News

• 28 January 2010
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Two Auxiliary Bishops for Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 28, 2010, appointed two Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania): Fr. Eusebius Alfred Nzigilwa, of the clergy of Dar-es-S ...
• 27 January 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on November 27, 2009, appointed Fr. Peter Vachasil Kritcharoen as National Director of the Pontifical Mi ...
• 27 January 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangeliation of Peoples, on November 13, 2009, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Protais Nkurikiye as National Director of the Pont ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - COMECE prepares Memorandum on religious persecution and makes appeal to EU institutions to safeguard religious freedom Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - The COMECE (Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community) Secretariat welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of a Resolution condemning recent attacks on Christian ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Salesians increase in South Asia and Africa Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The statistical data of the Salesian Congregation updated to 31 December 2009 shows that the number of Salesians in the world (including Bishops and Novices) is at 15,952. According to ANS, from ...
• 27 January 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - New session of missionary workshops promoted by PMS of Czestochowa Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, January 23 marked the beginning of a new round of "Missionary Workshops" for the children and young people of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa. The workshops are given by priests, ...
• 27 January 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Promote peace and development, facing the challenge of the Tamil: Rajapaksa's homework Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - “We hope that the elected president will work to promote peace and development in the nation: these are priority concerns." This is what Bishop Vianney Fernando, President of the Bishops' Conf ...
• 27 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - “The Redemptorists in Vietnam are working for peace and for the good of the people,” Superior General of the Congregation tells Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very unpleased with the unjust accusations of being 'instigators of riots', as has been stated in some Vietnamese media sources. I wish the world knew that the Redemptorists in Vietnam have ...
• 27 January 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Jos tells Fides situation is improving Jos (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation is in the process of gradual improvement. We had several meetings that were very fruitful, with policy makers, religious, and elders, to try to restore calm and peace in our communi ...
• 27 January 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Bishop tells Fides attacks on three Catholic Churches in Karnataka are “only a pretext” Karwar (Agenzia Fides) – Three Catholic churches have been attacked by vandals in recent days in the state of Karnataka, in Southwestern India. Those responsible for the attacks are youth members of a Hindu extremist o ...
• 27 January 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Drought, parasites, and foreign debt end “agricultural miracle” in Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – "For almost three years, Malawi has been telling the world that it had defeated hunger. The trump card of this victory was the mass distribution of fertilizer. Purchased on the international ...
• 27 January 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - "The Christian faith has inevitable implications in the area of political morality" message of the Bishops for 2010 elections San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Costa Rica have published a letter on the occasion of the upcoming General Elections on February 7. First, the Bishops recall the exhortation entitled "Paths to a true democrac ...
• 27 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics prepare for Chinese New Year by visiting those in need, offering material and spiritual aid Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In anticipation of Chinese New Year, which falls this year on February 14, the Chinese Catholic community is already organizing itself, as it does every year, to care for disadvantaged familie ...
• 26 January 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Auxiliary of Blantyre appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 25, 2010 appointed as Auxiliary of Blantyre (Malawi) Fr. Montfort Stima, Vicar General of the same archdiocese, assigning him the titular see of P ...
• 26 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “Padre Pepe,” missionary and driver: hours and hours driving around a pick-up truck to bring aid and reach out to those in need Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The whole world now knows of the situation in Haiti after the earthquake. The Church, which also suffered huge losses in persons and structures, immediately got to work using the means available, ...