News

• 22 September 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “101 Days of Prayer for Peace in Sudan” campaign launched by Catholic Church Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – September 21, the International Day of Peace, marked the start of a campaign: “101 Days of Prayer for Peace in Sudan,” sponsored by the Sudanese Bishops' Conference, the U.S. Conference ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church warns: Orissa becoming a “realm for trafficking of women” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – "There are alarming reports of trafficking of young women on a large scale in Orissa. The victims are mostly young Christian women. The violence against Christians in 2008 gave the opportu ...
• 22 September 2010
  VATICAN - Holy Father's appeal for the consolidation of peace and harmony among the baptized, to offer the world “an ever more authentic evangelical testimony” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held today, Wednesday, September 22, during which he spoke of his recent apostolic journey to the United Kingdom, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made an ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Formation days promoted by the PMS, to become “protagonists in the Mission” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Among the various activities for the month dedicated to the missions (October), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Chile organized a day of training on the missions. The invitation, sent to ...
• 22 September 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Special issue of “Palabra” on the Church in Latin America Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – During an event held yesterday, September 21, organized by the magazine “Palabra” and Centro Accademico Romano Fundacion (CARF), a special issue on “The Church in Latin America, Two Hundr ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Diocesan newspaper “Mar Adentro” now available online Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) – The newspaper of the Diocese of Chimbote "Mar Adentro" is available on the website of the diocese every month. Through a new system, visitors will have access to the contents of the newspaper ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Buddhist and Christians working together for a just economy Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) – A group of Buddhist and Christian representatives, who met recently at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand highlighted the need for faith communities to engage with the government ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Nuncio to Haiti tells Fides: “The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and the number is on the rise.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and, instead of diminishing, the number is on the rise. Even the poor who come fr ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear among Christians in Karachi, suffering “insecurity” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "There are no imminent threats, but there is still fear evident among the Christian community. In Pakistan, we Christians are in a precarious condition: we do not know what may happen in the n ...
• 21 September 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sr. Luzia Premoli, new Superior General of the Comboni Missionaries, first non-Italian Verona (Agenzia Fides) – Sister Luzia Premoli, a Brazilian, is the new Superior General of the Comboni Missionary Sisters, elected September 20 in the 19th General Chapter of the congregation, which has been underway a ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA - Witnesses and prophets of hope in the region: Caritas's 17th Latin American/Caribbean Congress Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Following the motto "In Christ we build one America for all", organization has begun for the XVII Latin American/Carribean Congress for Caritas and the Fourth Continental Meeting of the P ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Commitment to Christianizing the family is a journey that should never end Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – "The courses dedicated to Christianizing the family have ended, but the effort to Christianize the family is a journey that should never end." This was how Archbishop Peter Liu of the Dioces ...
• 21 September 2010
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishop of Matadi resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on September 21, 2010, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Matadi (DRC), presented by Bishop Gabriel Kembo Mamputu, in conformity with ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Decrease in the number of dengue cases in comparison with same time in 2009 Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – Health officials in Sri Lanka are reporting a significant drop in the number of reported dengue cases. According to the team of officials, 58 cases of the mosquito-borne disease occurred durin ...
• 21 September 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Religious leaders develop peace strategy: reopen talks with the LRA and encourage guerrillas to desert Yambio (Agenzia Fides) – Religious leaders from the four countries affected by the violent raids of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have signed a commitment to apply pressure locally and internationally to find a peac ...