News

• 27 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Three humanitarian workers killed by Taliban Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Three humanitarian workers operating in the Swat Valley, in the northern part of the country, have been killed by Pakistani Taliban while working to bring aid to flood victims. The attack of ...
• 27 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The empty World Cup stadiums will now be filled with the fear of the people,” missionary tells Fides Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – "South Africa is experiencing a difficult moment. The situation is no longer calm,” Fides was told by Fr. Mario Tessarotto, Scalabrinian missionary in Cape Town who assists refugees from o ...
• 27 August 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Massacre of 72: yet another sign of social chaos, loss of respect for fundamental values, and absence of comprehensive immigration policy Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico has condemned the brutal massacre that occurred at an estate near San Fernando, in the State of Tamaulipas, of 72 people from different countries, most likely emi ...
• 26 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “The Holy Father has launched a strictly humanitarian appeal, without any hidden political interests,” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - “The Holy Father has launched a strictly humanitarian appeal, without any hidden political interests. However, I fear that the Shabab, blinded by their extremist ideology, may interpret it a ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop of Calcutta: “Mother Teresa: a ray of hope for the poor of India” Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - "In the midst of natural disasters, violence, injustice, and suffering, the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa comes to bring a ray of hope and joy to thousands of poor, underprivileged, disadv ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Helpless and nameless: the painful reality lived by Christian refugees Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200,000 Christian refugees and 150,000 Hindus in the southern Punjab province have been cut off from humanitarian aid and are still waiting to receive minimal assistance for survival. That ...
• 26 August 2010
  VATICAN - Papal appeal for an end to violence in Mogadishu: “I hope...no efforts will be spared to re-establish respect for life and for human rights.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held in the internal courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, August 25, the Holy Father made the following appeal for So ...
• 26 August 2010
  OCEANIA/MARQUESAS ISLANDS - Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on August 4, 2010, appointed Fr. Pascal Chang-Soi SS.CC., Pastor on Moorea Island and Master of Novices of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, as C ...
• 26 August 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth workshop on Christian marriage Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A workshop entitled "The Challenge of Marriage," organized by the Commission of Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Hong Kong, will be held September 5, to promote the value of Catholic marriag ...
• 26 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Catholics in Peruvian Andes recall Mother Teresa Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In a sign of thanksgiving to God for the gift of the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the city of Arequipa has joined in the celebrations taking place all over the world on the occa ...
• 25 August 2010
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Mother Teresa was a missionary of love without limits,” recalls Msgr. Leo M. Maasburg on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – August 26, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity. Monsignor Leo M. Maasburg, who currently serves as the National Director of t ...
• 25 August 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Xia Men administers Sacrament of Confirmation to over 800 faithful Pu Tian (Agenzia Fides) – Over 800 faithful of the parish of Ping Hai, in the Diocese of Xia Men, received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Joseph Cai Bing Rui of Xiamen (Hsiamen/Amoy), who was consecrated May ...
• 25 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - “Operation Contact” with over 500 missionaries working in the Diocese of Callao Callao (Agenzia Fides) – "Operation Contact" has begun in the area of La Perla, in the Diocese of Callao, in Peru. In Callao, "Operation Contact" is a celebration of the Catholic community of "Communion and Evangeliz ...
• 25 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Lima to host II International Congress on Holy Shroud Lima (Agenzia Fides) – National and international speakers will discuss themes surrounding the Holy Shroud from August 31 to September 2, at the University of Lima. The event is being organized by the Lima Catholic Stu ...
• 25 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Cardinal Napier sides with critics of new legislation aimed at restricting freedom of the press Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “It is hard to imagine how any person, group or organization, which only a few years ago was protesting so vigorously for the exposing of all injustice, all corruption, all favoritism and ...