News

• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Loving and helping the poor a priority for Han Dan diocese Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - For many years Han Dan diocese in China has given priority to helping the weaker members of society, the poor, the marginalised. According to the diocesan web site, the Diocesan Centre for Catho ...
• 5 October 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, visits expatriate Catholics celebrating 15th anniversary of the official establishment of the Philippine immigrant Catholic community in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Philippines Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop of Manila, joined Philippines expatriates for celebrations to mark the 15th anniversary of the official founding of the Philippine immigrant Cat ...
• 5 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - First Church Meeting to discuss next Pastoral Guidelines considering the conclusions of 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida and in view of the country's bi-centenary Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 600 people will gather in Santiago 10 - 12 October for the First National Church Meeting to offer the bishops suggestions for the next Pastoral Guidelines. The theme of the Meeting is � ...
• 5 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - Congress on post-abortion pastoral care warns of grave consequences of abortion and informs people about post-abortion care San Bernardo (Agenzia Fides) -"Family, Missionary of Live and Post Abortion Care" is the theme of the first national Congress on post-abortion pastoral care organised for the 5 and 6 October by the Hope Project Corporati ...
• 5 October 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Sunday 7 October the Torch of Guadalupe sets off with message of hope and love for emigrants far from family and home Mexico (Agenzia Fides) - At 6am on Sunday 7 October, feast of Our Lady Queen of the Rosary, the Torch of Guadalupe 2007 will set out for New York where it will arrive on 12 December the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, pa ...
• 5 October 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - With Project Cagliero Salesians in Australia send young people on mission experience Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Project Cagliero run by the Salesians in Australia sends young people aged 20 to 30 on a missionary experience. The project draws inspiration from the experience of Giovanni Cagliero, intrepid yo ...
• 5 October 2007
  AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Santo Domingo Catholics stand pro-life and against abortion Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic has launched an articulated anti-abortion campaign which includes, besides demonstrations, also special Masses in various parts of the country ...
• 4 October 2007
  VATICAN - Saint Cyril of Alexandria, “tireless and steadfast witness” of Jesus Christ, Incarnate Word of God: General Audience Pope Benedict XVI continues his teaching on the Apostolic Fathers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning Pope Benedict XVI arrived from Castel Gandolfo to take up residence again in the Vatican now that the Summer is over. Then, during the weekly Audience in St. Peter's Square, th ...
• 4 October 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Motu proprio ecclesiological question , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Some say the Summorum Pontificum Motu proprio of Pope Benedict XVI could cause “uneasiness” because the ecclesiology present in the old Missal is “incompatible” with that which flow ...
• 4 October 2007
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Cardinal Dias renders homage to the testimony of faith Saint Paul Tchen, in Holy Childhood Chapel in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris where the saint in buried Paris (Agenzia Fides) - On a visit to France Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, went on October 1 to Lourdes to take part in a National Meeting for French Fidei donum missio ...
• 4 October 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We resolve to continue to proclaim the Word following the example of the first missionaries”: National Mission Congress 50th Fidei Donum anniversary resolutions Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “We have just held our first National Mission Congress to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous encyclical by Pope Pius XII Fidei Donum” Mgr. Hypolite Adigwe, national director of the Pontifi ...
• 4 October 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Good prospects for second South Africa, Brazil and India summit in mid October Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - Ever stronger is the South Africa, India and Brazil alliance in the field of negotiations on free trade agreements with northern hemisphere countries. This was announced by Ambassador Jerry Mat ...
• 4 October 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong's Kow Loog deanery ready for World Mission Sunday “Family missionary relay race” on 21 October Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - A “Family missionary relay race” will be one of the main initiatives organised for Mission Sunday on 21 October by the Kow Loog deanery in Hong Kong. According to Kong Ko Bao diocesan bull ...
• 4 October 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Bishops' Assembly next February 2008 will focus on ethics and civil society to fight corruption and promote honesty and transparency New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption in Society" will be the theme of the next general Assembly of the Indian Catholic Bishops' Conference in February 2008, during which the Bishops will discuss ethic-social questions ...
• 4 October 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Go beyond Amnesty, explore new paths for defending human rights ” urge Catholic Bishops Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Australia have urged the faithful to find new ways to defend the rights and dignity of the person stepping over the experience of Amnesty International, now incompatible w ...