News
29 July 2011
ASIA/CHINA -The laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan
Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - On July 27 a solemn ceremony was celebrated on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone of the new church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the diocese of Ji Nan, in the Shan Do ...
29 July 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - After one year of devastating rains, the situation remains alarming and dramatic
Islamabad (Fides Service) - One year after the floods that devastated the country between July and August 2010, the proportions of the disaster still require a lot of work. The involvement of children in child labor has ...
29 July 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - " Bombings have intensified but Gaddafi still seems strong", says Mgr. Martinelli
Tripoli (Fides Service) - "Last night we heard some incredibly powerful explosions. I do not know where the bombings occured, because I only heard the explosions around 2-3am. A very restless night, due to the bombing", ...
29 July 2011
AFRICA/SWAZILAND - HIV- positive: malnourished forced to eat animal dung in order to take antiretroviral drugs
Mbabane (Fides Service) - Hundreds of HIV-positive are malnourished and weakened by the disease, residents in rural areas of Swaziland, are forced to eat animal dung in order to fill their stomach before taking antiretr ...
29 July 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "The educational reform has to be an effective service for poor families", says Mgr. Solari, spokesman of the Bishops of Bolivia
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church intends to contribute to the reform of public education, established by the law called Avelino Sinani, in a note sent to Fides, Archbishop Mgr. Tito Solari, Archbishop o ...
29 July 2011
AMERICA/PERU - The Church is present in social work with newly elected president Ollanta Humala
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is willing to cooperate with the government of newly elected President Ollanta Humala in Peru to improve the social inclusion of the poorer population. This is what was said by ...
29 July 2011
EUROPE/ITALY - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples will conclude the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of St. Justin, preacher in Ethiopia
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will conclude on Sunday, July 31, in the diocese of Mefi-Rapolla-Venosa, the cycle of celebrations fo ...
29 July 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - "One navigates in the dark, it is difficult to predict the evolution of Egypt", says a missionary from Cairo
Cairo (Egypt) - "One navigates in the dark, we do not know where Egypt will go" says Fr. Luciano Verdoscia to Fides, a Comboni missionary in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, where today, tens of thousands of demonstrators ga ...
28 July 2011
ASIA/MACAO - 97-year old Father Luis Ruiz Suarez passed away, the founder of Caritas Macao, who devoted his life to the people in need
Macao (Fides Service) - "Citizen par excellence who devoted his life to social service for the poor and the weak, giving them warmth and hope": this is how Fernando Chui Sai, Special Administrator of the special Region ...
28 July 2011
EUROPE/SPAIN - For World Youth Day 60 "Young Swiss Guards" will welcome the Holy Father
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the next World Youth Day to be held in August in Madrid, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will be greeted by a special group of bodyguards: 60 children, dressed in the trad ...
28 July 2011
ASIA/LAOS - Commitment on behalf of the Catholic Relief Services to keep children away from unexploded devices still present in the country
Xaibouathong (CNA) - During the war in Vietnam, Laos, which is situated on the border, had become the most bombed country in the world. Not all the bombs exploded on impact and it is estimated that millions of small bomb ...
28 July 2011
AFRICA/GUINEA - The operators of the media involved in a program to combat the illicit proliferation of small arms
Conakry (Fides Service)-A seminar to involve the media in raising public awareness of the dangers of small arms, was recently held in Conakry, capital of the Republic of Guinea.
The seminar was held from July 26 to 28 a ...
28 July 2011
AMERICA/PERU - The Bishop of Puno urges political authorities to deal with social problems
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of Puno Mgr.Jorge Pedro Carrion Pavlic, during the Eucharistic celebration for the 190th anniversary of the independence of Peru stressed that no representative of the central governme ...
28 July 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Caravan "Steps for Peace" meets representative of the OAS
Ixtepec (Agenzia Fides) - The speaker of the Organization of American States (the Spanish acronym is OAS), Felipe González Morales, yesterday afternoon received, the caravan of migrants "Steps for Peace" at the hotel, " ...
28 July 2011
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Confession of Fr Louis Blondel’s murderer, the missionary of the White Fathers killed 2 years ago
Pretoria (Fides Service) –Confession of Fr Louis Blondel’s murderer, Louis Blondel, of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), was killed on the night of December 7, 2009, in Diepsloot, one of the townships of P ...
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