News

• 21 June 2010
  VATICAN - “Never tire of nourishing in the faithful a sense of belonging to the Church and the joy of brotherly communion ”: the Pope addresses Brazilian Bishops from the Leste 2 region. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “As teacher and doctors of the faith, your mission is to boldly teach the truth which must be believed and lived, presenting it in an authentic manner”. This recommendation was addres ...
• 21 June 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Diritti alla meta”: protecting the rights of children and adolescents in countries in the south of the world Milan (Agenzia Fides) - According to UNICEF about 150 million children in the world aged 5 - 14 years are employed in illegal labour, a cause and consequence of the poverty which jeopardises their education and their fut ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “There is no reason why local elections should be repeated ” say Catholic Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “ There is no reason why local elections should be repeated” the Catholic Bishops of Burundi have said in a statement, a copy of which was sent to Fides. The statement issued by the Catholi ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishop emeritus of Torit calls Southern Sudanese to unity and peace Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- “An architect of development and a hero for the people of eastern Equatoria and the whole of Southern Sudan”. With these words the Governor of the State of Eastern Equatoria (Southern Sudan) ...
• 21 June 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Difficulties with adequate assistance to HIV+ babies and mothers Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Although South Africa appeared to have almost succeeded in guaranteeing access to healthcare for mothers and babies, the rate of maternal and infant deaths continues to rise, making the M ...
• 21 June 2010
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Apostolic Administrator: “The Pope is close to Kyrgyzstan, Caritas is working to provide humanitarian aid ” Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) – “We draw comfort and consolation that in this situation of suffering and trial, the people of Kyrgyzstan are in the thoughts and the prayers of the Pope. We Catholics are a tiny flock which, ...
• 21 June 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous graffiti and drawings of Christ and the Pope New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A new episode of blasphemous caricatures and drawings of Jesus Christ and the Pope is causing more unrest in North East India, after the publication some months ago of a blasphemous drawing ...
• 21 June 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - "The mission of evangelisation and being an evangeliser" : theme of a meeting in Yi Nan parish, diocese of Lin Yi Lin Yi (Agenzia Fides) – An evangeliser is a person at the service of the Word of God, a messenger for the Lord, a witness of Christ, like a father of a family offering love and affection to all, an evangeliser is the ...
• 21 June 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholic Church denounces: violence and delinquency impede the political life of the community Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico, in a statement from its Communications Department, Sistema Informativo de la Arquidiocesis de Mexico , denounces continual violence in the country which sometime ...
• 21 June 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Juan Manuel Santos new president of Colombia Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's former Minister of Defence won the second round of presidential elections held yesterday 20 June, with 69% of the votes compared to 27.5% of the rival candidate, ...
• 21 June 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Convalescent in hospital priest stabbed during the celebration of Mass Calbuco (Agenzia Fides) – A parish priest, stabbed during Mass on Friday 18 June and operated, is still in hospital convalescing. The priest was stabbed in the neck while distributing Holy Communion at the end of evening Mass ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Marriage crisis in Kenya: recent survey results Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “Survey reveals marriage crisis amidst the pressures of modern life ”, was the title of an article in the Kenyan daily The Nation illustrating a survey on married life in this country. From ...
• 19 June 2010
  AFRICA/NIGER - Sahel: 10 million people risk famine; “Green Wall” to counter desertification Niamey (Agenzia Fides)- In Niger seven million people, more than half the entire population, suffer because of the acute food shortage affecting more than 10 million people all over the Sahel region of Africa. This was s ...
• 19 June 2010
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Humanitarian aid for North Korea and new paths for dialogue and reconciliation: the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea launches a call Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – “The Catholic Church in Korea supports and encourages commitment on the part of the country's religious leaders for peace and solidarity. It is urgent to find new paths for dialogue and reconc ...
• 19 June 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Registration for this year's Taiwan Youth Day on the way to WYD Madrid 2011 Hsinchu (Agenzia Fides) – The diocese of Hsinchu, which will host Taiwan Youth Day 2010, has begun registration for the event on the diocesan web site and also through Facebook. A report sent to Fides said that the wee ...