News
30 April 2012
AFRICA/KENYA - A dispute regarding the ownership of church land or an attack on Christians: there are two hypotheses on the attack in Nairobi
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The attack against the church in Nairobi could be related to a dispute about ownership of the land where a place of worship was built or be a new retaliation of the Shabaab for the Kenyan milit ...
30 April 2012
ASIA/CHINA - Large number of pilgrims to the Marian Shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Marian month, a large influx of Chinese Catholic pilgrims are already visiting the various Chinese Marian shrines in view of World Day of Prayer for the Church in C ...
30 April 2012
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Aid for the population of El Chaco, who continues to be adversely affected by floods
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in the western region of El Chaco in Paraguay continues to worsen because of the persistent rains which continue to fall in the area (see Fides 18/04/2012). The floods have affec ...
30 April 2012
AMERICA/CHILE - 7 out of 10 children are victims of violence in the country
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against children continues to increase in almost all regions of the country, except the Magallanes and Los Ríos. According to a study carried out by NGO Activa, household vi ...
30 April 2012
ASIA/MYANMAR - A Bishop: priorities for the country are peace and reconciliation with minorities
Banmaw (Agenzia Fides) – While the Secretary of the UN Ban Ki-Moon has asked the President of Myanmar and the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to work together for the change, the Burmese Church goes back to indicati ...
30 April 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The State must be more pro-active to counter Boko Haram which has set its sights on the Church" says the Archbishop of Jos
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "These attacks are a continuation of the state of insecurity in which we have long expressed our concern as Bishops" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and Presi ...
30 April 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian leader killed in the bloodiest month in the history of the country
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Chaudhry Irshad Younas, a Christian activist involved in society and in politics was assassinated in Lahore with three gun shots. The murderer, according to initial investigations seems to be ano ...
30 April 2012
AMERICA/BRAZIL - An Italian missionary found dead in Brazil
Bahia (Agenzia Fides) - An Italian missionary Fidei Donum was assassinated in Brazil, in Rui Barbosa, in the State of Bahia. The victim's name was Father Louis Plebani, 62, born in Rudiano (BS) and in Brazil since 1980 a ...
30 April 2012
AMERICA/URUGUAY - "Pain and frustration for the serious situation in the prisons of the Country" expresses the head of the prison Pastoral
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - "The prisons are a reality in which we lose absolutely everyone," says Fr.Javier Galdona, Episcopal Vicar for the Solidarity and Head of the Prison Pastoral of Montevideo in a statement signe ...
28 April 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Missionary Congress in Kerala: the paths of evangelization
Palai (Agenzia Fides) - Bringing the gospel in culture, society, witnessing Christ in the Indian nation: this will be the theme discussed during the Missionary Congress of the Diocese of Palai (in the state of Kerala in ...
28 April 2012
ASIA/MACAO - The apostolate of the Jesuits have been in Macao for 450 years
Macao (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuits have been present in Macao for 450 years and continue today to carry out precious work of evangelization, human and Christian formation, social commitment and in the field of education ...
28 April 2012
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Young people are ready for World Youth Day in Brazil
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Young people are ready for World Youth Day in Brazil
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The young people of Papua New Guinea are excited and ready to participate in World Youth Day to be held in R ...
28 April 2012
EUROPE - Christians in the Middle East, a year after the "Arab spring"
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – Have the expectations originated from the "Arab spring", on democracy, respect for human rights and religious minorities, been respected and carried out? This is the central question of a con ...
28 April 2012
ASIA/MALAYSIA - The " Malaysian Spring ": civil society take to the streets, Catholics are present
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian civil society take to the streets again to ask for "transparency and reforms." In a demonstration held today, April 28, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, thousands of activists of ...
28 April 2012
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Launch of the campaign "Not in Our Name" against religious extremism in Sri Lanka
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A public awareness campaign and a petition on the web against religious extremism in Sri Lanka: is the initiative of a forum of citizens and associations of all faiths, missionaries, journalists ...
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