News

• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 28 Christians are indicted for the lynching of Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Anti Terrorism Court in Lahore has indicted 28 Christians accused of the brutal killing of two Muslims after the attacks on the churches in Youhanabad, on March 15, and for the ensuing riots. ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Flood emergency in Kashmir New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy rainfall is ravaging Pakistan and Kashmir, leading to severe flooding and landslides. The death toll continues to increase and many villages have become completely submerged in water and ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Muhammadu Buhari elected President; Bishops invite to respect the result Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Muhammadu Buhari has been elected President of Nigera having obtained 15.4 million votes against 13.3 obtained by the outgoing Head of State, Goodluck Jonathan. The latter recognized Buhari’s vi ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The hope of Easter in the poorest Country in the world Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Year after year we cling to Easter as a lifeline especially for young people, the youth of today, to whom we must be able to give a ray of hope" writes from Malawi Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfo ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA - Amnesty: executions increased in 2014 Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - An alarming number of countries used the death penalty, especially in Asia to tackle real or perceived threats to state security linked to terrorism, crime or internal instability in 2014, Amn ...
• 1 April 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops' of Paranà: "We too suffer with the people ..." Apucarana (Agenzia Fides) - "We too suffer with the people because of violence, rural exodus, migration, conflict over land", say the Bishops of the south region 2 of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazi ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Stop the war immediately. If the parties are unable to reach agreement by themselves, then they must be persuaded to accept a solution" say Christian leaders Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Stop immediately this senseless war that is bringing immense suffering to the South Sudanese people" say the Christian leaders of South Sudan in a message issued after the meeting of the South Sud ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - "The churches burned in January will be protected at Easter, but then discrimination will continue as before", says a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Saint John in Yantala burnt on January 17, Saint Paul in Haro Banda, destroyed on January 17, Saint Gabriel in Garbado, reduced to ashes on January 17 and Sainte Thérèse in Bani Fandou, charre ...
• 1 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Morales's party wins, but loses much political ground La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - According to information sent to Fides, after the municipal and regional elections on March 29, the " Movimiento al Socialismo" (MAS) of President Evo Morales managed to remain as the first polit ...
• 1 April 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Special care for children infected with chikungunya Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, until the month of February, about 25 000 cases of chikungunya virus were registered regarding children under 9 years of age and almost 29 000 among 10 to 19 year olds. According to ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Idlib in the hands of jihadists. Orthodox priest kidnapped Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Idlib has fallen into the hands of anti-Assad jihadist militias since Saturday, March 28, and there is news of violence and discrimination against the Christian inhabitants of the city ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya" Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, April 1, the laying of the first stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya", the 21 Egyptian Copts killed in Libyan territory by jihadists last January, was held in ...
• 31 March 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni visits Iraqi refugees in Jordan: "I admired the generosity of so many" Amman (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was sent by the Holy Father to Iraq (see Fides 27/03/2015) to express, the closeness, affection and the u ...
• 31 March 2015
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cases of multidrug resistant tuberculosis increase and there is little accessibility to healthcare Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 85% of the population in Papua New Guinea lives in rural areas where access to health services is very precarious and it is equally difficult to reach hospitals. There is a doctor and five ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of Auxiliary of Xai-Xai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 March 2015, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Alberto Vera Aréjula, O.de M., Delegate Provincial Superior of Mercedari in Mozambique and Pastor in Xai-Xai as Auxiliary Bishop of the Dioc ...