News

• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mission Congress 2010: “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – “God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission” is the theme of Mission Congress 2010, which will meet this October 28-31, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The c ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops condemn misuse of faith for winning votes and call for responsible voting Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), has issued a statement condemning the use of the Christian faith in the electoral process, expressing ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church promotes dialogue between journalists and government on anti-racism law La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has asked journalists to end their hunger strike against the anti-racism law (see Fides 12/10/2010), and has asked the government to listen to the needs o ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon on elections: justice, freedom, and development for the nation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - “We are praying that there may be justice, freedom, peace and development in our country!” These are the words of Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon in an appeal he has made in light of t ...
• 14 October 2010
  AFRICA - African resources, focus of “Workshop: Media and Africa” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “God forbid they find oil in our country." This is the sentence written by an African journalist during the "Workshop: Media and Africa," summing up the perception of the African people on the ba ...
• 14 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - “Disaster response knows no religion, race, or nation”: the work of the Camillian Task Force Multan (Agenzia Fides) – The serious emergency situation created by flooding in Pakistan continues. Fides was recently sent a note from Brother Luca Perletti, Secretary General of the Order of Ministers of the Sick of ...
• 14 October 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Food security and development in 60 farming communities in Bolivia Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The area of Valle Central de Tarija, Bolivia, is benefiting from the "Proyecto de Seguridad Alimentaria y Desarrollo Económico de 60 comunidades campesinas,” being sponsored by IICCA (Institut ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Murder of Baptist pastor who worked for human rights and morals Manila (Agenzia Fides) – Today, October 13, at 9 am Joseph Saliba, 42, pastor of a Baptist church in the Philippines was shot and killed by a gunman in broad daylight while traveling in his car in Quezon City, in downt ...
• 13 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A trip to the missionary world, thanks to the Xaverian Missionaries' new site Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Xaverian Missionaries have recently launched a new website at: http://www.saveriani.com. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, “the General Direction thus intends to present the m ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rape and murder of Christian girls Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) – Brutal violence has been committed against two Christian girls: Lubna Masih, age 12, was raped and murdered by a group of Muslims in Rawalpindi and Kiran Nayyaz of Faisalabad, a 13-year-old ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Violence Against Women - Brief Overview Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Violence against women in Pakistan, especially against Christian workers, is a phenomenon that is ascertained, but often met with indifference or impunity. According to the Pakistani NGO “A ...
• 13 October 2010
  AFRICA - Several African oil-producing countries are at the bottom of the list in transparency of oil revenues Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Some of the major African oil-producers are among the countries with the least amount of transparency regarding use of oil revenues, according to the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI), a non-profit i ...
• 13 October 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Church in Chile praying for miners' rescue Copiapo (Agenzia Fides) – The main streets of Copiapo, some 830 kilometers north of Santiago, have been overrun by motorists sounding horns and trumpets. The city, located in the Atacama desert, with over 200,000 inhab ...
• 13 October 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Social-Pastoral program in Patagonia working for common good and defense of human rights Rawson (Agenzia Fides) – Rawson, located in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina, recently hosted the Eleventh Meeting of Pastoral/Social Formation of the region Patagonia-Comahue, whose main theme was "The comm ...
• 13 October 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese priests and religious recall Abbot Timothy Thomas Kelly, OSB, great benefactor of the Catholic community on the mainland Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) – The priests and religious of mainland China have recalled Abbot Thomas Timothy Kelly, OSB, Abbot of Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA), with deep emotion as a benefacto ...