News

• 31 August 2011
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Alarm regarding drug use among children Port Louis (Agenzia Fides) - Drug dealing does not seem to cease on the island of Mauritius and is a growing concern among social workers and service centers for the increasing use of drugs among children and young peop ...
• 30 August 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The diocese of Jin Zhong welcomes three new priests on the feast of St. Bartholomew Yu Ci (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of faithful from the Diocese of Jin Zhong in Shan Xi province, received with great enthusiasm and joy three new priests on August 24, the day the Church remembers St. Bartholomew, Apostl ...
• 30 August 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Mission Year": focus on the role of Christians and rights for religious minorities Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Rights, freedom, the role of Christians in the Pakistani society, the fight against extremism, evangelism, inter-religious harmony: these are the central themes of the Mission Year launched by t ...
• 30 August 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Solidarity on behalf of Cardinal Terrazas with the brothers of Tipnis who are protesting for the construction of the highway Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - During his homily last Sunday, August 28, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz, asked everyone’s solidarity for all the brothers who are leading a march against the constructio ...
• 30 August 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-Almost half of those enrolled in Catholic schools do not come from Catholic families Adelaide (Agenzia Fides) - According to a recent survey by Advertiser on AdelaideNow, about 20,000 of the 48,783 southern Australian students enrolled in Catholic schools do not belong to the Catholic Church: it is a fig ...
• 30 August 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-Another native has died because of violence, the denunciation on behalf of IMIC Cachoeirinha (Agenzia Fides) - An indigenous youth involved in the attack against the school bus in Terena de Cachoeirinha has died. On June 3, 2011 an incendiary bottle was launched against the school bus with 30 high s ...
• 30 August 2011
  ASIA/JAPAN - The Church asks the new Prime Minister Noda "more collaboration between state and religions" Niigata (Agenzia Fides) - Yoshihiko Noda, the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, "is a young politician, and this gives us much hope, especially in the present difficulties", says His Exc. Mgr. Isao Kikuchi, Svd , B ...
• 30 August 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "A disturbing and embarrassing situation," says the Archbishop of Jos after the latest violence Jos (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again a dispute between two groups which erupted into violence and this is worrisome, sad and even embarrassing". These are the words His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos (N ...
• 30 August 2011
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Despite the progress, HIV continues to increase Busan (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2001, new HIV/AIDS infections have declined by 20% in 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific area. However, the prevalence rate among drug users who inject drugs is increasing dramatically in Pak ...
• 30 August 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We must shun tribalism to establish a united nation in order to live in peace", says the Archbishop of Juba Juba (Agenzia Fides ) – We must shun tribalism if we want to build a united nation. This is the meaning of the appeal launched on Sunday, August 28 by His Exc. Mgr. Paulino Lokudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, capital of ...
• 30 August 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - The new Premier "guarantees a secular state and rights for Christians" Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "The main challenge for the new Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is to unite and pacify the country. We have good hopes for the plight of religious minorities (and Christians), and regarding r ...
• 29 August 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-One hundred thousand meals a day for the most needy: the Food Bank of the Archdiocese of Bogota celebrates 10 years of service Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Because of the 10 years since the founding of the "Banco de Alimentos" of the Archdiocese of Bogota, more than 400 nonprofit organizations that assist the most vulnerable and are on the books of ...
• 29 August 2011
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Emergency Campaign to immunize 10 thousand children against measles which is spreading in the archipelago of Zanzibar Stone Town (Agenzia Fides) – After five years, a new measles epidemic is spreading in the archipelago of Zanzibar. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, health workers are ready for a ...
• 29 August 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Preaching and formation of local vocations: the Dominicans in Hong Kong celebrate 150 years of mission Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The preaching and training of local vocations continue to be the Dominicans’ priority, and celebrate 150 years of mission in Hong Kong. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese ...
• 29 August 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - New hospital structure to give assistance to women in the Diocese of Isiolo Isiolo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Diocese of Isiolo in Eastern Province of Kenya, is building a new hospital structure to reduce the incidence of maternal deaths in the district. It will be the second mission hospita ...