News

• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Italy and the Holy See united in defence of Asia Bibi and of religious freedom throughout the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Italy and the Holy See are united in the defence of freedom of worship and religion in the world, and also in the defence of dignity and human rights, as in the case of Asia Bibi”: Director ...
• 23 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Conclusion of celebrations for centennial anniversary of evangelization in the Diocese of Molegbe Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – On the Solemnity of Christ the King, Sunday, 21 November, the Diocese of Molegbe officially closed the celebrations held for the first centennial anniversary of its evangelization. According ...
• 23 November 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Yet another priest assassinated in Brazil; from Sao Luis, ordained this September Sao Luis (Agenzia Fides) – Father Bernardo Muniz Rabelo Amaral, aged 28, Assistant Pastor in the city of Humberto de Campos (about 120 km from Maranhão), passed away on the evening of Saturday, 20 November in Sao Luis ...
• 23 November 2010
  AFRICA - Intensified efforts toward the prevention of polio in Uganda and Kenya Pader (Agenzia Fides) - After the confirmation of new cases of polio in Uganda and in neighbouring districts of Kenya, efforts have increased to combat this pandemic. The Ugandan Ministry of Health has just launched a th ...
• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Reviving the mission of evangelization and commitment to pastoral care: the objectives of the sisters of the Annunciation of Mary in the Diocese of Yi Bin Yi Bin (Agenzia Fides) - The relationship between the congregation and the diocese, between the congregation and the parishes, the identity of the sisters, the spirituality of the consecrated life; these were the main th ...
• 23 November 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Meeting in Lima for 25 years of the Christian Life Movement Lima (Agenzia Fides) – This year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Christian Life Movement (CLM), and thousands of people will gather on 27 November at the College of La Recoleta in Lima, Peru's ca ...
• 23 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - If pardoned, the life of Asia Bibi is in danger: radical Islamic groups raise their aim Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - “If the President grants her the pardon, Asia Bibi will be discharged but her life will be in extreme danger. Radical Islamic leaders state that if someone who is guilty of blasphemy has bee ...
• 23 November 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Bishops of Nicaragua attend SEDAC meeting in Costa Rica Alajuela (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua are in Alajuela, Costa Rica, for the annual meeting of the Bishops' Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC), held from 22 to 26 November, where they attended a press con ...
• 22 November 2010
  VATICAN - The third Consistory of his Pontificate: "In the Church no one is the owner, but all are called, all are invited, all are met and guided by divine grace"  Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday morning, 20 November in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held an Ordinary Public Consistory, in the form of Liturgy of the Word, for the creation of 24 new C ...
• 22 November 2010
  VATICAN - The Pope prayed at the Angelus "that in every part of the world religious freedom may be assured for all" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today in Italy, at the invitation of Bishops, ecclesial communities pray for Christians who suffer persecution and discrimination, especially in Iraq. I join this choral invocation to the ...
• 22 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military rebellion ends in bloodshed; eyewitness testimony Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The military rebellion carried out by a group of officials that had locked themselves in barracks located on the outskirts of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar (see Fides 18/11/2010 ...
• 22 November 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Biblical Week reflects on eternal life Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – Biblical Week, an important gathering involving all the Catholic parishes of South Korea, has begun today. This year, the reflection will be on eternal life. As Fides learns from the local Churc ...
• 22 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi raped by accusers; death threats from Islamic fundamentalists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Before being handed over to police and put on trial for blasphemy, Asia Bibi was suffered rape at the hands of her accusers. This is what she told the Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, who vis ...
• 22 November 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “They've closed the border, but only to the poor”: Claretian Missionaries' testimony Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - “In Jimani, the small town on the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, security measures have been taken to make sure cholera does not enter the Dominican Republic. The most serious ...
• 22 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Cardinal Wako's would-be assailant released from prison on grounds of mental instability Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Hamdan Mohamed Abdurrahman, the man who tried to kill Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan), has been released, being deemed incapable of understanding or free will. Th ...