News

• 25 November 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The eve of the elections is tense between an alleged coup attempt and accusations of fraud through "fictitious seats" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – In the upcoming presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a newspaper in Kinshasa denounces an alleged coup attempt, foiled by the local authorities in collaboration w ...
• 24 November 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The vitality of the Catholic communities promotes the mission of evangelization Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – According to what Faith of He Bei refers to Fides, the vitality of the continental Catholic communities, strengthened by spirituality and by the exchange of experiences, is giving great ...
• 24 November 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-The Bishops listen to an Aboriginal leader, "an agenda of hope" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Present the Australian Bishops, gathered for the Plenary Meeting, an "agenda of hope" for the future of the Aboriginal people of Australia: with this spirit Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Social Ju ...
• 24 November 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: "A positive political turning point in the country, now full rights for all religions" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "We look with favor on the current phase of reforms. Now the government invites religious leaders to work together for the development of the country and to give the same protections, rights and ...
• 24 November 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Agricultural Training Centre in Kasisi helps farmers to improve their living conditions Lusaka (Agenzia Fides ) - Located about 300 km northeast of the capital, Lusaka, the Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre (KATC), run by the Society of Jesus, has been concerned for decades to improving the living conditi ...
• 24 November 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "The situation is calm but tomorrow will be a decisive day", says a missionary from Cairo Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to wait until Friday, that is to say, tomorrow, to see how the situation develops", says to Fides Fr. Luciano Verdoscia, a Comboni missionary who lives and works in Cairo, where a calm at ...
• 24 November 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "It is time to improve our institutions and expose corruption", asks the weekly magazine of the Archdiocese of Mexico Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Nuevo leon (Mexico City), through its weekly magazine "Desde la Fe", invites everyone to a serious reflection on the importance of the 2012 electoral events and to report ...
• 24 November 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "We Bishops must be witnesses of the kingdom of justice": the work of SEDAC General Assembly Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The General Assembly of the Bishops' Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC) is being held, in the municipality of Valle de Angeles, in Honduras. This assembly is held every year to evaluate and ...
• 24 November 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Defending creation fighting greenhouse gases": the request of the Bishops of Southern Africa on the eve of the UN Conference on climate change Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Our beloved world and the entire creation - that God has given us - are threatened by climate change", write the Bishops of Southern Africa in a Pastoral Letter published on the eve of the ...
• 24 November 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The mission of the Church in a changing country: at the centre education and social services Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church's mission is to help people realize their potential. We can help provide quality education to society. Our strength is in services, education and health care, which we want to put at ...
• 23 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The parish news, tools of evangelization, promote a sense of belonging to the community Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - For the pastors of Hong Kong, the faithful involved in the drafting and publication of parish newsletters, both papery and online, show a strong sense of belonging to the community. Consequent ...
• 23 November 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The New Executive Director of the the United States Catholic Mission Association USCMA Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Catholic Mission Association, USCMA has a new Executive Director: Fr. John Richard Nuelle, member of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette (MS), elected by the Board of ...
• 23 November 2011
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Three Capuchin missionaries and a volunteer die in a car accident Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Three Capuchin missionaries and a lay volunteer, all Italian, from Tuscany, died in a car accident yesterday in Dar es Salaam, while they were visiting the Capuchin missions in the African ...
• 23 November 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The U.S. Bishops approve the funding for the reconstruction projects in Haiti and 174 of solidarity in Latin America Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has approved the funding for 174 projects, worth over 2.7 million dollars to help the Churc ...
• 23 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Ok for the word Jesus Christ in text messages": the intervention of the Minister for Harmony closes the case Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The incident has been overcome and the case is officially closed: as reported to Fides by political sources in Pakistan, the word "Jesus Christ" has been permanently deleted from the list of p ...