News

• 10 February 2010
  ASIA - “Living the Eucharist in Asia is a spiritual and pastoral challenge, for the faith, reconciliation, and dialogue,” Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, Secretary General of the FABC, tells Fides Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) – The Final Document of the 9th Plenary Assembly of the FABC (Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences), held in August 2009 on the theme “Living the Eucharist in Asia” has just recently bee ...
• 10 February 2010
  VATICAN - Schedule for Benedict XVI's Apostolic Journey to Malta, for the 1950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St. Paul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office has released the program for the Apostolic Journey to be made by the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Malta, April 17-18, on the occasion of the 1950th anniversary of ...
• 10 February 2010
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan appointed Head of State ad interim Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “The circumstances in which I find myself assuming office today as acting president of our country are uncommon. More than ever therefore, I urge all Nigerians as a people who have faith in God ...
• 10 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Conclusion of Pilgrimage of Trust sponsored by Taize Community in Asia Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Over 3,500 young people, for the most part from Asia, were in Manila between 3 and 7 February to take part in the Pilgrimage of Trust sponsored by the Taize Community in Asia. Although most were ...
• 10 February 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops seek pastoral dialogue with gangs to stop violence in the country Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – With the support of the national government, the Catholic bishops of Colombia have established bridges of communication with so-called emerging gangs that are present in different regions of Co ...
• 10 February 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - New President of Costa Rica, a committed Catholic, among many other women with important roles in Latin America San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – "Laura Chinchilla Miranda has not only become the first woman to be elected President of Costa Rica, but is also a committed Catholic. The figure of Chinchilla joins other women in America, s ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Day for Consecrated Life offers renewed encouragement in promoting vocations Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Those who chose the consecrated life should be a bridge of communion “with intelligence, wisdom, and discretion,” and everyone should work to promote vocations, “not only to the priest ...
• 9 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - World Day of the Sick: experience of sickness and suffering can become a school of hope La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - On February 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. This celebration is a special moment in Bolivia, which invites all men of good will to turn our attention and prayer towa ...
• 9 February 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - 3-year campaign for the fight against mother-child AIDS transmission Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya has just recently launched a 3-year campaign for the fight against mother-child AIDS transmission. The “Campaign to End Child HIV/AIDS” aims at increasing coverage rates in the preve ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Popular consultation and dialogue in Mindanao: an effective contribution to building peace Davao (Agenzia Fides) - “Peace in Mindanao starts from the ground up: we need to communicate with the people, inform them, make them participate in the content of the peace accord,” Agenzia Fides was told by Jesuit F ...
• 9 February 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Crowning of Mary as “Queen of the Missions” at yearly PMS Diocesan Directors' Assembly Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On February 23, the Parish of St. Mary of Bethany in Buenos Aires will host the solemn coronation of Mary as “Queen of the Missions,” coinciding with the celebration of the opening Ma ...
• 9 February 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionary Challenge of the Secular Institutes in Latin America and the Caribbean Lima (Agenzia Fides) – From February 3 to 7, the Peruvian capital city hosted the 10th Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Secular Institutes, on "The Missionary Challenge of the Secular Institutes in Latin Americ ...
• 9 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “The people of Haiti also need songs, music, and celebration in order to face the struggles of everyday life.” From the Consultor General of the Camillian Order Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “This is my first experience of international aid abroad,” says Br. Luca Perletti, Consultor General of the Camillian Order and professional male-nurse who has been working in Haiti f ...
• 9 February 2010
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Post-tsunami Aceh offers hope to Haiti Medan (Agenzia Fides) – God can turn an evil into good. From a tragedy can come hope and new life. This is the message that the Province of Banda Aceh (North Sumatra Island), destroyed by the tsunami in 2004, offers to ...
• 9 February 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - President of Chad visits Sudan, marks turning point in relations between countries Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – A turning point has come in relations between Chad and Sudan. The Chadian President Idriss Déby arrived yesterday, Feb. 8, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for his first visit to Sudan aft ...