News

• 6 February 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawi President's election as President of African Union, inspires hopes and fears Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – On January 31, the 14th African Union Summit elected the Head of State of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Union. In his acceptance speech for such a highly pursued office, Muthar ...
• 6 February 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Yet another military operation in east Congo causes concern among missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The launch of a new military offensive in North and South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo) against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda raises several questions ...
• 6 February 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - “White Book” on violence, to bring reconciliation and justice to Orissa: appeal from Archbishop of Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The government should establish a "White Book" on the state of Orissa, to address and resolve "neutrality and transparency" issues of displaced people, land restitution, and the right to a ...
• 6 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishop Lara Barbosa on the “Clean Card Law”: “We are open to dialogue, but without changes in the law.” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Movement for the fight against electoral corruption (MCCE) in Brazil, led by the Catholic Church and several social activists, today resubmitted its request to Congress not to amend the b ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Archbishop of Medan tells Fides there is interreligious dialogue and friendship in Sumatra Medan (Agenzia Fides) – There have been no interreligious tensions in northern Sumatra following the recent violence against two Protestant houses of worship. "These are rare events, occurring in specific circumstances ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, President of Bishops' Commission on Family and Life, responds to press accusations: “Presidential candidates should be clear on respect for life.” Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "Presidential candidates should be clear on the issues that concern the respect for life and family. If they call themselves Catholics, there can be no dichotomy between the faith and the publi ...
• 5 February 2010
  VATICAN - Pope's Message for Lent: “creating just societies, where all receive what is necessary to live according to the dignity proper to the human person and where justice is enlivened by love.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The justice of God has been manifested through faith in Jesus Christ” (Rm 3, 21-22) is the theme for the Message of the Holy Father for Lent 2010. Benedict XVI focuses on the meaning o ...
• 5 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic community of He Bei promotes family and Christian marriage in preparation for Chinese New Year, a family celebration Shai Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – In anticipation of Chinese New Year, which is a very important traditional celebration marked by family unity and given the many challenges that today's society poses to the family and ...
• 5 February 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 14th National Holy Childhood Association Congress aired live on the Internet Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) – The 14th National Congress for the Holy Childhood Association and Youth Missionaries (CONIAM), organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies of Mexico is taking place in Chihuahua in Mexico, ...
• 5 February 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 100th anniversary of the birth of Bishop Leonidas Proaño, Bishop of the Indians and the poor, faithful Pastor under the continual guidance of the Holy Spirit Quito (Agenzia Fides) – 100 years after the birth of Bishop Leonidas Proaño, the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference and the entire national community have celebrated this anniversary with great devotion and the commitment ...
• 5 February 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Religious leaders from 4 Central African nations willing to mediate negotiations with LRA rebels Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – "Peace has no political or religious color. In order for our peace efforts to succeed, we must support them with prayer. Let us pray together for peace in our hearts, pray for the victims, p ...
• 5 February 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Proposal to insert Constitutional clause denying that changes definition of initiation of life from conception to birth is inspired by an “anti-life mentality” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Strong opposition has arisen from the Church of Kenya in regards to the proposal of the Parliamentary Commission for the Revision of the Constitution to amend the clause that defines the beginni ...
• 4 February 2010
  VATICAN - Bishops of England and Wales come to pray in Propaganda Fide Chapel where Cardinal Newman was ordained a Catholic priest Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of England and Wales have recently been in Rome, upon the occasion of their first ad Limina visit during the papacy of Benedict XVI, on January 24 – February 4. On their vis ...
• 4 February 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at General Audience: “a missionary fire must always burn in the heart of the Church, which drives incessantly to take the first proclamation of the Gospel and, where necessary, to a new evangelization” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The missionary witness of St. Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Order of Preachers, known as the Dominican Friars, was underlined by Pope Benedict XVI during his General Audience on Wedne ...
• 4 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Bishop Dumas, President of Caritas Haiti: “The people need a helping hand. Enough talk about this ordeal. Enough with the controversies. This should be a time for reflection." Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "The first aid after the earthquake was distributed by personnel from the Catholic Church, beginning with the Nuncio and the various religious communities that are located throughout the country. ...