News

• 10 October 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - In preparation for the International Eucharistic Congress, the Church of Taiwan announced the National Eucharistic Congress, November 19 Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - In order to accommodate and prepare for the International Eucharistic Congress - which is "a blessing for the Church in Taiwan" in the words of Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Tai Pei and Pr ...
• 10 October 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-Mission with mass media and social networks, to speak the language of the youth Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The mission in the Philippines travels on blogs, social networks, with new technologies and new channels, because it aims to "speak the language of the youth": is what Fr. Socrates Mesiona, Natio ...
• 10 October 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Word of God is the engine of the mission: the new Bible in kashmiri has been presented Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – To render the Word of God the engine of the mission; renew the efforts for dialogue and cooperation with the Muslim majority: in this spirit and with these intentions the small Christian comm ...
• 10 October 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Representative of UNICEF visited the headquarters of the PMS Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Argentina, Father Osvaldo Pablo Leone, received on Friday, October 7 the visit of a UNICEF Representative in Argentina, Mr ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/GHANA - Two million people with disabilities still hampered by lack of infrastructure and architectural barriers Accra (Agenzia Fides) - In Ghana, according to estimates by the World Health Organization, there are 2 million disabled people, between 7 to 10% of the population of the country. Five years after the approval of the 'Per ...
• 10 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians: yes to legality, but "no one touches the murderer Mumtaz Qadri" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Yes" to justice and legality, "no" to death penalty, even for Mumtaz Qadri, who killed the governor of Punjab Salman Taseer and has become for radical Islamic groups, "the hero of blasphemy". Th ...
• 10 October 2011
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Missionary Month begins with the sending of 150 catechists Miranda (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Gustavo García Naranjo, Bishop of the Diocese of Guarenas, in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, celebrated a Mass of the sending of 150 missionary catechists from different paris ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - " Violence that recalls the initial suppression of the Egyptian revolution", says the National Director of the Egyptian PMS Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "A peaceful protest was violently suppressed by the military. They are scenes reminiscent of the Egyptian revolution which took place early in January", says don Nabil Fayez Antoun, National Direc ...
• 10 October 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Morality, democracy and pluralism in the Bishops' document for the elections to be held on November 6 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua has published its message on the occasion of the upcoming elections on November 6, signed by all the bishops with the date of October 7, 2011, a copy of whi ...
• 10 October 2011
  VATICAN - St. Joseph International Missionary College: catechists are called to invite mankind to take part in the Feast of the kingdom Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday 8 October, St. Joseph International Missionary College, welcomed for the first time, the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Archbishop Fernando ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Weak participation and murder of two policemen mark the elections Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - A relatively weak turnout characterized the presidential elections in Cameroon, yesterday, Sunday, Oct. 9, according to news agency reports (see Fides 08/10/2011). The election day was also marr ...
• 8 October 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Discouragement among the population of Veracruz due to the climate of violence: 36 corpses were found Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - Just two days after the signing of the plan "Veracruz Seguro" between the federal government and the state government of Veracruz, 32 bodies were found in 3 houses, and another 4 bodies were fo ...
• 8 October 2011
  EUROPE/SCOTLAND - Two reasons for celebration for Missio Scotland on the occasion of World Mission Day Edinburgh (Agenzia Fides) - As tradition wants all over the world, even this year MISSIO Scotland has prepared material for all the parish priests, to support the activities of the parishes on the occasion of World Missi ...
• 8 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops of Indonesia: "the freedom to live and preach the Gospel can never be taken for granted" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary impulse remains essential to the Church’s life, and finds expression not only in the preaching of the Gospel, but also in the Witness of Christian charity. In this regard, ...
• 8 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "The future of Cameroon is in our hands" recall the Bishops on the occasion of tomorrow's presidential election Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7 million voters are called to vote tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 9, to elect the Head of the State of Cameroon. Of the 23 candidates, the favorite is the outgoing President, Paul Biya, who h ...