News

• 23 August 2010
  VATICAN - From the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in mission lands manages hundreds of centers for prevention and treatment of AIDS/HIV. Thanks to a generous benefactor, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has sen ...
• 23 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - "Mother Teresa, a miracle for the world" - Interview with Sister Mary, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) – It's Jesus who leads the steps of the Missionaries of Charity, who leads them in their missionary spirit and work: 100 years after the birth of Mother Teresa (an event which will be celebrate ...
• 23 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Beware of false NGOs”: Msgr. Coutts warns donors Faislabad (Agenzia Fides) – At this time of great effort in providing humanitarian aid, “it is of utmost importance that people be attentive to the institution they choose to send money to. In fact, there are false N ...
• 23 August 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Church in Jos on violence: “Religion alone should not be blamed” Jos (Agenzia Fides) – The recent episodes of violence that have plagued the Plateau State (central Nigeria) in the past months (see Fides 17/3/2010 and 25/3/2010) were at the heart of the discussions at the 8th General ...
• 23 August 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops on child adoption: "What Mexico is experiencing now demands a dignified debate” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Responsibility and Free Expression, A Right of Every Person" is the title of the note that the Bishops' Conference of Mexico sent Fides, explaining the Catholic Church's position on recent ...
• 21 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Missing children cases on the rise: NGOs warn of traffickers and abductors Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - “While the rescue workers' efforts are focusing on the movement and organization of refugees, whose number is continually on the rise, the number of missing children and mothers weeping for ...
• 21 August 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Hospital strike. Bishops: “We are horrified that care is being denied to the weakest and most vulnerable” Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - “We are horrified that care is being denied to the weakest and most vulnerable," as a result of the doctors and nurses' strike, says a statement issued by the Southern African Catholic Bi ...
• 21 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Church calls for reopening murder case of Fr. Kaiser, Mill Hill Missionary who fought for the poorest of the poor Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Church of Kenya has requested the reopening of investigations into the murder of Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, the American Mill Hill Missionary, whose 10th anniversary of death was celebrated ...
• 20 August 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Discriminations against minorities in distribution of humanitarian aid Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - “While Caritas and the Pontifical Mission Societies are working on providing humanitarian relief to displaced persons without discrimination of origin, race, or religion, in other areas, the Ch ...
• 20 August 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Church launches “National Day for Indian Martyrs” Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) – This coming August 29, all over India, faithful will be marking the anniversary of the massacres in Orissa, on the "National Day for Indian Martyrs." This is what Fides learned from the Ecumeni ...
• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops of Kenya stress need to amend new Constitution as soon as possible Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – "We played our role of directing our flock along the road of proper choice. We have not shied away from stating unequivocally what are the tenets of our faith in regard to some issues in our n ...
• 20 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Is the murder of Indian UN troops a warning sign intended for those who oppose the partition of the Congo? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "It is an unprecedented event that puzzles me," Fides was told by Fr. Loris Cattani, a Xaverian missionary with extended experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in commenting on ...
• 19 August 2010
  ASIA/TURKEY - A Ramadan of “peace and brotherhood among religious communities” Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – Muslim and Christian religious leaders in Turkey have called for a "Ramadan of love, peace, and brotherhood among religious communities," launching an appeal to all believers for tolerance an ...
• 19 August 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tshumbe clero: say no to divisions and yes to unity in respect for the wealth of diversity Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "No to divisions and violence; yes to unity in diversity." This is message behind the statement sent out by the clergy of the Diocese of Tshumbe in the Province of Eastern Kasai (since 2005, ...
• 19 August 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 10 years of Muslim-Christian dialogue, to build peace Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) – They have been coming together in the name of dialogue and reconciliation for 10 years now, for joint study and sharing, to build a future of peace and brotherhood in the southern Philippine ...