News

• 2 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic Chinese community living Lent intensely: reflecting on Pope's Message and promoting spiritual events for all ages Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Message of Pope Benedict XVI for Lent 2010, entitled “The justice of God has been manifested through faith in Jesus Christ,” is the central reference point for the Chinese Catholic commu ...
• 2 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Two International Conferences on Fr. Matteo Ricci, “formed by the Chinese” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As part of celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the death of the Jesuit missionary Fr. Matteo Ricci (Macerata (Italy) 1552-Beijing 1610), there will be two International Conferences devoted ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Serious damages to Salesian structures Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Two days after the earthquake which struck Chile, it seems that it is especially the south of the country that now has more serious difficulties. The cities of Curicó, Talca, Linares, Los An ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Redemptorist Church destroyed in earthquake Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – From the newsletter of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, sent to Fides, as for the situation of the Redemptorists in Chile, we learn some information provided by Fr. Luis F ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archdiocese of Mexico City shows solidarity with Chile Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico has sent condolences to the people of Chile for the loss and damage caused by the earthquake, and has asked parishes to pray, as has been done for the earthquake ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cochabamba Parishes launch Permanent Mission Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – There has been long talk of the Permanent Mission in Bolivia. The Bishops opened it in April of last year in Cochabamba, for all Bolivia. On February 2 this year, the Permanent Mission star ...
• 2 March 2010
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Bishop of Jinja resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 2, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Jinja (Uganda) presented by Bishop Joseph B. Willigers, M.H.M, in co ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - "The Church continues to offer its help, especially in the world of health care through hospitals and medical centers run by religious," General Consultor of the Camillian Missions tells Fides after visiting Haiti Rome (Agenzia Fides) – After a month's stay in Haiti, Fr. Luca Perletti, General Consultor of the Camillian Missions, has just returned to Rome and continues to follow the situation in the country from the General Curi ...
• 2 March 2010
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - “We are caring for our street children through the center founded by a missionary who was killed by one of those young people whom he had both helped and loved," Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo tells Fides Maroua (Agenzia Fides) – "The Catholic Church is directly involved with the situation of the street children," Fides was told by Bishop Philippe Stevens, Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, in northern Cameroon, near the border w ...
• 2 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal for Christian condemned to life in prison for blasphemy, Christians will not accept an unjust sentence Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – The legal battle continues for the family of Qamar David, a Christian from Lahore in prison since 2006 and recently sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy. As reported to Fides, his lawye ...
• 2 March 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Creative fidelity to the charism, to carry out mission: conclusions of 10th Congress of Secular Institutes in Latin America published Lima (Agenzia Fides) – About 200 participants from 16 Latin American and 4 European countries, from 80 institutions, gathered in Lima, the capital of Peru, February 3 to 7, 2010 for the 10th Latin American and Caribbea ...
• 1 March 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal to Iraqi authorities: “make every effort to restore security to the population and, especially to the most vulnerable religious minorities,” appeal for Chilean earthquake victims Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “I heard with deep sadness the tragic news of the recent killings of some Christians in the city of Mosul and I followed with much concern the other episodes of violence, perpetrated in t ...
• 1 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic volunteer group founded in Cheng An, Diocese of Han Dan, on Feast of the Chair of St. Peter Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Cheng An, in the Diocese of Han Dan, in the He Bei Province, officially formed a group of Catholic volunteers on the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, on February 22. According to i ...
• 1 March 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - New Internet version of Niedziela Magazine in Russian, an instrument for evangelization and missionary activity Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – "Our site in the Russian language will not only be a tool for communication with the Catholic faithful in Russia, but also an instrument of evangelization for the priests who work in Easte ...
• 1 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic children show solidarity towards Haitian children Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – On February 20, about 20,000 Catholic children gathered at Saint Mary's Playground in Nairobi to celebrate the Day of the Holy Childhood Association (HCA). As a sign of solidarity with the Hai ...