News

• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “Guinea is thirsting for democracy” says Second Vice-President of the National Transition Council after signing “Rome Appeal for the Future of Guinea” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "We want to accompany Guinea in its transition to full democracy" said Mario Giro, Director for International Relations of the Sant'Egidio Community, at the signing ceremony of the “Appeal of R ...
• 28 May 2010
  VATICAN - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The future of our societies rests on the meeting between peoples, on dialogue between cultures with respect to their identities and legitimate differences. In this scene the family retai ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Without access to basic health care and decent living conditions, the lives of thousands of migrants remain extremely precarious Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Sexual violence, horrific living conditions, harassment by police, racist attacks, and lack of access to basic health care, are part of the reality that thousands of vulnerable people con ...
• 28 May 2010
  AFRICA/CHAD - In Sahel, millions of people at risk for starvation Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Lack of funding is jeopardizing emergency operation in Chad, where about two million people risk starvation after drought and pests have drastically reduced food production, says a statement laun ...
• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - "The Church in Chile is living out the Continental Mission with enthusiasm,” says Bishop Jorge Vega Velasco, SVD, newly ordained bishop in Chile and PMS National Director Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Jorge Vega Velasco, SVD, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Chile and a speaker at the General Assembly of the PMS which was held in Rome last week, in an inter ...
• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 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 October 23, 2009 appointed Fr. Mario de Jesus Alvarez Gomez, of the clergy of the Diocese of Santa Ro ...
• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - May 24, Chinese Catholics pray for unity and evangelization of China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Together with the Universal Church, following the instructions of the Pope, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China by praying for unity and evang ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 100th Anniversary of Evangelization in Katanga: street dedicated to first Bishop of Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the evangelization of the Province of Katanga in southeastern DRC, local authorities have decided to dedicate a road in Lubumbashi, the provincia ...
• 27 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Agricultural reform, the litmus test for new President Aquino Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “It will be the long-awaited and much-anticipated land reform that will serve as the litmus test for the new President Benigno Aquino. It will be a chance for voters to see the real intentions ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - 22 political representatives from Guinea sign declaration from San Egidio, Global Political Accord, to help country emerge from crisis Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives of the National Transition Committee (CNT, the Interim Parliament) and the main political parties signed an agreement to build a democratic future for the country and put an end t ...
• 27 May 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Student art exhibit for conclusion of Year for Priests Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Allow students - with their original forms of art, their talent, and their genuine inspiration - to express what they have perceived and reflected on in the Year for Priests and what relationship ...
• 27 May 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Our homeland is a gift we have received”: Catholic Church on the Bicentennial of Argentina Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “The proposal of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, which reflects the thinking and wishes of many, is becoming more timely and necessary: working together in all areas that m ...
• 27 May 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Determining role of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the people of Ijebuland Ijebuland (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Nigeria has always played a key role for local populations. She stands and remains unique in her actions on growth and evangelization of Nigeria's people, using differ ...
• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics celebrate Pentecost in communion with Universal Church, on eve of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Fides, the Chinese Catholic world celebrated the Solemnity of Pentecost in communion with the Universal Church, marking the World Day of Prayer for the Chu ...
• 24 May 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI calls for prayer “for all the ministers of the Gospel, that the message of salvation be announced to all the nations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost, in which we recall the manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit, who – as wind and as fire – descended upon the ...