News

• 2 October 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops address importance of a “free and responsible vote” on October 3 Lima (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the electoral campaign, the Peruvian Bishops' Conference issued a statement to remind people of the importance of making a free and responsible vote in the elections on October 3. T ...
• 2 October 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Ten arrested over attacks on Christians; surge in religious intolerance in “greater Jakarta” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Indonesian police have arrested ten radical Islamic militants, accused of attacking two Christian leaders last Sunday in the suburb of Bekasi, part of the megalopolis of Jakarta. The parish prie ...
• 1 October 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops' Appeal: “Only a regular dialogue, frank and constructive, may lead to a better Ecuador" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Claims being made by various sectors of Ecuadorian society in recent months have led to the revolt of law enforcement officials. They have resorted to brute force and have injured the dignity of ...
• 1 October 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - On 50th anniversary of national independence, Pope encourages work towards peace and democracy Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has called on Nigerians to work diligently for the peace and prosperity of their fellow citizens as the nation celebrates the golden jubilee of her attainment of ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Ayodhya verdict: a “wake-up call” to religious minorities New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – “The Ayodhya verdict, based on populism and on political compromise, could have serious repercussions on religious minorities in India. The Hindu extremists who destroyed the Babri Masjid ...
• 1 October 2010
  EUROPE - New Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe formed Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) – The birth of an Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Demographics and the Family in Europe was announced yesterday afternoon (September 30), by Cardinal Pe ...
• 1 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - “Missionary Rosary” should be promoted, especially among the youth Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – One of the most popular Polish Catholic magazines, Niedziela, based in Czestochowa, recently published on its website (www.niedziela.pl) a survey on the presence of Missionary Rosary group ...
• 1 October 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop Onaiyekan tells Fides: 16 children kidnapped in south released, University's accountant also released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The accountant of the Catholic University was released after six days of being held hostage by her kidnappers,” Fides was told by Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, capital of Nig ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Government tells Christians: “Say 'Yahweh' instead of 'Allah'” Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Several representatives from the Malaysian government, such as Minister Idris Jala, a Christian, are visiting the Christian communities in Malaysia, trying to convince Christian citizens ...
• 1 October 2010
  AMERICA - Conclusions from 3rd Latin American Youth Congress: youth are dynamic force capable of standing up against spiritual death Los Teques (Agenzia Fides) – Young people from across the Americas and the Caribbean came together last month for the third Latin American Congress of Youth, this time in Los Teques, near Caracas, Venezuela (see Fides ...
• 1 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Promoting consecrated life among the youth, testimonies of 4 congregations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A Trappist monk, a PIME missionary, a Sister of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, a member of the Marist Brothers, as well as a diocesan priest, all offered their testimony on the consecr ...
• 30 September 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Drama in Northern Nigeria: over 2 million flood victims Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Over 2,100,000 people have been affected by flooding in several areas of northwestern Nigeria. In the State of Jigawa alone, flooding caused by the bursting of dams affected 2 million people (a ...
• 30 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Thousands homeless, contaminated wells, blocked roadways Escuintla (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas of the Diocese of Escuintla has sent Fides a detailed report of the situation in the country and the diocese, updated on September 29, after the damages caused by heavy rains in rece ...
• 30 September 2010
  VATICAN - Holy Father recalls Haiti and Nigeria at General Audience Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the General Audience held on Wednesday, September 29, the Holy Father Benedict XVI expressed his spiritual closeness to the people of Haiti and launched an appeal for the humanitarian ...
• 30 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - PMS of the USA use new websites on Scripture and the Mission to give faithful “a missionary heart” New York (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United States has recently launched two new websites – MissionInScripture.org offers reflection on Sunday readings in li ...