News

• 30 April 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “There is no future for a society which dares to attack its most vulnerable members. Instead of making social progress, it is preparing a return to a rule of force”: Archbishop of Mexico City deplores de-penalisation of abortion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a deplorable fact. We firmly condemn voluntary interruption of pregnancy. This reform undermines the foundations of the Law and damages civil harmony in which all rights must be r ...
• 30 April 2007
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Bishops conclude Plenary Assembly with an appeal not to let the image of marriage as the foundation of the family be weakened Florida (Agenzia Fides) - The imminent 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops' Conferences was one of the themes discussed by the Catholic Bishops of Uruguay in a recent Plenary Assembly which co ...
• 30 April 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Peru adheres to world campaign to fight hunger and malnutrition among children Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year Peru joins the fight to eliminate hunger and malnutrition among children hosting the world "Walk the World" marathon on 6 May to collect funds for the campaign. The marathon ...
• 28 April 2007
  AFRICA/MALI - “These elections are a sign of democratic vitality however more effort must be made to bring the people closer to politics” says President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Mali Bamako (Agenzia Fides)- “These elections are a sign of democratic vitality however more effort must be made to help people understand what democracy is and what it means to vote. It will be a long term undertaking but ...
• 28 April 2007
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We failed to achieve free, fair and credible elections” Catholic Bishops of Nigerian say on the basis of reports by 30,000 local Church observers Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- “Reports from our observers show that once again we failed to achieve free, fair and credible elections. These reports from all over the country demonstrate that the people's mandate has been abu ...
• 28 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - Deeper understanding of lay spirituality: a necessity for Indian Catholics Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - In India Catholics need to grow in awareness of the specific spirituality of the laity and their important role in ecclesial life and in the life of the nation. This was affirmed by the Commis ...
• 28 April 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Thien An Pastoral Centre a gift for young Vietnamese Australian Catholics Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - Thien An Catholic Pastoral Centre was offered as a gift to young Catholic Vietnamese immigrants living in the suburbs of Melbourne from other young Australians. Thien An in Vietnamese means ...
• 28 April 2007
  AFRICA/KENYA - Despite progress in the past six year, 16 million Kenyans still live in conditions of extreme poverty Nairobi (Kenya) - Four Kenyans out of ten still live in dire poverty despite the recent economic recovery in the country which last year registered a growth of 5.8 per cent. According to a government survey 46%, or 16.5 ...
• 28 April 2007
  "The Gospel of life, the family and suffering " at the beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI Roma (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 30 April at 6.30pm, at the Sala Conferenze "Maria SS.ma Bambina" (via Paolo VI, 21 Roma), there will be the presentation of a book by Mgr. Vincenzo Di Muro "The Gospel of life, the family ...
• 28 April 2007
  “Commemorating Pierluigi Marchesi”: study-day in memory of the 'prophet' of the humanisation of the world of healthcare Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Today 28 April 2007, at “B.V. Consolata” Presidio Fatebenefratelli, S. Maurizio Canavese (Torino), there will be a debate in memory of Father Luigi Marchesi, ex-General of the St John of God Ho ...
• 28 April 2007
  Tele-medicine, advanced Tele-consultation, networks of healthcare and solidarity. Role of the Alleanza Ospedali Italiani nel Mondo Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A glance at the figures suffices to realise the serious situation in continents such as Africa where the sub-Saharan area has 29,4 million people affected by HIV/AIDS, 70% of the world's total. " ...
• 27 April 2007
  VATICAN - Leaven: In 3 volumes the reasons and leavens of hope and a history today protagonist of the modernity of the Catholic Church: CL Vatican City (Fides Service) - Communion and Liberation, the reality of an event. And a great mission. Monsignor Massimo Camisasca, outstanding witness of the ecclesial movement founded by don Giussani, narrates his hist ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY “Missionaries of Prayer ” - A Contribution from the Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of Rosano for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations Rosano (Fides Service) - The profound union which exists between contemplative life and missionary activity is a constant in the life of the Church and it draws its essential significance from the life of the Lord, who b ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Native Vocations at the Service of the Community”: title of World Day for Native Vocations, 29 April, that no vocation to the priesthood or the consecrated life be lost because of scarcity of means Madrid (Fides Service) - On Sunday 29 April on the occasion of the Church's world day of prayer for Vocations, the Spanish national office of Pontifical Mission Societies will launch a campaign and a Day for Native Vocat ...
• 27 April 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Shaky treaty in Mogadishu where humanitarian situation is precarious Mogadiscio (Fides Service)- A shaky treaty has been agreed in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, where hostilities between Ethiopian troops and Somali rebels connected with fundamentalism have now ceased. More than 1,400 civ ...