AFRICA/SUDAN - Coadjutor Bishop of El-Obeid appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on May 29, 2010 appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid (Sudan) Father Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, clergy of Khartoum, Rector of St. Pa ...
ASIA/INDONESIA - Greater protection of children's rights in Indonesia
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. This is what has emerged in a report from the National NGO Coalition for Child Rights Monitoring, whi ...
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Oudtshoorn resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 28, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Oudtshoorn (South Africa), presented by Bishop Edward Robert Adams, in accordan ...
AMERICA/HAITI - Things slowly returning to normal at Radio Soleil in Haiti
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – After the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, Radio Soleil was no longer able to broadcast its programs. Since then, it has gradually resumed its activity, but very slowly. Tod ...
AFRICA/CHAD - In Sahel, millions of people at risk for starvation
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Lack of funding is jeopardizing emergency operation in Chad, where about two million people risk starvation after drought and pests have drastically reduced food production, says a statement laun ...