News
7 October 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - Italy opens Chinese Cultural Year
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An opening concert performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of China, tonight, October 7, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, will mark the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Year, to mark the 40th ...
7 October 2010
VATICAN - Archbishop Robert Sarah appointed President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Robert Sarah, previously Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum." Tod ...
7 October 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christian Association of Nigeria warns: “national unity is being threatened by the political situation”
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN, an association that brings together the main Christian denominations in Nigeria, including the Catholic Church) said that the unity of the country is t ...
7 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - False NGOs take advantage of Christians' suffering
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – False NGOs are raising funds by exploiting the plight of Christian refugees and spreading false information. This is what Fides has learned from Catholic sources in Pakistan's civil society, wh ...
7 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Taliban kill moderate Muslim leader who worked for dialogue
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – "His passing is a great loss for moderate Islam and dialogue in Pakistan. It is a blow to interreligious dialogue and is a warning to all Muslims who say they are opposed to the unjust blas ...
7 October 2010
EUROPE/POLAND - Current challenges for the mission in Poland, 20 years after Redemptoris Missio
Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Poland held a three-day meeting, September 27 to 29, to reflect on the theme "The Mission - The Witness of Love and Communion, ...
7 October 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - Indian leading Pallotine Order for first time
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Delegates of the XX General Assembly of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (SAC) for the first time elected an Indian priest as successor of the founder, St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850): Fr. Jac ...
7 October 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - 3,000 people expected to attend 14th National Missionary Congress (CONAMI)
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Agenzia Fides) – The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Mexico, Father Guillermo Alberto Morales, explained during a press conference the details of the XIV National Missionary Co ...
6 October 2010
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “I mourn the loss of that Muslim leader with whom I worked for peace,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides
Jos (Agenzia Fides) - “I was shocked by the death of the Emir Haruna Abdullahi of Wase, who was my friend and with whom we started a fruitful collaboration for peace between Christians and Muslims," Fides was told by A ...
6 October 2010
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “Education and aid for children, general healthcare, and pastoral care of the youth are among the Church's main priorities in Ethiopia,” Apostolic Vicar of Soddo, Ethiopia tells Fides
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the upcoming World Food Day to be celebrated on October 16, Fides met with Bishop Rodrigo Mejia, SJ, who has served as Apostolic Vicar in Soddo, Ethiopia, for 4 years. The coun ...
6 October 2010
AFRICA/CHAD - Missionary Bishop launches appeal for Africa: “Stop taking advantage of riches without thinking of the welfare of Africans.”
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “50 years after the 'Year of Africa' (1960), when many African countries became independent, it is time to ask whether the population of the continent should have to continue living in anguish an ...
6 October 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 3rd Meeting of Missionary Groups, celebrating the missionary month in Argentina
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Youth Ministry Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina has indicated its support and unity in prayer for the 3rd Meeting of Missionary Groups, to be held from October 8-11 ...
6 October 2010
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Formation for the fight against trafficking in human persons
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday, October 1, an agreement between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Dominican Republic, which provides training courses for government officials in the f ...
6 October 2010
AFRICA/GHANA - New home for disabled adults in Adidome
Adidome (Agenzia Fides) – Work has just recently begun on a new home for the disabled in Adidome, Ghana, in the Volta Region. 7 adults between 18 and 32 years are being cared for at the facility, with programs designed ...
5 October 2010
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “The people want peace, but the high unemployment among youth is a time bomb,” missionary tells Fides
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – "Sierra Leone has undoubtedly made progress in recent years, however it must still be observed and encouraged by the international community," Fides has been told by Fr. Gerardo Caglioni, a X ...
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