News

• 26 August 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY -The national Week of missionary formation and spirituality begins Cassino (Agenzia Fides) - Today, August 26, the ninth "National week of missionary formation and spirituality begins" which introduces the themes chosen for the missionary promotion of the Italian ecclesial communities i ...
• 26 August 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Respect the rights of indigenous people and listen to the various groups” asks the Archbishop of Cochabamba Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Several indigenous groups are protesting against the construction of a highway which, according to the project, will cross the "Indigenous Territory and Isiboro Secure National Park " (ITISNP ...
• 26 August 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI - The earthquake victims feel abandoned and continue to live in inhumane conditions Petit-Goave (Agenzia Fides) – Haitians are still in a serious state of emergency affected by the earthquake which on January 12, 2010 devastated the island, killed 200,000 people and caused over a million displaced. Co ...
• 26 August 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "I am anxious to return to Tripoli to be with the community and the priests", says Mgr. Martinelli to Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The fact that, as I have been told, many Libyans are trying to return home is a good sign because it means that in some areas of the country's security conditions have improved. This encourages me ...
• 26 August 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - A guide to the 130 shrines in the country, valuable assets of the local Church Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The publication of a guide which will illustrate about 130 shrines in Korea is scheduled for next September. According to information sent to Fides by the Episcopal Korean Conference, the brochur ...
• 26 August 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The tragedy of Monterrey: "innocent people, victims of the cruelty of organized crime", many priests threatened by drug dealers Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico through its Archbishop, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, condemned the cowardly attack which took place in the city of Monterrey in Nuevo Leon, which caused the de ...
• 26 August 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The population in eastern Congo protest for the violence committed by the military Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The population of the town of Kiwanja, in Rutshuru territory (North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC), has decided to take to the streets to express their anger and p ...
• 26 August 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO - The majority of indigenous women still give birth without any assistance Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - While about 80% of Congolese women give birth in assisted health facilities, not even one out of four indigenous women benefit from health care throughout pregnancy until delivery included. ...
• 25 August 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of San José de Amazonas and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 8, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas (Peru), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Al ...
• 25 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Elizabeth and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 20, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth (South Africa), presented by His Exc.Mgr. Michael Gow ...
• 25 August 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-The demand for Catholic education in the country is increasing: 13 more schools are being projected Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - To meet the increasing demand in the Australian region of Geelong, Victoria, 13 new Catholic schools will be built. The head of the Catholic Education Office of Melbourne said that there is th ...
• 25 August 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The Continental Mission continues at various levels, throughout Colombia Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Members of the Permanent Secretariat of Bishops in Colombia met on August 22 for a training day on the Continental Mission. During this meeting the sense of mission and meaning of the symbols tha ...
• 25 August 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "There are only foreign nurses and volunteers left in the hospitals in Tripoli", say local sources of Fides Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "In the healthcare facilities that we contacted this morning, foreign workers, in particular Filipinos, are doing the whole job alone: recording, taking care and feeding patients, everything is ...
• 25 August 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-A year after the floods that devastated the country, women are still paying the heaviest toll Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - One year after the severe floods that hit the country, women continue to struggle to try to resume their lives and recover their livelihoods. According to a report by the Asian Human Rights Co ...
• 25 August 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE - The students' have suspended the hunger strike and demand a better education system Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The group of young students who have been on a hunger strike for 37 days to show their solidarity with all other students from Chile, have decided to suspend this action due to the present pre ...