News

• 12 October 2007
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Maternal mortality drops in average income countries, but in low income countries mothers continue to die during pregnancy Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The maternal mortality rate, the number of deaths for every 100,000 babies born alive, is diminishing too slowly to reach the 5th Millennium Goal to reduce by two thirds by 2015 the number of wo ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI dedicates his weekly catechesis to the figure of Saint Hilary of Poitiers, who “consecrated his life to defending faith in the divinity of Jesus Christ, Son of God and God as the Father, who generated him from all eternity” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “To oppose Aryans who considered the Son of God Jesus a creature, albeit excellent, but only a creature, Hilary consecrated his whole life to defending faith in the divinity of Jesus Chri ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - How the Pontifical Mission Societies sustain the life of the young Churches, the formation of seminarians and priests, and initiatives for children in need Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The purpose of the Pontifical Mission Societies, directed by a Supreme Committee presided by the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, is to foster awarene ...
• 11 October 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Not everyone can understand, Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The violent attack on Catholic celibacy which had marked the dominant culture in the West for some years has 'landed' in Italy. Newspapers, television talks shows and various features, are ...
• 11 October 2007
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - Two thousand children take part in 3rd Holy Childhood Congress: “You not only listen to the Word of God and announce it, with your presence and example you announce God's love to the world” Brno (Agenzia Fides) - For the third time Holy Childhood children and adolescents in the Czech Republic celebrated their annual Day with a solemnity worthy of the best missionary tradition. About 2,000 children from Cath ...
• 11 October 2007
  AFRICA - Tourism to boost economies of two African getting over dramatic civil wars Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Two Africa countries, devastated by civil war, are hoping tourism will re-launch their economies. One is Rwanda, which after the civil war and genocide of 1994 is determined to take the path of ec ...
• 11 October 2007
  AFRICA -“Stop Kalashnikov ammunition supplies” a report on wars in Africa which 'burned up' at least 300 billion dollars 1990 and 2005 Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - Over 300 billion dollars were lost because of African wars between 1990 and 2005. Billions were diverted from development in Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democ ...
• 11 October 2007
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - From South America to the Central Asian steppe lands: women religious start new mission in Kazakhstan Almaty (Agenzia Fides) - Three Sisters, Servants of the Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary of Matara (SSVM) a congregation founded in Argentina, have just opened a new mission in the diocese of Almaty in Kazakhstan, to be ...
• 11 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics in Nan An, in Fu Jian province make long 1 October national holiday a great feast in honour of the patron saint of the Missions Nan An (Agenzia Fides) - On the feast day of Saint Therese of Lisieux, patron saint of the missions Fr Lin Yong Quan, parish priest St Therese Catholic parish in Quan Zhou in the province of Fu Jian, in the south east of ...
• 11 October 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Saint Columban Missionaries work despite difficulties and tension to announce and live the Word of God building bridges of peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Mission continues despite difficulties, tension and violence and the Good News comforts and changes the lives of many families especially in remote forgotten areas of the country thanks to Saint ...
• 11 October 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - World Mission Sunday: “The most important aspect of our missionary campaign is to foster prayer, incessant prayer, that the Lord Jesus who sends us on mission will give us his Spirit of fortitude to be His witnesses ” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "In Mexico we have prepared to celebrate the missionary month of October and especially World Mission Sunday with greater efforts for various programmes of missionary animation to increase ...
• 11 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Third Communications Congress for Latin America and Caribbean 15 - 19 October on the theme “Communications, citizenship and values” Loja (Agenzia Fides) - About 500 media operators from all over the world will gather in Loja Ecuador 15 - 19 October to discuss and answer certain basic questions in the field of communications: How to guarantee every on ...
• 11 October 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Anti-poverty Week: Australian Catholics re-launch awareness building and active solidarity Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - Australia will live a national week of anti-poverty mobilisation 14 to 21 October in view of the UN World Anti-Poverty Day on 17 October. The local Catholic Church is fully involved in the init ...
• 11 October 2007
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Food, medicine, and travel expenses to reach hospitals: Caritas-Cambodia assists people with AIDS Siem Reap (Agenzia Fides) -Caritas Cambodia assists persons affected by HIV/AIDS in this country with the highest infection rate in all South East Asia. Since 2001, when the Catholic organisation for social service firs ...
• 10 October 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Jesus, sole rock of human existence , Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. 2Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that hous ...