News

• 13 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop of Jose tells Fides: “It is time that political leaders do their part and address the root causes of violence,” Archbishop of Jos tells Fides Jos (Agenzia Fides) – "The politicians must take the bull by the horns and address the root causes of these cyclical episodes of violence. I will not tire of repeating: the real causes of violence are not religious, bu ...
• 13 March 2010
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Bishop of Kerema resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on March 12, 2010 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea), presented by Archbishop Paul John Marx, M ...
• 13 March 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First Missionary Congress in the Diocese of Toluca, a new impulse for the Permanent Mission in individual communities Toluca (Agenzia Fides) – From March 4 – 7, the Diocese of Toluca (Mexico) celebrated its first Diocesan Missionary Congress, during which the community had the opportunity to reflect on what constitutes the mission o ...
• 13 March 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - First Catholic secondary school opened in Cambodia Takeo (Agenzia Fides) – The new St. Paul Higher Learning Institute was recently inaugurated in Takeo, 70 km south of Phnom Penh, to train young people in agricultural sciences and informatics. This is the first institu ...
• 13 March 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' Message for elections April 4: “May this upcoming democratic event lead to better days of unity and fraternal harmony." La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – "We, the Catholic Bishops of the Church in Bolivia, want to convey our words of hope and guidance to all Bolivians involved in the upcoming election process, so that this upcoming democratic ev ...
• 13 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Lujan launches bicentennial celebration, Church appeal for reconciliation Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Argentinean Bishops' Conference (CEA) announced that there will be a march on May 8, in the Belgrano Square of Lujan, in honor of the bicentennial celebrati ...
• 12 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in North America and South America Orlando (Agenzia Fides) - National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in North America and South America will gather in Orlando, Florida, beginning March 15 and running until March 21, for a weeklong meeting f ...
• 12 March 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Congress approves March 24 as Archbishop Romero Day nationwide San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – With 56 favorable votes out of 84 deputies who make up the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a legislative decree declaring March 24 as the Day of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Gald ...
• 12 March 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Caritas Macao launches an aid “hotline” for disabled, sick, and elderly Macao (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Macau launches "hotline" for the disabled, sick, and elderly and all people who are in need, to make their service to the needy more rapid and efficient. The members od Caritas then visi ...
• 12 March 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “We call on all students to be open and generous to the world-wide missionary apostolate of the Church”: Final Statement from Young Catholic Students of Nigeria (YCSN) Benin City (Agenzia Fides) – The Young Catholic Students of Nigeria (YCSN) have issued an explicit invitation calling Nigerian youth to be missionaries, at the end of their National Meeting held in Benin City, at Holy ...
• 12 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Diocese of Marquette investigates miracle attributed to missionary Bishop Baraga, the “Snowshoe Priest” Marquette (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Marquette is investigating an possible miracle attributed to Servant of God, Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868). The official inquiry will move the cause for Bishop Baraga's c ...
• 12 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Youth Mission pilgrimage begins today in Guatemala and El Salvador Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 20 young people from the various mission centers of Italy will begin today, March 12 (until March 27) a pilgrimage following in the footsteps of those who, through their lives, have walked the pat ...
• 12 March 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI recalls Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi as a “partner in the dialogue between Muslims and Catholics” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Grand Imam and Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi “for long years was a valued partner in the dialogue between Muslims and Catholics.” This was how the Holy Father Be ...
• 12 March 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - NGOs: target for extremists Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – "The non-governmental organizations are the favorite target of Islamic extremists. Especially for what they represent in Pakistani society: human rights, freedom, democracy" Fides is told by Pe ...
• 12 March 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Missionaries appeal: save Palawan from mines and bio-fuels Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Save the island of Palawan and its indigenous communities from destruction and pollution...this is the goal of a forum of missionaries, Christian communities, NGOs, and environmental groups who ...