News

• 25 March 2011
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 28 August 2010, appointed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Madagascar, for th ...
• 25 March 2011
  AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - “The European Union should drop the embargo on medicine”: appeal to Fides by Archbishop of Abidjan Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “I call on all to respect life. In the name of the right to health, I ask that the European Union drop the embargo on medicine”. This is the appeal launched through Fides by Archbishop Jean- ...
• 25 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Contempt of religion and blasphemy: at the UN, Pakistan changes course Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – With a sharp change of course, Pakistan has stopped its campaign at the United Nations concerning the contempt of religion, accepting the need to reconcile freedom of religion and freedom of ex ...
• 25 March 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Mission and Ecology”: first Meeting of Society of Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence for the State of São Paulo São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – The organisation of the first Regional Meeting of the Society of Holy Childhood and Missionary Adolescence, which will be held on 16 and 17 July in the city of Embù, was the focus of the r ...
• 25 March 2011
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Fourteen thousand new cases of tuberculosis in Addis Abeba, Government taking action Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) – Health officials in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, are concerned about the spread of tuberculosis in the city, whose population is more than 2.7 million. In a statement by Desalegn Gebr ...
• 25 March 2011
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Caritas and Justice and Peace Commission: more commitment by Church to social work Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of Vietnam intends to strengthen its presence in society, serving the poor and marginalised, in development projects and peace. Taking this direction of greater consolidation and more ...
• 25 March 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Bishops: The Bible is a call to all, those who write “Christian publications” seized on Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – “The Bible is an authentic announcement of Salvation directed to all those who wish to hear it”: with these words the Catholic Bishops of Malaysia express their opinion on the vexing ...
• 24 March 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - “I have trust in African wisdom,” says Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli; a ship of refugees bound for Italy turned back Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “I have trust in African wisdom to resolve the crisis. The Europeans delude themselves that they can resolve this matter with bombs. We need to allow room for mediation by the African Union.� ...
• 24 March 2011
  ASIA/MACAO - Youth ministers in Eastern Asia promoting exchange and formation Macao (Agenzia Fides) – To intensify the exchange of experiences and initiatives in the work of youth ministry and to develop a program of training for youth ministry: these were the two main themes discussed during th ...
• 24 March 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Confirmation of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 20 December 2010, confirmed in the role of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Sri Lank ...
• 24 March 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 26 February 2011, appointed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru, for the pe ...
• 24 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Paul Bhatti appointed “Special Advisor” for Religious Minorities Islamabad (Agenzi Fides) – Paul Bhatti, brother of murdered Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, was today appointed “Special Advisor” for Religious Minorities by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, to manage the affairs of religi ...
• 24 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi fasts and prays for peace, but her health is at risk Lahore (Agenzi Fides) – Asia Bibi, the Christian woman condemned to death for blasphemy, fasts and prays for peace. “During Lent I want to pray and to fast for peace and justice. I want to offer up my suffering to Go ...
• 24 March 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - African Bishops revive demand for observer status at African Union Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The meeting of Secretaries General of African national and regional Episcopal Conferences, held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), concluded with the adoption of a strategic pla ...
• 24 March 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Another Bhatti will continue his brother's mission, but minority rights not among the top priorities for Government Islamabad (Agenzi Fides) – The appointment of Paul Bhatti, brother of murdered Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, as “Special Advisor” for Religious Minorities by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, to manage the affairs of reli ...