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20 October 2015
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Scalabrinian Mission": opening of a new reception center for refugees in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - A new reception center for refugees sponsored by the Missionary Scalabrinian Sisters (Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo) will open on October 25 in Sao Paulo.
The ...
20 October 2015
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Religious confessions announce the rapid appointment of the new head of the Electoral Commission
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The platform of religious denominations of the Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to choosing its candidate for the presidency of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ...
19 October 2015
AMERICA/CHILE - V Meeting for Pastoral Operators of Human Mobility in Bolivia, Chile and Peru
Antofagasta (Agenzia Fides) - In order to analyze the situation of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking, the V Meeting of Bishops and Pastoral Operators of Human Mobility in Bolivia, Chile and Peru will be ...
19 October 2015
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: the "wall of Jerusalem" disfigures the face of the Holy City
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of a dividing wall between the Jewish and the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem, "saddens us and disfigures the face of the Holy City. If this policy of separation continues, ea ...
19 October 2015
ASIA/THAILAND - Appointment of Rector of the "Lux Mundi" Major Seminary in Bangkok
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 18 September 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples appointed rev. Peter Charoen Vongprachanukul of the diocesan clergy of Ratchabur ...
19 October 2015
AMERICA/PERU - Share the beauty of consecrated life with a testimony of joy
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday, October 22, the third edition of "EXPO charisma 2015" will begin, organized by the Conference of Religious of Arequipa (Peru). This year the initiative takes a special characterist ...
19 October 2015
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Bishop Emeritus who chose the mission: "A simple missionary, without any other titles"
Kofele (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of World Mission Day His Exc. Mgr. Antonio Mattiazzo, Bishop emeritus of Padua, who since last September is "a simple missionary without any other titles" as he defined himself, i ...
19 October 2015
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mining activity in Rancho Grande is "not feasible": listen to the people and the Church
Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Nicaragua, led by Daniel Ortega, declared the beginning of the mining activity in the municipality of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa "not feasible", through an official statement. ...
19 October 2015
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Pope Francis" food bank for needy families in Villavicencio
Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) - To celebrate the opening of the special Jubilee of Mercy, on December 8, 2015, the Archdiocese of Villavicencio will inaugurate the new and refurbished food bank called "Pope Francis", to ...
19 October 2015
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 8, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Noé Reynaldo Franco Velasquez as National Director of the Pontifi ...
19 October 2015
AFRICA/EGYPT - Elections: the high turnout of Christians
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of institutions and religious communities launched several appeals to urge people not to boycott the polls and participate in parliamentary elections. Among the appeals there is al ...
17 October 2015
VATICAN - World Mission Day: Catholic Church Statistics 2015
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As every year, in view of World Mission Day, this year celebrated on Sunday, October 18, Fides News Service offers some statistics chosen to give a panorama of the missionary Church all o ...
16 October 2015
EUROPE/SPAIN - Thousands of faithful at the closing celebrations of the Teresian Jubilee
Avila (Agenzia Fides) - The V centenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus ended yesterday, Thursday, October 15, with the Holy Mass celebrated in the Great Market of Avila (Spain) by the President of the Spanish Epis ...
16 October 2015
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - 115 institutions ready to accept refugees
Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - There are 115 institutions that are willing to accept refugees, according to information revealed by the first General Assembly of the support platform for Refugees (PAR). The High Commissioner f ...
16 October 2015
VATICAN - The Missionary Rosary for World Mission Day and the 50th anniversary of the "Ad Gentes" decree
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The students of the Pontifical Urban College, St. Peter, St. Paul and Mater Ecclesiae, run by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Mission Societies, which ...
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