News

• 20 October 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Apostolic Nuncio in Ambon, safe city, the seminar and the new school catechetical were inaugurated Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen the fraternal relations between the different religious communities in Ambon; give a signal of trust and dialogue; bringing words of peace to a community that fears a new war: with t ...
• 20 October 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Suspects on military and paramilitary groups: new elements of investigation into the killing of Fr. Tentorio Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - "Justice for father Pops" is the name of the new Civil Society Forum, launched this morning in Davao, a major city on the island of Mindanao, to ask for transparency and justice in the murder ...
• 20 October 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - More than 60 000 refugees were transferred to Kakuma camp Kakuma (Agenzia Fides) - The difficulties in the Horn of Africa continue: recently more than 60 000 refugees were transferred from Dadaab to Kakuma camp. Various international organizations are warning of possible outbre ...
• 20 October 2011
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Missionary October amid difficulties and indifference, in a poor and starving country Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - In Ethiopia, the celebration of Missionary October is not felt for several reasons: the different calendar, the major presence of communities of the Eastern rite, the weakness of the structu ...
• 19 October 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA- A member of the Social Pastoral, committed to the farmers and builders of peace in Popayan was assassinated Popayan (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat of the Social Pastoral of the Bishops' Conference of Colombia issued a statement of solidarity with Luis Eduardo Garcia’s family, leader of the group of Popayan, assas ...
• 19 October 2011
  VATICAN - Interview with Fr. Fernando Domingues, Rector of the Pontifical Urbano College: "we try to cultivate a strong missionary spirit in our seminarians, which could then become a foundation in their dioceses" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Every year a large group of seminarians in mission territories is sent by their Bishops to Rome to complete their studies and then go back to the local Churches of origin with a conspicuous ...
• 19 October 2011
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Every parish, home and workplace is a land of mission", says the National Director of the PMS in Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "As part of our baptism, we are called to the mission of proclaiming and living the Word of God", said Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Za ...
• 19 October 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Fr.Tentorio: murder on commission, the work of professional killers Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, was commissioned and carried out by professional killers. This is what the police authorities claim, responsible for investigating the crime. As Fid ...
• 19 October 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Our nation is in a state of serious crisis", say the leaders of Christian Churches in South Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "Our nation is in a state of crisis, a crisis of dignity and discipline, a crisis of education and crisis in our communities. Together, the Christian communities can help turn this situatio ...
• 19 October 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Missionary Congresses, conferences, peace marches, missionary rosaries in parishes: Nicaragua prepares itself for World Mission Day Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of the celebration of World Mission Sunday 2011 (Domund), the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Nicaragua have started the preparation for this great missionary celebration since th ...
• 19 October 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - After 150 years of mission in Hong Kong, the Dominicans confirm the commitment of evangelization and the formation of preachers Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Our celebration of 150 years of mission is a time of commemoration and missionary celebration, confirming the mission of evangelization. The province of Hong Kong continues to be the basis of ...
• 19 October 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Bishop at the head of the Commission for the Indigenous: "A well-organized plan to eliminate the missionary" Kidapawan (Agenzia Fides) - "The presence and responsibility of high-profile killers makes us think of a well organized plan to kill father Fausto Tentorio. There are many open questions. The missionary was working for t ...
• 18 October 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries at risk: "Father Tentorio gave rights, education and awareness to the natives: this is why he was considered troublesome" Cotabato (Agenzia Fides) - "He was a troublesome character, he offered his service to literacy and education, taught the natives their rights, increased their civil awareness, their responsibilities and possibilities. Th ...
• 18 October 2011
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Angola is a country in rapid transformation; poverty, sects and immigrants are a challenge and an opportunity for the Church" says the Bishop of Caxito to Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Our diocese is young, since it was established on June 6, 2007, derived from one part of the Archdiocese’s territory of Luanda. It spreads out over two provinces of Angola, Luanda and Bengo, of ...
• 18 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Minister of Harmony: "I have been assured on Asia Bibi's treatment" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi’s case is one of those which "is uppermost in our thoughts" and the salvation of the woman "is a goal we will work hard on": says to Fides the Catholic Akram Gill, Minister of fede ...