News

• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - 8 arrested for church attacks; Christians say government is trying to regain credibility Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The debate and the results on the case regarding the name "Allah" continue to hold the stage in Malaysia. Today, the police arrested eight young people, between ages 21 and 25, suspected ...
• 20 January 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We denounce all perpetrators of this shameful conspiracy,” say Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan completely denounce the recent incidents in Jos in a statement sent to Fides, published at the close of their meeting held January 18-19, 201 ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Message from Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace: "Look with hope to the New Man, to the future, because you young people are the hope for a future of justice and peace!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Authentic peace is not only the fruit of our own efforts. It is a gift of God, fruit of faith in God. Thus, the unique importance of the International Day of Intercession for Peace to co ...
• 20 January 2010
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Year for Priests, Diocese of Auki celebrates Jubilee Auki (Agenzia Fides) – It has been 25 years since the Diocese of Auki, in February 1984, was erected. Since then, the Catholic community grew in numbers, making strides in faith formation, in vocations, and in the matu ...
• 20 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics participate in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, recalling Haitian earthquake victims Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The Chinese Catholic world, in communion with the Universal Church and Pope Benedict XVI, is participating in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity recalling Haitian earthquake victims. Accor ...
• 19 January 2010
  VATICAN - International Center for Missionary Animation reopens: Cardinal Dias dedicates CIAM to Blessed Fr. Paolo Manna Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 16, 2010, the birthday of Blessed Fr. Paolo Manna (1872-1952), a PIME missionary and founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union, the International Center for Missionary Animation ...
• 19 January 2010
  EUROPE - Pontifical Mission Societies in Europe working to respond to Haitian emergency Rome (Agenzia Fides) – As soon as they heard of the violent earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Europe have been working to respond to the relief effort in favor of thi ...
• 19 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Franciscans in China: 1200-1977, 1,162 Friars Minor lived in China Roma (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical University Antonianum on January 15 held a study day on the Church in China in the 700th anniversary of Friar Giovanni da Montecorvino's ordination as Bishop of Beijing and Patriarch ...
• 19 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - A call to cancel Haiti's foreign debt Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – One of the measures to be taken urgently, to alleviate the appalling suffering of the Haitian people is the abolition of a large part of the 641 million dollars of foreign debt owed by ...
• 19 January 2010
  VATICAN - The Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO) begins, focusing on support for clergy in Eastern Europe and Middle East Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In this Year for Priests, the 82nd Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO), taking place January 19-20 at the Vatican, will be mainly dedicated to the issued of support ...
• 19 January 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Let us support the people of Haiti”: appeal from South African Christian leaders Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The leaders of the Christian communities in South Africa launched an appeal to solidarity for the people of Haiti. “Let us support the People in Haiti with our bread. Haiti’s devastat ...
• 19 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - All 16 Franciscan Friars survive earthquake, at work in relief effort; convent and schools destroyed Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The day of the earthquake it was as if a bomb had exploded. We brought first aid to many people. I saw terrible scenes. I saw people die as we tried to provide them with first aid. It wa ...
• 19 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - CLAR and CELAM for Haiti: over 100 religious dead or missing; SOS for medicines, doctors, and nurses Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the thousands dead or missing, there are over 100 men and women religious," says a release from the Secretary General of CLAR (Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Men and Women R ...
• 19 January 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Military regime appoints new Prime Minister; “We need to get to work immediately, because the economic situation is extremely serious,” Church sources say Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The military junta has appointed Guinean Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore. Doré will lead the government of national unity under the agreement concluded on January 15, in Ouagadougou, capital o ...
• 19 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church tells government: “No to religion in politics,” like Bangladesh Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - No to the use and abuse of religion in politics, which is the cause of many ills in the country and is a fact that generates misunderstanding and discrimination against religious minorities, is t ...