News
10 June 2010
ASIA/TURKEY - In killing Bishop Padovese, “they've symbolically beheaded the Church”
Izmir (Agenzia Fides) – "With the brutal murder of Bishop Padovese, they have symbolically beheaded the Church in Turkey," reads a heartfelt testimony sent to Fides from Fr. Martin Kmetec OFM Conv, Franciscan missionar ...
10 June 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church in Pakistan hopeful for international petition to end blasphemy law: 3,000 signatures
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Pakistan welcomes with great hope the international petition launched Aid to the Church in Need in France, to abolish the blasphemy law. The petition continues to gather suppor ...
10 June 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Formation for missionaries to the Amazon: “Before reaching foreign lands, the missionary should be familiar with the situation of the place.”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – June 9 marked the opening day at the Mission Cultural Center (JCC) in Brasilia, for the first missionary training course which is focusing on the Amazon. The event, organized by the Bishops' ...
10 June 2010
ASIA/TAIWAN - Missionaries of Charity celebrate 25th anniversary in Archdiocese of Tai Pei
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – The 25 years of service to the poorest of the poor, the sick, elderly, abandoned, provided by the Missionaries of Charity founded by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, have not only brought be ...
9 June 2010
VATICAN - Nearly 2 billion people without access to basic medicine
Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church provides a major contribution to health care in all parts of the world – through local churches, religious institutions and private initiatives, which act on their own re ...
9 June 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on October 30, 2009 appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in the Central African ...
9 June 2010
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics prepare for Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and closure of Year for Priests
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Many spiritual activities are being planned for this month of June, the month of the Sacred Heart, in view of the closure of the Year for Priests. This year, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart ...
9 June 2010
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Tons of food products left to expire could have fed 500,000 needy families
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The scandal connected with tons of food purchased abroad to feed the poorest Venezuelans and then left to expire in their containers is occupying a prominent place in the media and public deba ...
9 June 2010
AFRICA/TANZANIA - “Form responsible and ethical people who will take leadership as a service” says Cardinal Pengo at Catholic African University Symposium
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - “Education for peace should not be mere words or formula, but it should be introduced in our curricula. Our universities must promote peace and security in Africa through education, trai ...
9 June 2010
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Drug alert in Luanda: “cocaine is consumed in almost all of Luanda's nightclubs”
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – There has been a cocaine alert in Luanda, the capital of Angola. According to statistics presented by the national police headquarters in the Angolan capital, the number of cocaine users has in ...
9 June 2010
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Year for Priests miracle: increase in new priests and seminarians
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Six new priests ordained in Sydney and others ordained in Melbourne in 2010; a significant increase in seminarians throughout the country... These are the figures that make up the "miracle that ...
9 June 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - International petition against blasphemy law
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – A vast work of mobilization and an international petition to repeal the "Blasphemy Law" is in force in Pakistan, which affects the country's Christian community: this is the initiative launched ...
9 June 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - An “online special” on living the World Cup with Christian virtue
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – To support the faithful, parishes, and schools that are organizing events for living the World Cup in their families and communities, the website of the Chilean Bishops' Conference o ...
8 June 2010
ASIA/TURKEY - Bishop Padovese's sacrifice will bring about greater good
Mersin (Agenzia Fides) - “At this moment of grief and sorrow, with eyes of faith we are convinced that the Bishop Padovese's sacrifice will lead to a greater good for the Catholic community in Turkey,” said Fr. Rober ...
8 June 2010
AFRICA/CAMEROON - PMS National Director tells Fides: Church is growing, enlivened by a missionary spirit
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – "The visit of Pope Benedict XVI is still very much felt in Cameroon, as evidenced by the strong participation of the faithful at the Mass celebrated in Yaounde one year after the Holy Father's ...
Total articles: 43627 - Page 1779 of 1779