News
9 January 2007
ASIA/TAIWAN - Pastoral letter 2007 “Social Concern and Evangelisation”: Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference in Taiwan reflect and act on Encyclical “Deus Caritas est”
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference in Taiwan issued a pastoral letter for the year 2007, dated Dec. 25, 2006, in which they suggest practical ways for Catholics to perform charitable work. ...
9 January 2007
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Application of Plenary Council, CELAM 5, democracy, constitutional reform, corruption and violence: issue addressed by Bishops’ Conference president during 87th assembly
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In his opening address at the 87th of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, CEV, Conference President Bishop Ubaldo Santana presented a panorama of the Church and the nation starting ...
9 January 2007
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “Economy is growing but balance of payments must be watched” says governor Central Congolese Bank
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Stable the first half of the year, “turbulent” in the second. This was how the governor of the Central Bank of Congo Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo described Congo’s economy in the past 12 mo ...
9 January 2007
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI and Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples send letters of condolence to the Church in Congo for the death of Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - After receiving the news of the death of Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi CICM, Archbishop of Kinshasa in Congo, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI addressed a telegramme of sympat ...
9 January 2007
AFRICA/SOMALIA - “We must avoid adding fuel to the fire” says Catholic Bishop of Djibouti
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- “Prudence should guide all human activity. All the more in a country such as Somalia. This action could add fuel to an explosive situation” this was how Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, w ...
8 January 2007
VATICAN - On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus, the Pope recalls the commitment which comes with Baptism to "listen" to Jesus: believe in Him and follow Him, readily doing his will, the will of God.
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The sacrament of Baptism and the commitment it brings was the centre of Pope Benedict XVI’s midday Angelus reflection on Sunday January 7, the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Earlier that ...
8 January 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Kankan
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 5 January 2007 appointed Bishop of Kankan (Guinea) Rev. Emmanuel Félémou, of the clergy of the diocese of N’Zérékoré, until now rector of Saint ...
8 January 2007
VATICAN - “The Epiphany of Christ is also the epiphany of the Church” Pope Benedict XVI says in his reflection at the midday Angelus prayer on 6 January. On the annual Day of Holy Childhood he mentions children “valuable co-operators of the Gospel and apostles of Christian solidarity”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday January 6th, before reciting the midday Angelus prayer with the people gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the Feast of the Epiphany which, he recall ...
8 January 2007
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “The Lord has planned a wonderful day for me”: last words of Cardinal Etsou, Archbishop of Kinshasa. His spiritual legacy: to work that Congo may be united in industrious peace
Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “Cardinal Etsou lived the last hours of his earthly life peacefully and serenely” said Father Valer Shango who assisted to the end Cardinal Frédérick Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kins ...
8 January 2007
VATICAN - “Christ is light, and light cannot darken it can only illuminate, brighten, reveal. No one therefore should be afraid of Christ and his message!”: Pope Benedict XVI’s homily on the Feast of the Epiphany
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In what sense can Christ be still today lumen gentium, a light for the nations? Who were the Wise Men? How can we interpret these mysterious Gospel figures considering the world today? ...
8 January 2007
VATICAN - The Holy Father has appointed new members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinals Re, Sebastiani, Grocholewski, Levada, Rodé, Vallini and Archbishop De Andrea
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed as new members of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinals: Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishop ...
8 January 2007
AFRICA/SUDAN - Christmas Eve first broadcast of new Catholic Radio Bakhita 91 FM, Voice of the Church, the first station of a network to serve every diocese in Sudan
Juba (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in southern Sudan has a new voice: a radio station named after the country’s first saint Josephine Bakhita. The headquarters of Radio Bakhita, 91 FM are situated in Juba, capi ...
8 January 2007
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Kompong Cham diocese gives priority to human formation for children, adolescents and adults
Kompong Cham (Fides Service) - For the Catholic diocese of Kompong Cham in Cambodia Human Formation for children young people and adults is a priority. Since 2002 the diocese has undertaken education to conscious and hap ...
8 January 2007
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In New Year Message Catholic bishops urge all Bolivians of good will to work tirelessly to promote peace and to defend the human person and inalienable human rights
La Paz (Fides Service) - Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for World Day of Peace 2007 was the subject of a New Year Message addressed by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia to all Bolivians. The Message was signed by the Bisho ...
8 January 2007
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Christmas with deep devotion and a spirit of mission and charity
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Chinese Catholics everywhere in the world celebrated Christmas with deep devotion in a spirit of mission and charity. According to Fides sources Catholics in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Ta ...
Total articles: 43341 - Page 2323 of 2323