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

Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the UGCC, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Kyiv, summarized the recent visit to Ukraine of representatives of the charitable foundation Renovabis: "As far as I can tell, the guests

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,

At the end of a losing war Hitler retreats back to the city of Berlin and his final bunker location, away from the rapidly approaching Russian army to the east. The specially designed underground bunker will be Hitler's 13th and

Mr Thomas has studied papers relating to Hitler's death held in Soviet archives for 50 years. His book, Dopplegangers -The Truth about the Bodies in the Berlin Bunker, claims that Hitler's SS colleagues were also involved in an elaborate plot

Rochus Misch, Hitler's bodyguard and telephone operator, is the last surviving member of Hitler's entourage. He has just turned 90 and is publishing a book about his time with the Führer. ... An hour earlier, Misch, 27 years old at

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

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

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

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

Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive