News

• 15 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Lubna's parents accept one million rupies, case closed Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of Lubna Masih, the twelve-year-old Christian girl who was raped and murdered in Rawalpindi by a group of Muslims (see Fides 13/10/2010), accepted a compensation of one million ...
• 15 October 2010
  VATICAN - LXXII (Year 2009) version of “Missionary Bibliography” published Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Library of the Pontifical Urban University has published the LXXII volume of "Bibliography Mission" for the Year 2009. This book, unique in its kind, provides a rich documentation of ...
• 15 October 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - St. Vincent de Paul Society working on increasing presence in Hong Kong over next 3 years Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Central Council of Hong Kong Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) aims to boost its mission of charity with a specific goal. In honor of their 150th anniversary of foundation, they hope ...
• 15 October 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Meeting for priests and religious of indigenous descent: evangelizers in their communities Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Bishops' Conference has sponsored a national meeting for indigenous priests and religious to be held October 18 to 20 in Bogota. The event will gather priests, religious, and lay pe ...
• 15 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Nearly 2 million faithful in the procession of Our Lady of Zapopan Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 1.8 million faithful, according to estimates by the civil protection of the State of Jalisco, 2 million according to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, gathered from beginning in the e ...
• 15 October 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's Message: we should all make eliminating hunger a priority, in support of the human family Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In a message sent today to the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mr. Jacques Diouf, on the occasion of World Food Day 2010, celebrated today, ...
• 15 October 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians call for President Obama's support against discriminations suffered by “untouchables” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Open support in the battle to eliminate discrimination of Indian society towards the "untouchables" and the outcasts: this is the demand being made by India's Christians to U.S. President Ba ...
• 15 October 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Hospitaller Sisters open nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – On October 11, the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception opened a new nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau, in the Antula district. According to information sent to F ...
• 14 October 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - “LRA rebels are moving towards Darfur,” Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The LRA rebels are moving towards the border with Darfur, Sudan," Fides has learned from Archbishop Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic, where the rebels of ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Justice for Lubna: parents file complaint Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of Lubna Masih, age 12, the girl raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi (see Fides 13/10/2010), have filed a formal complaint to the police. Accepting, albeit wi ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Archdiocese of Tai Pei living Month of Rosary in preparation for World Mission Sunday Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - According to information received by Fides, the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, led by its pastor, Bishop John Hung Shan Chuan, is intensely living the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary with a pilgrima ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mission Congress 2010: “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” is the theme of Mission Congress 2010, which will meet this October 28-31, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The c ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops condemn misuse of faith for winning votes and call for responsible voting Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), has issued a statement condemning the use of the Christian faith in the electoral process, expressing ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church promotes dialogue between journalists and government on anti-racism law La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has asked journalists to end their hunger strike against the anti-racism law (see Fides 12/10/2010), and has asked the government to listen to the needs o ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon on elections: justice, freedom, and development for the nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - “We are praying that there may be justice, freedom, peace and development in our country!” These are the words of Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon in an appeal he has made in light of t ...