News

• 2 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Over 1 million people affected by flooding, Caritas launches emergency plans Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) – According to a provisional evaluation, there are still 870 victims of floods in Pakistan, particularly in the Punjab region. Tens of thousands of people are still isolated from the rest of ...
• 2 August 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - 450 youth on the missions in the earthquake-stricken areas to help out in reconstruction Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – With great enthusiasm and joy, more than 400 students from Catholic University (from the group “DUOC” in charge of the education project for the social mission of UC) left the ci ...
• 2 August 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Communications leaders of Latin America conclude meeting Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Department of Communication and Press of CELAM has sent Fides the final document of the meeting held in Cochabamba, July 28 to 30. The objective of the meeting was to share experience ...
• 2 August 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The tragedy of the talibes street children Gabu (Agenzia Fides) – Each year a minority of Koranic students, or talibés, put under the care of a religious leader, are at risk for abuse. In trying to find a solution to this serious problem, several agencies work ...
• 31 July 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - World Soccer Cup: “let's use the same determination to tackle the country's social problems" Christian leaders say Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)- After South Africa's success in hosting the first-ever soccer World Cup in Africa, the government needs to use the same determination to deal with the country's social problems, say church l ...
• 31 July 2010
  AFRICA/UGANDA - From kidnapped seminarian to priest; testimonial of Stefano, abducted in northern Uganda in 2003 Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- Stefano was 16 when he was abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in an attack the minor seminary in the diocese of Gulu in northern Uganda on 11 May, 2003 (see Fides 12/5/2003 and 19/5/200 ...
• 31 July 2010
  ASIA/YEMEN - Getting food to 300,000 internally displaced persons in northern Yemen Sanaa (Agenzia Fides) – Getting food aid to more than 300,000 internally displaced persons IDPs in northern Yemen is a complex task for logistics and coordination. The United Nations World Food Programme, (WFP), with t ...
• 31 July 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Second Course of Missionary Formation and Animation in Salta Salta (Agenzia Fides) – Today 31 July, registration starts for the Second Course of Missionary Formation and Animation to be held in Salta, Argentina. Organised by the Pontifical Mission Societies and the mission pasto ...
• 31 July 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Cuzco archdiocese prepares for 2nd Holy/Missionary Childhood Congress Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) – Fides received today news about preparations in the archdiocese of Cuzco, in Peru, for the 2nd archdiocesan Holy/Missionary Childhood Congress in which hundreds of children members of Holy Child ...
• 30 July 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - In view of constitutional referendum packed Ecumenical Prayer Service at Holy Family Basilica, Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The principal Churches in Kenya organised for today, 30 July, an ecumenical prayer service in view of a referendum on the country's Constitution to be held on 4 August. “Members of the most im ...
• 30 July 2010
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Umpteenth River tragedy in Congo raises fluvial security issue once again Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- At least 140 people drowned in the waters of the River Kasai, a tributary of the Congo, when a ferry, on the way to the capital Kinshasa from Mushie, about 30km from the town of Bandundu, capsiz ...
• 30 July 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Eighty three year old priest found murdered in Oaxaca City, Mexico Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – An eighty three year old priest was found dead in the evening of 28 July, in his parish, in Oaxaca City in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The priest had been gagged and tied up, the loca ...
• 30 July 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Arizona immigration law SB 1070: “selfish and irresponsible" say the Bishops of Mexico Texcoco (Agenzia Fides) – A statement presented by Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, Bishop of Texcoco and secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Mexico, a copy of the statement was sent to Fid ...
• 30 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Anti-Poverty Week 17 - 23 October Sidney (Agenzia Fides) – Once again this year the world will mark UN Anti-Poverty Day on 17 October. And as customary in recent years Australia will be holding its Anti-Poverty Week 17 - 23 October. Anti-Poverty Week w ...
• 29 July 2010
  VATICAN - Letter to the Catholic Bishops and Priests of mainland China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples and the Secretary of the same Congregation have addressed the following Letter to the Catholic Bishops an ...