Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) It was recently officially announced that the Holy Father Benedict XVI will send Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as his Special Envoy for the concluding celebrations for the

The pilgrimage has given us a spiritual boost that helps us to live our faith as all Christians, but also to better carry out our mission in social services and Catholic ministry." This is what the Catholics of the "Paul

Takamatsu (Agenzia Fides) Fr. Antonello Iapicca, of the clergy of the Diocese of Takamatsu, sent the following memories of Bishop Joseph Fukahori, Emeritus Bishop of the Diocese, to Agenzia Fides."He left this world in silence, the humble and simple silence

Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) During her recent pastoral trip to Hong Kong, which took place September 16-21, Sister Mary Prema, new Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, confirmed the desire and strong

Manila (Agenzia Fides) While the number of victims and homeless continues to rise (over 100 dead and 340,000 homeless), the Church in the Philippines has been working to provide rescue and assistance to the thousands of people effected by Typhoon

Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) In honor of the Year for Priests, the Diocese of Tokyo is dedicating the First Sunday of every month to pray a special prayer for priests and their parish mission. The initiative, Fides was told by local

A good weekend: enrich our spiritual life in order to always have a heart interested in the nation, the Church, and the mission of evangelization," was the theme for the spiritual retreat taken by 73 religious sisters of the Diocesan

Recently we celebrated the feast of Saint Matthew the evangelist. In the light of God's infinite mercy, Matthew himself narrates the unforgettable event of his calling to follow Jesus: "As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man