News

• 24 May 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Aquino Administration source of new hope for Mindanao? Cotabato City (Agenzia Fides) - “Benigno Aquino, in the recent presidential elections, won many of the areas of Mindanao, including the Autonomous Islamic Region. In spite of several difficulties, elections in Mindanao ...
• 24 May 2010
  AFRICA - Global number of children attending school increases, however many in war-torn nations unable to attend school due to conflict Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The number of primary-school-age children who go to school has increased globally, but countries affected by conflict still have large numbers missing out on an education. This is what a recen ...
• 22 May 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Bishop of Isiro-Niangara tells Fides: I join in the appeal made by the people of Niangara to President Obama, asking that he help stop the LRA guerrillas Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I support the appeal made by civil society in Niangara to President Obama as a useful effort in trying to make the world understand our tragedy," Fides was told by Bishop Andavo Mbia of Isiro- ...
• 22 May 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Erection of the Diocese of Kalay and first Bishop appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on May 22, 2010, erected the Diocese of Kalay (Myanmar), with territory taken from the Diocese of Hakha, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mandalay. The Holy ...
• 22 May 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Mission using images: a missionary's display on African children Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Children of Africa" is the eloquent title of the photo exhibition that will be open from June 1 to August 31, 2010 at the Pilgrimage Museum of Czestochowa. The exhibition includes photograp ...
• 22 May 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Bishops' petition to defend religious education in public schools Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The bishops of Australia have invited all dioceses of New South Wales to consider contributing to the petition which opposes the teaching of ethics classes in time set aside for Special Religious ...
• 22 May 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Authorities accuse former President Ravalomanana of causing police force revolt Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Three were left dead and ten wounded after the revolt on May 20, carried out by members of the “Force d'Intervention” of the Police Force (FIGN), the special police force based in For ...
• 22 May 2010
  VATICAN - Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples: “Pastoral Ministry of Mobility Today, in the Context of Corresponsibility Among States and International Organizations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – May 26-28, the headquarters of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (Piazza San Calisto, Vatican City) will host the XIX Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery. It will be ...
• 21 May 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI tells Pontifical Mission Societies: “The preaching of the Gospel is the call to the freedom of the children of God, also for the building of a more just society in solidarity.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – This morning, May 21, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received participants in the Ordinary General Assembly of the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies, and gave the followi ...
• 20 May 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Shootout between military and special police forces in Antananarivo, first reports sent to Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "There are several injured, but the news is still fragmented," Fides has learned from an editor of Radio Don Bosco from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar where today, May 20, gunfir ...
• 20 May 2010
  VATICAN - “Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will make this apostolic journey fruitful, and animate in the whole world the mission of the Church”: Pope recalls trip to Portugal and greets priests from International College of St. Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the General Audience on Wednesday, May 19, the Holy Father Benedict XVI greeted Italian-speaking pilgrims, offering a special greeting to the priests of the International ...
• 20 May 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Children of Rome Stand With the Children of the World”: Holy Childhood Association Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 22, the Diocese of Rome celebrates the Holy Childhood Association Day with a meeting for children called "Children of Rome Stand With the Children of the World." The afternoon's ...
• 20 May 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - PMS National Director of Nigeria: promote children's rights, give them aid, education, a decent life Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "As the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), we are committed to spreading the Gospel message, to promoting evangelization, justice, and peace, but we also have a strong desire to work for a greater ...
• 20 May 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - German bishops call for prayer for the Church in China, with the hope of greater communion in prayer Bonn (Agenzia Fides) – On May 24, the attention of Catholic faithful throughout the world will turn towards China. On the day of the feast of Mary, Help of Christians, the German bishops are asking priests and faithful ...
• 20 May 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - Church in Thailand makes appeal amidst crisis: Respect life and human dignity Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "We Catholics, as a part of Thai society, cannot remain indifferent in this delicate situation of conflict. All men are children of God. We need to respect the value of life and human dignity. T ...