News

• 4 December 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Religious leaders have called for caution, but have not been heard Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The fear of a split in the Country becomes more realistic,” a source from the local church in Abidjan tells Fides, in the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, where yesterday the Constitutional Counc ...
• 4 December 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Poverty is a violation of human dignity,” affirms Minister for Social Development Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - “We will not be able to overcome extreme poverty if we do not build a country with equal opportunities, where all Chileans may be involved in the development of the country,” said the Minis ...
• 4 December 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Social sin prevents commitment to the common good Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Argentinean region of Patagonia-Comahue have renewed their commitment to “help create a society without exclusion, in justice and solidarity”, and invited us to “im ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Diocese of Bissau pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora da Natividade for peace and reconciliation Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Bissau will go on pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of “Nossa Senhora da Natividade” in Cacheu on 4 December. The event is considered the greatest show of popular religion in Guinea ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Christmas carols with African sounds in the Moré dialect Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - A young Camillian priest and songwriter has reworked some of the most traditional Christmas carols, introducing African sounds and added parts within the songs, sung in the Moré dialect, on ...
• 3 December 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Advent, an opportunity for reflection and renewal of faith Nan Chong (Agenzia Fides) - “With the start of the new liturgical year, we also renew our life of faith, to follow the path of the Church awaiting the coming of the Lord”. This is how the community of Sui Ning in the ...
• 3 December 2010
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Safe Cities”: the security of women in poor and marginalized urban zones Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The abuse of women has been going on for centuries and it is often the case that a woman is killed before the problem is taken seriously. In this regard, the United Nations Fund for the Developme ...
• 3 December 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Supreme Court confirms the election of Alpha Condé as Head of State Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of the Republic of Guinea has confirmed the election of Alpha Condé to Head of State. The Supreme Court decision was announced on the night between 2 and 3 December. “The Ca ...
• 3 December 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, lawyers working to expose the false testimonies Lahore (Pakistan) – To expose the false witnesses, highlighting the “castle of liars” that accuses Asia Bibi; to demonstrate the failures of the police and the conditions suffered by the judge who in the first inst ...
• 3 December 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Resignation of Bishop of Pyay and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on 3 December, 2010 accepted Bishop Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe's resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Pyay (Myanmar), in accordance with cano ...
• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - One and a half million people affected and over 167 deaths due to the rains; the Church calls for solidarity Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care (SNPS/Caritas Colombia) has appealed for solidarity with the thousands of families affected by heavy rains in Colombia, now estimated to be more ...
• 3 December 2010
  AMERICA - Bishops of four Latin American countries against the violence and corruption that shakes the region Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of four Latin American countries have expressed their deep concern over the spread of violence and contempt for human life which has ravaged the region and called on authorities to a ...
• 2 December 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The first non-Chinese Superior General for the Congregation of the “Disciples of the Lord” Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Father Xie Qi Long, current provincial superior of the province of Malaysia, was elected Superior General of the “Disciples of the Lord”, the Chinese national religious Congregation founded ...
• 2 December 2010
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - Situation tense after the postponement of the announcement of the results of the presidential ballot Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The Côte d'Ivoire is waiting with bated breath for the declaration of the result of the ballot from the presidential elections,” revealed a Fides source from the Church on the Côte d'Ivoi ...
• 2 December 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Working together against the rain-induced adversity affecting the Country: the Church's appeal to the authorities Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro expressed his concern about the situation that the state of Falcon has experienced for several days, due to heavy rains: “It is still raining. This morning ...