News
21 March 2011
EUROPE - Crucifixes in schools: “the culture of human rights of course must not exclude Christian civilisation,” declares Card. Erdő
St Gallen (Agenzia Fides) – Satisfaction was expressed by Card. Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, President of the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE), about the verdict from the Grand C ...
21 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBYA - “War does not solve anything,” says Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, where the people are fleeing
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - “We heard a heavy bombardment on the outskirts of the city. Tripoli is emptying, the population fleeing from fear of being bombed,” says Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar ...
21 March 2011
ASIA/CHINA - The death of Bishop Hao, a simple and virtuous man with a strong faith in God and a sincere loyalty to his episcopal ministry and to the Church
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On 9 March, at the age of 94, Bishop Andrea Hao Jinli of the Diocese of Xiwanzi-Chongli (Siwantze), Hebei province (mainland China) passed away. The Bishop was born on 30 November 1916 to a trad ...
21 March 2011
ASIA/HONG KONG - 26 March: Mass for the Japanese people, fundraising continues
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Next Saturday, 26 March, in the cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Diocese of Hong Kong will come together to celebrate Holy Mass to “invoke the protection o ...
21 March 2011
AFRICA/EGYPT - “We need to carefully observe how the situation in Egypt evolves,” missionary says
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “Now, we need to be more careful observers of the events in Egypt,” Fr Luciano Verdoscia tells Fides, the Comboni missionary operating out of Cairo, commenting on the approval of the constitut ...
21 March 2011
VATICAN - The Pope at the Angelus: “that a horizon of peace and concord may dawn as soon as possible on Libya and on the entire region of North Africa”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – An appeal to guarantee the safety and security of Libyans and their access to humanitarian relief, was launched by the Holy Father Benedict XVI after the recitation of the Angelus prayer, ...
21 March 2011
EUROPE/FRANCE - Muslim-Christian meditation and Eucharistic Adoration on the 15th anniversary of the abduction of the monks of Tibhirine
Lyon (Agenzia Fides) – At about 1.30 am on Wednesday, 27 March 1996, seven French Trappist monks were kidnapped from the convent of “Notre Dame de l’Atlas” in Tibhirine, south-eastern Algeria by a group of about ...
21 March 2011
AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops appeal for food for the people hard-hit by drought
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “Emergency Response Fund for Kenya 2011 Drought Appeal” is the appeal recently launched by the Archbishop of Nairobi, Cardinal John Njue, on behalf of the Bishops of Kenya, for the 2.1 milli ...
21 March 2011
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - President Obama to pay tribute to Archbishop Romero, “the voice of the voiceless”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the United States of America, Barak Obama, at the conclusion of his visit to Latin America, will visit the grave of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero the day before the thirty-f ...
21 March 2011
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church points out that there will be democracy when there is respect for the will of the people
Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Managua, Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega, said that “a democracy without values” can “easily” become totalitarianism, hidden or open. “In Nicaragua ...
21 March 2011
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Preserving the Water of Life”: Appeal by Australian PMS On World Water Day
Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Today, millions of women and children will spend several hours a day collecting and carrying water for their households. Close to two billion people walk up to a kilometre to access their water. ...
21 March 2011
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Appointment of Bishop of Gbarnga
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 21 March 2011, appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Gbarnga (Liberia) Fr Anthony Fallah Borwah, from the clergy of Monrovia, Professor of Philosophy at t ...
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 ...
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