News

• 25 January 2010
  VATICAN - Pope to priests: “May the Lord make all of you enthusiastic heralds of the Gospel in the new 'agorà' which the current media are opening up.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “All priests have as their primary duty the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Word of God, and the communication of his saving grace in the sacraments,” writes Benedict XVI in ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Emotional outpour and protests among Christians following brutal murder of Catholic girl Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Profound emotion, anger, and protests have been taking place among Christians in Pakistan after the murder of a Catholic girl, 12-year-old Shazia Bashir, who was tortured, raped, and killed by ...
• 25 January 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Director of Rawalpindi Christian Study Center tells Fides about the “long course of violence against Christians” Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragic case of Shazia will not be the last. It is very sad. The girl was tortured and killed for no reason. She was young, weak, and Christian, and therefore, a perfect victim. We see di ...
• 25 January 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Over 250 attend Continental Mission Encounter in Santiago Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – About 250 people took a break from what is now their summer vacation, to refresh the spirit of the Continental Mission by attending the first “Festival for Animators of the Contine ...
• 25 January 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Defense of marriage: Letter from Pastor Rangel Hernandez to Cardinal Rivera Carrera Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, January 22, Pastor Eduardo Rangel Hernandez wrote a public letter to Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera. also addressed to all the evangelical churches, where, after being present ...
• 23 January 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Indignation and concern worldwide, following violence against faithful in Hanoi Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) – The violence taking place against religious and faithful in the parish of Dong Chiem, in Hanoi, are causing serious concern even in Vatican circles. After the visit of President Nguyen Minh Trie ...
• 23 January 2010
  VATICAN - Intentions entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for 2011 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Here we publish the intentions that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for 2011. January General: That the riches of the created world may be pres ...
• 23 January 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Benedictine monastery in Haiti opened the door to homeless Sankt Ottilien (Agenzia Fides) – Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the Benedictine Missionaries of the Congregation of St. Ottilien (Germany) have sent the Benedictine monastery which is located at Morne S ...
• 23 January 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “What impacted me most was the zeal and the joy of the people that I met, for the faith.” Testimony from a young American on his missionary experience in Southern Sudan. Torit (Agenzia Fides) – This January 9-23, three young men from the United States of America have been visiting the Diocese of Torit (Southern Sudan) to collaborate in parish missions and the “Bread of Life” Euchar ...
• 23 January 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Letter from Bishop of Kaohsiung for the new year: a great missionary future after the 150th anniversary of evangelization Kaohsiung (Agenzia Fides) – A hymn of thanks to the Lord for the past year, the active commitment to evangelization as a plan of life for the new year 2010, based on the Word of God who calls all to conversion and the ...
• 23 January 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Legalizing drugs does not resolve the problems of drugs and violence Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Bishop Marcelino Hernandez of Orizaba (Mexico), and Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of Acapulco (Mexico), agree in i ...
• 23 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Solidarity with Haiti and fragile institutional status: the voice of Caritas Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – On January 20-22, there was a meeting held for national delegates of Social Ministries with Caritas Venezuela, at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference in Caracas. About 60 de ...
• 23 January 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Justice, Peace, and Reconciliation” in Africa: the key role of the woman Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Women have been called to help the Church to build peace and reconciliation in families. "Your importance in the family makes you the most qualified people in the peace process and in promotin ...
• 22 January 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Sudan can find the path to peace through a complete application of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement,” Nuncio in Sudan tells Fides Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “2010 and 2011 are decisive years for Sudan's history. I am convinced that there is concrete hope for peace, as in recent months there have been positive developments seen in Southern Sudan and i ...
• 22 January 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Father Matteo Ricci Cause for Beatification re-launched Macerata (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 24, at 6pm, after a Mass at the Cathedral of San Giuliano of the Diocese of Macerata - Tolentino - Recanati - Cingoli - Treia, will host the first session of the Diocesan T ...