News

• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Two Catholic Convents attacked in the state of Bihar Patna (Agenzia Fides) -Catholics in the state of Bihar in north east India are under shock following attacks on two convents of Catholic Sisters women in which the nuns were threatened and beaten. Vicar general of Patna ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - As President Musharraf represses civil society, concerning religious extremism takes over Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The state authorities of Pakistan have lost all control of Swat district in North West Frontier Province now in the hands of Taliban Islamic extremists. Taking advantage of the disorder follow ...
• 9 November 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Good Shepherd Sisters promote human development among Aboriginal Australians with Scholarship programme Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Australian Good Shepherd Sisters in collaboration with the Mary MacKillop Foundation (Australia's first Blessed, beatified by Pope John Paul II in Sydney in January 1995) have launched the annual ...
• 9 November 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Church in Chile rejoices with Argentina for the beatification of young Mapuche Argentinean-Chilean Ceferino Namuncurá: “we are filled with enthusiasm for his respect for others and an attitude of forgiveness towards those who offend us" Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) - In a publish statement in Spanish and Mapuche Bishop Alejandro Goic, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Chile expressed the joy of Chilean Catholics for the beatificatio ...
• 9 November 2007
  AMERICA/PANAMA - As part of celebrations for its 500 years, the Church in Panama sets out to implement the Document of Aparecida Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Last week, with a special assembly of the Bishops' Conference, the Catholic Church in Panama set out to study and implement Document of Aparecida, Bishop José Luis Lacunza, president of the Bish ...
• 9 November 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' Conference plenary: "It is vital to assume Aparecida, integrally, without distortion or reductive readings or interpretations" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - During a plenary assembly 8 - 13 November the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia will reflect on the situation in the country and the Constituent Assembly in view of launching a call to national ...
• 9 November 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - TODAY ON THE INTERNET: Italian Bishops' message for Thanksgiving Day 11 November: "the environment is a garden to be cultivated not something to be possessed" Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “Custodians of a land to love and to serve" is the title of a Message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Italy (CEI), on the annual occasion of Thanksgiving Day, Sunday 11 November. In the messag ...
• 9 November 2007
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Great hopes for peace, but the situation calls for much prudence and patience” says AVSI representative in Kampala Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- “Peace has never been so near and hope is tangible but it should be remembered that post-conflict situations are always very delicate” said Filippo Ciantia, representative of the local AVSI O ...
• 9 November 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics commemorate the dead with profound participation: Jing Xian diocese recalls deceased missionaries Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Respect for the dead and veneration of forefathers is part of Chinese culture and therefore Chinese Catholics in communion with the Universal Church celebrate the annual recurrence of All Souls Day ...
• 8 November 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI's general audience: “What do we learn from St Jerome? I would say this: to love the Word of God in Sacred Scripture … it is important for every Christian to live in personal contact and dialogue with the Word of God" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saint Jerome made the Bible the centre of his life: “he translated it into Latin, commented it in writings, and, above all, strove to live it concretely during his long life on this eart ...
• 8 November 2007
  VATICAN - Problems and prospects for human development today, 40 years since Populorum progressio: to be discussed by Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the 2nd world Congress of ecclesial bodies in the sector Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Development is another name for peace”. 40 years have passed since this famous phrase by Pope Paul VI in the encyclical Populorum Progressio on the integral development of the individu ...
• 8 November 2007
  VATICAN - “Promote, in the Church and in the world, a worthy culture of human life, fecundated by the faith, able to propose the beauty of Christian life and respond adequately to the increasing challenges of the present day cultural and religious context”. The Pope addresses participants at the 12th Public Assembly of the Pontifical Academies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 12th Public Assembly of the Pontifical Academies on the theme “Witnesses of His Love, God's love made visible by the martyrs and the works of the Church" in a messa ...
• 8 November 2007
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - West Africa and the Caribbean principal routes for cocaine on its way to Europe: Interpol warning Marrakech (Agenzia Fides) - West Africa is one of two principal routes used by drug traffickers to export South American cocaine to Europe. This was said by Emmanuel Leclaire, vice director of Interpol and person in char ...
• 8 November 2007
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Darfur at the crossroads” says UN secretary general Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- The situation in Darfur has reached a crucial crossroads for restoring peace, secretary general of the United Nations Organisation Ban Ki-moon said in a report made public yesterday 7 November i ...
• 8 November 2007
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Christians pray the border crisis with Turkey will not lead to war in the north of the country where the already extremely poor people stand to suffer even more Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Kurdish Iraq are praying the present crisis between Turkey and Kurd separatists will not lead to war in this area where the people already live in unspeakable poverty and hardship. ...