News

• 1 July 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - President of Caritas Korea affirms yes to reconciliation Masan (Agenzia Fides) - “Yes to reconciliation”...While North Korea's nuclear arsenal and celebrates 60 years since the outbreak of the war in Korea, the Church does not tire of proclaiming the prophetic announcement ...
• 1 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Weak government leaving room for Islamic extremist groups Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "Radicals of the FPI (“Front Pembela Islam,” Islamic Defense Front), are taking advantage of the weak central government, rocked by scandals of corruption and misrule, which have affected po ...
• 1 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Seminarians from Regional Seminary of He Bei conclude 7 years of studies Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – "The degree is not the final goal of a vocation; indeed it is the true beginning of a vocation. We are ready for change in our life dedicating ourselves to pastoral work and evangelizat ...
• 1 July 2010
  EUROPE - Spanish and Portuguese bishops encourage use of new technologies for the mission Malaga (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the Bishops' Commission for Social Communications of Portugal and Spain, together with the President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Cel ...
• 1 July 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Heavy rains augment precarious conditions in Brazil Branquinha (Agenzia Fides) – In June, heavy rain falls in the Brazilian states of Alagoas and Pernambuco, have caused 40 deaths and 600 missing persons. The situation became dramatic when rising water levels in the two ...
• 1 July 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - SECAM to hold 15th Plenary Assembly in late July Accra (Agenzia Fides) – The 15th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ( SECAM) will take place in Accra, Ghana from July 26 to August 2, 2010, according to a statement s ...
• 1 July 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Don Bosco Radio: 14 years at the service of the truth and the youth Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We are one of the most popularly heard radio stations in the capital, as our listeners consider us a reliable news source,” says Fr. Luca Treglia, Director of Don Bosco Radio in Antana ...
• 1 July 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops offer Mass and list of priorities for President Aquino Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Carry out the long-awaited land reform; reject the document on sexual and reproductive health; eradicate nepotism and corruption from government; ensure food security in the country...These are ...
• 30 June 2010
  VATICAN - Note from the Press Office regarding the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The following is the entire text of the statement published by the Holy See Press Office on June 28, 2010. Faced with news reports which, for some time now, have been circulating with ...
• 30 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop Onaiyekan following release of Fr. Ukpong: we will not pay a ransom Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - "The Reverend Professor Justin Ukpong, and his driver were released Sunday, June 27, without payment of any ransom, thanks to the work of police at the place where the two were held by their kidna ...
• 30 June 2010
  VATICAN - “The universal Church faces the challenge of the new evangelization” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “There are regions in the world that still wait for a first evangelization; others that received it but need more profound work; others still in which the Gospel put down roots a long tim ...
• 30 June 2010
  VATICAN - God frees his faithful servants from every evil and frees the Church from negative powers Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “God is close to his faithful servants and frees them from all evil, and frees the Church from negative powers.” This was the theme of the biblical texts proclaimed on the Solemnity of ...
• 30 June 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese thanks families of priests and religious for supporting vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocesan Vocations Commission, with a solemn Mass presided by Bishop John Tong of the Diocese of Hong Kong, thanked the families of priests, men and women religious, and seminarians for ...
• 30 June 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop for Diocese of Sanyuan in Shaanxi Yuanmenxiang (Agenzia Fides) – Thursday, June 24, in the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart in Yuanmenxiang, there was an episcopal ordination held for Bishop Joseph Han Yingjin of the diocesan clergy, 51 years of ag ...
• 30 June 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Islamic extremists' campaign against Christians; for the Church “the only way is dialogue” Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Indonesian Islamic extremist groups have launched a campaign “against the Christianization of Indonesia” and "the adoption of Sharia in the country.” In the past several days, Bekasi, a ...