News

• 22 February 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We export food products to 100 million people, but every day in our own country six children die of malnutrition ” states Bishop Lozano Gualeguaychú (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Bishop Jorge Lozano, reflects every week after Mass, on a point in the document “Towards a bicentenary in Justice and Solidarity (2010-2016)”, a document ...
• 22 February 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Fight against poverty and social exclusion: commitment by Caritas and Bishops Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “The Government has a duty to increase resources for social services for the most vulnerable,” stated the Secretary General of Caritas in Spain, Sebastian Mora, at the end of the 67th Annua ...
• 22 February 2011
  AFRICA/BENIN - Marian Sanctuary of Allada entrusted to Franciscans of the Immaculate Conception Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) – With a solemn Mass on Sunday, 13 February, Bishop Antoine Ganye, new Archbishop of Cotonou, entrusted the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Mercy in Allada to the pastoral care of the Franciscan ...
• 21 February 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - “The Catholic community was not involved in the clashes,” Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli tells Fides Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “From where I am, I can't see anything. The city is quiet and still. There is nothing that makes you think about the fighting, although I have heard that riots and looting are occurring during ...
• 21 February 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - A village burned down, tribal Christians forced out by Muslim settlers Chittagong (Agenzia Fides) – A village was burned down and dozens of indigenous have been injured and driven from Ragipara in the mountain district of Rangamati, Diocese of Chittagong. The indigenous people who have su ...
• 21 February 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Human rights denied for ethnic and religious minorities Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – Living conditions for ethnic and religious minorities in Bangladesh are very difficult and their human rights are continually denied and trampled on, states the Hotline Human Rights Bangladesh� ...
• 21 February 2011
  VATICAN - Three Founders to be canonised on Day of Missions: Guido Maria Conforti, Luigi Guanella and Bonifacia Rodríguez de Castro Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the Consistory Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace at midday today (21 Feb.), the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided at an ordinary public consistory for the Canonisation of the follow ...
• 21 February 2011
  EUROPE - Religious freedom is a right and value that every democratic society should be ready to defend and promote: concluding message of the CEC-CCEE meeting Belgrado (Agenzia Fides) – At the conclusion of their meeting, in Belgrade from 17 to 20 February on the theme: “National identity and European integration: the contribution of Christians”, the members of the Joint ...
• 21 February 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - African religious leaders visit Côte d'Ivoire to promote a peaceful solution to the crisis Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The Ivorian crisis is a challenge for Africa. So some of the more prominent religious organisations in Africa sent a delegation to Côte d'Ivoire from 17 to 19 February. The delegation was mad ...
• 21 February 2011
  AFRICA - Commitment to health by Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Senegal and Ghana Roma (Agenzia Fides) – The sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) are very active throughout the world. Part of their work which involves health care for the most disadvantaged people in Africa is particu ...
• 21 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Outbreak of leptospirosis in Bantul Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – State of emergency in Bantul, in the central region of Java in Indonesia. The Country's health organisations have raised the alarm following an outbreak of leptospirosis, a deadly animal disea ...
• 21 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The 376 people confirmed in the parish of Zhao Cheng will become “seeds of evangelisation” throughout China Hong Dong (Agenzia Fides) – It is the first time in 30 years in this area, the parish of Zhao Cheng in the Diocese of Hong Dong (formerly Lin Fen) Shan Xi province, that the Sacrament of Confirmation has been conferred ...
• 21 February 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA - On the way to a new “digital era”: the Catholic web presence in Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The global portal with “wiki” management of the media in the Catholic Church (www.intermirifica.net) has just published the list of the Catholic media organisations in Cuba. There are about ...
• 21 February 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Another three missionary religious sisters sent to Haiti on behalf of the Church in Brazil Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Three religious sisters depart from Brazil today, 21 February, for Port au Prince, (the capital of Haiti), where they will mainly work to help children and adolescents. Their work is part of ...
• 21 February 2011
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 500 years defending human dignity: Bishops' pastoral letter to the poor Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Episcopal Conference of Dominican Republic has written a document for “500 years defending human dignity” which will be published for the 167th national anniversary of the Countr ...