News

• 22 March 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Archdiocese of Sydney gives grant for adult stem cell research Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Sydney has just awarded a grant to Dr. Carl Walkley to support and foster research on the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells. Dr. Walkley is from the St Vincent's Inst ...
• 22 March 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishops of Malawi work for equal opportunities for men and women Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – "Women have the right to equal opportunities in education, training, employment, remuneration, inheritance and owning property," says a note from the Bishops' Conference of Malawi, reported b ...
• 22 March 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Significant geopolitical maneuvers taking place as Mogadishu awaits government operation Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – The Somali capital of Mogadishu lives awaiting the announced offensive attack of government troops on the Shebaab militias, considered sympathetic to the international Jihad movement. The of ...
• 20 March 2010
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - “The mission is at the heart of the Church's pastoral activity.” Fides interviews the President of the Bishops' Conference of Burkina Faso-Niger Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "Our Church is strongly oriented towards the mission and committed to helping create a cohesive and united society," Fides is told by Archbishop Seraphin Rouamba, Archbishop of Koupéla and Presi ...
• 20 March 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Auxiliar Bishop of Lodwar appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on March 20, 2010, appointed Dominic Kimengich, Vicar of the Tribune of the Diocese of Nakuru, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Lodwar (Kenya), assigning him the t ...
• 20 March 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Evangelization Association begins at St. Paul Parish in Mu Dan Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – After 10 months of preparation, the Evangelization Association of the parish of St. Paul in Mu Dan, in the Diocese of Kaohsiung, has finally taken shape. According to information received by ...
• 20 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A week dedicated to Archbishop Romero and the Missionary Martyrs of every continent Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated while celebrating Mass. Since 1993, this date was chosen by the Missionary Youth Movement of the Pontif ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Children remind everyone of the person of Archbishop Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the murder of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the Federal Post Office of El Salvador has promoted a special issue of stamps in hon ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Church responds to UN Report on alleged racism of Dominican Republic towards Haitians Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Metropolitan Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, expressed his disappointment in regards to the report by the United Nations (UN) accusing the Dom ...
• 20 March 2010
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Brief Overview of the Country Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Burkina Faso has an area of 286,451 km2 and a population of 13 million inhabitants. The country, which until 1984 was called Upper Volta, is located in northwest Africa. It is bordered to the nor ...
• 20 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Brief Overview of the Country Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Republic of Niger has an area of 1,287,000 km2 and a population of about 14 million inhabitants. It is bordered to the north by Libya and Algeria to the west by Mali and Burkina Faso, on the ...
• 20 March 2010
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Importance of formation of the laity for full collaboration in the Church's mission and in the life of African nations Kigali (Agenzia Fides) – From March 10 to 14, the Centre Saint-François d'Assise at Kicukiro (Kigali, Rwanda) hosted the Fourth Continental Meeting of the African Movement of Catholic Action, which brought together re ...
• 20 March 2010
  EUROPE/NETHERLANDS - First encounter of religious leaders on the theme of HIV/AIDS Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 22 and 23 Den Dolder, in the Netherlands, will host the first summit of religious leaders on HIV/AIDS, with the objective of promoting greater participation in the global response to the ...
• 20 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Salesians at UN working for youth launch new website New York (Agenzia Fides) – The Salesians of Don Bosco in the United States of America have just launched a new website that highlights the work they do at the United Nations and for the world in favor of young people. ...
• 18 March 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “Angola is a country with a great potential that should be used to improve the living conditions of the population,” Bishop of Benguela tells Fides Roma (Agenzia Fides) - "Angola is enjoying strong economic growth, as evidenced by positive data concerning the increase of Gross Domestic Product, which is derived primarily from its mineral resources, especially oil an ...