News

• 19 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - “The situation is calm and the people do not seem worried,” missionary from Niamey tells Agenzia Fides Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm. The schools are open and there do not seem to be any special security measures," Fides learns from a missionary of the Society of African Missions from Niamey, Niger's cap ...
• 19 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Passing of Bishop Roger Aubry: his passion for preaching the Gospel and his missionary spirit left an impact on all who knew him Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Bishop Conference has announced the return to the Father's House of Bishop Roger Aubry, Bishop Emeritus of the Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes. His death occurred on the morning of ...
• 19 February 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (Pakistan) presented by Bishop Anthony The ...
• 19 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Pastoral Letter for Lent from Bishop Tong calls for continuous conversion and social justice, according to Pope's indications Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The teachings of Scripture and the Pope, personal spiritual experience and examples of the Saints were all presented to the faithful by Bishop John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, ...
• 19 February 2010
  OCEANIA/TAHITI - 2010 Pastoral Year for Archdiocese of Papeete focuses on Sacrament of Reconciliation Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – "At the suggestion of many priests, it was agreed that in the Archdiocese of Papeete, the Pastoral Theme of the year 2010 would be the Sacrament of Reconciliation,” writes Archbishop Hubert ...
• 19 February 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Stop Mosul from becoming a “graveyard” for Christians Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – Fear and shock today are the dominant feeling among the Christians of Mosul, Fides was told by a Chaldean priest of the local church, requesting anonymity for security reasons. The ferocity an ...
• 19 February 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The State of Food and Agriculture 2010” yearly report from the FAO launches alert on aid needed in Haiti Rome (Agenzia Fides) – During the Rome presentation of the Annual Report of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Director General, Jacques Diouf sounded the alarm on the worrying situation in Haiti, sayi ...
• 19 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - A month after the earthquake: Italian families offer long-distance adoption to 4,000 children Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A month after the earthquake, 4,130 children in Haiti have been adopted at a distance by Italian families. This month, in fact, the Italian NGO active on the island experienced a real boom in mem ...
• 18 February 2010
  VATICAN - “Migration is an invitation to imagine a different future, which aims at the development of humankind in its totality.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Migration is a sign of the times, deeply affecting our societies. Its range and size have increased dramatically and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Its interconnection ...
• 18 February 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Rector of Saint Paul Theological Interdiocesan Seminary in Khartoum appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on January 4, 2010, appointed Fr. Michael Adgum Didi, of the archdiocesan clergy of Khartoum, Rector of S ...
• 18 February 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Cathedral of Tai Yuan: analyze evangelization work of 2009 to improve in 2010 Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – Nothing is more important, urgent, and wonderful than evangelization: this statement of of Pope Benedict XVI was the standard used by the Catholic community of the Cathedral of the Diocese of ...
• 18 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Promoting an economy at the service of life: the objective of the Brotherhood Campaign Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Brotherhood Campaign that the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil (CONIC) began on Ash Wednesday, February 17, aims at helping society in general to build an economy that is ...
• 18 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “The slavery of money and injustice have their origins in the heart of man.” Papal Message read at opening of Brotherhood Campaign Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil (CONIC), Pastor Carlos Möller, presided over the ecumenical celebration held for the opening of Ecumenical Brotherhood C ...
• 18 February 2010
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - An hour less on the Internet and an hour more in prayer: a Lenten proposal from Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), asked the many “Internet-dependent” to consider the proposal for an "Internet fast" this Lent, to devote this ...
• 18 February 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Archbishop of Mombasa says Lent is a perfect time to rediscover God's love for each one of us Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) – Lent “helps us to prepare ourselves for the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ,” writes Archbishop Boniface Lele of Mombasa (Kenya), in his Lenten Message, a copy o ...