News

• 27 November 2009
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Brief Overview of the Country Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Namibia was one of the last African countries to become independent. It was a German colony until the First World War and in 1915 was occupied by South Africa as a territory administered under a ...
• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “There is mourning and pain, but our journalistic work at the service of the Gospel is strengthened,” President of Bishops' Commission for Mass Media tells Fides, in the aftermath of the Maguindanao massacre Manila (Agenzia Fides) - “It is a day of mourning for the country, for the Church, for the world of journalism. We are very sad and sorrowful. We knew that Mindanao is an area of conflict and tension, but no one could ...
• 27 November 2009
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - After tsunami and war: local communities once again in bloom, working on development and education Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A phase of revival is now occurring among various local communities of villages and provinces of Sri Lanka, following the disasters of the tsunami and the war, thanks to the awakening of civil s ...
• 26 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa promotes Missionary Rosary in schools and parishes, to support missionary activity worldwide Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa have published the text of the Hail Mary in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin) on the ...
• 26 November 2009
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Rector of Interdiocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Gbarnga appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 11 September 2009, appointed Rector of the Interdiocesan Seminary of the Diocese of Gbarnga (Liberia) ...
• 26 November 2009
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Jesuit Refugee Services administering to refugees in Uganda: 20 refugee leaders coming from the DRC, Burundi, Eritrea, and Ethiopia reflect on their rights and duties Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "If the refugee leaders share what they have learned in the workshop on their rights and obligations with just 20 members of their communities, JRS will have offered more than 600 refugees and a ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CHINA - Xin Hua, official Chinese state-run agency, devotes long piece to Fr. Matteo Ricci, calling him the "model of incorporation of European and Chinese civilizations" Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – May 11, 2010 marks four hundred years since the death of Fr. Matteo Ricci, the great Italian Jesuit missionary (1552-1610) who with his extraordinary zeal for the mission combined with his tal ...
• 26 November 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Message of Bishops to the People of God: solidarity with those who suffer, participation in general elections to contribute to a unified nation, commitment to missionary service Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Bolivia have issued a message at the end of their 88th Plenary Assembly, celebrated November 20-25. First, the Bishops declare their solidarity with all the suffering people of ...
• 26 November 2009
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Newly-elected President of Angolan Bishops' Conference says “politicians are ignoring the Church's appeals” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "Our calls are not always welcome. When we make a complaint ... we do not always receive a satisfactory response," says Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingue, Archbishop of Lubango and newly elected Presi ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Following Khmer Rouge trials, a hopeful future for the nation Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - “It is an unhealed wound in the country: the nation has not fully recovered after the terrible genocide perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. Memory is important for justice and ...
• 26 November 2009
  ASIA/INDIA - Violence against religious minorities: the truth emerges New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – A publication on the Liberhan Commission Report regarding the events in Ayodhya, a town in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is causing an uproar throughout India. After a long investigation, the ...
• 26 November 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Preparing for the First National Missionary Congress for Seminarians: “priestly formation for a mission without boundaries” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of institutions that are promoting and organizing the First National Missionary Congress of Seminarians gathered at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) i ...
• 26 November 2009
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “ Learning to Face AIDS as a Family" - Message from the Moderator of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar to all Jesuits of the continent, for the next World AIDS Day Karen (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the upcoming World AIDS Day, which will be celebrated throughout the world on December 1, Father Fratern Masawe, Jesuit and moderator of JESAM, the Conference of Major Superio ...
• 25 November 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Manhattan Declaration” on sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty already signed by over 100,000 Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Over 125 Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical leaders have come together in issuing a statement known as the “Manhattan Declaration,” addressing 3 main issues: the sanctity of life, ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “Missionaries of 8” prepare for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in Lyon: churches open until midnight, prayer meetings, welcoming visitors Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - From December 5 to 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the city of Lyon will welcome, as it does every year, thousands of visitors and pilgrims who will visit the Marian shrine o ...