News

• 8 April 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Mystery behind attempted coup in Bissau, amidst drug trafficking and rivalry within the military Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "The ruling military seems to be back and the military leaders themselves have apologized to Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, who was placed under arrest. It is difficult, however, to understa ...
• 8 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Preparing for Sudanese elections: the largest Northern opposition party announces boycott and former rebels only run in the South Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The dates for presidential, parliamentary, and regional elections in Sudan (11-13 April) are approaching and several opposition parties are declaring a boycott on the elections. Yesterday, Ap ...
• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - "The people celebrated Easter in the hope of deliverance from the threat of the guerrillas," Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) – "The LRA rebels have not taken away our right and desire to live the faith and celebrate Easter," Fides was told by Bishop Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou in south-eastern Cent ...
• 7 April 2010
  OCEANIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS - Bishop of Chalan Kanoa resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on April 6, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Pacific Islands) presented by Bishop Thomas Aguon ...
• 7 April 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Volunteers to proclaim the Gospel”: theme for Salesian Missionary Day 2011, focus on Americas Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Salesian Rector Major Fr. Pascual Chavez Villanueva, in his letter dated Easter Sunday, April 4, explains that Salesian Missionary Day 2011 will have as its title: “Volunteers to proclaim the Gos ...
• 7 April 2010
  VATICAN - Pope recalls suffering nations in Easter Message: “The Christian people, having emerged from the waters of baptism, is sent out to the whole world...to bring to all people the fruit of Easter.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Christian people, having emerged from the waters of baptism, is sent out to the whole world to bear witness to this salvation, to bring to all people the fruit of Easter, which consi ...
• 7 April 2010
  EUROPE/LUXEMBOURG - New President of European Conference of the Holy Childhood Association: children are full-fledged participants in missionary work Luxembourg (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission: Live it From Baptism!” was the theme of reflection proposed by the European Conference of the Holy Childhood Association (CEME, Conférence Européenne de l'Enfance Mission) which ...
• 7 April 2010
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of the Resurrection in Mangochi prisons Mangochi (Agenzia Fides) – "We went to celebrate Easter in the prison of Mangochi, one of Malawi's 26 prisons, which often resemble the houses of the 'dead men who are alive.' They are dead to a society that rejects th ...
• 7 April 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “The Pope is close to Chile”: visit from Cardinal Bertone for national Bicentennial Anniversary Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone arrived in Chile yesterday, April 6, for an official visit on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of the nation. Upon hi ...
• 7 April 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Nearly 100 dead after heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly a hundred people died due to heavy rains that began Monday night, April 5th, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, which has 16 million inhabitants, paralyzing the state capi ...
• 31 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on December 22, 2009 appointed Fr. George Ajana Olusegun of the diocesan clergy of Ekiti, National Direc ...
• 31 March 2010
  EUROPE/SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 18 February 2010 appointed Deacon Kaare Nielsen of the Diocese of Kobenhavn, National Director of Pon ...
• 30 March 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - "On April 6, the major seminary reopens and we must find accommodations for the surviving 243 seminarians," Apostolic Nuncio tells Fides; Papal Holy Thursday Mass Collection to be sent to Seminary in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "After hesitation and doubt, the Bishops have decided to call the seminarians back together and re-open the academic year on April 6. With the destruction of the entire Major Seminary, ...
• 30 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Palm Sunday celebrations in Chinese Catholic communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Great celebrations for Palm Sunday, which opened Holy Week, were held in Catholic communities across China. According to information released to Fides, the solemn procession with olive branche ...
• 30 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Continental Meeting of PMS National Directors from the Americas: plans for CAM 4, support for Haiti, year dedicated to Pauline Jaricot Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – More than 20 nations in North America and South America were represented during the weeklong meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Orlando, Florida (USA), March 15 to 21. Discu ...