News

• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Cardinal Gracias asks President Obama to help protect human rights Bombay (Agenzia Fides) – Christians in India are asking U.S. President Barack Obama to stand up for issues such as human rights, peace, justice, and dialogue, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and Chai ...
• 5 November 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Bishops say after 2009 elections, “hopes are slowly fading away”, democracy at risk Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - “When we emerged from the 2009 elections, our hopes were high for peace, stability and development for all. Somewhat more than a year later our hopes are slowly fading away,” says a message ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians in Orissa: “Obama condemns discriminations, recalls religious freedom” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – Christians of Orissa are asking U.S. President Barak Obama, in India from 6 to 8 November, to condemn, in meetings with top government officials, religious intolerance, the violence of Hin ...
• 5 November 2010
  VATICAN - Pope calls for “a profound understanding of the social doctrine of the Church...strongly rooted in the affirmation of the transcendent dignity of man, in the defense of human life from its conception to its natural death and of religious liberty.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “It is necessary to prepare lay faithful capable of dedicating themselves to the common good, especially in the more complex realms such as the world of politics. It is also urgent to hav ...
• 5 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - African and European Bishops to meet on Ad Gentes mission Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE) will be having a joint Seminar on the theme: “New situation of ...
• 5 November 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Missionary sent from Argentina to Angola Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Wednesday, November 3, marked the celebration in the chapel of the national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Argentina, of a Mass with the "Missionary Sending" of Fr. D ...
• 5 November 2010
  AFRICA/GABON - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 28 August 2010 appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Gabon for a five-yea ...
• 5 November 2010
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops on Nov. 7 elections: “Voting is a right and a responsibility” Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay, meeting at their 189th Ordinary Plenary Assembly, have issued a statement regarding the municipal elections to be held in the country on November 7. "Voting is a righ ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians place themselves under protection of Our Lady of Lourdes Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) – "Stay with us; pray for us. We need your moral and fraternal support," is the appeal made by the Iraqi bishops, on behalf of all Christians of Iraq, to all the faithful and to the bishops of F ...
• 5 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Retired should be active in life and mission of the Church Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Participating actively in the life of the Church is good for the spiritual life of retired men and women and is also a way to renew the Church. This is the appeal made by Catholic volunteers ...
• 5 November 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Increased alarm for child soldiers and violence suffered by young girls Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – Armed groups in Somalia have continued recruiting children to fight and engage in piracy, and girls have found themselves facing increasing risk of sexual violence. According to the Special ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Bishops meet with Prime Minister: priority given to security Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – Security, solidarity, and commitment to building a country where prosperity and peace reign are the themes being discussed in an emergency meeting taking place in Baghdad this morning, Novembe ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Political vacuum leaves room for violence towards Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "As Christians of Iraq, we have to be very careful and cautious in the coming months to see if the violence against Christians will end and how the problems of our security and the terrorism w ...
• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Retreat for priests and ordination of two priests in Archdiocese of Beijing Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – The encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" of Pope Benedict XVI was the theme of spiritual retreat for priests of the Archdiocese of Beijing, which took place October 18 to 21 at the diocesan seminary. ...
• 4 November 2010
  AMERICA/CUBA - President Raul Castro attends Catholic Seminary inauguration Havana (Agenzia Fides) – Cuban President Raul Castro attended the opening of the “Seminario de San Carlos y San Ambrosio,” the first building of the Catholic Church in more than half a century. The official ceremon ...