News

• 3 January 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA- The Ministry of Defence and the Chief of Staff substituted Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Central African Republic President François Bozizé destituted the Defense Minister, his son Jean-Francis Bozizé, and the Chief of Staff, General Guillaume Lapo. The Head of State, who has ...
• 3 January 2013
  ASIA/THAILAND - Stop the deportation of the Rohingya boat people Phuket (Agenzia Fides) - On January 1, 2013, near Bon Island in Phuket province, Thai authorities intercepted a boatload of 73 Rohingya migrants – including as many as 20 children, some as young as 3 – that contained ...
• 3 January 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA -The priest’s health condition, who was injured at Christmas on the island of Zanzibar, is improving Dar Es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Ambrose Mkenda’s health condition is improving, the Catholic priest wounded by unknown gunmen on Christmas Day, on the island of Zanzibar. According to local Church sources contacte ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Udaipur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 21, 2012, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Udaipur (India) by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Pathalil, in accordance with can ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 29, 2012, appointed Rev. William Goh, Rector of the Major Seminary of Singapore as Coadjutor Archbishop of Singapore. Rev. William Goh was born on ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Erection of the new dioceses of Gboko and Katsina-Ala and appointment of the first Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on December 29, 2012, erected two new Dioceses of Gboko and Katsina-Ala, in Nigeria, with territory taken from the diocese of Makurdi, making it suffragan of th ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Love for one’s neighbor, evangelization and life of faith marked the Christmas celebrations of the Continental Catholic community Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The solemn Christmas celebrations of the Continental Chinese Catholic community was characterized by three themes: love of one’s neighbor, evangelization and the life of faith. Accordin ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The leader of the M23 political wing is not a Catholic Bishop Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Jean-Marie Runiga Rugerero (or Lugerero), self-styled leader of the M23 political wing, the rebel movement that operates in North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), is not a Catholic ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CHAD - Mgr. Russo can return to Chad and guide the diocese of Doba N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Michele Russo, Bishop of Doba, can return to Chad and resume his apostolic ministry in his diocese. This was announced in a press release by the Ministry of Communication of Ch ...
• 2 January 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo’s appeals to the Iraqi Premier al-Maliki and FAO: our wheat looted and sold to the Turkish Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - Two urgent appeals were addressed to the Presidency of the FAO - the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture, with headquarters in Rome - and to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-M ...
• 2 January 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - The Church calls for dialogue to resolve the crisis Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing concern in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, before the advancing of rebels of the coalition Seleka. "At the moment the situation is calm in the city, but one live ...
• 29 December 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Missionary Argentina, share your faith": the preparation of COMINA 4 begins Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies of Argentina issued the official convocation of the Fourth National Missionary Congress (COMINA 4), to be held from August 17 to 19 2013 in San Fernando del ...
• 29 December 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Missionary Disciples in the web 2.0": the archdiocese of Santiago launches new website Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "The new website of our archdiocese has everything you need to be a means of communication of our time," says the statement sent by the Episcopal Conference of Chile to Fides Agency for the ope ...
• 29 December 2012
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2012 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. According to information ...
• 29 December 2012
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Archbishop Rugambwa in Sierra Leone for the ordination of the Bishop of Makeni Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Protase Rugambwa, Secretary Adjunct of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) will pay a visit in Sierra ...