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26 August 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Helpless and nameless: the painful reality lived by Christian refugees
Multan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 200,000 Christian refugees and 150,000 Hindus in the southern Punjab province have been cut off from humanitarian aid and are still waiting to receive minimal assistance for survival. That ...
26 August 2010
VATICAN - Papal appeal for an end to violence in Mogadishu: “I hope...no efforts will be spared to re-establish respect for life and for human rights.”
Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held in the internal courtyard of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on Wednesday, August 25, the Holy Father made the following appeal for So ...
26 August 2010
OCEANIA/MARQUESAS ISLANDS - Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on August 4, 2010, appointed Fr. Pascal Chang-Soi SS.CC., Pastor on Moorea Island and Master of Novices of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, as C ...
26 August 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth workshop on Christian marriage
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – A workshop entitled "The Challenge of Marriage," organized by the Commission of Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Hong Kong, will be held September 5, to promote the value of Catholic marriag ...
26 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Catholics in Peruvian Andes recall Mother Teresa
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In a sign of thanksgiving to God for the gift of the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the city of Arequipa has joined in the celebrations taking place all over the world on the occa ...
25 August 2010
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Mother Teresa was a missionary of love without limits,” recalls Msgr. Leo M. Maasburg on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Vienna (Agenzia Fides) – August 26, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity. Monsignor Leo M. Maasburg, who currently serves as the National Director of t ...
25 August 2010
ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Xia Men administers Sacrament of Confirmation to over 800 faithful
Pu Tian (Agenzia Fides) – Over 800 faithful of the parish of Ping Hai, in the Diocese of Xia Men, received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Joseph Cai Bing Rui of Xiamen (Hsiamen/Amoy), who was consecrated May ...
25 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - “Operation Contact” with over 500 missionaries working in the Diocese of Callao
Callao (Agenzia Fides) – "Operation Contact" has begun in the area of La Perla, in the Diocese of Callao, in Peru.
In Callao, "Operation Contact" is a celebration of the Catholic community of "Communion and Evangeliz ...
25 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Lima to host II International Congress on Holy Shroud
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – National and international speakers will discuss themes surrounding the Holy Shroud from August 31 to September 2, at the University of Lima. The event is being organized by the Lima Catholic Stu ...
25 August 2010
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Cardinal Napier sides with critics of new legislation aimed at restricting freedom of the press
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “It is hard to imagine how any person, group or organization, which only a few years ago was protesting so vigorously for the exposing of all injustice, all corruption, all favoritism and ...
24 August 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocese encourages youth participation in WYD 2011 in Madrid
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – There is exactly one year left before the opening of World Youth Day 2011, scheduled to be held in Madrid (Spain) from August 16 to 21, with the theme will be "Rooted and Built Up in Jesus C ...
24 August 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church calls for justice for children suffering from lead poisoning
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador, on Sunday, called for an "effective response" to the case of a community in the north-east of the country that has been contaminated because of lead em ...
24 August 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archdiocese of Bukavu center suffers severe damages; “We will rebuild what the fire has destroyed,” missionary tells Fides
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – "We will start over from the drawing board and rebuild what the fire destroyed," Fides was told by Sister Delia Guadagnini, regional superior of the Xaverian Missionaries in the Democratic Repu ...
24 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru delivers 15 tons of aid to inhabitants suffering cold wave
Puno (Agenzia Fides) – The campaign of solidarity “Abriguemos a Mazocruz-Puno” (Let's Keep Mazocruz-Puno Warm) has ended. Mazocruz-Puno is a town in the Southern Andes of Peru.
The campaign was organized by Carita ...
24 August 2010
AFRICA/SOMALIA - 30 victims, including 6 MPs, perish in hotel attack near Presidential Palace
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – "Thirty people were killed in the attack: six are members of Parliament and four are senior government officials. The other 20 victims are innocent civilians." This is the assessment followi ...
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