ASIA/JAPAN - "Pacem in Terris" in Japanese infects society
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - 50 years after its publication, the encyclical "Pacem in Terris", which Pope John XXIII addressed to the Church and all people of good will, is very modern and is experiencing a "second childhood ...
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - In the wake of the cyclone Haruna
Sarodrano (Agenzia Fides) - About 50,000 people were seriously damaged by the cyclone Haruna that, for several days, brought torrential rains on the west coast of Madagascar. The floods ceased completely in May, finally ...
ASIA/CHINA - "Faith is the happiness that God has given us"
Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith is the happiness that God has given us". Thus begins the comment written by His Exc. Mgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin with regards to Pope Francis’ encyclical Lumen Fidei (see Fides 10/08/2013). ...
ASIA/VIETNAM - More than 60 religious leaders are in prison camps
Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - There are 63 among Christian Pastors and other religious leaders detained in deplorable conditions in four prison camps in Vietnam. They are in prison with sentences ranging from 5 to 18 years, an ...
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tension in North Kivu increases
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Tension in North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) increases due to the transfer, operated without any coordination with the local authorities, of refugees from Tanzania. Accordi ...