News

• 14 January 2010
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - “There are somewhere between 3 and 4 million people at risk,” Bishop of Djibouti tells Fides after WFP suspends aid distribution to southern Somalia Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very concerned about the humanitarian situation in south-central Somalia, where 3 to 4 million people depend on international aid for their survival," Fides was told by Bishop Giorgio Be ...
• 13 January 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “We are called to bear witness to our faith with Gospel charity, with forgiveness, praying that we can find the true path to peace,” Bishop of Luxor tells Fides Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation has returned to calm, thanks to the authorities who are making considerable efforts to ensure everyone's safety," Fides was told by His Excellency Bishop Joannes Zakaria, the Coptic ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Church working with government to find juridical solution to “Allah” issue Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is quiet and seems to be back to normal. There have been no new attacks. A legal solution is being sought to the question over the use of the name 'Allah;' the Church has ent ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Religious minorities living amidst discrimination and contradictions from judicial system Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Religious minorities in Malaysia do not suffer persecution, yet they are discriminated against and have a limited freedom. Malaysian society has a large component of ethnic Malays, identified as ...
• 13 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - New Year marks renewed missionary commitment in many mainland communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – According to information received by Agenzia Fides, the first days of the New Year 2010 and the solemn celebration of Epiphany, were marked in many Chinese Catholic communities by a renewed mi ...
• 13 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Dramatic testimony of Apostolic Nuncio to Fides: “Port-au-Prince is completely devastated. Everywhere, you can hear cries from under the rubble.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “Port-au-Prince is completely devastated. The Cathedral, the Archbishop's Residence, all the great churches, all the seminaries are reduced to rubble. The pastor of the Cathedral, who s ...
• 13 January 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - UNHCR calls for “formal refugee sites” for Congolese refugees in Central Africa and Congo Brazzaville Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 107,000 Congolese refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have fled to the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) since the beginning of November. Another 17,000 have crosse ...
• 13 January 2010
  VATICAN - February 9-11: Jubilee for the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and the XVIII World Day of the Sick Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in the Service of Love for the Suffering” is the theme chosen for the celebration of the XXV Anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers and the XVIII Worl ...
• 13 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Brief National Overview Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Republic of Haiti has an area equal to approximately 27,000 square kilometers, is located about 80 km from Cuba, and has 9,035,536 inhabitants, of which only 3.4% have the hope of r ...
• 13 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Haiti struck by earthquake, thousands feared dead Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of Tuesday 12 January, Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere has been devastated by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7, with its epicenter a few miles fro ...
• 13 January 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Camillian Missionaries develop photovoltaic system for electricity generation alternative at the Consolata Hospital in Nkubu Pescara (Agenzia Fides) – The Camillian Missionaries and the Technical Industrial Institute "A. Volta” in Pescara are the protagonists of an energy project in Kenya. In an effort to live out the Church's social doctr ...
• 12 January 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New Bishop of Afogados: Fidei donum priest, since 1976 in Brazil Afogados (Agenzia Fides) – On January 9, over 10,000 faithful attended the solemn and festive celebration of the episcopal ordination of the new Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil), Bishop Egidio Bisol, 62, of the ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend reopening of Parish in Qi Bao, Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrated with the baptism of 12 children Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – Twelve children were baptized during the solemn celebration of the reopening of the Parish of Qi Bao dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, after the restoration w ...
• 12 January 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The Catholic Church and the Fight Against Poverty,” series of conferences on the decisive role of the Catholic Church Alicante (Agenzia Fides) – Alicante is hosting a series of conferences on “The Catholic Church and the Fight Against Poverty,” which will conclude on January 15. The initiative is organized by the American Missiona ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians and Muslims of Malaysia say no to the political use of religion Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The dispute over the name "Allah" contains political undertones, not theological ones. It is the attempt by the ruling party, the UMNO (United Malays National Organization), to regain the ...