News

• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya stress need to amend new Constitution as soon as possible Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – "We played our role of directing our flock along the road of proper choice. We have not shied away from stating unequivocally what are the tenets of our faith in regard to some issues in our n ...
• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Is the murder of Indian UN troops a warning sign intended for those who oppose the partition of the Congo? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "It is an unprecedented event that puzzles me," Fides was told by Fr. Loris Cattani, a Xaverian missionary with extended experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in commenting on ...
• 19 August 2010
  ASIA/TURKEY - A Ramadan of “peace and brotherhood among religious communities” Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim and Christian religious leaders in Turkey have called for a "Ramadan of love, peace, and brotherhood among religious communities," launching an appeal to all believers for tolerance an ...
• 19 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tshumbe clero: say no to divisions and yes to unity in respect for the wealth of diversity Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "No to divisions and violence; yes to unity in diversity." This is message behind the statement sent out by the clergy of the Diocese of Tshumbe in the Province of Eastern Kasai (since 2005, ...
• 19 August 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 10 years of Muslim-Christian dialogue, to build peace Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – They have been coming together in the name of dialogue and reconciliation for 10 years now, for joint study and sharing, to build a future of peace and brotherhood in the southern Philippine ...
• 18 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Flood victims being subject to more than just rising waters Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The victims of the worst humanitarian tragedy in 80 years have now fallen pray to bandits and traffickers who have taken advantage of the flooding in Pakistan that is ravaging the fertile groun ...
• 18 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholics are giving “all they have” to flood victims Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “We are doing our best. Caritas and the Pontifical Mission Societies have been active and there is a great sense of solidarity. The Catholic faithful are giving all they have," Fides was told b ...
• 18 August 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - Making the Church in Africa more self-reliant: theme of 15th Plenary of SECAM Accra (Agenzia Fides) - A African Church that is confident in their abilities and able to intensify the work of evangelization and human development in the continent – this is what was discussed by participants in the ...
• 18 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Church recalls Fr. Kaiser, missionary who defended the poor, murdered 10 years ago Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church will mark the 10th anniversary of Mill Hill Missionary Father John Anthony Kaiser, murdered in Kenya for defending the rights of the poor. A memorial service will be held ...
• 17 August 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - “We remain concerned...about a series of disturbing events prior to the election” says American government Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - “Disturbing events” surrounded the presidential elections held August 9, in which incumbent President Paul Kagame was reelected with 93% of the vote (see Fides 12/8/2010). This is what was af ...
• 17 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 100th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Lumbumbashi. Bishops: “With the same spirit of the missionaries we work to build the Church - Family of God.” Lumbumbashi (Agenzia Fides) – "The truth of the parable of the mustard seed, which was announced by Christ two thousand years ago, now takes place in a land where the Word of God was planted a century ago by the Benedi ...
• 13 August 2010
  AMERICA/CUBA - “La Virgen de la Caridad” reaches out to the poorest of the poor, Message from Bishops of Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI has decided to grant a special plenary indulgence to those who participate in Cuba's pilgrimage of the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, the patroness of the island. The ...
• 13 August 2010
  AFRICA - 255 killed, 700 kidnapped by Ugandan rebels in Central Africa and Congo, report denounces Rome (Agenzia Fides) – More than 700 adults and children have been abducted in a largely unreported massive abduction campaign started by the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central African Republic (CA ...
• 13 August 2010
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Missio Austria's organization for fighting leprosy, supporting 5 million patients, offers emergency aid to Pakistan Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - For over 20 years, the organization for the fight against leprosy (Aussätzigen-Hilfswerk) of the national leadership of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Austria (Missio Austria) has been orga ...
• 12 August 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas provides aid to 300 needy families suffering cold wave Puno (Agenzia Fides) – More than 300 families in the areas of higher altitude in San Antonio de Esquilache, province of Puno, received donations from Caritas because of the cold that does not abandon the southern Peruv ...