News

• 14 June 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Headmasters of Catholic schools will sleep outdoors among 16 000 homeless to draw attention to this plague Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The executive Headmaster of Catholic schools in Sydney, Dan White, has decided to provide himself a cardboard and a hat to protect himself from the cold when he sleeps among the homeless to raise ...
• 13 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: the Holy Spirit, "as intelligible Light gives strength to the evangelizing mission, it burns the hearts of those who hear the good news" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the Pentecost solemnity, on Sunday, June 12, before reciting the Marian prayer of Regina Caeli, Benedict XVI illustrated the meaning of the solemnity with these words: " The Paschal ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Church committed to the liberation of Farah, the Catholic girl forced to convert to Islam Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Pakistan will do everything possible to free Farah and return her to her family": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan tells Fides, the diocese inv ...
• 13 June 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-16 volunteers are about to leave for Haiti and Peru from the diocese of Merida-Badajoz Merida-Badajoz (Agenzia Fides) - In the next few days a group of volunteers of the diocese of Merida Badajoz (Spain) will leave for a mission in America. There are 14 volunteers who will be destined to Haiti, led by Sist ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-Blogs and “social media” are growing, an opportunity to spread Christian values Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The growth of social media and blogs in Singapore is for the local church an opportunity to spread Christian values and to witness the Gospel. As Joan O'Reilly Fix, new Director of the Social ...
• 13 June 2011
  AMERICA/HONDURAS-The majority of working children, drop out of school Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The National Institute for Professional Training in Honduras carried out various activities for the World Day Against Child Labour, held on Sunday, June 12. According to the survey on famili ...
• 13 June 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-Child labor: the rules in this regard need to be put into practice and not left on paper, asks the Archbishop of San Salvador San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church urges state institutions in El Salvador to respect the rights of children, it is necessary that the rules about it are put into practice and not left on paper, asked His ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pentecost in the communities of the continent: prayer for world peace, for the Church, for priests and assignment of the Christian initiation to the catechumens Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Chinese Catholic communities celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the universal Church, invoking the descent of the Holy Spirit for world peace, for the Church, for priest ...
• 13 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-Caritas South Sudan: Working to give birth to a country where access to basic necessities like drinking water, health, education are assured Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - After decades of conflict, natural disasters and unstable governments, on July 9, 2011 Southern Sudan officially becomes an independent state. The inhabitants of this new African country are st ...
• 13 June 2011
  AFRICA/MALI-Resignation of the Bishop of Kayes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Kayes (Mali), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Dao, in accordance with ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN-Resignation of the Bishop of Hiroshima and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 13, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Hiroshima (Japan), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Atsumi Misue, in a ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-Legal recognition of religious communities: a challenge for the new Turkey Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - A crucial step in modern Turkey is the legal recognition of religious communities; it is an essential right, which is also the prerequisite for the full exercise of religious freedom: this is wha ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN-The 24th camp of children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) - "When Love arrives" is the theme of the 24th camp for children and young people`s faith life of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, organized by the Catechetical Centre of the archdiocese. According to ...
• 11 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Christian Minister presents the budget law, citing the Gospel, but radicalism is growing in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - The Minister for Minorities in the Province of Punjab, the Christian Kamran Michael, had the delegation for finances and yesterday presented the budget law in the Punjab Provincial Parliament. In ...
• 11 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"I have no news about the sisters who are in Kadugli, the situation of displaced persons is critical", said the coadjutor bishop of El Obeid Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The telephone network has been disabled and is therefore very difficult to obtain information from the area" His Excellency Mgr. Michael Didi Adgum Mangora says to Fides, coadjutor Bishop of El ...