News

• 14 September 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Orange maize may be able to help millions of African children see Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 'Orange' maize, a variety of the common cereal crop, could improve the lives of millions of malnourished people by providing increased vitamin A in their diet, according to a new study recent ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Disorder in Conakry: “growing pains of an emerging democracy” Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "We are still experiencing the growing pains a democracy that is emerging, although, unfortunately, with the loss of lives," Fides was told by a Church source in the Republic of Guinea, followin ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church bombing in the northwest, 2 Christians wounded Peshawar (Agenzia Fides) – There is alarm in the Christian community of Peshawar, provincial capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the Northwest Frontier Province) in northwestern Pakistan. Yesterday evening ...
• 13 September 2010
  VATICAN - Seminar for new bishops of Propaganda Fide territories “rekindles the flame of the missionary spirit, making it more alive, stronger” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – "This seminar is very important, because when you are a newly appointed bishop, you need an additional training in order to carry out the mission entrusted to you by the Church, addressin ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Role and contribution of the PMS to the current ecclesial and social situation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Meeting of National Directors and Secretaries of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Southern Cone ends today, September 13. According to information sent to Fides, the meeting ...
• 13 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pastoral Letter from the Archbishop of Coro: “It is with great sorrow that we witness the increase of violence in Venezuela's society” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Venezuela, through the words of Archbishop Roberto Lückert of Coro, has spoken out about the situation of the country, reminding Venezuelans of their responsibility for ...
• 13 September 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New council members for the Federation of the Bible Apostolate Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – “If a Catholic does not read the Bible, he will not be able to grow”:with these words Archbishop John Hung, Archbishop of Tai Pei, following the teachings of Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Ch ...
• 13 September 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Only 24% of HIV-positive children receive palliative care Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the Kenyan government needs to do more to provide palliative care for children with chronic illnesses, including cancer and HIV/AIDS. The report, Ne ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Fear and aprehension among Christians, end of Ramadan celebrated: Catholic layman injured Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – There is fear and apprehension among Christians in Pakistan as the country celebrates the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The story of the “Koran Burning Day” has led to tension, protest ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Pope addresses Bishops of Brazil's Northeast Region 3 on “the clear necessity that the Catholic Church in Brazil commit herself to a new evangelization that spares no efforts in the search for lapsed Catholics, as well as for persons who know little or nothing of the evangelical message” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The first Mass was celebrated in Brazil over 5 centuries ago. “It was the first time that the Gospel of Christ was being proclaimed to this people, illumining their daily life. This ...
• 11 September 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of Saint Charles: 25 years in the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Tuesday, September 14, marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo. For the occasion, at 7pm, in the Parish of Santa Maria in ...
• 11 September 2010
  AFRICA - Testimony of two “border” Bishops from Burundi and Kenya Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Two newly appointed bishops who work in "frontier dioceses" have told Fides of the challenges they face and the hopes they have for the future of evangelization in their dioceses. Bishop Bonavent ...
• 11 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Missionary in a vast territory with few inhabitants: testimony of Bishop Francis Ceballos Escobar, Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, CSSR, Redemptorist Missionary, was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño (Colombia) on June 10, 2010. He is in Rome for the Seminar for newly app ...
• 11 September 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells bishops participating in seminar of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples: “The Bishop is called to serve the Church in the fashion of the God made man.” Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, in the Swiss Hall of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the recently appointed bishops participating in the seminar organized ...
• 11 September 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan celebration of World Mission Sunday to take place in Hong Kong stadium Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The celebration of World Mission Sunday in the Diocese of Hong Kong will focus on the sharing of the mission by priests and laity, and encourages priests to be faithful to their mission, esp ...