News

• 21 July 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Creation of the diocese of Karonga and appointment of first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, on 21 July 2010 created the diocese of Karonga (Malawi), with territory taken from the diocese of Mzuzu, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Blan ...
• 20 July 2010
  AFRICA/SÃO TOMÉ - Less poverty, more development: “the Church must never be afraid to evangelise ” São Tomé (Agenzia Fides) – “ While not overlooking the role of governments and various institutions active in the social field, with freedom and courage the Church must assume her prophetic role to proclaim the Gos ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishop of Faisalabad: “Obscure forces foment interreligious tension and hatred” Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Joseph Coutts is anxious and exhausted after being up all night, in constant contact with the civil authorities and the police which succeeded in restoring law and order in the subur ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Mob attack on Christians: “sleepless night” for the Church in Faisalabad Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – “Policemen patrol every street in Waris pura. After last night's attacks, the situation is tense and some panic stricken Christian families are barricaded in their homes. I and other Cath ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Bishop of Xiamen ordains first deacons: diocese collects funds for flood victims Xiamen (Agenzia Fides) – “The solemn ordination of three deacons is a sign of the unity of the people of God, communion in the diocese of Xiamen in Christ and with the universal Church”. This was the most widesprea ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The tragedy of child offenders detained in the same prison as adults Jantho (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of children in Indonesia live behind prison bars. The minimum age of penal responsibility is eight years, often for very minor offences. Most minor offenders detained in prisons where ...
• 20 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - "Guanelliana Summer" for children: summer school for more than 500 boys and girls aged 5 to 15 Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Guanelliana Summer for children in India coincides with the months of April and May, when lessons stop and the temperature in places rises to 45°, as it does in the mission in Andhra Pradesh, ...
• 20 July 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - The ardour of Pauline Jaricot for Young Missionaries' National Day (JOMIS) Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – “A Missionary Church with Pauline, without borders or barriers” is the theme of the next Young Missionaries National Day (JOMIS) to be celebrated all over Chile on 22 July. According to i ...
• 19 July 2010
  VATICAN - “Without profound meaning, whatever we do is simply activism, fruitless and haphazard ” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – “Without love, even the most important activities lose value and fail to bring joy. Without profound meaning, whatever we do is simply activism, fruitless and haphazard. And who give ...
• 19 July 2010
  AFRICA - Peace, respect for human life and human rights, intercultural and interreligious dialogue: agreement between African Union and Community of S. Egidio Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - A Protocol of agreement for cooperation between the Community of S. Egidio and the Commission of the African Union was signed on Thursday 15 July at the African Union head offices in Addis ...
• 19 July 2010
  AFRICA/TOGO - New paediatrics and neonatology departments in the poorest part of the country at Afagnan Hospital Afagnan (Agenzia Fides) - Two new departments, paediatrics and neonatology, complete with the modern equipment will soon be opened at Saint John of God Hospital at Afagnan in Togo. A hospital recently nominated Ambassado ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian women: networking to promote rights and fight violence Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – “In the social context of Pakistan, where women suffer widespread abuse and discrimination, Christian women are the most vulnerable and defenceless the most exposed to vexation and violence ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Police release two Christians accused of blasphemy, but the Christian community still lives in fear Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) – After suffering from threats and violence in the past few days, Christians in Faisalabad are breathing a sigh of relief: two brothers arrested on charges of blasphemy have been released. Pa ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Ordained new Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an in mainland China Yan’an (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 July Mgr John Baptist Yang Xiaoting, age 46 with 19 years of priesthood, was ordained coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an (Yulin), in the province of Shaanxi. He had been officially ap ...
• 19 July 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Sister Nancy Pereira, the sister of the “Bank for the Poor” dies Bangalore (Fides) – Sister Nancy Pereira, a member of the Daughters of Maria Auxiliatrix (FMA), died on 14 July at her FMA community Home in Bangalore (India). She was born at Pudukkuruchy, in the Indian state of Keral ...