News

• 16 July 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Purwokerto Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 July the Holy Father appointed Rev. Christophorus Tri Harsono as Bishop of the diocese of Purwokerto (Indonesia), currently Vicar General of the diocese of Bogor. Rev. Christophorus ...
• 
  16 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - CAM 5 Conclusions: to be present in all the realities with the transforming power and with the joy of the Gospel Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - With the great missionary impulse of Pope Francis, "the realization of CAMV was undoubtedly a moment of grace for the Church in America, through which the mission of the whole Ca ...
• 
  16 July 2018
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "Evangelization is the essential mission of the Church" says Archbishop Rugambwa to the Bishops of AMECEA Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Remain anchored in the proper mission of the Church". This is the exhortation delivered by the Most Rev. Protase Rugambwa, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, t ...
• 
  14 July 2018
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Ethiopia-Eritrea Agreement: the Church hopes for "a season of freedom and peace" Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - Prudence is the word circulating in the environments of the Eritrean Catholic Church regarding the peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. "As a Church - says Fr. Mussie Zerai, priest of th ...
• 
  14 July 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Families forced to live in cemeteries, "a sign of human and political decadence" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The violent rains that have struck the country and caused the death of dozens of people (see Fides 21/6/2018) have fueled the deterioration of the health conditions of the affected populations. ...
• 
  14 July 2018
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Camillian community celebrates the Patron Saint with the sick Maumere (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of St. Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of the sick, doctors, nurses and hospitals, is celebrated on July 14. The Camillian religious together with the universal Church commemorate thi ...
• 
  14 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Mission continues: after CAM, towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - "Prayer, proclamation of the Gospel, biblical and theological reflection, catechesis, works of Christian charity and solidarity among the Churches, should allow a missionary reaw ...
• 
  13 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Message of CAM 5: "Listen to the cry of those suffering in America" Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - "When a member suffers, the whole body suffers": says the statement released during the V American Missionary Congress (CAM 5), an expression of the entire assembly and publicly ...
• 
  13 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - CAM 5: the participation of children in the Church's mission is more and more current and valid Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - "On May 19 we celebrated the 175th anniversary of the foundation of the Holy Childhood Society. It is important to celebrate this anniversary not only to commemorate a past rich ...
• 
  13 July 2018
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Redemptorists: "It is urgent to combat violence and impunity" Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to wake up and fight the culture of impunity and violence in the country": this is the appeal launched by the Redemptorists of the Philippines, on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary ...
• 
  13 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishop Silva at CAM 5: "We have to move from an evangelization centered on argumentation to an image-centered one" Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) – There is a climate of commitment and hope at the 5th American Missionary Congress of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) entitled "America in mission, the Gospel is joy". The ref ...
• 
  13 July 2018
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishops' denunciation: "Who benefits from killing men of dialogue like Don Firmin? Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Who benefits from the violence against the Church?" this is what the Bishops of the Central African Republic officially ask in a statement in which they denounce the killing, on June 29, of Mgr. ...
• 
  12 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Filoni at the inauguration of CAM 5: “solution efficiency is not the right logic to follow” Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) – “This Congress re-connects with the one celebrated in Maracaibo and with previous Congresses representing significant steps in missionary commitment of this great Continent ...
• 
  12 July 2018
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 50,000 signatures demanding the release of the 7 innocent Christians in Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - As the tenth anniversary of the attack on Christians which occurred in August 2008 in the Indian state of Orissa is approaching, an online signature campaign demanding the release of seven i ...
• 
  12 July 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop Dal Toso at CAM 5: “announcing Christ who died and is risen at the heart of mission” Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) – “I am most grateful to be here this morning among you to open this American Mission Congress. Let us allow the motto which convokes us ‘America in mission: the Gospel is j ...