St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr:

The Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculate of Lourdes celebrate on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2009, the centennial anniversary of the congregation and its aggregation to the Capuchin Order. As Agenzia Fides learns from Fr. John Spagnolo, it was

In relation to the indiscretions of the press on the UN report in which reference is made to two Xaverian missionaries working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the General Curia of the Xaverian Missionaries has told Fides that

I whole-heartedly unite myself to the joy and thanksgiving of the Bishops of your country, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last June, along with all of their dioceses," writes Pope Benedict XVI, in a Message sent to Bishop

The opening of the bridge that connects the island of Chong Ming to the mainland, to the city of Shang Hai, is being welcomed by the local Church as a new opportunity to revitalize the mission of evangelization at the

The Redemptorist Missionaries of Colombia held a celebration in recent days to recall the three Italian missionaries who arrived in 1859 to the then Republic of New Granada, now Colombia. They were three priests: Fr. Henry Tirino, Fr. Gioacchino D'Elia,

Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) Honduras will be called Sunday, November 29th to take part in a controversial presidential election, which the majority of Latin American countries do not recognized, but which could be recognized by the United States of America, and

Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) Honduras is the second largest country in Central America in size, after Guatemala, with 7.8 million inhabitants. It is also one of the poorest in Latin America, suffering from the violence caused by the war over drugs

Windhoek (Agenzia Fides) About one million Namibians are called to the polls today, 27 November, for the legislative elections and presidential elections. The challenge sees the electoral participation of 14 parties for 74 parliamentary seats, and 12 candidates for the

Our calls are not always welcome. When we make a complaint ... we do not always receive a satisfactory response," says Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingue, Archbishop of Lubango and newly elected President of CEAST (Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome),

It is an unhealed wound in the country: the nation has not fully recovered after the terrible genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. Memory is important for justice and reconciliation. But also in looking to the

New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) A publication on the Liberhan Commission Report regarding the events in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is causing an uproar throughout India. After a long investigation, the paper sheds light on the

Representatives of institutions that are promoting and organizing the First National Missionary Congress of Seminarians gathered at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Brasilia. The event is scheduled to take place July 4-10, 2010 in Brasilia. According

Karen (Agenzia Fides) On the occasion of the upcoming World AIDS Day, which will be celebrated throughout the world on December 1, Father Fratern Masawe, Jesuit and moderator of JESAM, the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar, sent

The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana. - Bassui...

ABRAHAM, as it is universally accepted, is the symbol of faith for both Muslims and Christians. He is a common denominator and should be a unifying factor. His significance to both Islam and Christianity can never be down-played.

Eliza Turner AME Church located on Camp Johnson Road, Monrovia, is expected to observe its 113th Anniversary Celebration Sunday, November 29, 2009. Speaking to the Analyst on Thursday, November 26, 2009, the pastor of the church Rev. Tarkolo A. Miller,

Tomorrow is Tobaski; a day when the Muslim Ummah reflects on the glorious history of Ibrahim and his loyal son, Ismail.

Barely two days to the muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha commonly knowns as Tobaski, the demand for ram is observed to be so high at the various selling points in the country including the Abuko abbatoir.

Tailors and textile dealers, have expressed optimism of having much profit in their respective business, as preparation for the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Adha commonly called Tobaski intensifies.