News

• 15 April 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Don Bosco University inaugurates “Center for Integral University Development” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – In the course of a solemn ceremony on 8 April the Don Bosco University (UDB) of San Salvador inaugurated the “Center for Integral University Development” (CSIU). Thanks to the collabo ...
• 15 April 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Human life is a gift”: Church promotes adoption to prevent abortion Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church offers to accompany 17-year-old teenagers, victims of sexual violence, in order to prevent minors from having abortions, as is permitted by law in Río Negro. Bishop F ...
• 15 April 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - No framework agreement for joint management and allocation of Nile waters Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Egypt has rejected a framework agreement that would call for the reduction of the Egyptian share of Nile water. Cairo, supported by Sudan, as opposed the other countries involved, directly or in ...
• 15 April 2010
  VATICAN - Clandestine Bishop recognized by Government: Bishop Mattia Du Jiang officially installed as Bishop of Bameng Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Du, born in 1963, a native of Inner Mongolia, was ordained a bishop in 2004 with the approval of the Holy See. The civil authorities, despite having acknowledged his being chosen b ...
• 14 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian university to be named after Benedict XVI Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – The following news was announced at a press conference, through a letter sent by the Apostolic Nuncio: The Catholic University of Trujillo will take the name of Pope Benedict XVI. The proxi ...
• 14 April 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal of Monterrey insists on Church's role in fighting organized crime Monterrey (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Berlanga, ensures that in the pastoral document "That in Christ, our peace, Mexico may have a decent life", the Church offers "concrete ...
• 14 April 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Expected publication of Bishops' document on Constitutional draft that could open the way for legalizing abortion Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The publication of a document from the Bishops, on the constitution draft, is expected to occur at the end of the Plenary Meeting of the Kenya Bishops' Conference. The Meeting is being held at ...
• 14 April 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishop of Basilan issues appeal through Fides, says Cathedral is destroyed, people are terrified; asks for help from Universal Church Isabela (Agenzia Fides) – "It is terrible. The bomb that exploded yesterday destroyed 70% of the Cathedral of Isabela and is now unsafe for use. Thank God, there were no casualties. Today we celebrated Mass at the Cate ...
• 14 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Fear of coup following ultimatum presented by army to politicians Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Fears of a military coup have come following the ultimatum set by the Army Chief of Staff to the President of the High Authority Transition, Andry Rajoelina, requiring him to submit, by t ...
• 14 April 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Work underway for Don Guanella's Home for 20 disabled children Quezon City (Agenzia Fides) – Work has begun in Quezon City, Philippines, with the blessing of the foundation stone, on “Don Guanella's Home,” a home for 20 disabled children in “Harong Kan Sagrada Familia,” th ...
• 14 April 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordinations to the priesthood and diaconate amidst the Easter joy Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Before and after Easter, the Church on mainland China welcomed with joy and emotion several new priests and deacons. According to information received by Fides, the Diocese of Nan Ning in the ...
• 13 April 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Low-key New Year's celebrations amidst struggle to emerge from the crisis Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - An apparent calm reigns today in Bangkok, while the people celebrate "Songkran," Thai New Year or the "Festival of Water" which for three days (April 13-15) occupies the minds and hearts of Thai ...
• 13 April 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “The Power of Missionary Dynamism” at the heart of Chilean Bishops' Assembly opened by Cardinal Bertone Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) -The remarks given by the President of the Chilean Bishops' Conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, marked the inaugural session of t ...
• 13 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Celebrations in Goma for installation of new Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka Goma (Agenzia Fides) - "May North Kivu cease to be a province of war, sexual violence, and disgrace, and become the breadbasket of the Congo and the Great Lakes, the breadbasket of Central Africa." This was the hope expr ...
• 13 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan Missionary Convent celebrates 285th anniversary of foundation Ocopa (Agenzia Fides) – The famous Convent of Santa Rosa de Ocopa (in the central Andes of Peru), founded by the Franciscans, this month celebrates the 285th anniversary of its founding and 100 years since the death of ...