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20 February 2010
AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Marsabit tells Fides: in spite of climate change woes, people are not discouraged
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "The failure of the Copenhagen Summit has deeply disappointed us, as we have been experiencing the deadly effects of global warming for years now," Fides was told by Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, ...
20 February 2010
VATICAN - Pontifical Yearbook 2010 shows slight increase in number of Catholics, priests, and seminarians, slight decrease in female religious
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Yearbook 2010 was presented to the Holy Father Benedict XVI the morning of February 20. A reading of the volume can infer some news about the life of the Catholic Church in ...
20 February 2010
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Bloody suppression of an opposition rally; "The population is suffering, but no agreement has been reached to end the country's political stalemate," say local sources
Gagnoa (Agenzia Fides) – "Police and civil guard forces are controlling the city and the situation is calm," Fides was told by local sources from Gagnoa, in southwestern Ivory Coast, where yesterday, 19 February, an op ...
20 February 2010
ASIA/NEPAL - Despite the fact that leprosy has been officially eliminated in the country, many years are needed to eradicate the disease
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – On January 19, 2010, the government declared to have officially eliminated leprosy in Nepal, after reaching a prevalence of 0.89 per 10,000 people nationwide, but the challenges in the fight ...
20 February 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Collaboration between FAO and CARE for a cash-for-work program in Leogane
Leogane (Agenzia Fides) – Over a month after the devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January, the FAO and the international humanitarian organization CARE have sounded the alarm of an impending food crisis in ...
19 February 2010
AFRICA/NIGER - “The situation is calm and the people do not seem worried,” missionary from Niamey tells Agenzia Fides
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm. The schools are open and there do not seem to be any special security measures," Fides learns from a missionary of the Society of African Missions from Niamey, Niger's cap ...
19 February 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Passing of Bishop Roger Aubry: his passion for preaching the Gospel and his missionary spirit left an impact on all who knew him
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Bishop Conference has announced the return to the Father's House of Bishop Roger Aubry, Bishop Emeritus of the Apostolic Vicariate of Reyes. His death occurred on the morning of ...
19 February 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi resigns, successor appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi (Pakistan) presented by Bishop Anthony The ...
19 February 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - Pastoral Letter for Lent from Bishop Tong calls for continuous conversion and social justice, according to Pope's indications
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The teachings of Scripture and the Pope, personal spiritual experience and examples of the Saints were all presented to the faithful by Bishop John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, ...
19 February 2010
OCEANIA/TAHITI - 2010 Pastoral Year for Archdiocese of Papeete focuses on Sacrament of Reconciliation
Papeete (Agenzia Fides) – "At the suggestion of many priests, it was agreed that in the Archdiocese of Papeete, the Pastoral Theme of the year 2010 would be the Sacrament of Reconciliation,” writes Archbishop Hubert ...
19 February 2010
ASIA/IRAQ - Stop Mosul from becoming a “graveyard” for Christians
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – Fear and shock today are the dominant feeling among the Christians of Mosul, Fides was told by a Chaldean priest of the local church, requesting anonymity for security reasons.
The ferocity an ...
19 February 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - “The State of Food and Agriculture 2010” yearly report from the FAO launches alert on aid needed in Haiti
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – During the Rome presentation of the Annual Report of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Director General, Jacques Diouf sounded the alarm on the worrying situation in Haiti, sayi ...
19 February 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - A month after the earthquake: Italian families offer long-distance adoption to 4,000 children
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A month after the earthquake, 4,130 children in Haiti have been adopted at a distance by Italian families. This month, in fact, the Italian NGO active on the island experienced a real boom in mem ...
18 February 2010
VATICAN - “Migration is an invitation to imagine a different future, which aims at the development of humankind in its totality.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Migration is a sign of the times, deeply affecting our societies. Its range and size have increased dramatically and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Its interconnection ...
18 February 2010
AFRICA/SUDAN - Rector of Saint Paul Theological Interdiocesan Seminary in Khartoum appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on January 4, 2010, appointed Fr. Michael Adgum Didi, of the archdiocesan clergy of Khartoum, Rector of S ...
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