News
6 December 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian arrested on false charges of blasphemy in Punjab, there is concern for his life
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Khurram Masih, a 25-year-old Christian worker resident in the town of Qazi, near Lahore (in Punjab), was arrested on false charges of blasphemy. As reported to Fides by the "Masihi Foundation", w ...
6 December 2011
EUROPE/POLAND - The missionary spirit of John Paul II and Pauline Jaricot
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, on 3 and 4 December a missiological session and a prayer vigil of the members of the Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) was held at Jasna Góra. As Fides informs Don Tomasz At ...
6 December 2011
ASIA/INDIA-No blasphemous content on the web "to ensure safety and harmony," says a Minister
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - India has asked social network and website operators, like Facebook, Google, Skype and Yahoo, to remove material that is offensive to political leaders and religious groups. The Indian teleco ...
6 December 2011
ASIA/CHINA-The church in the parish of Nan Du Huo of Yi Ling dedicated to S. Francis Xavier
Yi Du (Agenzia Fides) - According to reports by Faith of He Bei to Fides, the parish of Nan Huo Ling of Yi Du, province of Shan Dong, celebrated the solemn dedication of the church to S. Francis Xavier on the day of the ...
6 December 2011
AMERICA/PERU -Calm returns in Cajamarca, the Church supports dialogue for a permanent solution
Cajamarca (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Cajamarca is returning to its normal activities without any kind of public concern, said the Minister of the Interior, Oscar Valdes Dancuart yesterday, speaking to a national radio ...
6 December 2011
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The tension is very high in Kinshasa while awaiting the announcement of the winner of the presidential elections
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The tension is high, even if one lives in an almost unreal silence, because the traffic is reduced and the vendors who are usually stationed in the city streets seem to have disappeared. Sever ...
6 December 2011
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A simple plastic bottle brings free light into the homes of the poorest
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - In the Philippines about a third of the population lives below the poverty line. This is the second Asian country with the highest rates for electricity, after Japan. Thanks to the initiative "Is ...
6 December 2011
AFRICA/KENYA - New attack in Dadaab where almost 400,000 Somali refugees live
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A police officer was killed and three others were seriously injured in the explosion of a bomb in the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, bordering Somalia. The different camps in Dadaab are home ...
6 December 2011
AMERICA/MEXICO - A truce to violence, at least for the Christmas season
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Cuernavaca (Morelos) in Mexico, Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras joined the request for a truce for Christmas proposed to the drug cartels by the poet and journalist Javier ...
6 December 2011
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Protests and boycotts on behalf of Christians against "blasphemous shoes"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A footwear company on the market in Pakistan has spread models of shoes that bear on the back the design of the Cross: the phenomenon has generated strong protests and a boycott campaign of the C ...
5 December 2011
VATICAN-Pope calls for solidarity towards those who must leave "often forcedly" their country
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for solidarity towards those who are forced to leave their country or are stateless, was launched by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the Angelus yesterday, on Sunday, December ...
5 December 2011
ASIA/CHINA - More than a thousand young people on the first Youth Day of the Diocese of Xia Men
Xia Men (Agenzia Fides) - Sharing the experience of World Youth Day in Madrid was the high point of the first World Youth Day celebrated by the Diocese of Xia Men, Fu Jian province in mainland China, on November 20, the ...
5 December 2011
ASIA/INDIA - "Crimes against humanity in the massacres of Christians in Orissa": Report of the People's Tribunal
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against Christians in Orissa violate human rights and the Constitution; they have been carefully planned and are considered "crimes against humanity"; they have a strong impact on wom ...
5 December 2011
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church calls for respect towards indigenous people and the defense of their rights
Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay urged indigenous people to be united and defend their communities, their families, lands and natural resources. This is what His Exc. Mgr.Lucio ALfert, Bishop of the Apo ...
5 December 2011
ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous film about Jesus Christ: the director and producer have been arrested, the Bishops ask its withdrawal
Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Three people have been arrested in Mumbai because responsible for a blasphemous film against Jesus Christ. After days of protests by Christian organizations such as the "Catholic Secular Forum" ( ...
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