News

• 11 September 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles: 25 years in the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Tuesday, September 14, marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo. For the occasion, at 7pm, in the Parish of Santa Maria in ...
• 11 September 2010
  AFRICA - Testimony of two “border” Bishops from Burundi and Kenya Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Two newly appointed bishops who work in "frontier dioceses" have told Fides of the challenges they face and the hopes they have for the future of evangelization in their dioceses. Bishop Bonavent ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Missionary in a vast territory with few inhabitants: testimony of Bishop Francis Ceballos Escobar, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSSR, Redemptorist Missionary, was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño (Colombia) on June 10, 2010. He is in Rome for the Seminar for newly app ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells bishops participating in seminar of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: “The Bishop is called to serve the Church in the fashion of the God made man.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, in the Swiss Hall of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the recently appointed bishops participating in the seminar organized ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday to take place in Hong Kong stadium Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of World Mission Sunday in the Diocese of Hong Kong will focus on the sharing of the mission by priests and laity, and encourages priests to be faithful to their mission, esp ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Mas por Menos” annual fundraiser held in parishes across the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The fact that more than 9 million pesos will be distributed among the poor throughout the country does not seem to be important news, but seeing how it is distributed by "Mas por Menos," ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Increased roll of women as head of the family in north Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) – Fifteen months after the end of fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers, women in the north are taking up a new and challenging role as breadwinners - with more and m ...
• 10 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope congratulates Hebrew community on New Year: “may we all grow in the desire to promote the justice and peace that the world is so in need of today” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the celebration of Rosh Ha-Shanah 5771, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, the Holy Father Benedict XVI sent the Chief Rabbi of Rome, Riccardo Di Segni, the following telegram: "In ...
• 10 September 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A fire destroys the Church of Hagazah, in Upper Egypt Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – A fire has destroyed the church of the Catholic Copts in the village of Hagazah, Quena Province, Upper Egypt, in the Diocese of Tebe - Luxor. Fides was informed of the event through Bishop Joann ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Migrants, Refugees, and Marginalized: “Every migrant is a person” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Colombian Bishops' Conference has promoted September 12 to 19, the National Week of the Migrant, Refugee, and Marginalized. The slogan, according to the note sent to Fides, is: "Every life, ...
• 10 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Salta Missionary Expo: open invitation to a missionary exposition Salta (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Missions Societies of Salta and the Archdiocesan Pastoral Mission Commission have announced, in a statement sent to Fides, that on Monday, September 13, “Plaza 9 de Julio” wil ...
• 10 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Education Day: asking parents and teachers to be “like the Good Shepherd” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – “I know my sheep and my sheep know me,” (Jn 10, 14) is the theme of Education Day in the Diocese of Hong Kong, to be celebrated September 26. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao (t ...
• 10 September 2010
  ASIA/NEPAL - New measures need to be taken against slavery system involving over 150,000 victims Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery during the 15th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (A ...
• 10 September 2010
  AFRICA - African bishops delegation in Europe to discuss Millenium Development Goals Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Summit for review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be held in New York, September 20 to 22, a delegation of SECAM (Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa ...
• 10 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Multan says: “We pray that no one will burn the Koran” Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim extremist groups in Pakistan have threatened retaliation and violence against churches, Christian schools, and institutions, if the planned "Koran Burning Day" is held. "We fear for our ...