News

• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - September: Bible Month in Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The Chilean Bishops' Conference has opened a section on its website to spread the word on "Bible Month" in Chile, which is also celebrated in other Latin American nations in September. The go ...
• 14 September 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop of Freetown: “Unemployment among the youth is a threat to social stability.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "We are still living in a post-war era following the conclusion (8 years ago) of the terrible war of 1992-2002," Fides was told by Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles, Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Migration with Rights”: National Migration Week Machala (Agenzia Fides) – Migration Week, held in Ecuador, September 12 to 19 under the theme of "Children, Adolescents, and Migration" and the slogan "I am looking for my dreams," began with a grand march led by a lar ...
• 14 September 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops' appeal for peace on Social Justice Sunday Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Australia celebrates Social Justice Sunday on September 26. The title of the document made public for the occasion by the Catholic bishops of the country is "Violence in Australia: A Message of ...
• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Orange maize may be able to help millions of African children see Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 'Orange' maize, a variety of the common cereal crop, could improve the lives of millions of malnourished people by providing increased vitamin A in their diet, according to a new study recent ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Disorder in Conakry: “growing pains of an emerging democracy” Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "We are still experiencing the growing pains a democracy that is emerging, although, unfortunately, with the loss of lives," Fides was told by a Church source in the Republic of Guinea, followin ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church bombing in the northwest, 2 Christians wounded Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) – There is alarm in the Christian community of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the Northwest Frontier Province) in northwestern Pakistan. Yesterday evening ...
• 13 September 2010
  VATICAN - Seminar for new bishops of Propaganda Fide territories “rekindles the flame of the missionary spirit, making it more alive, stronger” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "This seminar is very important, because when you are a newly appointed bishop, you need an additional training in order to carry out the mission entrusted to you by the Church, addressin ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Role and contribution of the PMS to the current ecclesial and social situation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Meeting of National Directors and Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Southern Cone ends today, September 13. According to information sent to Fides, the meeting ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Coro: “It is with great sorrow that we witness the increase of violence in Venezuela's society” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Venezuela, through the words of Archbishop Roberto Lückert of Coro, has spoken out about the situation of the country, reminding Venezuelans of their responsibility for ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New council members for the Federation of the Bible Apostolate Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – “If a Catholic does not read the Bible, he will not be able to grow”:with these words Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Tai Pei, following the teachings of Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Ch ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Only 24% of HIV-positive children receive palliative care Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Kenyan government needs to do more to provide palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS. The report, Ne ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear and aprehension among Christians, end of Ramadan celebrated: Catholic layman injured Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is fear and apprehension among Christians in Pakistan as the country celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The story of the “Koran Burning Day” has led to tension, protest ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope addresses Bishops of Brazil's Northeast Region 3 on “the clear necessity that the Catholic Church in Brazil commit herself to a new evangelization that spares no efforts in the search for lapsed Catholics, as well as for persons who know little or nothing of the evangelical message” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The first Mass was celebrated in Brazil over 5 centuries ago. “It was the first time that the Gospel of Christ was being proclaimed to this people, illumining their daily life. This ...
• 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 ...