News
6 March 2012
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Gender disparity keeps millions of women in extreme poverty
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March each year, in many countries, International Women's Day is celebrated. Various initiatives will be held for the advancement of women, important pillar and principle protagonist regardi ...
6 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: women of religious minorities "doubly discriminated"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The women belonging to minority religious communities are "doubly discriminated and marginalized". They are widely abused and harassed, often forced to conversions, and their education level is m ...
6 March 2012
AFRICA/CONGO - "I am impressed by the spirit of solidarity on behalf of everyone", says the Nuncio of Brazzaville
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "The tragedy that has befallen these people is really great. Entire families have lost their homes and their various members " says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Jan Romeo Pawlowski, Apostolic Nunc ...
6 March 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - More than 2,000 new Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the hospitality of Christians
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Due to the persistent violence, the Syrian civil population flees to Lebanon: according to the UN, 2,000 new refugees have crossed the border over the past two days. In this phase, the Christian ...
6 March 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - New violence in northern and central Nigeria
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - New violence, although with different motivation, occurred in two distinct areas of Nigeria. Three alleged members of the Boko Haram sect were killed by the Joint Task Force (JTF, joint group spec ...
5 March 2012
VATICAN - The Pope’s visit to a Roman parish, "become missionaries of Christ to your brothers wherever they live, work, study or spend their leisure time"
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The position of your church placed on the highest spot in the neighborhood reminds you that the Gospel must be communicated and announced to everyone. Wait not for others to bring you diff ...
5 March 2012
ASIA/CHINA - Formation for the laity of the parish of Xiang Yang: how to live Lent, the Year of Faith and One Hundred Years of the Diocese
Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) - Five days of formation for the lay faithful active in the life of the ecclesial communities of the parish of Xiang Yang, of the Diocese of Tian Jin, which took place in the new Center for the L ...
5 March 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil society appeals for "equal rights for religious minorities"
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Equal rights, equal opportunity, equal dignity for Pakistani citizens belonging to religious minorities: is the renewed appeal of civil society representatives in Pakistan. The debate on the s ...
5 March 2012
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians: in education reform, space to English, the Bible, rights
Petaling Jaya (Agenzia Fides) - Christians in Malaysia want to have a say in the process of revising the national education system and have officially asked the Ministry of Education to be consulted. This is what is repo ...
5 March 2012
AFRICA-New program to reduce maternal mortality in four countries
Padua (Agenzia Fides) - Today in Africa many mothers and many children die because they do not have adequate sanitation. Not surprisingly, the reduction of maternal and infant mortality is one of the major Millennium Dev ...
5 March 2012
AMERICA/CHILE- Still tension between the people of Aysen and the central government, the Bishop continues to seek dialogue
Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Aysén wakes up more worried than ever, because we are convinced that once again, as happened continually throughout these days, we have been misled by the words and actions of the government, an ...
5 March 2012
AMERICA/PERU-"Clean hands, healthy children",to wash hands can reduce 50% of diarrhea cases in the country
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "Manos Limpias niños sanos ", launched in Peru in 2005, aims to promote the habit of washing hands with soap and water before eating or touching food. This, in fact, can reduce 50% of ...
5 March 2012
AFRICA/CONGO - "The explosion razed the church of Saint Louis des Francais to the ground," says the Archbishop of Brazzaville, committed to assisting orphans and survivors
Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "I am with the orphans of the victims of the disaster. The church of Saint Louis des Francais was completely blown away by the shockwave of the explosion" refers to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Anato ...
5 March 2012
VATICAN - Appointment of the members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI has included among the Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divin ...
5 March 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Mexico calls for "respect" for everything the Pope will say
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has called for "respect" for Pope Benedict XVI, who from March 23 to 26 will visit the country, and recalled that the Pope can say what he wants with regards to "ou ...
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