas will be a holiday. In response to a campaign launched by religious minorities the gover ...