News

• 1 February 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus: “Charity is what distinguishes the Christian,” entrusts all sick and all who work “for a world without leprosy” to Saint Damien de Veuster Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “For now, while we are in this world, charity is what distinguishes the Christian. The Christian’s whole life is summed up by charity: what he believes and what he does. For this reason ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Situation of religious communities after the earthquake Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Haitian Conference of Religious has drafted a preliminary report, although still incomplete, on the situation of religious communities following the earthquake. A copy of the report w ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Popular Piety in the Document of Aparecida; The Continental Mission in Shrines and Sanctuaries." Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The goal is to share, analyze, and reflect on the pastoral work done in the field of popular piety and its ability to promote the study of popular piety and shrines in the Latin American cult ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Message from Bishops at close of yearly Assembly: future of Guatemalans is rooted in freedom, justice, truth, and solidarity Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – After holding their Assembly January 25 to 29 2010, the Bishops of Guatemala released a final document entitled: "Let us Live Charity in Truth," a copy of which was sent to Agenzia Fide ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on January 15, 2010, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Guillermo A. Morales Martinez as National Director ...
• 1 February 2010
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Bringing the Kingdom of God to the heart of Asia: "The new restrictions do not affect the small Kyrgyz Church," Apostolic Administrator tells Fides Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – The new restrictions on religious freedom applied in recent days by the Government of Kyrgyzstan "do not affect the small Catholic Church in the country, which continues her path, in pastoral ...
• 30 January 2010
  VATICAN - World Leprosy Day: develop and strengthen strategies to fight against leprosy, helping those affected to emerge from exclusion and obtain treatment Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – An appeal has been made to the international community and authorities of every nation, from the President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, ...
• 30 January 2010
  VATICAN - Church's missionary commitment to leprosy patients worldwide Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The 57th World Leprosy Day which is celebrated Sunday, January 31, draws attention to this disease, which is now treatable, and calls for us to solidarity with our brothers and sisters wh ...
• 30 January 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - National Assembly of the POM-CEMINA: daily work in building a Church of disciples and missionaries of Jesus Quito (Agenzia Fides) – All the Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), as well as communities, religious institutions with a missionary presence in Ecuador, and members of CEMIN (National Mission ...
• 30 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - There is no explanation from the government, but we believe in the Truth, says Vietnam Redemptorist Provincial Superior Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – Religious and laity are missing or arrested. It is a congregation of faithful that is disoriented and grieving. The Redemptorists are accused of being “instigators of riots.” The Church in V ...
• 30 January 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archdiocese of Kisangani organizes a conference for religious leaders on the presence of LRA rebels in Uganda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani has organized a conference of religious leaders to discuss the action of the Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in eastern Democrati ...
• 30 January 2010
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Diocese of Maliana erected, first Bishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 30, 2010, erected the Diocese of Maliana (East Timor), with territory taken from the Diocese of Dili. The Holy Father has appointed as first Bisho ...
• 30 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - “The Role of Religions in Chinese Society Today and the Impact of Sects on Social Stability" Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The relationship between Church and State, domestic ecology, inner dialogue between cultures and tradition, development of research on the philosophy of life ... are the topics that were covered ...
• 30 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Church defends right to comment on national problems and calls for dialogue Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The second Vice-President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, said that the Church has the duty "to speak to the nation," and regretted that the official ...
• 29 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Testimonies of unshakable faith from amidst the rubble Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides continues receiving various personal testimonies from priests, missionaries, and relief workers working amidst the rubble in Port-au-Prince. Here we offer a selection of s ...