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8 February 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Archbishop Menamparampil has “a missionary look at Bhutan”
Guwahati (Agenzia Fides) – From his diocese of Guwahati, in the state of Assam (north-east India), borders with Bhutan, a territory “which we have always watched closely”, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil confides t ...
8 February 2011
AFRICA/UGANDA - Resignation by Bishop of Nebbi and appointment of his Successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 8 February 2011 accepted the resignation of the pastoral care for the Diocese of Nebbi (Uganda), presented by Bishop Martin Luluga, in conformity with can ...
8 February 2011
VATICAN - Internet “may serve not only for studies, but also for pastoral care activities by future priests in various areas of the Church, such as evangelisation, missionary work and catechesis,” recalls the Pope
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “The internet, with its capacity to overcome distances and put people in contact, also presents great possibilities for the Church and her mission. With the necessary discernment to ens ...
7 February 2011
ASIA/INDONESIA - Inter-faith Harmony Week begins, but attacks rise against minorities
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Inter-faith Harmony Week began in Jakarta yesterday, 5 February, with messages of dialogue and peace, with hopes for reconciliation and calls for tolerance. Thousands of believers from all rel ...
7 February 2011
AFRICA/SUDAN - Religious leaders: the LRA is a threat to the new independent State of Southern Sudan
Juba (Agenzia Fides) – The independence of Southern Sudan, approved by a staggering majority of voters in the referendum held from 9-15 January, is being threatened by the presence of guerillas from the Lord's Resista ...
7 February 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government reshuffle: Ministry for Religious Minorities disappears
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – A government reshuffle is approaching in Pakistan: while negotiations are buzzing between political leaders, the government led by Prime Minister Gilani, the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), w ...
7 February 2011
VATICAN - At the Angelus the Pope hopes that Egypt “may rediscover tranquillity and peaceful coexistence, in a shared commitment for the common good”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In his Address prior to reciting the Angelus on Sunday, 6 February, taking his cue from Sunday's Gospel passage, the Holy Father Benedict XVI emphasised how Jesus, through these words dir ...
7 February 2011
VATICAN - Episcopal Ordination: “It is time for mission: the Lord sends you, dear friends, into his harvest”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, 5 February, in St Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father Benedict XVI conferred Episcopal Ordination upon the following five priests: Msgr. Savio Hon Tai-Fai, of the Salesian Society ...
7 February 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN - 1,000 babies under 5 years die in the world every hour due to easily preventable causes
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – With a new initiative, the Catholic volunteer NGO “Manos Unidas”, which works against hunger, poverty, malnutrition, sickness, lack of education and underdevelopment, presented the campaign ...
7 February 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - “We are returning to normality even if protests are continuing,” missionary states
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation seems to be returning to normal, even if protests are continuing in Tahrir Square,” Father Luciano Verdoscia told Fides, the Comboni missionary who has worked for years in Cairo ...
7 February 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Strong fears for violence against Christians during days of Hindu festival
Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – Strong fears for anti-Christian violence in Madhya Pradesh, the central Indian state, with the upcoming Hindu festival, “Narmada Samajik Kumbh” to be held from 10 to 12 February and which w ...
7 February 2011
ASIA/CHINA - Evangelisation and Christian formation continue to be the priorities for the new year
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – According to information sent to Fides, evangelisation continues to be a priority for the new year for the mainland Chinese Catholic communities. Immediately after the celebration of th ...
7 February 2011
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The mission and ecology: preparing for the missionary campaign of October 2011
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Under the coordination of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), the team responsible for preparing the material for the missionary campaign next October, met at the PMS headquarters, in Bra ...
7 February 2011
AMERICA/PERU - Bishops of the Amazon on the need for environmental impact pre-assessment
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference and the Bishops of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Amazon have demonstrated their opposition to emergency ordinances promulgated recently by the ...
7 February 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Enrolments rise in Catholic schools
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – According to a report in the daily Australian newspaper, “The Age”, in 2010 Catholic schools recorded a 53% increase in enrolments, equivalent to 2,586 students, with respect to 543 studen ...
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