News

• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi - “I feel it is my duty to launch from here a pressing appeal for an end to all the armed conflicts which bloody the earth. May weapons be silent, and everywhere may hatred give way to love, offence to forgiveness and discord to union!” Assisi (Fides Service) - On Sunday 17 June at the end of Mass in front of the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi Pope Benedict XVI sent greeting to the members of other Christian confessions and other religions who accepte ...
• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi - “Every Friar must be an authentic contemplative, with his eyes set on the eyes of Christ. Like Francis with the leper, he must see the face of Christ in our brothers and sisters who suffer, and offer to all the announcement of peace.” Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Sunday June 17 during his day's visit to Assisi, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to the community of German Poor Clare Sisters at Holy Cross Convent in Assisi ...
• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Concern in Bukavu, eastern Congo, after the assassination of a local radio journalist. The trial of the suspected murderers postponed until the end of the month Bukavu (Agenzia Fides)- Postponed until June 25, the trial of the suspected murderers of journalist Serge Maheshe who ran Radio Okapi radio station in Bukavu in the east of Democratic Congo sponsored by the United Nation ...
• 18 June 2007
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Could strife within the President's party be behind and alleged coup plot in Zimbabwe? Harare (Agenzia Fides) - An alleged coup plot has been revealed in Zimbabwe. Local press said 6 suspects arrested at the end of May are due to report in court on 22 June on charges of plotting to overthrow the government ...
• 18 June 2007
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Six months old new mission in Tawl-Tawl where there are 72 Catholic families Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “A new mission has been opened ! This is a moment of grace: children and adults wear their best clothes to be baptised and confirmed. Excited and little anxious they listen to the Word of God. ...
• 18 June 2007
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - 10th edition of Catholic Literary Award goes to two works: parent/ child relationship and the power of forgiveness Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Literary Award, instituted by the Catholic Times in 1998 for authors who sublime the Catholic spirit in literature, celebrated this year its 10th edition. On June 7 at the Uri Bank Au ...
• 18 June 2007
  AMERICA - Respective Catholic Bishops call on governments of USA and Mexico to “work together to put an end to suffering experienced by emigrants of both countries ” San Bernardino (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint statement the Emigration Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States and the Commission for pastoral of human mobility of the Catholic Bishops Conference ...
• 18 June 2007
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Assisi - “Francis is a man for others, because to the core he is a man of God. If in his message we separate the ‘horizontal’ and the ‘vertical’ dimension we render Francis unrecognisable” Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - In the afternoon of Sunday June 17in the cathedral of Assisi, dedicated to Saint Rufino, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI had a meeting with the priests, men and women religious, and the super ...
• 16 June 2007
  Instrumentum mensis Maii pro lectura Magisterii Summi Pontifici Benedicti XVI pro evangelizatione in terris missionum The month of May had as its central event the apostolic journey to Brazil undertaken by the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI to inaugurate in Aparecida the 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of ...
• 15 June 2007
  VATICAN - Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests: “That priests may be valid witnesses of the love of Christ Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Saintly Cure d’Ars said “the priesthood is the Heart of Christ”. It is certainly the act of supreme love that Christ has for those who accept to be his apostles whom he calls to l ...
• 15 June 2007
  VATICAN - “The Divine Liturgy a channel of Mission”, Chrysostomos II receives honorary Doctorate in Missiology at the Pontifical Urban University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, 14 June, at the Aula Magna of the Pontifical Urban University there was a ceremony to confer an Honorary Doctorate in Missiology to His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Primate of the ...
• 15 June 2007
  VATICAN - “Benedict XVI in Assisi: announce with St Francis the simplicity of the Gospel in a complex world ”. A contribution by Fr. Pietro Messa, OFM Roma (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 17 June the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI will make a pastoral visit to Assisi on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the conversion of Saint Francis. Fides gives below an ample co ...
• 15 June 2007
  VATICAN - “Faced with secularisation, the proliferation of sects and the poverty of so many brothers and sisters it is urgent to form communities united in faith, like the Holy Family of Nazareth”: Pope Benedict XVI addresses the Council of Administration of the Populorum Progressio Foundation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Since my beloved predecessor John Paul II created the Populorum Progressio Foundation, entrusting the responsibility to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the latter has devoted itself to ...
• 15 June 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - St John of God Foundation will promote network of solidarity and healthcare: first campaign in aid of Angolan children victims of anti-personnel land mines and polio Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - The Order of Hospitaller Brothers of St John of God on June 12, launched its own St John of God Foundation to raise funds and work in the field of healthcare with other Foundations and NGOs. St J ...
• 15 June 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spain is the ninth country to allow therapeutic cloning: “Human cloning, whatever the end, is always and from every point of view anti-ethical and deplorable. We stand before an unimaginable path and sadly we do not know where it will lead us ” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish parliament approved on 14 June a Law on bio-medical research which encourages and regulates “therapeutic cloning” in view of the supposed 'benefits' and 'improvement' of public he ...