News

• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Over 20,000 Angolans in Democratic Republic of Congo forced to return home and living amidst difficulties, Church's concern Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Over 20,000 Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to return to Angola and have been living in tents, with very little food and medical assistance. The humanitaria ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University offer service to the needy of Calcutta Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. David Yen, SJ, Director of the Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center says that this year a group of students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University have had a servic ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day just around the corner; Church in Philippines Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Everything is set in the Philippines, where they are ready to receive the over 2,000 young people from 22 countries that, as delegates from various Asian nations, will participate in the 5th As ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Final Message from the 16th Meeting of National Leaders of Youth Ministry in Latin America: “Jesus continues to invite us to become his disciples, missionaries in our present circumstances.” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the 16th Meeting of National Leaders of Youth Ministry in Latin America, which was held October 25-30 in Cochabamba, with a considerable number of representatives from the 2 ...
• 3 November 2009
  VATICAN - Press Release of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - In recent days, news has circulated regarding the situation of the Diocese of Baoding (Hebei), mainland China, especially regarding Coadjutor Bishop Francis An Shuxin. These news speak of ...
• 3 November 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Sr. Marguerite Bartz, always dedicated to justice and peace, found dead in her convent Saint Berard (Agenzia Fides) – The lifeless body of 64-year-old Sister Marguerite Bartz, of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (SBS), who work with Native Americans and African Americans, headquartered in Bensalem, P ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 11, 2009, confirmed the appointment of Fr. Patrick M. Kabba, as National Director of the Pont ...
• 3 November 2009
  AMERICA/CAMEROON - Rector of Saint Josephina Bakhita Interdiocesan Propedeutic Seminary of Ngaoundere appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 8, 2009, appointed Fr. Robert Kemna, of the clergy of the Diocese of Garoua, Rector of Saint Joseph ...
• 3 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Diocese of Jing Xian receives 3 new priests in this Year for Priests Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) – Over 1,500 faithful of the Diocese of Jing Xian (today, Heng Shui), on mainland China, welcomed 3 new priests, in the celebration of this Year for Priests and at the close of the month for t ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “At the World Cup 2010, thousands of women will be taken to South Africa for prostitution,” spokesman from South African Bishops' Conference tells Fides. “We are working to assist the victims of trafficking in human persons.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We are expecting to see a sharp increase in trafficking of women forced to be prostituted for the Soccer World Championships, which will be held in South Africa in 2010,” Fr. Chris Townsend, ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - “We should be witnesses to the universal love of God,” says Archbishop of Mombasa in a conference on dialogue between Christians and Muslims Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – In order to maintain healthy relations between Christians and Muslims, the leaders of both religions should be oriented towards peace, tranquil coexistence, to overseeing and solving conflicts ...
• 3 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “We are now directly negotiating for the release of the missionary in captivity. But the Church will not pay any ransom.” Regional Superior of the Missionaries of Saint Columban appeals. Pagadian (Agenzia Fides) - “After seeing the video that shows that Fr. Sinnot is alive, although visibly weakened and fatigued, it is time to begin direct negotiations with the kidnappers. We ask them to maintain stabl ...
• 3 November 2009
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Youth place their talents and resources at the feet of Our Lady Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) – In a country in which crime and juvenile delinquency have reached extremely high percentages, and where the press makes reference to the situation as a “social emergency,” the Church ...
• 3 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Spiritual assistance to Croatian immigrants in Argentina: 80 years ago the first Franciscan missionary arrived Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Conventual Franciscans of the Province of San Geronimo of Argentina are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the arrival of Fray Leonardo Ruskovic. His primary mission was to assist th ...
• 3 November 2009
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - Capuchins start hospital for islands of Fogo and Brava Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Thanks to the work of the Capuchin friars and the Missionary Association AMSES (Associazione Missionaria Solidarietà e Sviluppo), the new Saint Francis Hospital Center has become a reality, at t ...