News

• 8 October 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Perplexity about the creation of 28 new States Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The decision of President Salva Kiir to divide South Sudan (see Fides 03/10/2015) with the creation of 28 new States is provoking criticism. "I would have preferred to hear that the government is t ...
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  8 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Child malnutrition in Gaza: Caritas Jerusalem intervenes Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - Most of the one million and 800 thousand inhabitants of the Gaza Strip cannot afford adequate food, partly because of higher food prices following the latest Israeli military action. Children and y ...
• 8 October 2015
  AFRICA/GHANA - Inquiry on corrupt judges: for the Bishops it is "a scandal that undermines the principle of legality" Accra (Agenzia Fides) - "It is not the first time that this eminent son of the soil has brought the nation’s attention to the prevalence of deep-seated bribery and corruption in her public and social life but, by far, ...
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  8 October 2015
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Ebola orphans abandoned on the streets or entrusted to families who mistreat them Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - More than 5,900 Liberian children lost one or both parents to Ebola. According to information sent to Fides, some are with a surviving parent, others found loving homes with friends or relative ...
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  7 October 2015
  EUROPE/ITALY - Every minute a child goes blind: "Let's open our Eyes" to avoid this tragedy Milan (Agenzia Fides) – Eye treatment or buying a pair of glasses in some areas of the world is now routine while it is a rarity elsewhere. The lack of these basic services and tools, according to the World Health Orga ...
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  7 October 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Video released on the Christians in Qaryatayn who sign a "protection pact" Qaryatayn (Agenzia Fides) - "Fight until they pay the jizya pledging subservience to Muslim rule" is the title of the video released in recent days by jihadist websites (available at: https://archive.org/details/Jizia_Q) ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - The preparation for the beatification of the three missionaries killed in 1991 continues Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - During a press conference held at the seat of the Diocese of Chimbote (in northern Peru), Bishop His Exc. Mgr. Angelo Francisco Simon Piorno, confirmed yesterday that on Tuesday, October 13 the ...
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  7 October 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Equal opportunities and citizenship to build peace Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Peace, equal opportunities and citizenship: are the keywords of a program launched by "Christian Study Center" in Rawalpindi in collaboration with the "Cecil Chaudhry & Iris Foundation" in Lahore ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The support of Cardinal Brenes: "Punish those who exploit the naivety of the poor" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Police must act and punish those who exploit the poor, exploiting the naivety of the population. We, as a Church, are working for the welfare and the faith of families, working for ...
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  7 October 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The government of Maharashtra suspends a play considered offensive towards Catholics Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra has temporarily suspended the representation of a play entitled "Agnes of God", considered by local Catholics offensive towards their religion. A ...
• 7 October 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of the Bishop of Vinh Long Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 October 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kontum (Vietnam), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Hoàng Duc Oanh, in accordance with ...
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  7 October 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Latin Patriarchate: Israel and Palestine have to restart the negotiations Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The new wave of violence that is rampant in Jerusalem and the Holy Land urgently requires "Israelis and Palestinians to act with courage and return to the negotiating table", which must be car ...
• 7 October 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Resignation of the Bishop of Kontum and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 October 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kontum (Vietnam), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Michael Hoàng Duc Oanh, in accordance with ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Gimeno in view of the elections: "We must learn to choose before voting" Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Argentina issued a document on the forthcoming presidential elections of 25 October, urging the various government institutions to "create the objective co ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Community says goodbye to candles and "dirty" electricity Plan Grande (Agenzia Fides) - A small fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Honduras has become an example to be followed in renewable energies, after replacing candles and "dirty" costly energy. Plan Grande is a vi ...