News

• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Despite some protests electoral campaign for presidential and political elections gets underway Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- “The 30 day electoral campaign is officially open” declared the president of the Electoral Commission, a Catholic priest, Rev. Apollinaire Malumalu. There are 33 candidates for presidency an ...
• 5 July 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 75 years of tireless service: Pontifical Mission Societies anniversary celebrations Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the Philippines is marking 75 years of service to foster evangelisation, support and encourage missionaries, priests, men and wom ...
• 5 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Jesuits consolidate work of social animation in Delhi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Jesuit Fathers in Delhi are deeply committed to providing social assistance. Formerly a region of Patna province, Delhi was elevated in December 2005 to Province status. In an effort to consol ...
• 5 July 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Initiatives to increase missionary awareness in view of World Mission Sunday; new Holy Childhood web site and commitment Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - With great enthusiasm the French speaking section of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Canada is preparing for World Mission Sunday 22 October. In June heads of missionary pastoral from ...
• 5 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Final statement from Latin American Businessmen and Bishops after Symposium of on the theme ‘business creates jobs and spreads prosperity’ Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - About seventy businessmen and bishops from 15 different Latin American countries at the invitation of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM and the International Union ...
• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA - Red Cross and Red Crescent distribute 28,000 mosquito nets to prevent malaria in 9 African countries Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent FICR will distribute 28,000 mosquito nets in nine countries of east and southern Africa to protect 100.000 children and pregnant mot ...
• 5 July 2006
  AFRICA - Brain drain: hitherto little known in Africa. Every year at least 70,000 scientists, doctors and technicians leave Africa for jobs in the West Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Not only precious metals and stones, strategic minerals, oil, precious timber, exotic plants and animals but also the ‘brains’ of people well educated and highly skilled. Africa continues to sup ...
• 4 July 2006
  VATICAN - “Our role is to intensify dialogue among religions as well as with political and civil authorities, each of us must be aware of his or her role and responsibility”. Vatican delegation at World Summit of Representatives of Great Religions promoted by the Patriarch of Moscow Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the world’s Religions are meeting in Moscow 3-5 July at the invitation of the Patriarch of Moscow Alexis II. The Patriarch invited Religious leaders from 44 different c ...
• 4 July 2006
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI will spend a period of rest in the mountains of Valle d’Aosta northern Italy Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy See Press Office announced that from Tuesday 11 July to Friday 28 July Pope Benedict XVI will spend a period of rest at the mountain town of Les Combes, Valle d’Aosta, northern ...
• 4 July 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - 5th World Meeting of Families WMF - Valencia, three days of mourning for metro accident victims, Pope’s message of sympathy, WMF Theological-Pastoral Congress opens today Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Valencia Agustín García-Gasco has asked parishes and all churches to observe the official three days mourning declared yesterday, following the tragic underground rail accid ...
• 4 July 2006
  AFRICA/GHANA - Conference on the Liturgy in Africa and Madagascar opens tomorrow Accra (Agenzia Fides)- A Conference on the Liturgy in Africa promoted by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ghana will open tomorrow 5 July ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics in Paraguay 5 to 7 July Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - From 5 to 7 July the city of Asuncion in Paraguay will host the 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics promoted jointly by the Consortium of Catholic Doctors in Paraguay and the Pontifical Ac ...
• 4 July 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Asia's Families most effective agents of evangelisation: Bishop Agnelo Gracias represents Church in India and Asia at 5th World Meeting of Families in Spain Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Agnelo Gracias, auxiliary Bishop of Bombay and head of the Indian Bishops’ Commission for the Family is representing the Church in India and Asia at the 5th World Meeting of Families ...
• 4 July 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics from He Bei move to Shang Dong and make their new home a cradle of priestly and religious vocations Zhou Cun (Agenzia Fides) - Moving home can be an opportunity for evangelisation. This is seen from the experience of a now flourishing Catholic community in Shang Dong. Three hundred years ago a handful of Catholic famil ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Latin American Managers and Bishops discuss social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosperity, international trade and migrations Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Managers and bishops from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile met 3 and 4 July in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires to discuss the social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosp ...