News

• 14 June 2007
  AMERICA/CANADA - National Symposium on the Theology of the Body, the real meaning of love, marriage and the family Edmonton (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics, parents and educators and young couples especially, will take part in a 1st National Symposium on the Theology of the Body 15-16 June in Edmonton, Alberta organised by the Catholic O ...
• 13 June 2007
  VATICAN - “Jesus is Lord. Education to the faith, to discipleship to witness”: Pope Benedict XVI inaugurates Rome Diocese Annual Assembly Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In the evening of Monday 11 June Pope Benedict XVI went to the cathedral of Rome the Basilica di San Giovanni in Lateran to inaugurate the Annual Assembly of the diocese of Rome on the th ...
• 13 June 2007
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA - “Close to the Heart of the Son is the Heart of the Mother”, Rev. Luciano Alimandi Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Church, in this month of June, giving us the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, wishes us to understand the consequential devotion to Our Lady traditionally lived in the Maria ...
• 13 June 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Festival, prayer and reflection on mission for 1,300 children at National Meeting of the Pontifical Society for Holy Childhood Latina (Agenzia Fides) - About 1,300 boys and girls, members of the Holy Childhood Association in Italy from dioceses all over the country will travel to Latina, near Rome, for a National Holy Childhood Day at the parish ...
• 13 June 2007
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The dignity of workers must be respected but the right to strike should not endanger lives” say Catholic Bishops in South Africa where the public servants strike is causing a deteriorating situation effecting especially school children and hospital patients Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has expressed concern at the deteriorating situation of the public servants strike. In a SACBC statement sent to Fides the Bishops ...
• 13 June 2007
  AFRICA - CERNA Bishops conclude Ad Limina visit Rome (Agenzia Fides)- The Bishops and Vicars General of the Regional Bishops Conference of Northern Africa CERNA send Fides a report on their ad limina visit to Rome which concluded on 9 June. Last week Fides interviewed ...
• 13 June 2007
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Course of missionary animation and spirituality for young people: it is a necessity and a priority to know foundations and criteria for evangelisation Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Some 60 youth leaders from parishes in Guatemala City will take part in a Course of missionary animation and spirituality for young people organised by the Pontifical Mission Socities in ...
• 13 June 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sunday 1 July Communications Day in Chile: “necessity of moral judgement with regard to the quality of programmes watched by children adolescents and the impact these programmes have ” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 1 July Chile will mark the annual Communications Day with the same theme for reflection used in the rest of the Church "Children and the Media: a challenge to Education". To help diocese ...
• 13 June 2007
  AFRICA/CONGO - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 14 April 2007 appointed Rev. Yvon Bienvenu Mabanza, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Brazzaville, Nat ...
• 12 June 2007
  VATICAN - For the first time Caritas Internationalis has a lady secretary general: “Priority to humanitarian emergencies, integral development and peace building, ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The humanitarian aid offered by Caritas Internationalis speaks in the feminine voice: Lesley-Anne Knight, age 51, from Zimbabwe and of British nationality, is the new secretary general of t ...
• 12 June 2007
  VATICAN - For the first time in history Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II visits the Vatican Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Starting today 12 June 2007, the Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II is visiting the Vatican and Rome. The visit will conclude with a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI on S ...
• 12 June 2007
  VATICAN - Populorum Progressio Foundation Council of administration meeting Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Council of Administration of the Populorum Progressio Foundation at the service of indigenous peoples, Afro-Americans, poor mixed race peasants in Latin America, will mee ...
• 12 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI receives Document of Aparecida. CELAM general assembly in July will discuss the Great Continental Mission Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 11 June Pope Benedict XVI was presented with the Final Document of the 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean held in Ap ...
• 12 June 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - Jesuits in the world 19,216: latest statistics confirm constant general decline in numbers but slight increase in Africa and Asia-Oceania Rome (Agenzia Fides) - According to information supplied by the General Curia of the Society of Jesus, 1 January 2007, there are a total number of 19.216 Jesuits in the world: 13.491 priests (- 248 than in 2006), 3.049 s ...
• 12 June 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Cardinal Cañizares reminds parents of their right to defend their choice of education for their children with every legitimate means: pastoral letter offers guidelines with regard to the controversial issue of “Education to Citizenship ” Toledo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church with independence, authority and moral responsibility, without invading fields which do not belong to her, and by virtue of her vocation in the social field, can and must teach the gr ...