ASIA/HONG KONG - Children from Hong Kong's parishes visit Seminary
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – The 400 children in "Sunday Schools" at the 13 parishes of the Diocese of Hong Kong visited Holy Spirit Seminary on Sunday, July 4, to get to know the lives of those preparing for the priest ...
AFRICA/NIGER - Child malnutrition rate increases 42%
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Nearly 17 percent of Niger's children younger than five suffer acute malnutrition, a 42 percent increase over the same period last year, according to a national survey released by the government. ...
12 July 2010
EUROPE/ITALY - Heart of St. Camillus travels from Rome to Ireland
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Order of Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) have begun celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of San Camillo (1614 - 2014). Among other activities is also provided for the public expo ...
AMERICA/HAITI - Two million people living on the street, 600,000 homeless
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - In Haiti, 6 months after the earthquake, there are still about 2 million people living on the streets. Approximately 1,300 emergency tents have become their permanent home. 600,000 are ho ...
ASIA/CHINA - Religious vows ceremonies in several Chinese orders
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – In recent days, religious from several congregations on the Chinese mainland took temporary or perpetual vows, according to information gathered by Fides. Two religious of the Congregation of ...
10 July 2010
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - As population grows, Church faces more challenges
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) – The final results of General Census of Population and Housing of Guinea Bissau, submitted July 9, opens a new page for a new distribution of religious assistance to Catholic communities in the ...