News

• 15 September 2006
  VATICAN - Holy See Press Office Director issues declaration concerning the interpretation of certain passages of the address delivered by Pope Benedict XVI at the University of Regensburg Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following declaration to journalists concerning the interpretation of certain passages of the address delivered by th ...
• 15 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI presides the ceremony of farewell for Cardinal Angelo Sodano from the office of Secretary of State and appointment of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, new Secretary of State Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - This morning, during a ceremony held in the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI welcomed the staff of the Secretariat of State for the occasion of the a ...
• 15 September 2006
  VATICAN - Study Seminar for Bishops - “The Bishop and munus gubernandi” presented by Cardinal Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop and “munus gubernandi” was the subject of a conference given by the Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, to 99 newly appointed Bishops in mission territories ...
• 15 September 2006
  VATICAN - Defending human life, focus of Symposium promoted by Association Internationale pour l’Enseignement Social Chrétien and the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The legalisation of abortion and euthanasia in a growing number of countries, annuls the prohibition of private use of violence and killing of human lives, the first condition of legitimacy ...
• 15 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Apostleship of the Sea European meeting: the Church’s pastoral care for seafarers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Caring for Seafarers as witnesses of hope through the proclamation of the Word, Liturgy and Diakonia": is the theme of the next European Meeting of the Apostleship of the Sea which will be held at ...
• 15 September 2006
  ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Minute Catholic community in a land of first evangelisation, despite little religious freedom and no place of worship, dreams of building its own church one day soon Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) - In a country which is 90% desert land, the Gospel is beginning to flower thanks to the work and prayers of Fr. Andrzej Madej, an Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate(OMI), Superior of the Catho ...
• 15 September 2006
  AMERICA - Promoting evangelisation and vocations, fighting poverty and corruption: priorities for Bishops from Latin America taking part in Study-Seminar for Bishops in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops from Latin America are very grateful for the opportunity to take part in the special Study Seminar for newly appointed Bishops organised in Rome by the Congregation for the Evangelisation o ...
• 15 September 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Not only traditional beaches and safaris: tourism in Kenya is evolving, involving local communities Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “"Community-based tourism is opening up a new era," Dr. Dan Kagagi, CEO of Kenya's Tourism Trust Fund, told reporters Tuesday at the TourismAfrica 2006 meeting underway in Geneva Switzerland. ...
• 15 September 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals call for a reprieve for three Indonesian Catholics condemned to death Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Muslim religious leaders and intellectuals who took part in the recent Inter-religious Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi organised by the S. Egidio Community, addressed a letter to the president of ...
• 15 September 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - September 24 Social Justice Sunday justice and dignity for Indigenous Australians: how come their life expectancy is 17 years less than for non-Indigenous Australians? Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - “The Heart of our Country: dignity and justice for our Indigenous sisters and brothers”: is the theme of Social Justice Sunday on 24 September. The Day was presented with a statement on behal ...
• 14 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Bavaria - “The courage to engage the whole breadth of reason, and not the denial of its grandeur - this is the programme with which a theology grounded in Biblical faith enters into the debates of our time.” Regensburg (Agenzia Fides) - A lengthy reflection on the relation between faith and reason marked the Holy Father’s meeting with representatives of the world of science in the afternoon of 12 September at the Universit ...
• 14 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI in Bavaria - “It is the responsibility of Christians, now, to make visible the standards that indicate a just life, which have been clarified for us in Jesus Christ.” Regensburg (Agenzia Fides) - After the meeting with representatives of the world of science at the University of Regensburg, Pope Benedict XVI was driven to Regensburg Cathedral to preside ecumenical Vespers. The Pope w ...
• 14 September 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Nicola Bux and don Salvatore Vitiello - “The priest is a minister of reconciliation not legality” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “We are ambassadors for Christ - Saint Paul says - as if God were urging you on through us … As his fellow-workers, we urge you not to let your acceptance of his grace come to nothing� ...
• 14 September 2006
  AFRICA - The Catholic Church present among Muslims: African bishops in Rome for the Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples share experience Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “Our local Catholic community still depends on the solidarity of the universal Church. In the Sahara region and all over Algeria, most Catholics are foreigners. This is why the universal Church ta ...
• 14 September 2006
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Vietnam cradle for vocations to the religious life has new Salesian Novitiate Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - In Vietnam vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life continue to flourish and seminaries are filled as an increasing number of young people decide to dedicate their lives to ...