News

• 13 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Celebration of the Day of the Unborn Child, an effort to elevate maternity as a clear sign of life and hope La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - On March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation, the Family Pastoral Care section of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference will join the various teams from among the dioceses in presenting the Day of t ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICAN - The Pope in the General Audience: “We live in a time of meeting between cultures, of the danger of violence that destroys cultures, and of the necessary commitment to transmit the great values and to teach new generations the path to reconciliation and peace.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Schools today face significant challenges in the field of educating new generations. For this reason, schools cannot just be places for imparting ideas but are called to offer pupils the ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - Progress is not God Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - One of the evidences of our time is humanity's continual thirst for progress. This thirst is continually and amply increased by the media which, with remarkable constancy, portray progress, ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Formation course for youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) - “A leader as sign and servant of Love”: this was the theme chosen by the Formation Committee in the Diocese of Chia Yi (Taiwan), for their youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities. Accord ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Fresh impetus in communications and renewed effort in mass media for the Church in Korea, a look towards the web Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church is renewing its efforts in the area of communications and mass media, placing particular attention on communications via Internet, in hopes of giving a fresh impulse towards reco ...
• 13 March 2008
  VATICANO - Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between man and woman: study day Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The study day sponsored by the John Paul II Institute on Marriage and the Family concluded March 12, with a public colloquium on the Islamic and Christian perspectives on the union between ...
• 13 March 2008
  AFRICA/UGANDA - 6,000 Ugandans assigned to security in Iraq Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - There are 6,000 Ugandans working as mercenaries or “contractors,” as they call them in the official language, in Iraq. This is what has been revealed in a statement from Ugandan Employment M ...
• 13 March 2008
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - New India-Bangladesh Railway offers fresh hope for economic progress; country still immersed in poverty following the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr Dacca (Agenzia Fides) - The announcement of the re-opening of the railway between India and Bangladesh, scheduled to take place next April, has renewed hopes for progress, business, and cultural and economic exchange. Th ...
• 12 March 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family”: theme for the preparatory Congress in June for the 6th World Family Encounter Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - June 5-7, there will be a Latin American Family Congress held in Argentina, with the theme: “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family.” The Congress is being held in pr ...
• 12 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 5th National Missionary Congress, to recover the missionary strength of the Church in Bolivia and awaken missionary conscientiousness in all sectors Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we are living in a time of grace.(cf. DA, 548) Aparecida offers us a beautiful itinerary for fulfilling our missionary vocation, starting with that command we receive to “go and ma ...
• 12 March 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish Catholic journal - “Niedzela” - supports moratorium on abortion Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely-read Catholic journal in Poland, has published the text of the moratorium on abortion being promoted by Italian journalist Giuliano Ferrar ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese pilgrimage to Saint Joseph Shrine on Mount Pin Yin begins Ping Tin Shan (Agenzia Fides) - During the month of March, a month dedicated to Saint Joseph according to Catholic tradition, the Chinese shrine to this saint on Mount Pin Yin, in the province of Shan Dong, is receiving ...
• 12 March 2008
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The Church is non-bias, however she invites all to respect the laws of democracy and the commitment to the common good.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “An authentic democracy is fruit of a committed acceptance of the values that inspire democracy - the dignity of the human person, respect for human rights, vigilance for the common good - as t ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attacks in Lahore have also left some Catholic structures severely damaged Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The double suicide-bombing on March 11, in Lahore (Punjab province), has left 26 people dead, over 100 injured, and severe damages to structures and buildings. The two terrorist attacks, occurrin ...
• 12 March 2008
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The Afghan civil society’s commitment to peace Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - It is an initiative of Afghan authorities, uniting over 300 non-government organizations who are present and working throughout the territory, in an attempt to once again try to reestablish peace ...