News

• 20 July 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - The ardour of Pauline Jaricot for Young Missionaries' National Day (JOMIS) Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – “A Missionary Church with Pauline, without borders or barriers” is the theme of the next Young Missionaries National Day (JOMIS) to be celebrated all over Chile on 22 July. According to i ...
• 19 July 2010
  VATICAN - “Without profound meaning, whatever we do is simply activism, fruitless and haphazard ” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “Without love, even the most important activities lose value and fail to bring joy. Without profound meaning, whatever we do is simply activism, fruitless and haphazard. And who give ...
• 19 July 2010
  AFRICA - Peace, respect for human life and human rights, intercultural and interreligious dialogue: agreement between African Union and Community of S. Egidio Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - A Protocol of agreement for cooperation between the Community of S. Egidio and the Commission of the African Union was signed on Thursday 15 July at the African Union head offices in Addis ...
• 19 July 2010
  AFRICA/TOGO - New paediatrics and neonatology departments in the poorest part of the country at Afagnan Hospital Afagnan (Agenzia Fides) - Two new departments, paediatrics and neonatology, complete with the modern equipment will soon be opened at Saint John of God Hospital at Afagnan in Togo. A hospital recently nominated Ambassado ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian women: networking to promote rights and fight violence Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “In the social context of Pakistan, where women suffer widespread abuse and discrimination, Christian women are the most vulnerable and defenceless the most exposed to vexation and violence ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police release two Christians accused of blasphemy, but the Christian community still lives in fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – After suffering from threats and violence in the past few days, Christians in Faisalabad are breathing a sigh of relief: two brothers arrested on charges of blasphemy have been released. Pa ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordained new Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an in mainland China Yan’an (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 July Mgr John Baptist Yang Xiaoting, age 46 with 19 years of priesthood, was ordained coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an (Yulin), in the province of Shaanxi. He had been officially ap ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Sister Nancy Pereira, the sister of the “Bank for the Poor” dies Bangalore (Fides) – Sister Nancy Pereira, a member of the Daughters of Maria Auxiliatrix (FMA), died on 14 July at her FMA community Home in Bangalore (India). She was born at Pudukkuruchy, in the Indian state of Keral ...
• 19 July 2010
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Learning the “values of life” from early childhood: Catholic campaign reaches out to 250,000 children Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Aimed at teaching the principal values of life to youngsters from an early age this year's annual 'Children's Campaign', promoted by the Catholic Church in Honduras is reaching out to thou ...
• 17 July 2010
  AFRICA - Mobility of Africans must be an opportunity for human promotion rather than exploitation Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Africa today is home to almost one billion people, (14.8% of the entire world population). According to the United Nations, by 2050 Africans will number almost 2 billion, a little less than one qua ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic nurse raped: the Church defends the rights of women Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Magdalene Ashraf, a 22 year old Catholic student nurse, was raped on 13 July by a Muslim doctor. After a fall from a window at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, in Karachi, where she was ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “We are confident about the government's commitment for human rights ”, says a Jesuit priest Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch have called once again on President Benigno Aquino to intensify commitment to promote respect for human rights dismantling counter-power apparatus ...
• 17 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Young Catholics of Shan Tou diocese train for Summer Camp service Shan Tou (Agenzia Fides) – Holy Scripture, the Sacraments, Catechism, the Liturgy, Sacred Music, were the subjects studied during the 11th Pastoral Formation Course for young people in the diocese of Shan Tou, Guangdon ...
• 17 July 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Callao city in a state of Permanent Mission Callao (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, Sunday 18 July, missionaries in Callao will live another intense moment of the journey of the Great Continental Mission. For the past two years they have been engaged in 'Operation Co ...
• 17 July 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - CatholicCare and Lebanese Muslim Association first joint agreement for helping families in difficulty Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - An agreement to help families in difficulty in the south west district of Sydney has just been signed by CatholicCare Sydney and Lebanese Muslim Association at Lakemba Mosque. The first joint pro ...