News

• 22 September 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “A Bible for Every Aborigine” Campaign and numerous initiatives throughout the country to celebrate “Bible Month” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, September 21, at the headquarters of the Christian and Missionary Movement of Buenos Aires, an interreligious and ecumenical peace celebration was held. The initiative, along w ...
• 22 September 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “200 works of social service for 200 years of justice and solidarity”: proposal from the 12th Day for Pastoral-Social Ministry Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - 200 works of social service for 200 years of justice and solidarity: this is the proposal that has emerged following the workshops at the 12th Day for Pastoral-Social Ministry (see Fides 17 ...
• 22 September 2009
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - One out of eight women risks death from childbirth: “In resolving this tragedy, economic resources are needed, but so is a reflection on the dignity of the woman,” missionary says Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – One out of every eight pregnant women in Sierra Leone risks death during the pregnancy or at childbirth, says a report from Amnesty International. In the Western World, this percentile is red ...
• 21 September 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus: “to 'do' works of peace we need to 'be' men of peace, entering the school of 'the wisdom that comes from above,' to assimilate its qualities and produce its effects,” and expresses sorrow for the attack in Afghanistan Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) – The “true wisdom” described by Saint James in the readings from the Sunday Liturgy (3:16-4:3) was the theme chosen by the Holy Father Benedict XVI for his address given prior to th ...
• 21 September 2009
  VATICAN - In the encounter with Patriarchs and Major Archbishops of the Eastern Churches, Benedict XVI announces Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, October 10-24, 2010 Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - “In speaking of peace, our thought turns, in the first place, to the regions of the Middle East. For this reason I will take this occasion to announce the Special Assembly of the Synod ...
• 21 September 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Bartholomew YU Chengti of Hanchung, one of the great witnesses to the freedom of the Church, for which he suffered imprisonment and house arrest, dedicating his entire life to evangelization Hanchung (Agenzia Fides) – His Excellency Bartholomew YU Chengti, Bishop of the Diocese of Hanchung (Hanzhong), in the Province of Shaanxi (China mainland), died on September 14, 2009. His physical conditions were alre ...
• 21 September 2009
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Intercultural/international Character and Vocation” are the themes of the Chapter of the Dominican Province of the Far East, in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Intercultural/international Character and Vocation” are the two main themes of the Chapter of the Dominican Province “Our Lady of the Rosary,” i.e. the Dominican Province of the Far E ...
• 21 September 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, Italian Donum Fidei missionary, killed in the rectory of his parish in Manaus Manaus (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Ruggero Ruvoletto, 52-year-old Italian Donum Fidei missionary, was killed around 7am (local time) on Saturday, September 19, in his parish of “Sagrado Corazon de Maria,” in the Santa Et ...
• 21 September 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' Conference intervenes in defense of people's rights in Puerto Casado: “the dignity of the human person should be promoted whether independent of the interests of the sector” Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - “A serene, effective, and constructive reflection” on the claims being made by the people of Puerto Casado, which have been marching for several days towards the Capital...this is what the ...
• 21 September 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Gratitude and hope” expressed by Cardinal Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Archbishop of Santiago, on the anniversary of Chile's independence Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a special time for praising and thanking the Lord for the many gifts we have received over the course of our republic's history, and even prior to the birth of our independe ...
• 21 September 2009
  VATICAN - Telegram of condolence from the Holy Father for Italian soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Kabul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence for the Italian soldiers who were victims in the terrorist attack in Kabul (Afghanistan), to Military Bishop of Italy, His Excel ...
• 21 September 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - More rumors of a possible military intervention: “it is a way of putting pressure on the Prime Minister,” local sources tell Fides Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “Rumors of a possible kidnapping of Prime Minister Monja Roindefo by the military are leading to a greater tension between parts of the army and some politicians,” Agenzia Fides was tol ...
• 21 September 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Severe warnings issued to local leaders in report on the post-electoral violence, commissioned by interreligious group Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – Kenya continues questioning the root causes of the violence that broke out following the disputed presidential elections of December 2007. The incumbent Head of State, Kibaki, was reelected, b ...
• 21 September 2009
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “Women and communication in the Church”: a contribution to the lay apostolate Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – The apostolate of the laity in Korea should be marked by a unique contribution from women. This is what was recently affirmed in a seminar organized by the Bishops' Commission for the Lay Aposto ...
• 21 September 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Support and solidarity of India's Tamil Nadu Christians with Tamil civilians of Sri Lanka Madurai (Agenzia Fides) – The Christian community of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in southern India, expressed its support and full solidarity to the civilian population of Tamil origin in Sri Lanka, which was harsh ...