News

• 28 April 2010
  VATICAN - Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2008: increase in Catholics, slight increase in priests, increase in permanent deacons, decline in male and female religious Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Vatican Publishing House (Libreria Editrice Vaticana) has recently released a new edition of the Statistical Yearbook of the Church, comprising information on the main aspects of Cathol ...
• 28 April 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic aid continues to reach earthquake zone, where sisters offer medical and psychological attention Xi Ning (Agenzia Fides) – Aid for earthquake victims continues to be collected and distributed through the network of the Chinese and international Catholic community, in response to the appeal made by Pope Benedict XV ...
• 28 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Encounter on Catholic Education organized by CELAM, amidst preparations for First International Congress on Catholic Education Lima (Agenzia Fides) – This week, Santo Domingo is hosting a meeting of Catholic education delegates convened by the Latin American Episcopal Council - CELAM. According to information received by Fides, the meeting wil ...
• 28 April 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bomb explodes damaging chapel of Good Shepherd Sisters in Temuco Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - A note sent from the Chilean Bishops' Conference to Fides announced that Bishop Manuel Camilo Vial, Bishop of the Diocese of Temuco San Jose, visited the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, in solidari ...
• 28 April 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - President of Bishops' Conference announces novena prayer for “crucial time” of elections Manila (Agenzia Fides) – "No one will deny we stand at a crucial moment of transition,” which is in urgent need reform and concrete steps to combat the erosion of moral values, corruption, and poverty, says Archbisho ...
• 28 April 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Bishops, ulamas, and military meet for the vote Davao City (Agenzia Fides) – The Church, the Islamic community, and the Philippine security forces will be united and working together to "ensure credible, transparent, and peaceful elections" and "ensuring the common ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Meeting in Pretoria to resolve Madagascar crisis Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Today, April 28, in Pretoria (South Africa) marked the opening of the meeting promoted by France, South Africa, and the SADC (Southern African Development Community) to resolve the crisis ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA - “War of the Nile” feared after failed Sharm El-Sheik Summit Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "War of the Nile" is the headline in the Congolese newspaper "Le Potentiel," in an editorial commenting on the failure of the Summit in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, which was to conclude with a new agree ...
• 28 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - 40 minors of Rwanda and Congo seek “Long-Distance Sponsors” Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – There are a growing number of children seeking help from the Movement for Fighting World Hunger, who are now served in two centers for child protection, in Rwanda and DRC. Forty new requests ha ...
• 27 April 2010
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Coadjutor Archbishop of Hanoi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on April 22, 2010, appointed Bishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon, until now Bishop of Da Lat and President of the Bishops' Conference of Vietnam, Coadjutor Archbis ...
• 27 April 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan calls for abolition of death penalty Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – Raising awareness about the dignity and sacredness of human life to maintain social harmony and culture of forgiveness: this is the motivation that prompted the Regional Bishops' Conference of ...
• 27 April 2010
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “Project Compassion,” initiative of Caritas Australia, helping thousands in the world Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – Project Compassion, the annual appeal by Caritas, continues to exceed expectations and donations across Australia have already exceeded those for the same period last year. In 2009, the interna ...
• 27 April 2010
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Continuous increase in malaria cases makes country an epicenter for the disease Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The number of malaria cases recorded in Cambodia has increased significantly. According to the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, there was a 41 percent increase i ...
• 27 April 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Immigration law in Arizona: Bishops warn it will not resolve real problems Tucson (Agenzia Fides) – In 90 days, the State of Arizona will begin enforcing a law that criminalizes the entry and residence of undocumented migrants in the state. The law, SB 1070 was signed, on April 23 and is caus ...
• 27 April 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 10th National Assembly of Caritas Bolivia La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – With the slogan "For a renewed social ministry in the service of integral human promotion," this May 10 to 13, the city of Trinidad is expected to host the celebration of the 10th National Asse ...