News

• 9 September 2015
  AFRICA/MALI - Three million people are suffering food insecurity, among them 715,000 children Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - More than 3 million people in Mali (one-fifth of the population) live in conditions of food insecurity, according to the specialized agencies of the United Nations. The north is the most critical ...
• 9 September 2015
  ASIA/TURKEY - An art exhibition and a film about the Armenian Genocide Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Some works of art directly or indirectly related to the history of the Armenian Genocide has been exhibited for the first time at the Istanbul Biennial, from September 5 to November 1. This was ...
• 8 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Meeting of the Bishops of Mexico and the United States on the expulsion of immigrants Tamaulipas (Agenzia Fides) - In order to address the "painful situation" that migrants live in the attempt to cross the border with the United States, the Bishops of Mexico and the United States met last weekend in the c ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Children and teachers do lessons among the rubble of former schools Sindhupalchok District (Agenzia Fides) - In the remote area of Kiul, in Nepal, the devastation caused by the strong earthquake that struck the Country in April and May 2015 continues to make the living conditions and acc ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace is possible in the southern Philippines, with faith Tirana (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace is possible in southern Philippines", said Miriam Coronel Ferrer, for years head of the delegation of the Philippine government for the peace negotiations with Muslim rebels in Mindanao, p ...
• 8 September 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A demonstration protest in front of the Coptic Cathedral has been prohibited Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian Ministry of the Interior has not authorized a demonstration protest, much announced, which was to be held in Cairo, in front of the Orthodox Coptic Cathedral of St. Mark. The promoter ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Cardinal Filoni in Rajshahi for the XXV of the diocese: a Church in mission among the adivasis Rajshahi (Agenzia Fides) - "Our community is small and young (it has been a diocese since 1990) but with missionary zeal. The Catholic population of about 64 thousand souls out of 18 million inhabitants, 65% is composed ...
• 8 September 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Archbishop of Bangui: "Authority and the international community have to take on their responsibility to stop the violence" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary that the Country's authorities take on their own responsibility to mitigate the suffering of the population", said His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, cap ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: the demands of the jihadists for the release of the Assyrian hostages are more accessible Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - The approximately 230 Assyrian Christians that the jihadists of Daesh (the Islamic State) took hostage at the end of February, when they attacked the villages in the valley of the river Khabur, ...
• 8 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The protest of teachers takes to the street, the Church calls for dialogue Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Kenyan teachers took to the streets on September 7 to demand a wage increase, as determined by a court order which provided for an increase from 50 to 60%. The government, however, has said it c ...
• 8 September 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Fear for the biggest dengue epidemic ever recorded Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - Armed with brochures and insecticides, an 'army' of Malays, mostly elderly, wander the streets of Kuala Lumpur among suburbs, buildings and skyscrapers, to fight against one of the most let ...
• 8 September 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishop of Chimbote: "the solution to insecurity is not lynching" Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Chimbote, in northern Peru, His Exc. Mgr. Angel Francisco Simon Piorno, spoke out against the campaign which appeared in social networks in Peru entitled "Get the t ...
• 7 September 2015
  EUROPE/ITALY - Claretian Missionaries: the new Superior General is Indian Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On 5 September 2015, the General Chapter elected Fr. Mathew Vattamattam CMF, as the 13th Superior General of the Congregation of the Claretian. Fr. Mathew Vattamattam was born on 30th May, 1959 i ...
• 7 September 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Cucuta marches in defense of the rights of Colombians Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Colombians who live on the border with Venezuela marched in defense of the dignity of their compatriots expelled and to reaffirm their brotherhood with this country, two weeks after the closure o ...
• 7 September 2015
  VATICAN - Pastoral visit of Cardinal Filoni in Bangladesh, India and Nepal Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, is leaving for a pastoral visit in Asia. From 9 to 13 September he will be in Bangladesh, where he w ...