News

• 8 May 2007
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Diamond producers form association Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- African Diamond Producers Association ADPA founded in November 2006 is taking its first steps. ADPA held its first meeting at the end of April in Luanda, capital of Angola, where its head offices ...
• 8 May 2007
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Army mutiny ends: “we are seeing the first signs of positive change” says communications officer of the Catholic archdiocese of Conakry underlining the executive's consideration for the local Church Conakry (Fides Service)- “The crisis has ended and the worst appears to be over” Fr Come Traoré, in charge of communications in the Catholic archdiocese of Conakry, the capital of Guinea where it was feared an army ...
• 8 May 2007
  ASIA/TAIWAN - At Miao Li Convent diocese of Hsin Chu Cardinal Shan inaugurates a Holy House of Loreto, the third in the world and the only one in Asia Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) -A special Mass presided by Cardinal Paul Shan to inaugurate a perfect reproduction of the shrine of the "Holy House of Loreto" was attended by more than 2,000 people. About fifty bishops and prie ...
• 8 May 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Human Rights and Violence latest issue of Voice Katolika Honiara (Agenzia Fides) -Human Rights and Violence is the focus of the latest issue of Voice Katolika magazine, produced by the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands. Readers will find contributions by experts, formative ar ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - The month of May, coinciding with the Easter Season “can be an opportunity to return to the faith of the early Church and, united with Mary, realise that still today our mission is to courageously and joyfully announce and bear witness to Christ crucified and risen”: Pope Benedict XVI at the Regina Cæli Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 6 May in his reflection before the recitation of the midday Marian hymn Regina Caeli, Pope Benedict XVI dwelt on traditional devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the month of Ma ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - Letter from the Cardinal Secretary of State to the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei Donum: “This method in time could become the norm for missionary co-responsibility ” Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 21 April, to mark the 50th anniversary of the encyclical Fidei domum issued by the Servant of God Pope Pius XII, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone Secretary of State, sent a letter to the Prefe ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies and participants at Congress of Fidei donum Missionaries: “Although many are the challenges to evangelisation in our day, many too are the signs of hope which testify all over the world to encouraging missionary vitality among the Christian people ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Especially to Africa… Pius XII was looking when, with prophetic intuition, he thought of that new missionary "agent", named after the first words of his encyclical Fidei donum. He wish ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly: the Pontifical Mission Society for the Propagation of the Faith offers decisive contribution to the missionary world helping to fund some 6,000 projects. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies May 3 to 8 continues at the Fraterna Domus di Sacrofano just outside Rome. On May 3rd the National Directors listened to the annual r ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - PMS Annual General Assembly - Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle supports Formation of 81.323 seminarians in mission territories Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 4 May it was the turn of Mgr Jan Dumon, Secretary General of the Pontifical Mission Society St Peter Apostle to report on the Society's activity in the past year. The charisma of the Soc ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (5) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 20 February 1858: in silence, 5th Apparition. “With her mother, her aunt Basila, after Mass Bernadette went down to the Grotta. This time there are about thirty witnesses. Berna ...
• 7 May 2007
  VATICAN - Pontifical Council for Culture presents first four books of the project Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Tuesday 8 May there will be the presentation of the first four books in the series of Science, Theology and the Ontological Quest, STOQ. The first of a long series the books treat mathem ...
• 7 May 2007
  AFRICA - “Do not deceive yourselves: young Africans will continue to emigrate to Europe risking their lives in search of a better world” says Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Rome (Agenzia Fides)- “It is no longer possible for a small group of countries to enjoy their wealth in solitude and think the poor will not spoil the party”. This warning was launched by Archbishop John Olorunfemi O ...
• 7 May 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “It is truly moving to see our simple humble people waiting impatiently and anxiously for the arrival of the priest or sister. The mission of the Church is to restore unity ”, says the Bishop Prelate of Ayaviri Prelature appointed a year ago Ayaviri (Fides Service) - The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri is situated in the southern high plains of Peru. It covers three provinces of the northern department of Puno: Melgar, Carabaya and Sandia and has an area o ...
• 7 May 2007
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Growing spirit of solidarity, young Australians and New Zealanders want to help as many as possible young people from poor countries to travel to Sydney for 2008 World Youth Day Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - There is a growing spirit of solidarity and charity among young Australian and New Zealand Catholics: parish communities, schools, church movements and associations, are doing their best to help ...
• 7 May 2007
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Pope appoints Bishop of Ratnapura Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 4 May 2007 appointed as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka), Rev. Fr. Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B., until now Prior of the Monastery of Saint Silves ...