News

• 7 July 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Cautious hopes for the release of the Franciscan parish priest taken away by jihadists Yacoubieh (Agenzia Fides) - The story of the Franciscan Iraqi priest Dhiya Azziz - the parish priest of the Syrian village of Yacoubieh taken away on Saturday, July 4 by the militiamen of jihadist organizations that cont ...
• 7 July 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The Church organizes schools for South Sudanese refugees in Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Sudan (SCBC) is opening schools for the South Sudanese who have sought refuge in Sudan. This was announced by the Secretary General of the SCBC, Fr. Jacob Odwa Paul, ...
• 7 July 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Pope's visit "will mark a before and after with regards to the situation in the country" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very delicate moment for our country, but I have no doubt that the Pope's message will be orientated to give light to find a way out, to find peace and tranquility. This visit, perhaps, w ...
• 7 July 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II meets the priests' wives Alexandria (Agenzia Fides) - In the intense program of the pastoral visit made in Alexandria last weekend, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II wanted to include a meeting of reflection and prayer with more than twenty ...
• 7 July 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Bishops: the encyclical Laudato Si’ is important for the faithful and for the country Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The encyclical Laudato Si’ is important for the faithful and for the whole of Bangladesh: with this conviction the Bishops of Bangladesh have promoted the circulation of the text in parishes, co ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 10 000 from Santo Domingo to Quito for the Pope's Mass Santo Domingo en Ecuador (Agenzia Fides) - "Attending means to be blessed and to participate in the history of mercy that the world lives with Pope Francis" says Martha Lopez, a member of the Juan XXIII movement, who wil ...
• 6 July 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Earthquake: the help of religious congregations Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – The religious congregations in Nepal are committed to helping victims of the earthquake which devasted the country on 25 April. As reported in a note sent to Fides by the Apostolic Vicariate ...
• 6 July 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church of Saints Anthony and Paul distributes food to the poor Muslims for Ramadan Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church of Saints Anthony and Paul, in the Egyptian district of Nasser (the province of Beni Suef) oversees the weekly distribution of food parcels to hundreds of poor Muslim fa ...
• 6 July 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - A new priest in the Church of Phnom Penh: vocations flourish Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Phnom Penh has welcomed a new diocesan priest, Father Pierre Sok Na. As reported to Fides by the Apostolic Vicar, His Exc. Mgr. Olivier Schmitthaeusler, MEP, the new priest will ...
• 6 July 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - The Maronite Patriarch: the storm will pass, and Christians will remain in the Middle East Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Christians of the Middle East will remain rooted in their land, which is the land where Jesus was born. Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai expressed this confident hope during the Mass celebr ...
• 6 July 2015
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Rifts in the presidential party and the army on Nkurunziza's third term Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Burundi seems more and more divided, as rifts appear even within the presidential party CNDD-FDD. "The President of the Assembly, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, and Vice President, Gervais Rufyikiri, both ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - 35,000 people have been isolated due to floods, other 25,000 at risk San Fernando de Apure (Agenzia Fides) - The incessant flooding caused by the rains three weeks ago, have left about 35,000 people isolated in Guasdualito, a city in the Venezuelan state of Apure. 9000 families have been ...
• 6 July 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Still demonstrations against corruption, while other scandals come to light Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops' Conference, representing the Catholic pilgrim people in Honduras, joins all those who fight for a better country and proclaims that there can be no peace without social justice ...
• 6 July 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New attacks of Boko Haram: a mosque and a Protestant Church Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – At least 44 dead and 48 wounded is the provisional toll of the twin bombings perpetrated on Sunday, July 5 in Jos, capital of Plateau State (in north-central Nigeria), attributed to Boko Haram T ...
• 6 July 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Noma severely affects the poorest and malnourished children Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - Severe malnutrition in Niger continues paving the way for Noma disease to claim more victims among poverty-stricken children, most of whom feel socially outcast as they see the infection eating a ...