News
9 July 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - Mgr.Hung hopes for a greater number of permanent deacons for the service of the Church
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. John Hung SVD, Archbishop of Tai Pei and President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Taiwan, encouraged and hopes that the Church of Taiwan may have a greater number of per ...
9 July 2012
AMERICA/PERU - The President of Peru announces the intervention of the Church to dialogue on the issue of Cajamarca
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - After a week of heated protests against the Conga mining project, which caused five deaths in Cajamarca, the government of Peru has maintained a state of emergency in the region (see Fides 05/07/20 ...
9 July 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The problem is the clash between Fulani and Birom" says the Archbishop of Jos after recent massacres
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The massacre is brought about by the confrontation between farmers and herders. It is an old problem that has not been solved yet" says to Fides His. Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop o ...
9 July 2012
VATICAN - Relaunch of the Mission ad Gentes and permanent formation: the recommendations of Cardinal Filoni to the Congolese Bishops
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The relaunch of the mission ad gentes and in-depth evangelization of culture and mentality; the integral and permanent formation of candidates to priesthood and consecrated life and lay faithfu ...
9 July 2012
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Penang and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 7, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Penang (Malaysia), by His Exc.Mgr. Anthony Selvanayagam in accordance wi ...
9 July 2012
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Bishops propose an Electoral Ethics Pact for the 2014 elections
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Panama expressed its concern at the approach of politicians and for the comparison created among them, dominated by aggressiveness and intolerance. The Church has ...
9 July 2012
AFRICA/KENYA - The first multi-storey school to accommodate 1500 children in the Dadaab refugee camp has been built
Dadaab (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of the first multi-storey school in the refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya has just been finished. Over 1500 children in the camp of Dagahaley will have the opportunity to study. It w ...
9 July 2012
VATICAN - The contribution of the Catholic University of Congo to form a good Christian leadership, able to be 'salt and light' in the Congolese society
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of July 6, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the Université Catholique du Congo. In his speech, the Cardinal to th ...
9 July 2012
ASIA/VIETNAM - Appeal of the Catholic media: "Stop the violence of the Government on the Catholics of Vinh"
Vinh (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary that the government of Vietnam puts an immediate end to "the brutal acts of repression against the Catholic priests and the faithful in the parish of Con Cuong", in the diocese of ...
9 July 2012
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Sudan and South Sudan must live in peace" message of the Catholic and Anglican Bishops a year after independence in southern Sudan
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The relations between the governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan have deteriorated to an unacceptable level. We reject war as an option to resolve disputes, and we call on all parties to respect ...
9 July 2012
AFRICA/SUDAN - The Catholic Bishops and Presbyterians list the places of worship attacked in Sudan
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In their joint message to mark the first anniversary of the independence of South Sudan, His Exc. Mgr. Paulino Lukudu Loro, Catholic Archbishop of Juba, and Mgr. Daniel Deng Bul, Episcopal Arch ...
9 July 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - Civilians evacuated from the historical center of Homs, thanks to the "Mussalaha" initiative
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christian families were able to leave the old town of Homs and were rescued. Thanks to an agreement between government forces and opposition forces, sponsored by the Interreligious popular Comm ...
7 July 2012
ASIA/MONGOLIA - 20 years since its birth, the Church focuses on youth and family, to be "light and Good News"
Ulaan Bataar (Agenzia Fides) - It is a young Church, entrusting its future to young people and families: the Catholic community in Mongolia, with over 800 faithful, celebrates 20 years of its presence in the country and ...
7 July 2012
ASIA/MONGOLIA - From zero to 800 faithful: a booming community, working for the good of society
Ulaan Bataar (Agenzia Fides) - Sowing the Gospel, committed to the common good, to fight against poverty, contributing to human, cultural, moral and spiritual development: with these criteria, the Church in Mongolia is p ...
7 July 2012
AFRICA - The damage of the "Maputo Protocol" on women and African societies
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Six million abortions in 2011; wide spread of practices such as sterilization of women; systematic use of contraception and birth control methods, which promote a program of radical transformatio ...
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