Rome (Agenzia Fides) Africa is the suffering most from the food emergency that is affecting many of the world’s countries, to the point that various experts fear that the African nations implied in the rise of prices of food merchandise
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) "We are trapped inside our houses. The people do not dare to go out and the businesses and offices are all closed. Every so often, a gun shot is heard in the distance," Fides was informed by
Tsinan (Agenzia Fides) On May 18, 2008, at nearly 96 years of age, Archbishop Giacomo Zhao Ziping of Tsinan (Jinan), in the province of Shandong (continental China), passed away. The news of his death came as a surprise to all:
The Brazilian Bishops’ Conference (CNBB) has issued a statement expressing their regret for the Supreme Court’s decision to allow researchers to use embryos reserved for in vitro fertilization that have been frozen for over three years in fertilization clinics, for
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) On May 27, at Warsaw’s John Paul II Museum, a gathering for children of the Holy Childhood Association was held with representatives from the city’s grammar schools. A report on the event was sent to Fides by
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) The National Migration Conference 2008 will take place July 28-31 in Washington, D.C., with the theme: "Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice." The Conference is sponsored by the Migration and Refugee Services department of the United States Conference
Very often, especially in the past, the Christian community forgot to teach that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew; to all effects a member of the Jewish religion. Still today, more than 40 years since the Second Vatican Council, this historical
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) On May 29, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of nine new ambassadors to the Holy See (Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia, Chad, Bangladesh, Belarus, Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria). In his address, he told them
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) "In Italy, as in many other countries, there is a strong sense of what we could call an authentic 'educational emergency,’" said the Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 29, in a meeting held in the
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy See Press Office has released the program for the Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Sydney, Australia, for the 23rd World Youth Day. The Pope will depart from Rome's Fiumicino airport
Some 600 archbishops and bishops, their spouses, and other U.K. religious leaders will walk together through central London on July 24 to express their commitment to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) eight goals made by world leaders to
The collapse of John McCain's relationship with Christian Right leader John Hagee made for minor news in the mainstream media. Was this because the press doesn't think the Christian Right matters anymore? Or because they recognized that in their frenzy...
A few minutes of grainy, black and white video show a shadowy creature with big eyes peeping over a windowsill. But does it show a puppet or an alien from outer space? The video, purportedly capturing proof of alien life,
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday received the letters of credentials from the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala to the Holy See, Acisclo Valladares Molina. We have this report...
International aid agencies are calling on the US and other countries to implement major agricultural reforms just days before world leaders will meet in Rome to seek ways of reducing the suffering for the world's poorest people. Magdalena Kropinwnicka, Spokesperson
Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people and warned more than one million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a devastating earthquake threatens to overflow. Kelsea Brennan-Wessels reports...
Human rights groups today hit out at Myanmar's military leaders for evicting cyclone refugees from relief camps. The International Committee of the Red Cross spokesperson for Burma is John Sparrow. He said that while the military regime is granting ICRC
The Beginning of the Gospel of Barack Obama, the Son of God (According to Mark Shea)In other news Jill Stanek has a fundraiser letter by Michelle Obama saying the partial-birth abortion ban is unconstitutional.In other Obama news.From CNN to the
