News
14 April 2014
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of the Rector of the "Liberman" interdiocesan Seminary in Dakar
Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides ) - On July 17, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Alfred Waly Sarr, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Dakar as Rec ...
14 April 2014
AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Charles" Major Seminary in Butare
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 21, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Bishop Diedonné Rwakabayiza of the clergy of the Diocese of Cyangug ...
14 April 2014
AMERICA/CHILE - Card. Ezzati’s appeal: Solidarity with the people of Valparaiso after the tragic fire
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in the north of the country and for the recent fire that broke out in Valparaiso which has killed 12 people so far and forced 10,000 ...
14 April 2014
ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon’s message: An Easter of reconciliation
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, and He gave us the ministry of reconciliation. God was in Christ and through Him embraced the whole world": With this awareness, the Archbish ...
14 April 2014
ASIA/JORDAN - The director of Caritas: among the refugees, the number of Christians increases
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Among the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Christians "are continuing to increase and prepare to live a Easter marked for them by discouragement and spiritual weariness". This was reported to Fides Agen ...
14 April 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - The government army regains control of the city of Maalula
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian army loyal to President Assad have retaken control of the town of Maalula, 50 kilometers from Damascus. The news comes from Syrian security sources, according to which the army is ga ...
14 April 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bombing in Abuja: "the victims of the Boko Haram and Al -Qaeda alliance are poor workers", said a priest
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja has killed dozens of people during the morning rush hour. The authorities have not yet released an official toll of the explos ...
14 April 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi trial "postponed to a later date": a mystery
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The continuous postponement of Asia Bibi’s appeal is becoming a mystery. As anticipated by Fides Agency (see 12/04/2014 ), this morning the administration of the Lahore High Court announced tha ...
14 April 2014
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa invites to find every possible path to solve the serious problems in the country, due to general discomfort
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Sabino, Archbishop of Caracas, during a nationally televised interview on Sunday 13 April, said he was "deeply saddened by the violence he had never seen before on behalf of ...
12 April 2014
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - The Bishops on the eve of the election: vote for those who promote the common good
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "The vote that expresses the political and moral maturity of citizens is a responsible vote": say the Bishops of Guinea Bissau in a message issued on the occasion of the presidential and legislat ...
12 April 2014
AMERICA/COLOMBIA –"Schools of reconciliation" are born: initiative of the Church for young people
Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - A contribution to reconciliation and peace in the country is the initiative of the Catholic Church in the districts affected by the phenomenon of criminal gangs: about 70 young people involved ...
12 April 2014
ASIA/ISRAEL - Coptic Christians make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The prohibition desired by Pope Shenouda ceases to be effective
Tel Aviv (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday April 11th about ninety Coptic Christians landed in Tel Aviv with the intention of celebrating Holy Week in Jerusalem and in the Christian Holy Places scattered in Israel. The news, f ...
12 April 2014
ASIA/BRUNEI - The Islamic Penal Code in force that "violates human rights"
Bandar Seri Begawan (Agenzia Fides) - The new Penal Code based on the "Sharia" (Islamic law) which came into force in these days in Brunei, includes archaic sanctions such as flogging and stoning to death, some applicabl ...
12 April 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi's case: the hearing is likely to be postponed
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - It is very likely that Asia Bibi’s new hearing for the appeal process will be postponed, scheduled for Monday, April 14. This would be the umpteenth postponement, this time "for administrative ...
11 April 2014
VATICAN - Message of condolence from the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Filoni, for the death of Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 10, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, sent the following message of condolence to His Beatitude Raphael Louis Sako I, Patriar ...
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