News

• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - " Violence that recalls the initial suppression of the Egyptian revolution", says the National Director of the Egyptian PMS Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "A peaceful protest was violently suppressed by the military. They are scenes reminiscent of the Egyptian revolution which took place early in January", says don Nabil Fayez Antoun, National Direc ...
• 10 October 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Morality, democracy and pluralism in the Bishops' document for the elections to be held on November 6 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua has published its message on the occasion of the upcoming elections on November 6, signed by all the bishops with the date of October 7, 2011, a copy of whi ...
• 10 October 2011
  VATICAN - St. Joseph International Missionary College: catechists are called to invite mankind to take part in the Feast of the kingdom Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday 8 October, St. Joseph International Missionary College, welcomed for the first time, the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Archbishop Fernando ...
• 10 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Weak participation and murder of two policemen mark the elections Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - A relatively weak turnout characterized the presidential elections in Cameroon, yesterday, Sunday, Oct. 9, according to news agency reports (see Fides 08/10/2011). The election day was also marr ...
• 8 October 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Discouragement among the population of Veracruz due to the climate of violence: 36 corpses were found Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - Just two days after the signing of the plan "Veracruz Seguro" between the federal government and the state government of Veracruz, 32 bodies were found in 3 houses, and another 4 bodies were fo ...
• 8 October 2011
  EUROPE/SCOTLAND - Two reasons for celebration for Missio Scotland on the occasion of World Mission Day Edinburgh (Agenzia Fides) - As tradition wants all over the world, even this year MISSIO Scotland has prepared material for all the parish priests, to support the activities of the parishes on the occasion of World Missi ...
• 8 October 2011
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI to the Bishops of Indonesia: "the freedom to live and preach the Gospel can never be taken for granted" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary impulse remains essential to the Church’s life, and finds expression not only in the preaching of the Gospel, but also in the Witness of Christian charity. In this regard, ...
• 8 October 2011
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - "The future of Cameroon is in our hands" recall the Bishops on the occasion of tomorrow's presidential election Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7 million voters are called to vote tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 9, to elect the Head of the State of Cameroon. Of the 23 candidates, the favorite is the outgoing President, Paul Biya, who h ...
• 8 October 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Federation of Catholic students: 50 years for evangelization and for the disadvantaged Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Federation of Catholic Students of the diocese of Hong Kong which aims to "unite the Catholic students in order to apply the Christian spirit", celebrates 50 years of mission. According to ...
• 8 October 2011
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The conditions of the refugee camp Duékoué are improving Duékoué (Agenzia Fides) - After months of extreme difficulty for the overcrowding, the Salesian mission "Saint Therese of the Child Jesus" is finally coming out of the emergency situation, is what is said in a statemen ...
• 8 October 2011
  VATICAN - "A whole generation is likely to get lost", said Cardinal Sarah presenting initiatives for the Horn of Africa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church will continue to do her part and to seek collaboration with other Christian communities in order to play an active role in resolving the current humanitarian emergency ...
• 8 October 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church wants to know the truth about father Pupiro’s death Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The clergy of the Archdiocese of Managua, united as one body in communion with the Archbishop and the Auxiliary Bishop for the monthly meeting of October, would like to remember our brother pri ...
• 7 October 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The importance of the mass-media and study Centers to analyze the migration phenomenon, confirmed by the Scalabrinian Missionaries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The importance of the mass-media and study Centers to read and analyze the phenomenon of migration in adherence to the Scalabrinian charism and the proposed Scalabrinian international news ...
• 7 October 2011
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Rector of the philosophical Major Seminary "St. Thomas" in the diocese of Kabgayi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 2, 2011, Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rector of the inter-diocesan philosophical Major Seminary "St. Tho ...
• 7 October 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Peace in the Moluccas through the "social media", while the government closes 300 radical websites Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - Christian and Muslim Volunteers of the "Moluccas Interfaith Institute" and the youth group "Ambon Bergerak" have led and continue to conduct a "peace campaign" with text messages, internet forums, ...