News
4 October 2011
EUROPE/POLAND - How to use the rich experience of missionaries who have returned back home
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – There were more than 70 participants at the meeting which had the theme of the missionaries who finished their service and returned to their homeland, Poland. The congress, which took place fro ...
3 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - After Qadri’s conviction, Islamic Groups protest, death threats against Asia Bibi
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions, protests and violent demonstrations are being carried out throughout the country on behalf of Islamic groups after the death sentence verdict against Mumtaz Qadri, Governor Salman T ...
3 October 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Patronal Festival in the first Chinese parish dedicated to St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The first Chinese church dedicated to the Patron Saint of the Missions, Saint Therese of of the Child Jesus, solemnly celebrated on October 1 the patronal festival, to pay special tribute to t ...
3 October 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - The tragedy of Sirte, Archbishop Martinelli hopes that "other Countries besides Italy, give aid to the injured "
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank the Italian government for having hospitalized the injured in Italian hospitals. Even other Countries should do such humanitarian gestures" said Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli ...
3 October 2011
ASIA/IRAN - Iranian Christians threatened and rejected by other states where they escape
Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - While the world remains in suspense waiting for the resolution of the Iranian Christian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s case - sentenced to death for apostasy - the faithful Iranians are forced to f ...
3 October 2011
EUROPE/POLAND - Wherever you pray the rosary, there has to be the prayer for the Missions
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Rosary, a treasure to be rediscovered", was the theme of the Rosary Congress of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, dedicated to the Blessed John Paul II, which took place on October 1 at t ...
3 October 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - New purification water plant for 7 000 people
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The commitment of the Camillians in favor of the Pakistani people who were badly hit by floods last year continues. In a note sent to Fides by brother Mushtaq Anjum says that the religious ha ...
3 October 2011
AMERICA/HONDURAS - "In Honduras, every day you can count deaths due to violence," Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga’s complaint
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Honduras, using the words expressed by Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, has invited society to respect the lives of others, especi ...
3 October 2011
AFRICA/GUINEA - President Condé urges the opposition to dialogue after the serious incidents of September 27
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebrations for the 53rd anniversary of national independence, the President of Guinea, Alpha Conde, addressed to the opposition an invitation to dialogue, after violent ...
3 October 2011
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The 85th Mission Day in Argentina declared "National Day of Interest"
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The 85th Mission Day in Argentina declared "National Day of Interest"
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The Secretary general of the Presidency of the nation declares the 85th World Mission day an even ...
3 October 2011
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - A program to alleviate poverty concerning orphans and vulnerable children
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - In Zimbabwe, a three-year program for the orphaned and the most vulnerable children of more than 80 000 families in the country has been launched, to try to protect them from the worst effects of ...
3 October 2011
EUROPE/ALBANIA - The New Evangelization is addressed not only to Christians who have strayed from faith, but to everyone
Tirana (Agenzia Fides) - "The New Evangelization is one of the major concerns for European Bishops, and an important work has already been achieved in several ways: Diocesan synods and reflections at the episcopal Confer ...
1 October 2011
ASIA/LAOS-New "Community of the Word" to relaunch the mission, among obstacles and hopes
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – There are 30 young people - 20 seminarians at the Major Seminary and 10 committed in the preparatory Year in Pakse - the hope and the future of the Church in Laos, says Fr. Adun Hongsapho ...
1 October 2011
VATICAN-With the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Patroness of the Missions, Missionary October starts today
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today's feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (1873-1897), proclaimed Patroness of the Missions in 1927 with St. Francis Xavier, marks the beginning of Missionary October, which will culm ...
1 October 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN-The Catholic Church in the country is in good health, the number of missionaries is always high
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the Catholic Church in Spain seems positive, where over three quarters of the population, ie 76.4% of Spanish, declare themselves a Catholic, for a total of 35,924,068 people. Th ...
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