News

• 4 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christian politicians ask faithful to stay Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "There are already 4 million Iraqis living abroad. They have left a country that does not guarantee prosperity, jobs, education, a country where there is no peace. Among them there are many Ch ...
• 4 November 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Good can overcome evil,” says Archbishop of Jos, site of recent fighting Jos (Agenzia Fides) - “It was incredible to witness what January 17th 2010 Jos crisis did to the inhabitants of Jos and its environs. Somehow, insanity was let loose which triggered the destruction of churches and mosq ...
• 3 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Thank you for the peaceful elections”: message from Archbishop of Abidjan Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – "The elections that we asked for with all our hearts have become a reality. Yes, indeed, peace is closer than ever," writes Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Abidjan in a message posted yesterda ...
• 3 November 2010
  ASIA/IRAQ - After the massacre, the "dilemma" of Iraqi Christians Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – "Iraqi Christians are now terrified and in shock. They are faced with a terrible dilemma: emigrate and save the lives of their loved ones, or stay in the country and witness to the faith, risk ...
• 3 November 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI prays for victims of the “absurd violence” occurred at Syro-Catholic Cathedral in Baghdad, “which is even more ferocious as it struck defenseless persons, gathered in the house of God.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus recited with pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square on the Solemnity of All Saints', Monday, November 1, the Holy Father Benedict pronounced the following wor ...
• 3 November 2010
  AMERICA/ANTILLE - Hurricane Tomas takes the lives of 14 on Santa Lucia, now headed for Haiti Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – The Antilles are now suffering the passage of the Atlantic hurricanes: on Saturday, October 30, the islands of Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and the Grenadines, were affected by the c ...
• 3 November 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Reinforce lay formation during diocesan Year for the Laity Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Enhancing the formation of the laity during the diocesan Year for the Laity so they can better contribute to the life of the Church: this is the invitation launched by Msgr. Dominic Chang, v ...
• 3 November 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Church asks new President for “fidelity in fulfilling election promises” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB), in an official statement, congratulated the President-elect of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, who won the elections Sunday, October 31 with 56 percent of th ...
• 3 November 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “Say a prayer, offer a hand, be in solidarity with the Haitians in any way you can,” Fr. Binet tells Fides Petite Riviere (Agenzia Fides) – The cholera emergency in Haiti continues, where hundreds of deaths have been confirmed by the severe infection that is affecting the country. This is what Fides learned from a source in ...
• 3 November 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi: the final message Makurdi (Agenzia Fides) – The Second Diocesan Synod of Makurdi, Nigeria, has come to an end. In the final message sent to Fides, they give thanks to God for the benefits received since its creation: “In the fifty yea ...
• 3 November 2010
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Human rights and reconciliation: civil society at odds with the government Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – A group of international NGOs and civil society sectors in Sri Lanka have refused to form part of the National Reconciliation Commission, established by the Government of President Rajapaksa ( ...
• 3 November 2010
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - 185 kids at kindergarten run by Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart in Nanoro Nanoro (Agenzia Fides) – Nanoro's mission is the first built by the Sisters Apostles of the Sacred Heart in Burkina Faso, who have been in the country for over 20 years. It is home to a kindergarten and a school for se ...
• 30 October 2010
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Catholic radio journalists of eastern Africa denounce government interference Arusha (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic radio managers from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have decried increasing government harassment and interference despite constitutional guarantees on their freedom. This is what emerged fr ...
• 30 October 2010
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Bishop of Ruyigi resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI, on October 30, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Diocese of Ruyigi (Burundi), presented by Bishop Joseph Nduhirubusa, in accordance with ...
• 30 October 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Apostolic Vicar of San Miguel de Sucumbios resigns Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Benedict XVI, on October 30, 2010, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbios (Ecuador), presented by Bishop Gonzalo L� ...