News

• 8 October 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Church's concern for fate of Sudanese from south living in north, in case of southern secession Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A call to pray for peace in Sudan was launched by Bishop Cesare Mazzolari, Bishop of Rumbek, in southern Sudan, on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Bishop Mazzolari led the prayer at the ...
• 8 October 2010
  AMERICA - Missionary Rosary, popular in Latin America, supports efforts of thousands of missionaries around the world Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In Arequipa, Peru, an authentic Marian and missionary celebration will take place Saturday, October 9, when many pilgrims from the parishes of the districts of Cayma and Yanahuara will meet i ...
• 8 October 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Campaign for Life,” to say “no” to birth control policies Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Demonstrations in all the major cities of the Philippines, public lectures, conferences, liturgies, especially prayer vigils: these are some of the initiatives of the wide-reaching "Campaign fo ...
• 8 October 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “Aid is still not reaching Haiti,” says Jesuit Relief Services Leon (Agenzia Fides) - “Nine months after the earthquake, two million Haitians are living in refugee camps, only 15% of the school-age population receives some type of education and there are still corpses still under ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Eucharist, ferment of communion among peoples” Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) – The "Scalabrini-Fest der Früchte" takes place every year at the Spirituality Centre of the Scalabrinian Missionaries in Stuttgart, in collaboration with the Scalabrinian Secular Missionary ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italy opens Chinese Cultural Year Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An opening concert performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of China, tonight, October 7, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, will mark the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Year, to mark the 40th ...
• 7 October 2010
  VATICAN - Archbishop Robert Sarah appointed President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Robert Sarah, previously Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, as President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum." Tod ...
• 7 October 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christian Association of Nigeria warns: “national unity is being threatened by the political situation” Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN, an association that brings together the main Christian denominations in Nigeria, including the Catholic Church) said that the unity of the country is t ...
• 7 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - False NGOs take advantage of Christians' suffering Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – False NGOs are raising funds by exploiting the plight of Christian refugees and spreading false information. This is what Fides has learned from Catholic sources in Pakistan's civil society, wh ...
• 7 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Taliban kill moderate Muslim leader who worked for dialogue Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – "His passing is a great loss for moderate Islam and dialogue in Pakistan. It is a blow to interreligious dialogue and is a warning to all Muslims who say they are opposed to the unjust blas ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Current challenges for the mission in Poland, 20 years after Redemptoris Missio Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Poland held a three-day meeting, September 27 to 29, to reflect on the theme "The Mission - The Witness of Love and Communion,� ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Indian leading Pallotine Order for first time Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Delegates of the XX General Assembly of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (SAC) for the first time elected an Indian priest as successor of the founder, St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850): Fr. Jac ...
• 7 October 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 3,000 people expected to attend 14th National Missionary Congress (CONAMI) Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Agenzia Fides) – The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Mexico, Father Guillermo Alberto Morales, explained during a press conference the details of the XIV National Missionary Co ...
• 6 October 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “I mourn the loss of that Muslim leader with whom I worked for peace,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides Jos (Agenzia Fides) - “I was shocked by the death of the Emir Haruna Abdullahi of Wase, who was my friend and with whom we started a fruitful collaboration for peace between Christians and Muslims," Fides was told by A ...
• 6 October 2010
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “Education and aid for children, general healthcare, and pastoral care of the youth are among the Church's main priorities in Ethiopia,” Apostolic Vicar of Soddo, Ethiopia tells Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the upcoming World Food Day to be celebrated on October 16, Fides met with Bishop Rodrigo Mejia, SJ, who has served as Apostolic Vicar in Soddo, Ethiopia, for 4 years. The coun ...