VATICAN - New diocesan bishop in Haimen (Nantong), Jiangsu (China)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Wednesday, April 21, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Nantong, was the episcopal ordination of Bishop Joseph Shen Bin, of the diocesan clergy, age 41. He has been a priest for 14 ...
AMERICA/MEXICO - Youth missionaries share Good News with prisoners
Islas Maria (Agenzia Fides) – For the third consecutive year, a group of young missionaries from the Anahuac University (Universidad Anahuac) and some members of the International Prison Fellowship led by Father Bernar ...
29 April 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Daily violence against Christians, amidst general taboo
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – Daily incidents of violence against Christians and their institutions, rapes and torture amidst a general indifference are what sources in Pakistan, referring to recent incidents suffered b ...
29 April 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Long-distance sponsorship for children of Hinche
Hinche (Agenzia Fides) – Haiti is a country plagued by extreme poverty that has worsened after the devastating earthquake that recently left behind a trail of destruction. 53% of 8 million inhabitants of the island are ...
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops, ulamas, and military meet for the vote
Davao City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church, the Islamic community, and the Philippine security forces will be united and working together to "ensure credible, transparent, and peaceful elections" and "ensuring the common ...
28 April 2010
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Meeting in Pretoria to resolve Madagascar crisis
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Today, April 28, in Pretoria (South Africa) marked the opening of the meeting promoted by France, South Africa, and the SADC (Southern African Development Community) to resolve the crisis ...
28 April 2010
AFRICA - “War of the Nile” feared after failed Sharm El-Sheik Summit
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "War of the Nile" is the headline in the Congolese newspaper "Le Potentiel," in an editorial commenting on the failure of the Summit in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, which was to conclude with a new agree ...