News

• 5 November 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Youth of Madrid celebrate “Missionary Youth” for feast of Our Lady of the Almudena Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of the Almudena, Patroness of Madrid, to whom the Cathedral “Santa Maria, la Real de la Almudena” is dedicated, the youth of Madrid from “Juventud ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - New 2010 Calendar from Faith Press dedicated to the Year for Priests and “Our Popes” Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The new Catholic calendars for 2010 from Faith, the large communications association in He Bei, have now been published. According to a statement sent from Faith to Agenzia Fides, two t ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The aid offered to the returned refugees has only been a drop of water in the ocean,” says Bishop of Uije, launching an appeal to the public Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Emilio Sumbelelo of Uije has launched an appeal to send emergency aid for Angolans forced to return to their native country, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides 4/11/2009). ...
• 5 November 2009
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Inmates in Australia and other prisons worldwide participate in e-conference on the Gospel of Luke Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Gospel of Luke has entered into the gray walls of the Long Bay Jail in Sydney and in many other detainment centers in Europe and America. It is one of the most inspiring fruits of the e-con ...
• 5 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Letter to the Bishops for the “Day for the Sick” in Argentina, November 8 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the Day for the Sick, celebrated in Argentina this coming Sunday, November 8, the Argentinean Bishops' Conference – through the Health Pastoral Care Commission – has sent a letter ...
• 5 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Thousands of youth at the National Shrine in Aparecida, for National Youth Day Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – A vigil of prayer and reflection served as the preparation for the celebration of National Youth Day, which was held last Sunday in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida. Those presen ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Peace appeal and economic themes in the European tour of the interreligious delegation of Sri Lanka Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – The religious leaders of Sri Lanka are working for reconciliation and development in the country, taking a public stance and witnessing to unity in the name of the common good of the country. ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Democratic Republic of Congo still behind in exploiting petroleum potential in Great Lakes Region, national press decries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When will the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally begin to benefit from its oil resources?" asks the Congolese newspaper "Le Potential" in an article in which it stressed that all States ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Armed conflicts, misinformation, lack of access to basic social services, drug addicts and precarious social status of women among the causes of the increase in HIV/AIDS Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – In the past nine months in Afghanistan, more than 50 people have been found HIV positive. The number of infections is thus increased to 556, according to the National HIV/AIDS Control Program. M ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - 748 new suspected cases of dengue fever: national mobilization against mosquitoes to fight epidemic hitting the country for the first time Praia (Agenzia Fides) – There continues to be a spread of dengue haemorrhagic fever in Cape Verde, with 748 new suspected cases, leading to a total of 6,707 cases of infection. According to medical sources at least thr ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan Seminary in Archdiocese of Ranchi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 1, 2009, appointed Joseph Prasad Pinto OFM Cap., as Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Redemptorists' Popular Mission in Campo Grande: 740 families involved in a great work of evangelization Bandeirantes (Agenzia Fides) – From October 14 to November 14, the Redemptorists are holding the second part of their popular mission in the city of Bandeirantes. It is a very important stage in the Mission, as it incl ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Witness to Christ in homes, hospitals, prisons: 600 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist renew their commitment Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – In spite of the rain that was pouring down in Mexico City last Friday, October 30, nearly 600 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (in Spanish: MECE) renewed their commitment in taking ...
• 4 November 2009
  VATICAN - 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the era of globalization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – November 9-12, the Vatican will be hosting the 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees on the theme: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the ...
• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “The solution to Guinea's problems is to be found in Guinea, through the efforts of Guineans to promote dialogue,” writes President of Guinean Bishops' Conference Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – A pressing invitation to dialogue among all Guinean parties was made by Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly of Conakry, President of the Guinean Bishops' Conference, in a message to the nation which ...