News

• 4 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Terrorism will not stop humanitarian aid distribution Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Terrorism will not stop humanitarian aid distribution. "Our work at Caritas goes on. We are concerned and we proceed with caution. In certain areas, including in the North, our volunteers are v ...
• 4 September 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Missionaries and concerns for Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) – "The Zimbabwean refugees with whom I have spoken are very concerned about the regularization measure decided on by the South African government, as the situation in their country has not cha ...
• 4 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discrimination in aid: incidents and testimonies Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – There have been a long list of cases reported to Fides on discrimination against Christians, religious minorities, Dalits, the poorest of the poor in humanitarian aid distribution. "The gene ...
• 4 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Retreat for priests in the Diocese of Feng Xiang: striving for personal holiness in order to help others strive for holiness Feng Xiang (Agenzia Fides) – “The goal of the retreat for 2010 was for us priests to strive for personal holiness in order to help others strive for holiness. The priesthood has supernatural characteristics. When the ...
• 4 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells the youth: “In our age of globalization, be witnesses of Christian hope all over the world.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Christ is not a treasure meant for us alone; he is the most precious treasure we have, one that is meant to be shared with others. In our age of globalization, be witnesses of Christian ...
• 4 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Chile, a Place for Everyone”: Migrant Sunday in Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Sunday, September 5 is the day Chile celebrates Migrant Sunday. The Day's events program includes a Mass at 12:30pm celebrated by the Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, Bishop Cristián Contreras, ...
• 4 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - September 8: the Americas unite in Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for Mexico's Bicentennial Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Millions of faithful around the American continent will be spiritually united on Wednesday, September 8, at 8pm, to participate in the recitation of the Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe, wh ...
• 4 September 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Sisters of Charity in Australia launch website Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Sisters of Charity in Australia have just launched a site with information on their mission at present, in the past, and what it may look like for the future, with an archive, photo gallery, ...
• 3 September 2010
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Calm follows 2-day clashes in Maputo; Archbishop Chimoio encourages faithful to pray for the nation Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is slowly returning to calm, although there is less traffic on the streets of the capital because of the transport strike," Fides has been told by a local Church source in Maputo, ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop's death mourned Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This past August 28, Archbishop John Yang Shudao, Archbishop Emeritus of Fuzhou, passed away in his hometown of Toubao, in the County of Lianjiang, at the age of 91. Archbishop Yang was a ...
• 3 September 2010
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - IV Missionary Congress “To Know Christ: A Gift; To Preach Him: Our Mission” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The IV Missionary Congress will take place on October 2 and 3 at the House of Nazareth in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event is organized by the National Missionary Center. The objective of th ...
• 3 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 30 Years of SVD Missionaries in the Amazon Santarem (Agenzia Fides) – On January 26, 1980, the first priests from the Society of the Divine Word arrived in Santarem-Pará: Francisco Kom, José Gross, and Patricio Brennan. Thus, the Missionary Society of the Div ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Urgent need for healthcare specialists to address maternal deaths Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) – There is one doctor or midwife for every 1,000 people in Cambodia, compared with two per 1,000 in Thailand, and 12 per 1,000 in Japan. The country must increase the number of trained health ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church's efforts in educating the “untouchables” Bijnor (Agenzia Fides) – There were no Christians in the Diocese of Bijnor, in northern India, until three priests arrived in 1972. According to the provincial superior of the Congregation of Carmelites of Mary Immacu ...
• 3 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society groups protest diverted flooding Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Civil society, politicians, and the media in Pakistan are raising their voices against the phenomenon of "diverted flooding" that has caused suffering and displacement for millions of poor. ...