News

• 26 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops: in response to the violence we should promote love and respect for life Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishops and Bishops of Venezuela, at the end of their XCIII Ordinary Assembly, sent a statement to all the people of Venezuela. The document is divided into 3 parts and a conclusion. ...
• 26 January 2010
  ASIA/LAOS - First Buddhist University in Laos - When will there be Catholic schools? Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) – Laos will have its first Buddhist university. The first stone of the new institution was officially placed on Sunday, January 24, in a solemn public ceremony in Vientiane. The institute, u ...
• 26 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Shazia's story and the reality of child labor Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – While the nation is still reeling from the tragic story of Shazia – the young Catholic girl brutally murdered in Lahore by her Muslim employer (see Fides 25/1/2010), the Catholic Church in Pa ...
• 26 January 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “What is needed is a system to verify the payment of military salaries,” Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The Shabaab have claimed responsibility for the mortar bombing of the hospital located at the Mogadishu Airport, also site of the headquarters of the African peacekeeping force AMISOM (African ...
• 26 January 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Army imposes limitation on military movements after national tension increases Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – Tension has risen in Nigeria, where yesterday (January 25), the Military Chief of Staff General Abdulrahman Danbazau announced the limitation of military movement. According to the General, tro ...
• 26 January 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “What is needed is new and intense evangelizing activity, directed not only at peoples who have never known the Gospel, but also at those among whom Christianity is present.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “In a world characterized by religious indifference and even by a growing aversion towards the Christian faith, what is needed is new and intense evangelizing activity, directed not only ...
• 25 January 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Life starts at conception” Bishops of Kenya affirm, following proposal to alter Constitution to claim life begins at birth Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Conscious of our divine mandate to promote the culture of life and to stand for the inviolable right of every person to life from the moment of conception to natural death, we strongly feel we ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - “Let us not forget our fellow Redemptorists and the faithful of Vietnam”- Appeal from Redemptorist Superior General Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope the Vietnamese government conducts an investigation of the incidents at Dong Chiem and that they act with justice. The Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists in Vietnam has requested our ...
• 25 January 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Anonymous cell phone threats are spreading fear that will incite further violence,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides Jos (Agenzia Fides) - Anonymous messages to spread panic and incite new violence are being sent to the cell phones of citizens of Jos, the capital of the Plateau State (Central Nigeria), where in recent days there have b ...
• 25 January 2010
  VATICAN - Holy Father's message of solidarity to President of Haiti and President of Bishops' Conference Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church, through her institutions, beyond the great emotion that has been evoked, will continue to accompany those tried in this suffering and, in conformation with her effor ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - 241 registered for first Training Course at new Saint Paul Mission Center in Diocese of Kaohsiung Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - "Woe to me if I preach not the Gospel" is the recommendation taken from the Letters of St. Paul, that Archbishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung of the Diocese of Kaohsiung addressed to 241 students at ...
• 25 January 2010
  VATICAN - Pope to priests: “May the Lord make all of you enthusiastic heralds of the Gospel in the new 'agorà' which the current media are opening up.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “All priests have as their primary duty the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, and the communication of his saving grace in the sacraments,” writes Benedict XVI in ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Emotional outpour and protests among Christians following brutal murder of Catholic girl Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Profound emotion, anger, and protests have been taking place among Christians in Pakistan after the murder of a Catholic girl, 12-year-old Shazia Bashir, who was tortured, raped, and killed by ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Director of Rawalpindi Christian Study Center tells Fides about the “long course of violence against Christians” Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragic case of Shazia will not be the last. It is very sad. The girl was tortured and killed for no reason. She was young, weak, and Christian, and therefore, a perfect victim. We see di ...
• 25 January 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Over 250 attend Continental Mission Encounter in Santiago Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – About 250 people took a break from what is now their summer vacation, to refresh the spirit of the Continental Mission by attending the first “Festival for Animators of the Contine ...