News

• 28 July 2011
  ASIA/MACAO - 97-year old Father Luis Ruiz Suarez passed away, the founder of Caritas Macao, who devoted his life to the people in need Macao (Fides Service) - "Citizen par excellence who devoted his life to social service for the poor and the weak, giving them warmth and hope": this is how Fernando Chui Sai, Special Administrator of the special Region ...
• 28 July 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN - For World Youth Day 60 "Young Swiss Guards" will welcome the Holy Father Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the next World Youth Day to be held in August in Madrid, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will be greeted by a special group of bodyguards: 60 children, dressed in the trad ...
• 28 July 2011
  ASIA/LAOS - Commitment on behalf of the Catholic Relief Services to keep children away from unexploded devices still present in the country Xaibouathong (CNA) - During the war in Vietnam, Laos, which is situated on the border, had become the most bombed country in the world. Not all the bombs exploded on impact and it is estimated that millions of small bomb ...
• 28 July 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA - The operators of the media involved in a program to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms Conakry (Fides Service)-A seminar to involve the media in raising public awareness of the dangers of small arms, was recently held in Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea. The seminar was held from July 26 to 28 a ...
• 28 July 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishop of Puno urges political authorities to deal with social problems Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Puno Mgr.Jorge Pedro Carrion Pavlic, during the Eucharistic celebration for the 190th anniversary of the independence of Peru stressed that no representative of the central governme ...
• 28 July 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Caravan "Steps for Peace" meets representative of the OAS Ixtepec (Agenzia Fides) - The speaker of the Organization of American States (the Spanish acronym is OAS), Felipe González Morales, yesterday afternoon received, the caravan of migrants "Steps for Peace" at the hotel, " ...
• 28 July 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Confession of Fr Louis Blondel’s murderer, the missionary of the White Fathers killed 2 years ago Pretoria (Fides Service) –Confession of Fr Louis Blondel’s murderer, Louis Blondel, of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), was killed on the night of December 7, 2009, in Diepsloot, one of the townships of P ...
• 27 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - "Evangelization and witness of faith": celebrations for the parish of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "Thanksgiving, service and witness": these are the words that Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, addressed to the parishioners of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady on the occas ...
• 27 July 2011
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops’ message for the National Anniversary: "For a future of progress and hope" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - 28 July is a special date for Peru: it is the anniversary of national independence, but this year the celebration has a special meaning because it coincides with the start of newly-elected Preside ...
• 27 July 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Catholic University of Buenos Aires for the formation of missionaries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Victor Manuel Fernandez, Rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires" (UCA), and Don Osvaldo Pablo Leone National Director of the Pontific ...
• 27 July 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The difficult path in the DRC toward elections in November Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The political debate rages in the Democratic Republic of Congo in sight of the presidential and legislative elections on 28 November. In a note sent to Fides, the Network "Peace for Congo", pro ...
• 27 July 2011
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - New homes have been given to families of 300 street children Guayaquil (Fides Service) - Guayaquil is one of the most important cities in Ecuador, developed mainly on the right bank of the Guayas River, its population reaches 3 million and half. The Nigeria area, which is located ...
• 27 July 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - 20 000 people displaced due to the floods that have hit the southeastern part of the country Cox's Bazar (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy rains that have hit the southeastern part of Bangladesh have forced more than 20 000 people to flee from their homes in the districts of Cox's Bazar and Teknaf, where another 84 ...
• 27 July 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Nigerian Bishops urge young people to live the fullness of faith and work for the common good Abuja (Fides Service) - "Look after your dignity and integrity and behave like good patriots". This is how His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Effiong Ekuwem, Bishop of Uyo (Nigeria) and responsible for the pastoral agents of the Niger ...
• 27 July 2011
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Appointment of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 July 2011, Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Fr. Manuel Antonio Lopes Batista, of the Society of the Divine Wo ...