News

• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Our homeland is a gift we have received”: Catholic Church on the Bicentennial of Argentina Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “The proposal of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, which reflects the thinking and wishes of many, is becoming more timely and necessary: working together in all areas that m ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Determining role of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the people of Ijebuland Ijebuland (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Nigeria has always played a key role for local populations. She stands and remains unique in her actions on growth and evangelization of Nigeria's people, using differ ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Pentecost in communion with Universal Church, on eve of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Fides, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the Universal Church, marking the World Day of Prayer for the Chu ...
• 24 May 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI calls for prayer “for all the ministers of the Gospel, that the message of salvation be announced to all the nations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost, in which we recall the manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit, who – as wind and as fire – descended upon the ...
• 24 May 2010
  VATICAN - “The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity, as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The concept of integral human development requires precise coordination, such as subsidiarity and solidarity as well as the interdependence among the State, society, and the market. In a g ...
• 24 May 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Day of Prayer for the Church in China celebrated at Shrine of Torreciudad Torreciudad (Agenzia Fides) – Chinese families living in Zaragoza, Bilbao, Madrid, and Barcelona took part yesterday, Sunday, May 23, in a celebration of the 3rd World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which was h ...
• 24 May 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Fr. Osvaldo Leone, National Director of the PMS in Argentina: enthusiasm of youth, “who wish to spread the joy of being missionary disciples of Christ among their peers” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Osvaldo Pablo Leone, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Argentina, participating in the General Assembly of the PMS held in Rome last week, in an interview with Fides ...
• 24 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Diocese of Porto Nacional mourns murdered Father Rubens Campo Belos (Agenzia Fides) – The Brazilian Diocese of Porto Nacional has expressed its deepest regrets for the murder of Father Rubens Almeida Gonçalves in the city of Campo Belos (GO), in the parish of Our Lady of t ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Persecution of Christians in Pakistan Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Father Mario Angelo Rodrigues, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Pakistan, normally lives in Karachi (Pakistan) but was recently in Rome for the PMS General Assembly. ...
• 24 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops of Southern Africa launch initiative to fight human trafficking - Every week 300 people enter illegally into South Africa from Mozambique Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “Human trafficking in the IMBISA Region is complex and is fueled by a wide range of factors and these include poverty, dysfunctional economies, conflicts and demands for cheap labor. The ...
• 24 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Shabab attack Presidential Palace while Turkey hosts UN conference on Somalia Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – Dozens have been killed and wounded following clashes between African peacekeeping forces in Somalia (AMISOM) and the rebel group “Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen” and “Hizbul Islam” wh ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Aquino Administration source of new hope for Mindanao? Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) - “Benigno Aquino, in the recent presidential elections, won many of the areas of Mindanao, including the Autonomous Islamic Region. In spite of several difficulties, elections in Mindanao ...
• 24 May 2010
  AFRICA - Global number of children attending school increases, however many in war-torn nations unable to attend school due to conflict Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The number of primary-school-age children who go to school has increased globally, but countries affected by conflict still have large numbers missing out on an education. This is what a recen ...
• 22 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Isiro-Niangara tells Fides: I join in the appeal made by the people of Niangara to President Obama, asking that he help stop the LRA guerrillas Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I support the appeal made by civil society in Niangara to President Obama as a useful effort in trying to make the world understand our tragedy," Fides was told by Bishop Andavo Mbia of Isiro- ...
• 22 May 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Kalay and first Bishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 22, 2010, erected the Diocese of Kalay (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Diocese of Hakha, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mandalay. The Holy ...