News

• 12 April 2010
  ASIA/THAILAND - “A hidden agenda meant to spread chaos in the country...” warns Archbishop of Bangkok Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – Peace, negotiations, prayer for the good of the country are the "keywords" to resolving the current crisis in Thailand. This is what Fides learned in an interview with Archbishop Francis Xavie ...
• 12 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Elections taking place amidst calm, however delays and misunderstandings prolong voting Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – An extension seems likely for the election-day voting that started Sunday, April 11 and should finish April 13 (see Fides 8/4/2010). Voters are called upon to elect the President, the Nationa ...
• 12 April 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Controversy and concern follow Easter attack in Mbandaka Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Easter attack on the town of Mbandaka (see Fides 9/4/2010), capital of the Equator Province in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, is having a major impact on the country and has ...
• 12 April 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 7th Holy Childhood Encounter in Santa Cruz, on the permanent mission Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, April 17, Holy Childhood and Missionary Youth Encounter will be held by the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz, in the parish of "Sagrada Familia." The activity will focus on the theme ...
• 12 April 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - On 25th anniversary, El Alto acknowledges social contribution of Catholic Church El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – In the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, in the Parish of “Jesús Obrero,” the City Council of the city of El Alto, led by its President, Cristina Martin, met to award 12 institutions under th ...
• 12 April 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Las Reducciones del Paraguay” - an exhibit on the untold history of Latin America Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Bogota (Colombia) will open the exhibition "Las reducciones of Paraguay." The exhibition focuses on the creation and development of communities, called "reducciones" (“reductions”) b ...
• 10 April 2010
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 12 March 2010 confirmed the appointment of Fr. Winfried Deing of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immacul ...
• 10 April 2010
  AFRICA/INDIAN OCEAN - National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 19 March 2010 confirmed the appointment of Msgr. Jean-Maurice Labour of the diocesan clergy of Port L ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Jesuits leading reconstruction effort in Haiti visit Washington, DC Washington (Agenzia Fides) – According to a statement sent to Fides by the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in the USA, two leading Haitian Jesuits will be hosted next week by their confrères in Washington, D.C. Fr. Kawa ...
• 10 April 2010
  ASIA/TAIWAN - We should all learn to “be generous with God,” not only the young people Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) – In an open letter published on the occasion of World Youth Day (WYD), normally celebrated on Palm Sunday this year at the diocesan level, the youth ministry group of the Commission for Evangel ...
• 10 April 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Prayer vigil for beatification of John Paul II, promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa has organized a prayer vigil and a Marian Appeal for the beatification of Servant of God John Paul II on the occasion of th ...
• 10 April 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Elections need to stabilize peace and encourage development, says Caritas Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas says elections in Sudan need to stabilize peace and encourage development. Further violence would set back the peace process, threaten relief operations and put millions of people at ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thousands of faithful throughout the country celebrating Feast of Divine Mercy Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Organized by the Apostles of Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 11, the second Sunday of Easter, Argentina will host the 15th National “Caravan” of Divine Mercy. Thousands of faithful take ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Missiology Course: Missionary Disciples in the Spirit of Aparecida Lima (Agenzia Fides) – From April 28 to July 14, Lima will host the 2010 Missiology Course, organized every year by the National Missionary Center (CENAMIS) of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference, designed for priests, se ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Plenary Assembly of Bishops on “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) will meet April 12 to 16 in Cuautitlan Izcalli for its Plenary Assembly, the first of two that take place every year. In light of the statutes and the ...