News

• 1 August 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Missionaries for the Deaf Apostolate: support for deaf Catholics Hayward (Agenzia Fides) – The first religious community to work directly in an apostolate for the deaf began in the United States on August 27, 2006. The founder is Father Thomas Coughlin, who has been working for thir ...
• 1 August 2008
  AFRICA/TOGO - Over 50,000 people affected by floods in western Africa, while a rise in food prices is feared Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - More than 50,000 people in various West African countries have been affected by floods. 10,000 people have been forced from their homes in Togo and the country's trade links with Burkina Faso have ...
• 1 August 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The whole truth on abortion” brochure offers informational material in a clear and simple format in response to the main questions on abortion Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Spanish organization “S.O.S. Familia” has begun free distribution of a brochure entitled, “The whole truth on abortion,” which offers informational material in a clear and simple fo ...
• 1 August 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Latin American Conference on human trafficking for training pastoral workers in prevention and victim assistance Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – August 5-8, 2008, Panama City will be hosting a Latin American Conference on human trafficking, sponsored by the Human Mobility Section of the Latin American Bishops’ Conference (CELAM). ...
• 1 August 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Church’s contribution to the draft bill on mandatory Sunday rest: “A law that guarantees Sunday rest will be an effective contribution in building family life.” Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference (CECh), Fr. Eugenio Diaz, and Fr. Rodrigo Rupper, Vicar of Social-Pastoral and Workers Ministry in San ...
• 1 August 2008
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Sisters of Saint Mary of Torfou, over 50 years in Africa preaching the Gospel to the sick, the youth, and children amidst dramatic circumstances Yako (Agenzia Fides) – The Sisters of Saint Mary of Torfou arrived in Yako (Burkina Faso) on January 6, 1957, where they began their first missionary experience outside France. The journey was made by three Sisters, an ...
• 1 August 2008
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Nigerian Federal High Court blocks the cession of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon Lagos (Agenzia Fides) – The Nigerian Federal High Court has blocked its own national government from ceding the remaining part of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, scheduled to take place on August 14. Judge Mohamme ...
• 1 August 2008
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “I have seen how God’s presence has truly lit my path”: vocational story of a young Camillian Brother from Indonesia Flores (Agenzia Fides) – Below is a vocation story sent to Agenzia Fides from a young Camillian Brother from Indonesia who is in formation in the Philippines: “Ever since I was a child I always enjoyed participatin ...
• 31 July 2008
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The mission of the Camillian Order on the island of Samar is growing, with the collaboration efforts of the laity who have laid the first stone of a new hospital in a rural area Manila (Agenzia Fides) – “The island of Samar is the poorest of the 7,000 islands of the Philippines, and yet, the feast of Saint Camillus, celebrated on July 14, has been an opportunity to witness and appreciate how ...
• 31 July 2008
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Auxiliary Bishop of Lubumbashi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on July 31, 2008, appointed Bishop Jean-Pierre Tafunga, S.D.B, Bishop of the Diocese of Uvira, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Lubumbashi (Democratic ...
• 31 July 2008
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE by Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The 'answer' to the educational emergency is to extend the Church. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - All baptised Christians know they are called to extend the Church, calling other men and women to be a part of it. The Church is the family of God, the heavenly communion of the saints come ...
• 31 July 2008
  AFRICA - The Blue Helmets pull out of the Ethiopia-Eritrea border; increased worries about peace in the region New York (Agenzia Fides) – The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to withdraw the remaining UN peacekeepers monitoring the ceasefire in the buffer zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries wer ...
• 31 July 2008
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Daughters of Charity in Madagascar, assisting women and children to fully integrate in society Andemaka (Agenzia Fides) – Andemaka is a town with nearly 3,000 inhabitants in the south of Madagascar with a small community of volunteers of St. Vincent De Paul and Daughters of Charity, among whom is Sr. Giuseppina ...
• 31 July 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Church’s firm commitment to immigrants: “The Church should maintain a critical perspective towards any ideology that is not rooted in the intrinsic value of the human person.” Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Guatemala is strongly committed to the migration situation, says a document released by the Bishops’ Conference describing the dramatic situation in the country ...
• 31 July 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity Month begins: “Listening is loving and this is how we build a more fraternal society.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – With slogans such as “Listening works wonders.”; “Listen to others as you would have them listen to you”; “Listen with your heart,” Solidarity Month began in Chile on Jul ...