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18 October 2010
VATICAN - Among 6 new saints is Australian Sister Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - It is clear, in fact, that prayer has to be an expression of faith, otherwise it is not real prayer. If one does not believe in the goodness of God, one cannot pray in a truly appropriate m ...
18 October 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - “We give them hope”: message of Bishop John Tong for Caritas collection
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – "We give them hope": with these words Bishop John Tong, Bishop of Hong Kong, opened his letter to the entire diocese calling for a generous donation in the annual collection of Caritas. Acco ...
18 October 2010
AFRICA/NIGER - National Pact among political and social representatives from Niger signed in Rome
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “After a week of meetings and work, on October 15, the military junta of Niger (CSRD), the government, the parliament of transition (CCN), the major political forces and civil society signed in R ...
18 October 2010
ASIA/IRAQ - “Guarantee peace and security to obtain democracy” says Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "To the Christians of the West, I first of all ask that they pray for peace, then that they raise awareness and place pressure on governments to make political action be based on dialogue and not ...
18 October 2010
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - “The crisis in Nicaragua is more a question of ethics than politics. We need to recuperate the values of our society,” says Auxiliary Bishop of Managua
Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Silvio Baez, Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, has launched an appeal to politicians, asking that they turn their attention to the poor without ulterior motives. "Populism and paternalis ...
18 October 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - New house for 5 youth in Cite Guanella, Dumi
Dumi (Agenzia Fides) – The accompanying phase has come to an end for five youth reinstated in the month of February in the village of Dumi, about 9 km from Cité Guanella. The end coincides with their entry in the new ...
15 October 2010
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Lubna's parents accept one million rupies, case closed
Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – The parents of Lubna Masih, the twelve-year-old Christian girl who was raped and murdered in Rawalpindi by a group of Muslims (see Fides 13/10/2010), accepted a compensation of one million ...
15 October 2010
VATICAN - LXXII (Year 2009) version of “Missionary Bibliography” published
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Library of the Pontifical Urban University has published the LXXII volume of "Bibliography Mission" for the Year 2009. This book, unique in its kind, provides a rich documentation of ...
15 October 2010
ASIA/HONG KONG - St. Vincent de Paul Society working on increasing presence in Hong Kong over next 3 years
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The Central Council of Hong Kong Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) aims to boost its mission of charity with a specific goal. In honor of their 150th anniversary of foundation, they hope ...
15 October 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Meeting for priests and religious of indigenous descent: evangelizers in their communities
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Bishops' Conference has sponsored a national meeting for indigenous priests and religious to be held October 18 to 20 in Bogota. The event will gather priests, religious, and lay pe ...
15 October 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Nearly 2 million faithful in the procession of Our Lady of Zapopan
Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly 1.8 million faithful, according to estimates by the civil protection of the State of Jalisco, 2 million according to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, gathered from beginning in the e ...
15 October 2010
VATICAN - Pope's Message: we should all make eliminating hunger a priority, in support of the human family
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In a message sent today to the Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mr. Jacques Diouf, on the occasion of World Food Day 2010, celebrated today, ...
15 October 2010
ASIA/INDIA - Christians call for President Obama's support against discriminations suffered by “untouchables”
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Open support in the battle to eliminate discrimination of Indian society towards the "untouchables" and the outcasts: this is the demand being made by India's Christians to U.S. President Ba ...
15 October 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Hospitaller Sisters open nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – On October 11, the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception opened a new nursery school on the outskirts of Bissau, in the Antula district. According to information sent to F ...
14 October 2010
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - “LRA rebels are moving towards Darfur,” Bishop of Bangassou tells Fides
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The LRA rebels are moving towards the border with Darfur, Sudan," Fides has learned from Archbishop Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic, where the rebels of ...
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