News
18 March 2011
AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - Thirty dead in a market in Abidjan; according to the UN “it was a crime against humanity”
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “The two factions are denying responsibility for the massacre at the market. Gbagbo's online newspapers even accuse Ouattara's 'Burkinabé mercenaries' of being responsible for the tragedy,” ...
18 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Japanese Christians: ecumenical efforts of solidarity thanks to social networks
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) – The Japanese Christian faithful, from all Churches and denominations, are mobilising to assist in the emergency following the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March. As noted by Fides sources in the ...
18 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - “Italian diplomatic personnel evacuate from Libya,” says Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “Everyone from the Italian Embassy and Consulate has left,” says Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, Libya, to Fides. “Yesterday the staff of the Embassy cele ...
18 March 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic Community celebrates the Feast of St Joseph, Patron of Missions in China, striving to imitate his generosity and unconditional dedication to God's plan
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the liturgical solemnity of St Joseph on 19 March, the Catholic mainland Chinese community, which has always been very devoted to the saint, is preparing a great celebration. Not ju ...
18 March 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims, Christians and Hindus united: “Whoever killed Bhatti, killed humanity”
Lahore (Agenzi Fides) – Christians in Pakistan define it as “encouraging news”: Muslim civil society groups and individual members of the Muslim faithful are publicly condemning the murder of Minister Shahbaz Bahtt ...
18 March 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - Report on the increasing violence against priests in Mexico
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Last year more than one thousand priests were victims of attempted extortions (for their “protection”, amounts ranging from ten thousand to two million Mexican pesos have been demanded ...
18 March 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Spirituality centre becomes reception centre for the displaced following floods
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – The Home Fund of the Australian Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) recently funded a new spiritual centre for Aboriginal refugees in the remote region of the East Kimberley in Western Australia ...
18 March 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Bauchi
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 18 March 2011 appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Bauchi (Nigeria), Father Malachy John Goltok, Parish Priest and Treasurer of the Archdiocese of Jos.
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18 March 2011
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of Archbishop of Benin City
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 18 March 2011 appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City (Nigeria), Bishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, until now Bishop of Uromi (Nigeria). (SL) (Agen ...
17 March 2011
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - PMS National Director of Mexico: “the laity is the cornerstone of the mission
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) National Director of Mexico, Fr Guillermo Alberto Morales Martínez, who attended the continental meeting of PMS Directors of American countries in S ...
17 March 2011
EUROPE/ENGLAND AND WALES - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 12 January 2011, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies of England and Wales for ...
17 March 2011
EUROPE/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Appointment of National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Card. Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 28 February 2011, appointed as National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies of Bosnia-Herzegovina f ...
17 March 2011
ASIA/JAPAN - Caritas: “We are ready to work side by side with the Government during the emergency and the reconstruction”
Rome (Agenzia Fides ) – Caritas Japan, with the support if the Caritas Internationalis network, is ready to work side by side with the Government during the emergency and in the rehabilitation of the people struck by t ...
17 March 2011
AFRICA/CÔTE-D'IVOIRE - “Our presence serves to give some serenity to the population”: the testimony of a sister from one of the combat areas in Abidjan
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “In our part of Abobo, the situation is a little calmer, even if the area is controlled by the so-called 'invisible commando',” says Sister Rosaria to Fides, from the Congregation of the Hol ...
17 March 2011
ASIA/CHINA - New or restored churches for some mainland communities in view of Easter
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – If all the Catholic mainland communities are intensely going through Lent with prayer, fasting and alms-giving, in communion with the universal Church, some, in a certain way, have a fo ...
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