News

• 31 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Presidential elections, Church calls for a more “fraternal, supportive, and peaceful society” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The presidential candidate of the Party of the U (Partido Social de Unidad Nacional), Juan Manuel Santos, won (according to local press) in the first round of presidential elections in Colombia, ...
• 31 May 2010
  AFRICA - Development on the continent and responsibility of Africans Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The report of the Joint United Nations Programme for Development in 2009, was just recently published, showing once again the plight of Africa with regard to levels of extreme poverty afflicting th ...
• 29 May 2010
  VATICAN - “On the Sidelines of the War (1938-1947)”: presentation of a critical edition of the unabridged diary of Cardinal Celso Costantini Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Celso Costantini (1876-1958) was "a true hero in the church and the world of the twentieth century," said Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of People ...
• 29 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Hundreds of faithful received Confirmation on Pentecost Wen Zhou (Agenzia Fides) – Being sentinels of Christ, witnesses to the faith, and preachers of the Gospel is the call to the faithful who have received the Confirmation during the recent feast of Pentecost in the vario ...
• 29 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Papal concern for Latin America evident in support for Continental Mission; Cardinal Terrazas visits Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference, was recently in Rome for a short stay and a meeting with Pope Benedict X ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionary tells Fides: UN troops still needed, following recent MONUC mandate Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The UN Security Council has decided to withdraw 2,000 "Blue Helmets" of the United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC). The military will be withdrawn by June 30, from areas "where security cond ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Coadjutor Bishop of El-Obeid appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on May 29, 2010 appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of El Obeid (Sudan) Father Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria, clergy of Khartoum, Rector of St. Pa ...
• 29 May 2010
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate: 853 missionaries in over a dozen African nations Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – The Regional Conference of Major Superiors of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) was held in Lusaka, Zambia. According to a statement sent to Fides, the meeting, held every two years, was a ...
• 29 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First Assembly for Indigenous Peoples of Goias and Tocantins concludes Tocantins (Agenzia Fides) – Organized by Cimi (Indigenous Missionary Council), the First Meeting of Indigenous Peoples of Goias and Tocantins was held May 24 to 27, on the Campus of the State University of Tocantins, i ...
• 29 May 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Greater protection of children's rights in Indonesia Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination. This is what has emerged in a report from the National NGO Coalition for Child Rights Monitoring, whi ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 22 January 2010 appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Senegal for five ye ...
• 28 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Aid sent by Pope Benedict XVI reaches Yu Shu earthquake victims, as Catholic community continues relief effort Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Aid sent by Pope Benedict XVI sent through the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is now in the hands of the earthquake victims of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of Yu Shu, the Province of Qing Hai h ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Oudtshoorn resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 28, 2010, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Oudtshoorn (South Africa), presented by Bishop Edward Robert Adams, in accordan ...
• 28 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary present for a century in Peru, educating youth and promoting dignity of women Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) have started the celebrations for the centennial anniversary of their presence in Peru. Sunday, May 16, Archbishop Javier Del Rio Alba, Archbishop of ...
• 28 May 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Things slowly returning to normal at Radio Soleil in Haiti Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – After the January 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, Radio Soleil was no longer able to broadcast its programs. Since then, it has gradually resumed its activity, but very slowly. Tod ...