News

• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan writes to brother bishops on the relationship of a bishop with his priests Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) - “I pray for you, your dioceses and the whole Church in China...May the Lord also grant you that your evangelization and pastoral work progress smoothly and successfully. May all the Catholic ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military coup members surround barracks Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "We saw a number of truckloads of armed soldiers head toward the base where the coup leaders are holed up," Fides was told by an editor of Radio Don Bosco, whose head office is located 15 ...
• 18 November 2010
  VATICAN - Statement from the Holy See Press Office concerning news of an episcopal ordination in China Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office today published, in English, the following “Statement of the Director of the Holy See Press Office Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ concerning news of an episcopal or ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi: further developments and biographical notes Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Asia Bibi's family, lawyers, and Christian organizations that are protecting her are anxiously awaiting the date of the first hearing before the High Court of Lahore, where the appeal for her c ...
• 18 November 2010
  VATICAN - “Important also in the field of health, integral part of each one's existence and of the common good, is to establish a true distributive justice that guarantees to all, on the basis of objective needs, adequate care”: Message from Benedict XVI Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Health is a precious good for the person and society to promote, conserve and protect, dedicating the means, resources and energies necessary so that more persons can enjoy it. Unfortuna ...
• 18 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim leaders say government is “an accomplice in the martyrdom of the minority” Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Ali Jinnah, the father of the Pakistani Constitution "would have joined the campaign to save Asia Bibi and repeal the blasphemy law." If the government fails to protect religious minorities, "t ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “May the will of the people be respected” says Archbishop of Juba on referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The outcome from the South Sudan vote on self-determination is a clear manifestation of God’s will and has to be respected as such. This was the position Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro shar ...
• 18 November 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Promoting and supporting the activity of the Holy Childhood Association Carcarañá (Agenzia Fides) – About 44 youth missionaries from different parts of the Archdiocese of Rosario took part in an Initiation of the Workshop in the city of Carcarañá, organized by the Pontifical Society of ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Muslims challenge Ayodhya decision; Church says make it “a place of peace” New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim groups have filed an appeal against the decision at first instance on the allocation of the disputed site of Ayodhya, claimed by both Hindu and Muslim communities, and now divided fol ...
• 17 November 2010
  AFRICA/CHAD - Rector of the Interdiocesan Major Seminary “S. Mbaga Tuzindé” in Sarh appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 28, 2010, appointed Fr. François Mbaitoubam Alngar, of the clergy of the Diocese of Gore (Chad), ...
• 17 November 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop of Luxor: “Attempts are made to force Christian girls to convert to Islam” Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – "What occurred was an incident between two young people that was overplayed to make Christians look bad,” Fides was told by Bishop Joannes Zakaria, Bishop of the Catholic Copts of Luxor, Egypt ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian lawyers note “growing discrimination and persecutions” London (Agenzia Fides) – "There is a growing discrimination and persecution against Christians. It 's time the government took the issue of respect for human rights seriously. The UN and EU are placing pressure.” Thi ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops: “We thank the Pope for his attention towards the sufferings of Christians” Multan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are very grateful to the Holy Father for his words in support of Asia Bibi, for his attention towards the sufferings of Christians in Pakistan and our rights. On behalf of the bishops, and ...
• 17 November 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 1,800 faithful in Cheng An parish participate in evangelization encounter Han Dan (Agenzia Fides) – Over 1,800 members of the congregation of the Diocese of Cheng An, of the Diocese of Han Dan, Province of He Bei, took part in the evangelization encounter promoted by the Preaching Group of t ...
• 17 November 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops call for peace in tensions with Nicaragua: “Violence has never achieved anything but destruction” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Costa Rica has called the country's government and the population to maintain open channels of dialogue and negotiations and prevent any manifestation of violence as a solution ...