Suspected insurgents in the south of Thailand opened fire in a bustling cafe frequented by police and soldiers earlier today, killing three customers and injuring four others. Today's attack brings the total number killed in isolated incidents in Yala province
Oil prices at the end of trading Friday were down by more than $1 a barrel from record levels set a day earlier on hopes that tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program could cut the chances of American or Israeli military
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) Archbishop Ubaldo Santana of Maracaibo, President of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference, made an urgent appeal to the faithful, asking them "not to be fooled" by the so-called "Reformed Catholic Church" that is not Catholic and that attempts
Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) On July 3, the First National Youth Day ended in Guayaquil, with a Solemn Mass presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.The event was attended by over 3,000 young people who came
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) "Could you please give us just the sack? Even though there is no rice inside, it has the Pope’s shield on it": this is the unusual petition being made by earthquake victims, to the leaders
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) "In these times that are so difficult for immigrants and their families, we ask that God may enlighten the minds and hearts of the nations’ leaders who have taken up unsupportive attitudes, that they may begin
Rio de Janeiro - The body of "flying priest" balloon adventurer Adelir de Carli has been recovered some 100 kilometres off the Brazilian coast, local media reports said Saturday.Father de Carli went missing in April while attempting to fly with
Rick Leornardi has created a new blog to cover the Year of St. Paul with Man of Three Cultures.I have often joked in that past about how crappy the web sites of most Catholic churches are. Not even web 1.0,
Lagos (Agenzia Fides) A heated debate has begun in Nigeria over the proposal made by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for a Summit on the Niger Delta region, with the participation of all those implied in the crisis which is now
Rome (Agenzia Fides) "A Wave of Life" is the slogan for 2008’s evangelization missions on the beach, which will take place in the two well-known seaside resorts of Cesenatico and Terracina. The event will include 300 youth participants from the
Jolo (Agenzia Fides) The youth are the real builders of dialogue and peace in the southern Philippines, where conflict, hate, and violence continue to threaten people’s lives, especially on the island of Jolo, to the south of the large island
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) Living the Year of Saint Paul under the sign of ecumenical communion, encouraging the participation of sister-churches, giving a fresh impulse to dialogue and promoting collaboration in all sectors, especially in charitable services: this is the spirit
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) According to a report from Christian Life Weekly, the weekly bulletin for the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, the Cathedral recently held a solemn celebration of the rite of missionary sending for the Cursillo Movement of the
Rome (Agenzia Fides) The food crisis that has come as a result of soaring prices of certain products that form the staple food product for millions of people and the rising fuel cost, is causing an unprecedented crisis on a
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy See Press Office has announced that Benedict XVI will make an apostolic trip to France from 12 to 15 September, for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin
World Youth Day 2008 will be held from July 15-20 in Sydney, Australia. Emer McCarthy has been taking a look at events leading up to Pope Benedict's arrival in Australia on July 12 th .
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command:
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote next week on sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe after last week's widely condemned run-off election. Mugabe won a June 27th run-off ballot after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the
