News

• 1 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - The practice of "three stones" widespread in district of Kilifi, where a population of half a million people finds 1 in 7 HIV-positive Mombasa (Agenzia Fides) - Among the traditional practices that contribute to the spread of HIV in Kenya is the 'meko tatu ", i.e. when a woman has three relationships simultaneously. Common among Miji Kenda tribes that p ...
• 30 November 2009
  VATICAN - At First Sunday of Advent Angelus, Benedict XVI highlights that “Jesus Christ is not only for Christians, or believers, but for all men,” and recalls that “the Church does not cease to combat AIDS, through her institutions and the personnel dedicated to it.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The contemporary world needs above all hope: It is needed by developing peoples, but also by those economically developed. We increasingly see that we are in the same boat and that we mu ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “With AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all to give meaning to the all too short life of these children" - Missio Austria's commitment to support projects for AIDS victims Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - "AIDS is a terrible plight. Particularly with regard to AIDS orphans, the challenge is not only health care but above all we must try to give meaning to life that is too often short of these chil ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - “We proclaim Christ. The Church is missionary. Whoever is united to God-Love should bring God to others”: Pastoral Letter from Archbishop of Czestochowa for Advent Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Give an authentic testimony of God who is Love" is the main theme of the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa, for this Advent. The Archbishop urges his followers to ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - International Day Against the Death Penalty: 1,150 cities around the world to abolish the death penalty and respect for human rights Rome (Fides Service) - Today, November 30 is World Day of "Cities for Life, Cities Against the Death Penalty": celebrated in over 1,150 cities worldwide, including 60 capitals, who are involved in the battle for the abol ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Talks between the junta and the opposition resume; group of Guineans criticize report on September 28 events which seems to be trying to provoke ethnic and religious conflict Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – Talks resume today, 30 November in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, between the military junta of Guinea and the "Live Forces", the symbol beneath which several opposition groups fall. Ac ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - 50th anniversary of First National Catholic Congress: looking with new prospect to the challenges of the Church, trying to discover the task of Christians today Santa Clara (Agenzia Fides) - "Human society and social order must receive their primary power from a multifaceted action guided by the conviction of members of the community toward the common good." So wrote the Blessed ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Capuchin Friars of South Rio Grande celebrate 10 years in the fight against AIDS Casa Fonte Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Center for the Promotion of HIV-positive Patients, run by the Literary Association of St. Bonaventure of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Rio Grande do Sul, celebrates 10 yea ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Celebrations for 25th anniversary of the Association of Central African Bishops' Conferences and 50th of hierarchy's erection in Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Today, November 30, marks the beginning of ceremonies for the 25th anniversary of the Association of Bishops' Conferences of Central Africa, ACEAC (1984-2009), which includes Burundi, Democra ...
• 30 November 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru presents Social Assessment 2008: “the integral promotion of the participants in our programs will succeed only insofar as they are architects in their own history, of their personal growth, and community," says Bishop Irizar Campos Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Peru has released its Social Report for 2008, which reports the results of operations under the classification of social responsibility and the results of partnerships with private business ...
• 30 November 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Multipurpose Health Education Center of the “Suore Dorotee” of Alepe prepares HIV/AIDS attack plan Alepe (Agenzia Fides) - There are many activities and initiatives of the Catholic Church around the world in support of AIDS patients. Among these, there is the generous commitment of the “Suore Dorotee” of Vicenza ( ...
• 30 November 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – On November 26, the Council of the European Union ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is an unprecedented step forward, as it is the first document on hu ...
• 28 November 2009
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for December 2009: “That at Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize in the Word Incarnate the light which illuminates every man and that the Nations may open their doors to Christ, the Savior of the world.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the countries of Christian tradition, no one can deny that Christmas is the most 'intimate' time of year. Without a doubt the dominant materialism tries to increasingly diminish the Ch ...
• 28 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “I found a church eager to continue the work of missionaries and to contribute to human development," Fr. Magrin tells Fides, after visit to Kisangani Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) - “I found a living Church, eager to make her contribution to human promotion and development in the area," says Fr. Giuseppe Magrin, Director of Formation for the Congregation for the Evangel ...
• 28 November 2009
  VATICAN - “Hospitality and solidarity to strangers, especially if they are children, become a proclamation of the Gospel of solidarity. The Church proclaims this when she opens her arms and strives to have the rights of migrants and refugees respected.” Pope's Message for World Day of Migrants Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The 96th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, which will be celebrated on Sunday, January 17, 2010, will have the theme: “Minor migrants and refugees.” In his message, published for th ...