AFRICA/BENIN - Bishop of Parakou resigns
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 3, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Parakou (Benin) presented by Bishop Fidèle Agbatchi, in conformi ...
4 November 2010
ASIA/KOREA - Archbishop of Daegu appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 4, 2010, appointed as Archbishop of Daegu (Korea), Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-kil, until now Auxiliary Bishop and Diocesan Administrator of the ...
4 November 2010
ASIA/IRAQ - Christian politicians ask faithful to stay
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "There are already 4 million Iraqis living abroad. They have left a country that does not guarantee prosperity, jobs, education, a country where there is no peace. Among them there are many Ch ...
ASIA/IRAQ - After the massacre, the "dilemma" of Iraqi Christians
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "Iraqi Christians are now terrified and in shock. They are faced with a terrible dilemma: emigrate and save the lives of their loved ones, or stay in the country and witness to the faith, risk ...
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi: the final message
Makurdi (Agenzia Fides) – The Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi, Nigeria, has come to an end. In the final message sent to Fides, they give thanks to God for the benefits received since its creation: “In the fifty yea ...