News

• 26 October 2007
  AFRICA/GABON - Information Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Gabon, with an area of 267,667sq km. And a population of about 1,500,000 is situated at the heart of the continent of Africa. Irrigated by the basin of the River Ogoué, the country has an equator ...
• 26 October 2007
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Gizo diocese rejoices for ordination of new Bishop Luciano Capelli, Italian Salesian missionary Gizo (Agenzia Fides) - When a missionary is appointed a Bishop it is a great joy for the local people. Especially when the new Bishop is a priest who has been very close to the life and the problems of the people, is fam ...
• 26 October 2007
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Learning from St Therese how to walk the way to Christ": Saint Therese of Lisieux parish celebrates 75th anniversary Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Towards the spirit of the Saint” was the theme of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of St Therese of Lisieux parish in the diocese of Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong Catholic b ...
• 26 October 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Catholic Church in Korea recognises and praises the work of missionaries all through its history Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To recognise the great contribution offered by missionary institutes to the evangelisation of Kore in the 1900 was the theme of a Symposium organised by the Foundation for Research on the History ...
• 26 October 2007
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Islamic extremism can be fought with philosophy, says a Jesuit docent at Jakarta's Catholic University Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Philosophy can help tackle Islamic extremism according to Jesuit Fr Franz Magnis-Suseno sj, docent in philosophy at the Catholic University in Jakarta. The priest, who was speaking at the office ...
• 26 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Church and Pro-Life groups mobilise against government fines on pharmacies refusing to stock abortion pill: fines attack life and freedom Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - The Chilean ministry of health has fined three chains of pharmacy shops 33 million pesos for refusing to stock an abortion pill. Up to now Chile's principal laboratories refused to pro ...
• 26 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Sunday 28 October National Day of Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation: “At times of important events it is necessary to ask God's help in order to find paths to social harmony and justice, freedom and peace ” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 28 October Venezuela celebrates a National Day of Prayer for Peace, Solidarity and Reconciliation, convoked by the Catholic Bishops' Conference. In response to the Bishops the National ...
• 26 October 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY- European Commission for Development and Humanitarian Aid and UN World Food Programme warn that climate change is a threat to development and humanitarian aid Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Louis Michel, the European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid and Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme have jointly warned that climate change is an increa ...
• 25 October 2007
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI dedicates general audience to Saint Ambrose: “From the life and the example of Bishop Ambrose, Augustine learned to believe and to preach” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The life and witness of the holy Bishop of Milan, Ambrose who died at dawn on Holy Saturday 4 April in the year 397, was the theme of the catechesis given by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict ...
• 25 October 2007
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE: Chastity and personal integrity , Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The realism to which frequentation of Christ and the Church has accustomed us, forces us to recognise that the path towards integrity, or maturity, or fulfilment, or balance of the person, ...
• 25 October 2007
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - TODAY ON THE INTERNET - Saturday 27 October at 4pm Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow, Ordination of new Catholic Archbishop of Mother of God diocese in Moscow Roma (Agenzia Fides) - “With trepidation I learned of the Holy Father's decision to appoint Rev Paolo Pezzi Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Mother of God archdiocese in Moscow. With my confreres of the Fraternity of ...
• 25 October 2007
  AFRICA - Privatisation of peacekeeping in Africa: conference in Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- In the midst of a heated debate over the role of Private Military Companies (PMC) in Iraq, a conference on how to employ “contractors”, or mercenaries, in peacekeeping operations in Africa wa ...
• 25 October 2007
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Violence in north Kivu causes never ending flow of refugees Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- In recent weeks some 30,000 more people have fled violence in north Kivu in the east of D.R. Congo. This was denounced by the UN High Commission for Refugees UNHCR. “This latest explosion of v ...
• 25 October 2007
  ASIA/CHINA - Prayer and commitment of the faithful characterise Evangelisation Congresses in diocese of Shang Hai on the theme “Mission never stops ” Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - “Mission never stops” was the theme of Mission Congresses held in the parishes of 6 deaneries in the diocese of Shang Hai and well attended by the local Catholics. According to the diocesa ...
• 25 October 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Word of God at the centre of Christian communities: Bible Forum 19 and 20 November Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Word of God should be at the centre of the life of Christians in the Philippines. This will be the central theme of a Bible Forum organised for 19 and 20 November in Manila by the Philippines ...