News

• 22 September 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu tells Fides: “Personal ambitions are undermining the Somali government.” Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) – "Personal ambitions and rivalries for control of resources donated by the international community are behind the resignation of the Prime Minister," Fides has been told by Bishop Giorgio Ber ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Indigenous Christians denied right to build church Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - A small evangelical Christian community in the state of Kelantan (northeast of Peninsular Malaysia), composed of the indigenous group “Orang Asli,” has been denied the right to rebuild ...
• 22 September 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionary Expedition for 72 Salesian priests, sisters, and lay volunteers Turin (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 26 September, from the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin-Valdocco, the 141st Missionary Expedition will officially depart. The missionary mandate will be given by the Recto ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - World Youth Day helps youth to strengthen their faith and hope Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – World Youth Day helps young people in Hong Kong to strengthen their faith and hope, to be more satisfied with life, and enjoy good moral and mental health. This is the result of a recent sur ...
• 22 September 2010
  VATICAN - New Coadjutor Bishop for the Archdiocese of Taiyuan in Shanxi (China) Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Thursday, September 16, the episcopal consecration of Bishop Paul Meng Ningyou, as Coadjutor Bishop of Taiyuan, took place in the cathedral. Bishop Meng is a member of the diocesan cle ...
• 22 September 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Drop in maternal mortality rate, although daily rate averages 1,000 women per day Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The number of women dying from pregnancy complications has dropped worldwide. Sub-saharan Africa is still the site of the highest maternal mortality rate, although the area has seen a 26% decr ...
• 22 September 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “101 Days of Prayer for Peace in Sudan” campaign launched by Catholic Church Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – September 21, the International Day of Peace, marked the start of a campaign: “101 Days of Prayer for Peace in Sudan,” sponsored by the Sudanese Bishops' Conference, the U.S. Conference ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church warns: Orissa becoming a “realm for trafficking of women” Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – "There are alarming reports of trafficking of young women on a large scale in Orissa. The victims are mostly young Christian women. The violence against Christians in 2008 gave the opportu ...
• 22 September 2010
  VATICAN - Holy Father's appeal for the consolidation of peace and harmony among the baptized, to offer the world “an ever more authentic evangelical testimony” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience held today, Wednesday, September 22, during which he spoke of his recent apostolic journey to the United Kingdom, the Holy Father Benedict XVI made an ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Formation days promoted by the PMS, to become “protagonists in the Mission” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Among the various activities for the month dedicated to the missions (October), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Chile organized a day of training on the missions. The invitation, sent to ...
• 22 September 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Special issue of “Palabra” on the Church in Latin America Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – During an event held yesterday, September 21, organized by the magazine “Palabra” and Centro Accademico Romano Fundacion (CARF), a special issue on “The Church in Latin America, Two Hundr ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Diocesan newspaper “Mar Adentro” now available online Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) – The newspaper of the Diocese of Chimbote "Mar Adentro" is available on the website of the diocese every month. Through a new system, visitors will have access to the contents of the newspaper ...
• 22 September 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Buddhist and Christians working together for a just economy Chiang Mai (Agenzia Fides) – A group of Buddhist and Christian representatives, who met recently at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand highlighted the need for faith communities to engage with the government ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Nuncio to Haiti tells Fides: “The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and the number is on the rise.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and, instead of diminishing, the number is on the rise. Even the poor who come fr ...
• 21 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear among Christians in Karachi, suffering “insecurity” Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – "There are no imminent threats, but there is still fear evident among the Christian community. In Pakistan, we Christians are in a precarious condition: we do not know what may happen in the n ...