News

• 28 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Aid sent by Pope Benedict XVI reaches Yu Shu earthquake victims, as Catholic community continues relief effort Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Aid sent by Pope Benedict XVI sent through the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is now in the hands of the earthquake victims of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of Yu Shu, the Province of Qing Hai h ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Oudtshoorn resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 28, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Oudtshoorn (South Africa), presented by Bishop Edward Robert Adams, in accordan ...
• 28 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary present for a century in Peru, educating youth and promoting dignity of women Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) have started the celebrations for the centennial anniversary of their presence in Peru. Sunday, May 16, Archbishop Javier Del Rio Alba, Archbishop of ...
• 28 May 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Things slowly returning to normal at Radio Soleil in Haiti Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – After the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, Radio Soleil was no longer able to broadcast its programs. Since then, it has gradually resumed its activity, but very slowly. Tod ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “Guinea is thirsting for democracy” says Second Vice-President of the National Transition Council after signing “Rome Appeal for the Future of Guinea” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "We want to accompany Guinea in its transition to full democracy" said Mario Giro, Director for International Relations of the Sant'Egidio Community, at the signing ceremony of the “Appeal of R ...
• 28 May 2010
  VATICAN - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences. In this scene the family retai ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Without access to basic health care and decent living conditions, the lives of thousands of migrants remain extremely precarious Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Sexual violence, horrific living conditions, harassment by police, racist attacks, and lack of access to basic health care, are part of the reality that thousands of vulnerable people con ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/CHAD - In Sahel, millions of people at risk for starvation Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Lack of funding is jeopardizing emergency operation in Chad, where about two million people risk starvation after drought and pests have drastically reduced food production, says a statement laun ...
• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - "The Church in Chile is living out the Continental Mission with enthusiasm,” says Bishop Jorge Vega Velasco, SVD, newly ordained bishop in Chile and PMS National Director Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Jorge Vega Velasco, SVD, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Chile and a speaker at the General Assembly of the PMS which was held in Rome last week, in an inter ...
• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 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 October 23, 2009 appointed Fr. Mario de Jesus Alvarez Gomez, of the clergy of the Diocese of Santa Ro ...
• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - May 24, Chinese Catholics pray for unity and evangelization of China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Together with the Universal Church, following the instructions of the Pope, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China by praying for unity and evang ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 100th Anniversary of Evangelization in Katanga: street dedicated to first Bishop of Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the evangelization of the Province of Katanga in southeastern DRC, local authorities have decided to dedicate a road in Lubumbashi, the provincia ...
• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Agricultural reform, the litmus test for new President Aquino Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “It will be the long-awaited and much-anticipated land reform that will serve as the litmus test for the new President Benigno Aquino. It will be a chance for voters to see the real intentions ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - 22 political representatives from Guinea sign declaration from San Egidio, Global Political Accord, to help country emerge from crisis Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives of the National Transition Committee (CNT, the Interim Parliament) and the main political parties signed an agreement to build a democratic future for the country and put an end t ...
• 27 May 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Student art exhibit for conclusion of Year for Priests Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Allow students - with their original forms of art, their talent, and their genuine inspiration - to express what they have perceived and reflected on in the Year for Priests and what relationship ...