News

• 29 December 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Latest issue of "My Rainbow Newspaper," a bimonthly for children, and music CD dedicated to the missions Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The latest issue (January-February 2010) of the Polish Catholic children's bimonthly "My Rainbow Newspaper" ("Moje Tęcza Pismo"), is dedicated to the presentation of the missionary th ...
• 29 December 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom-Penh appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 24, 2009, appointed Fr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler M.E.P., Vicar General of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia, and Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Cambodia, as Coadjuto ...
• 29 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Message from Bishop of Inongo: This night of misery and humiliation is illumined by a Presence Inongo (Agenzia Fides) - "The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light" is the theme of the message for the Christmas and New Year 2010 that the Bishop of Inongo, Bishop Philippe Nkiere Kena, has written ta ...
• 29 December 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In Week for Sanctification of the Family, there should be a renewed understanding of the true meaning of the Sacrament of Marriage Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Week for the Sanctification of the Family starting from the Feast of Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, on December 27, 2009, the Most Rev. Paul Hwang Cheol-soo, Preside ...
• 29 December 2009
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Providing drinking water to children in Rwanda in the fight against world hunger Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In an effort to promote and support the welfare of the population in the districts of Gicumbi and Gatsibo, Rwanda, through integrated interventions in health, hygiene, habitat, environment, educa ...
• 29 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Council for the Laity of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz works on shedding light on the vocation and mission of the laity Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) aims to revive the baptismal commitment of the laity, by strengthening their organization so that, as disciples and missionaries, they live their respo ...
• 29 December 2009
  THE NAMES OF PASTORAL WORKERS, PRIESTS, MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND LAY CATHOLICS KILLED DURING 2009 “The Church everywhere proclaims the Gospel of Christ, despite persecutions, discriminations, attacks and at times hostile indifference. These, in fact, enable her to share the lot of her Master and Lord.” (P ...
• 28 December 2009
  MISSIONARY INTENTION - Holy Father's Missionary Intention for January 2010: “That every believer in Christ may be conscious that unity among all Christians is a condition for more effective proclamation of the Gospel.” Commentary. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – One of the deepest desires of the Heart of Christ is the unity of His disciples. In the Last Supper, in a setting of great confidence and closeness, the Lord reveals His desire for unity ...
• 28 December 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “We want to give hope" call for greater sensitivity on Africa Day Aachen/München (Agenzia Fides) - The collection organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies of Germany (Missio Aachen and Missio München) on the occasion of Africa Day, which takes place every year in early January, ...
• 28 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Increased amounts of Afghan heroin passing through Somalia, now a free zone for all kinds of illegal trafficking Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - The Somalia, which since 1991 has been without a government capable of controlling the territory and enforcing laws, has become a haven for international criminal organizations that use it as ...
• 28 December 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Emeritus Bishop of Tura, northeast India, tells Fides that Saint (Padre) Pio is “an instrument for the mission among tribal peoples” Tura (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of the Diocese of Tura (Meghalaya) in northeastern India, is bringing the message of Christ through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. This is what Fides was told in an interv ...
• 28 December 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Fire in Valparaiso, families housed in church Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, entrusted to the Congregation of the Mission, of the Vincentian Family, is responsible for the pastoral zone of Cerro Mariposa. The parish priest, ...
• 23 December 2009
  “It is in the contemplation of Christ's face that we are filled with an irrepressible passion to preach Him and give Him to others and recognize Him in the face of the poor and suffering.” (Benedict XVI, Message to the Pontifical Mission Societies, May 6, 2009) - A blessed Christmas and New Year to all the friends of Fides. ...
• 22 December 2009
  ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - National Director for Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 27 November 2009, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Kazakhstan for fi ...
• 22 December 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishop of Jashpur appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on December 22, 2009, appointed as Bishop of Jashpur (India), Monsignor Emmanuel Kerketta, current diocesan Administrator of Jashpur. Monsignor Emmanuel Ke ...