News

• 4 August 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya launch an emergency fund to help people affected by drought Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all deeply concerned about the crisis caused by drought and suffering of so many Kenyans. Our concern is for the millions of vulnerable people who risk dying of hunger and for the many c ...
• 4 August 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - In October the Sudanese Bishops will decide whether to form two distinct Episcopal Conferences for the North and the South Khartoum (Fides Service) - The Sudanese Bishops will meet in October in the Diocese of Wau (Southern Sudan) to decide whether to form two distinct Episcopal Conferences, after the separation between north and south Suda ...
• 3 August 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Catholic Church convenes the V National Congress of Reconciliation to facilitate the peace process in Bogota (Agenzia Fides )-The V National Congress, organized by the National Secretariat of theSocial Pastoral (NSSP / Caritas Colombiana) to be held in Bogota on 10 and 12 August will be focused on the issue of social justice t ...
• 3 August 2011
  EUROPE/GERMANY - The German Church presents the report on her missionary activities all over the world Aachen (Fides Service) - "Universal Church 2010". This is the title of the first report on the missionary activities carried out by different members of the Catholic Church in Germany. The document gives an account of th ...
• 3 August 2011
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The Church of Burundi remembers with affection Mgr. Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio in Washington, who served the Country in difficult times Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides )-On August 2, the Church of Burundi recalled His Exc. Mgr. Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio in the United States of America, with a Mass presided by His Exc. Mgr. Gervais Banshimiyubusa, Bishop of ...
• 3 August 2011
  ASIA/HONGKONG - The largest WYD delegation from the diocese of Hong Kong leaving for Madrid Hong Kong (AgenziaFides ) - Over 800 young people and 21 priests from Hong Kong are leaving tomorrow, August 5, for Madrid to attend World Youth Day (WYD). The participation in the next WYD has a larger delegation of y ...
• 3 August 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI- Malawi is increasingly at risk "risk of social explosion within a few months", says a missionary Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The situation remains tense in Malawi after the national day of protest on July 20, which resulted in violence with the death of twenty people (see Fides 20-22 July 2011). On August 1, Preside ...
• 2 August 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Hong Kong Book Fair 2011": an opportunity for evangelization and interreligious exchange Hong Kong (Fides Service) - For the Catholic community in Hong Kong, the annual exhibition "Hong Kong Book Fair" (which was held from July 20 to 26) is an opportunity for evangelization and interreligious exchange. His ...
• 2 August 2011
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Cholera threatens prisons, denounces the Catholic Church Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral Commission in the Dominican Republic prisons has accused the National Directorate of Prisons (NDP) of hiding information about cases of cholera which have occurred in detenti ...
• 2 August 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Terrazas launches an appeal in favor of the most needy Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, said that the threats and repression are not the ways to combat social deprivation and asked to share and distribute wea ...
• 2 August 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The different souls in Tahrir Square, forcibly cleared by the military and police Cairo (Fides Service) - Military and Egyptian police forcibly cleared Tahrir Square, the symbolic place of the Egyptian revolution, and arrested hundreds of people. The demonstrators had camped for days in the streets to ...
• 1 August 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Unstoppable increase in human trafficking phenomenon, especially distressed women and children Jharkhand (Fides Service) - Every year approximately 4 million people are victims of human trafficking all over the world, over 1 million boys and girls are involved. The majority, about 90% are women and girls destined ...
• 1 August 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Chinese Church responds to the Pope's appeal with the major seminarians’ Summer Formation Camp Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting made us feel that we are no longer alone, the exchange has opened our eyes, sharing has made us able to thank the Lord who has chosen us. The courses have rekindled hope in ...
• 1 August 2011
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "We must urgently face the problem regarding prisons", said Cardinal Urosa, commenting on the creation of the Ministry for the management of prisons Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The creation of the Ministry to manage the prisons has been hailed by the People's Defender, Gabriela Ramirez and by the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, who expressed the hop ...
• 1 August 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "Violence creates an environment of uncertainty and tension", the Bishops denounce San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "We see with sorrow the perpetuation of delinquency and crime, which always brings new deaths in the family and society in El Salvador", say the Bishops of El Salvador in a statement signe ...