News

• 9 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese religious active in pastoral and missionary life of the Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to recent information sent to Fides, religious on the China mainland offer an indispensable contribution to the life of the Church in China in her pastoral, missionary, social, and, ...
• 9 September 2010
  VATICAN - The “the natural dignity of each person,” the root of the respect for human rights Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the sixtieth anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Holy Father Benedict XVI held an audience (following the General Audience of Wednesday, September 8) with the B ...
• 9 September 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “Maras” seek dialogue with President Funes, capital in critical position San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Quite a surprise was caused by the television appearance of Father Antonio Rodríguez, a Passionist priest that has been working in El Salvador for about 12 years. On the evening of Septe ...
• 9 September 2010
  VATICAN - 10 years dedicated to teaching and spreading the Social Doctrine of the Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This will be a significant step for the two-year course in the Social Doctrine of the Church, that in the 2010/2012 academic years will be taking place for the 10th time. The course is sp ...
• 9 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Bishop brings aid to madrassas and disabled children Multan (Agenzia Fides) – The spirit is “that of the Good Samaritan, who did not request the identity of the man in need, but helped him without hesitation.” “Today our task in this terrible tragedy is to show the ...
• 8 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Jin Nan holds retreat on the mission of Pastors and care for the sick Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) – The mission of Pastors and care for the sick were the two main themes of the retreat of the Diocese of Ji Nan, in the Shan Dong Province, which was held September 1-3. According to information ...
• 8 September 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Pilgrimage of the Cross and parish missions in Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The new pastoral year 2010/2011 in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, upon the initiative of Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak, will be dedicated in particular to two initiatives: the Pilgrimage of ...
• 8 September 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Civil society groups say “no” to Constitution changes Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – "In Colombo, the situation is tense and there are massive marches and demonstrations. Civil society groups are up in arms over what is a matter of civil rights and democracy. Even religious le ...
• 8 September 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - UN reports 500 rapes in Kivu in 1 month; a missionary comments Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – “The UN has finally become aware of a situation that we as missionaries and as the Church have been denouncing for some time now. However, I often wonder whether there are strategic and pol ...
• 8 September 2010
  VATICAN - Statement from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office today released the following statement of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue: “The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue received with ...
• 8 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “The Cry of the Excluded” - inspiring hope for a transformation in society Curitiba (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, September 7, Curitiba hosted the 16th "Cry of the Excluded," sponsored by the Archdiocese of Curitiba, pastoral groups, movements, and social organizations. The theme was: “Where ...
• 8 September 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Many families have lost all they had to live on” Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Guatemala has sent Fides a new report detailing the situation after the terrible tragedy of the torrential rains that caused extensive damage throughout the country (see Fides 0 ...
• 8 September 2010
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Sisters of Mercy working to offer relief to residents of Carteret Islands escaping rising waters Brisbane (Agenzia Fides) – About 1700 of the Carteret Islands' more than 3000 occupants are being forced to relocate to Bougainville in Papua New Guinea to live on 48ha of land donated by the Catholic Church as their i ...
• 8 September 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New challenge for the Catholic Church: lack of religious ed teachers Newcastle (Agenzia Fides) – Maitland Newcastle Diocese children’s ministries director John Donnelly has expressed his regret for the lack of religion teachers in schools. According to a report, there were more than 1 ...
• 7 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The odyssey of the forgotten refugees, prey for the Taliban Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) – The “luckiest” refugees today in Pakistan have no problem finding access to water, food, and tents. However, the effort of the government and humanitarian agencies cannot reach all the di ...