News

• 26 February 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Political crisis: new Independent Electoral Commission created, Bishops tell politicians not to take the people 'hostage' Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The new Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of the Ivory Coast, whose presidency has been entrusted to the opposition, has officially been established. It seems then that this may be the be ...
• 26 February 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Basilica of Guadalupe receives largest pilgrimage in history: 100,000 pilgrims Toluca (Agenzia Fides) – The largest pilgrimage in history, nearly 100,000 pilgrims, has made its way to the Hill of Tepeyac. After three intense days of walking, at dawn on Wednesday, February 24, a pilgrimage from th ...
• 26 February 2010
  ASIA/KOREA - Bishop of Uijongbu resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 26 February 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Uijongbu (Korea) presented by Bishop Joseph Lee Han-taek, SJ, ...
• 26 February 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Bishop of Morondava resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 26 February 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Morondava (Madagascar) presented by Bishop Donald Pelletier, MS ...
• 26 February 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Erection of the ecclesiastical province of Toamasina, Metropolitan Archbishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 26 February 2010, erected the Ecclesiastical Province of Toamasina (Madagascar), raising the episcopal see of the same name to a Metropolitan Church, assi ...
• 26 February 2010
  AFRICA/GHANA - Permanent Committee of Symposium of African Bishops meets Accra (Agenzia Fides) – From February 27 to March 3 Accra (Ghana) is hosting the meeting of the Permanent Committee of the Symposium of Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM/SCEAM). According to a stat ...
• 26 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Preparing for the vote: Filipino Bishop tells Fides “no selling votes, faithful must have a Gospel perspective” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Every Christian must say no, with courage and foresight, to false illusions and selling of votes and approach every situation, whether it be political or social, from the Gospel perspe ...
• 26 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Formation, spirituality, and missionary animation: themes of the meeting for Regional Coordinators of the Youth Missionary Organization Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Assessing the work that has taken place over the course of these four years as the Youth Missionary Organization of the country and the work materials, selecting the songs for the compilatio ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops of India say they are offended, but do not desire a law against blasphemy Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – "We are deeply offended by the blasphemous image of Christ used on school books and on posters. We feel sad and indignant for this act of sacrilege. We support the legal actions taken by the ...
• 25 February 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: respect in Iraq for right to freedom of worship, protection of Christians and their churches Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As the killing of Christians continues to take place in Mossul, Iraq, a letter sent on January 2, 2010 from Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone to Prime Minister Nouri Kamil Moha ...
• 25 February 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - HCA focuses on Senegal for Lent, holds National Prayer Week New York (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Childhood Association (HCA) in the United States is spotlighting the country of Senegal in its “It’s Our World” newsletter for Lent, emphasizing how the Church in that African ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church and youth, an emerging force in the country: Bishops examine Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – 47% of India's population consists of young people under age 20 and the percentage will rise to 22% in 2015. This makes for about 500 million young people who are seeking meaning in their liv ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christians condemn Taliban attacks on Sikh Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in Pakistan express their full solidarity with the Sikh community of believers and strongly condemns the attacks of the Taliban, confirming the urgent need to defend the rights of re ...
• 25 February 2010
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - First Salesian foundation in the country, in Auckland suburb Auckland (Agenzia Fides) - Since 7 February the Salesians of Don Bosco have been present in a new country: New Zealand. The house in Auckland belongs to the “Mary Help of Christians” Salesian Province of Australia (A ...
• 25 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Re-building bridges of unity: Guanellians hold celebration at “Vatluru Tower”: a great event of reconciliation for Catholics and non Rome (Agenzia Fides) – It is a sort of bell tower, with stairs that allow people to go up and stop at various points along the way to pray in front of statues of saints: this is Vatluru (India). "There is no feast of a ...