News

• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - Archbishop of Cape Coast appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on May 31, 2010, appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana), Archbishop Matthias Kobena Nketsiah, until now Titular Bishop of Abaradira ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “A New Pentecost for Africa” to put Synod recommendations in practice Maputo (Agenzia Fides) – How to ensure the implementation of the outcome of the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops which took place in the Vatican in October 2009? This is the main objective of ...
• 31 May 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Thanks to priests, “the impossible becomes possible” Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) - “Every priest is a gift for humanity, a person acting for the good of the human family, which is the main focus of his life," said Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, in a comment se ...
• 31 May 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Victim count rises following tropical storm Agatha Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – The death toll in Guatemala due to landslides caused by tropical storm "Agatha" has risen to 73, according to an official count. 49 victims were buried by a landslide in the department ...
• 31 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Presidential elections, Church calls for a more “fraternal, supportive, and peaceful society” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential candidate of the Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional), Juan Manuel Santos, won (according to local press) in the first round of presidential elections in Colombia, ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA - Development on the continent and responsibility of Africans Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The report of the Joint United Nations Programme for Development in 2009, was just recently published, showing once again the plight of Africa with regard to levels of extreme poverty afflicting th ...
• 29 May 2010
  VATICAN - “On the Sidelines of the War (1938-1947)”: presentation of a critical edition of the unabridged diary of Cardinal Celso Costantini Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Celso Costantini (1876-1958) was "a true hero in the church and the world of the twentieth century," said Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People ...
• 29 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Hundreds of faithful received Confirmation on Pentecost Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Being sentinels of Christ, witnesses to the faith, and preachers of the Gospel is the call to the faithful who have received the Confirmation during the recent feast of Pentecost in the vario ...
• 29 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Papal concern for Latin America evident in support for Continental Mission; Cardinal Terrazas visits Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference, was recently in Rome for a short stay and a meeting with Pope Benedict X ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionary tells Fides: UN troops still needed, following recent MONUC mandate Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The UN Security Council has decided to withdraw 2,000 "Blue Helmets" of the United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC). The military will be withdrawn by June 30, from areas "where security cond ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Coadjutor Bishop of El-Obeid appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on May 29, 2010 appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid (Sudan) Father Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, clergy of Khartoum, Rector of St. Pa ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate: 853 missionaries in over a dozen African nations Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – The Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) was held in Lusaka, Zambia. According to a statement sent to Fides, the meeting, held every two years, was a ...
• 29 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First Assembly for Indigenous Peoples of Goias and Tocantins concludes Tocantins (Agenzia Fides) – Organized by Cimi (Indigenous Missionary Council), the First Meeting of Indigenous Peoples of Goias and Tocantins was held May 24 to 27, on the Campus of the State University of Tocantins, i ...
• 29 May 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Greater protection of children's rights in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. This is what has emerged in a report from the National NGO Coalition for Child Rights Monitoring, whi ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 22 January 2010 appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Senegal for five ye ...