News

• 31 March 2011
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - The situation in Abidjan rapidly evolving; Republican Forces win Yamoussoukro; meanwhile they wait in hope for the Pope's Envoy Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation in Abidjan is rapidly evolving. We don't know what could happen in the next few hours,” say sources from the local Church in Abidjan to Fides, in Côte d'Ivoire, where yesterd ...
• 31 March 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN- Welcome and sharing by Franciscan missionaries for victims of the tsunami Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – The “Franciscan Chapel Centre”, beating heart of the Franciscan spirit in Tokyo, has become after the tsunami and the earthquake an oasis of welcome and solidarity. During the emergency, the ...
• 31 March 2011
  VATICAN - Appeal by the Pope for an end to the violence and reprisal of dialogue in Côte d'Ivoire Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the General Audience on Wednesday, 30 March, in St Peter's Square, the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI greeted the pilgrims in various languages and issued an appeal for the C ...
• 31 March 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - First national conference for Afghan civil society: rights and dignity for all Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – Civil Afghan society wants to play a role in this phase of pacification and reconstruction of the Country. On this point began the first national conference for Afghan civil society, held in Kab ...
• 31 March 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Landmines: After Afghanistan, Colombia is the nation with the greatest number of victims in the world Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – International Day for Mine Awareness will be celebrated on 4 April. The date has been promoted by the General Assembly of the UN to reject the indiscriminate use of these devices and create aw ...
• 31 March 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop Sainz: respect for Catholics not discrimination Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – “We cannot talk about discrimination but rather respect for people.” With these words, Archbishop Luis Sainz, Auxiliary Archbishop of Cochabamba and President of the Episcopal Commissio ...
• 31 March 2011
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - Resignation by Archbishop of Papeete Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 31 March 2011, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Papeete (Tahiti), presented by Archbishop Hubert Coppenrath, in confo ...
• 31 March 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO - Removal of Bishop of Pointe-Noire Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 31 March 2011, removed from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Pointe-Noire (Congo-Brazzaville), Bishop Jean-Claude Makaya Loemba. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 31 ...
• 30 March 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Christian heroes in Fukushima, who sacrifice their lives to avoid a nuclear catastrophe Sendai (Agenzia Fides) – Among the workers who are truly sacrificing their lives in the Fukushima nuclear power plant, to quell the growing radioactivity and to try to secure the power plant, are also some Christians. ...
• 30 March 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - “The road to peace passes through the African Union,” says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, who adds: “the humanitarian bombs are creating civilian casualties” Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “IF we really want to find a diplomatic solution to the Libyan crisis, we need to go through the African Union. Its absence from the Conference in London disappointed me,” says Bishop Giovan ...
• 30 March 2011
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - “We are pleased about the Holy Father's words. We hope that his voice is heard,” says the Archbishop of Abidjan after Benedict XVI's appeal for peace in Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are pleased about the Holy Father's words and we thank him for them. We hope that his voice is heard,” says Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire to Fides. In additi ...
• 30 March 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest beaten in Madhya Pradesh: the Church writes to the Prime Minister Khandwa (Agenzia Fides) – Another serious act of aggression has shaken the Catholic Church in India: Fr Sebastian Kaiparambil, a Catholic priest of 45 years, residing in Badwha in the Diocese of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh ...
• 30 March 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - Support via radio for victims and prayer for “friendship between China and Japan” Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – In addition to humanitarian aid, the Japanese people also need psychological and spiritual sustenance: Christian radio began with this conviction, reported missionaries in Japan to Fides, and ha ...
• 30 March 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Scrutiny of 1,700 catechumens, who “are witnesses to the faith by their words and actions” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Faith is a gift from God; faith is built on Jesus; keep away from sin; bear witness to Jesus: these are the four recommendations of Bishop John Tong of Hong Kong, to the catechumens during ...
• 30 March 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Diocese of Bissau opens a house for 100 children Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – With the approval of the Guinean executive, expressed by the Minister for women's affairs, social cohesion and the fight against poverty, the Babaram House for Children in the Diocese of Bissa ...