News

• 9 June 2010
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - “Form responsible and ethical people who will take leadership as a service” says Cardinal Pengo at Catholic African University Symposium Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Education for peace should not be mere words or formula, but it should be introduced in our curricula. Our universities must promote peace and security in Africa through education, trai ...
• 9 June 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Drug alert in Luanda: “cocaine is consumed in almost all of Luanda's nightclubs” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – There has been a cocaine alert in Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to statistics presented by the national police headquarters in the Angolan capital, the number of cocaine users has in ...
• 9 June 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Year for Priests miracle: increase in new priests and seminarians Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Six new priests ordained in Sydney and others ordained in Melbourne in 2010; a significant increase in seminarians throughout the country... These are the figures that make up the "miracle that ...
• 9 June 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - International petition against blasphemy law Paris (Agenzia Fides) – A vast work of mobilization and an international petition to repeal the "Blasphemy Law" is in force in Pakistan, which affects the country's Christian community: this is the initiative launched ...
• 9 June 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - An “online special” on living the World Cup with Christian virtue Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – To support the faithful, parishes, and schools that are organizing events for living the World Cup in their families and communities, the website of the Chilean Bishops' Conference o ...
• 8 June 2010
  ASIA/TURKEY - Bishop Padovese's sacrifice will bring about greater good Mersin (Agenzia Fides) - “At this moment of grief and sorrow, with eyes of faith we are convinced that the Bishop Padovese's sacrifice will lead to a greater good for the Catholic community in Turkey,” said Fr. Rober ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - PMS National Director tells Fides: Church is growing, enlivened by a missionary spirit Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI is still very much felt in Cameroon, as evidenced by the strong participation of the faithful at the Mass celebrated in Yaounde one year after the Holy Father's ...
• 8 June 2010
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Kimbe appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on June 8, 2010, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Kimbe (Papua New Guinea), Fr. William Fey, O.F.M. Cap, Superior of the Capuchin Fathers in Papua New Guinea. Fr ...
• 8 June 2010
  ASIA/NEPAL - Church's work in Nepal increases Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community in Nepal is strengthening its commitment to education and social services to benefit Nepalese society. This is what the Fides has learned from local sources that tell ...
• 8 June 2010
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Archbishop Ulloa: “We cannot abandon the Christian meaning of Sunday, paganizing it or underestimating its importance.” Panama (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Panama, Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta has rejected the government's intention to no longer consider Sunday as a day of required rest, supposedly to help entrepreneur ...
• 8 June 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Catholic Church pleased with Funes' “important steps towards democracy” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has acknowledged that President Mauricio Funes has made "significant steps" in democracy during his first year in office. Without going into political d ...
• 8 June 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Filipino immigrants in Taipei hold traditional “Feast of the Cross” Taipei (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of the Feast of the Cross - “Santacruzan” or “Flores De Mayo” - held by Filipino immigrants is a support to the faith. The procession with the Cross is a courageous witn ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Growing US list of Guinea Bissau citizens suspected of cocaine trafficking Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The USA is finalizing a list of 120 names of Guinean nationals suspected of being involved in drug trafficking. The list includes the names of politicians, parliamentarians, businessmen, and mi ...
• 8 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Every child has a right to food and medical attention Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – A lack of transport, rural lifestyles, and pressure on women to prepare fields for harvest mean severely malnourished children are being taken out of therapeutic feeding programs before their t ...
• 7 June 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal for “an urgent and concerted international effort to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, before such conflicts lead to greater bloodshed” Nicosia (Agenzia Fides) - “I reiterate my personal appeal for an urgent and concerted international effort to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, before such conflicts lead to ...