AFRICA/NIGERIA - Despite the curfew: the chain of violence continues
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks on communities in Plateau state, in northern Nigeria, continue. Between December 23 and 26, more than 200 people died in a series of attacks by armed gangs of Fulani herdsmen (see Fides, 2 ...
ASIA/CHINA - Consecration of bishop of Zhengzhou
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Thursday 25 January 2024, the Reverend Taddeo Wang Yuesheng received episcopal consecration, following his appointment by the Holy Father on 16 December 2023 as bishop of Zhengzhou, ...
ASIA/INDONESIA - Election campaign: “Avoid instrumentalizing the election”
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Call for "observation of the democratic process", for a "peaceful, honest, fair and dignified election" and for the avoidance of religious content and topics in the political election campaign s ...
22 January 2024
ASIA/CHINA - State University honors Thomas Aquinas on his 800th birthday
Wuhan (Agenzia Fides) - The School of Philosophy of the Chinese State University "Huazhong University of Science and Technology" (HUST) in the city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, will hold an academic ceremony in J ...
22 January 2024
AMERICA/HAITI - Which of the 300 Haitian gangs kidnapped the 6 nuns?
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - There is still no news about the total of eight people (including six religious sisters) who were kidnapped in Haiti on January 19. The sisters, who belong to the Congrégation des Sœurs ...