News

• 5 November 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Letter to the Bishops for the “Day for the Sick” in Argentina, November 8 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the Day for the Sick, celebrated in Argentina this coming Sunday, November 8, the Argentinean Bishops' Conference – through the Health Pastoral Care Commission – has sent a letter ...
• 5 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Thousands of youth at the National Shrine in Aparecida, for National Youth Day Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – A vigil of prayer and reflection served as the preparation for the celebration of National Youth Day, which was held last Sunday in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida. Those presen ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Peace appeal and economic themes in the European tour of the interreligious delegation of Sri Lanka Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – The religious leaders of Sri Lanka are working for reconciliation and development in the country, taking a public stance and witnessing to unity in the name of the common good of the country. ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Democratic Republic of Congo still behind in exploiting petroleum potential in Great Lakes Region, national press decries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "When will the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally begin to benefit from its oil resources?" asks the Congolese newspaper "Le Potential" in an article in which it stressed that all States ...
• 5 November 2009
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Armed conflicts, misinformation, lack of access to basic social services, drug addicts and precarious social status of women among the causes of the increase in HIV/AIDS Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – In the past nine months in Afghanistan, more than 50 people have been found HIV positive. The number of infections is thus increased to 556, according to the National HIV/AIDS Control Program. M ...
• 5 November 2009
  AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - 748 new suspected cases of dengue fever: national mobilization against mosquitoes to fight epidemic hitting the country for the first time Praia (Agenzia Fides) – There continues to be a spread of dengue haemorrhagic fever in Cape Verde, with 748 new suspected cases, leading to a total of 6,707 cases of infection. According to medical sources at least thr ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan Seminary in Archdiocese of Ranchi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on June 1, 2009, appointed Joseph Prasad Pinto OFM Cap., as Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Redemptorists' Popular Mission in Campo Grande: 740 families involved in a great work of evangelization Bandeirantes (Agenzia Fides) – From October 14 to November 14, the Redemptorists are holding the second part of their popular mission in the city of Bandeirantes. It is a very important stage in the Mission, as it incl ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Witness to Christ in homes, hospitals, prisons: 600 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist renew their commitment Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – In spite of the rain that was pouring down in Mexico City last Friday, October 30, nearly 600 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (in Spanish: MECE) renewed their commitment in taking ...
• 4 November 2009
  VATICAN - 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the era of globalization.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – November 9-12, the Vatican will be hosting the 6th World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees on the theme: “A pastoral response to the phenomenon of migration in the ...
• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - “The solution to Guinea's problems is to be found in Guinea, through the efforts of Guineans to promote dialogue,” writes President of Guinean Bishops' Conference Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – A pressing invitation to dialogue among all Guinean parties was made by Archbishop Vincent Coulibaly of Conakry, President of the Guinean Bishops' Conference, in a message to the nation which ...
• 4 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Over 20,000 Angolans in Democratic Republic of Congo forced to return home and living amidst difficulties, Church's concern Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Over 20,000 Angolans living in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to return to Angola and have been living in tents, with very little food and medical assistance. The humanitaria ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University offer service to the needy of Calcutta Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. David Yen, SJ, Director of the Fu Jen Catholic University Service-Learning Center says that this year a group of students and teachers from the Fu Jen Catholic University have had a servic ...
• 4 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Asian Youth Day just around the corner; Church in Philippines Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Everything is set in the Philippines, where they are ready to receive the over 2,000 young people from 22 countries that, as delegates from various Asian nations, will participate in the 5th As ...
• 4 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Final Message from the 16th Meeting of National Leaders of Youth Ministry in Latin America: “Jesus continues to invite us to become his disciples, missionaries in our present circumstances.” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the 16th Meeting of National Leaders of Youth Ministry in Latin America, which was held October 25-30 in Cochabamba, with a considerable number of representatives from the 2 ...