News

• 31 March 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious Lebanese leaders denounce a plan of sectarian fragmentation of the Middle East Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Unanimous support and unconditional love to the armed forces, appeal for an end to the vacancy in the president's office, condemnation of masked terrorism in religious matters and the announceme ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The creation of new provinces is likely to result in a postponement of local elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Going from 11 to 26 provinces will not be easy. The installation of these new provinces will require a lot of resources", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the "Peace in Congo Network" on t ...
• 31 March 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - UNHCR report: Almost 6000 applications for asylum in Spain in 2014 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as armed conflicts, human rights violations and deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in other countries, pushed the number of asylum applications ...
• 31 March 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Way of the Cross on Good Friday in prayer for peace" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrate a Way of the Cross through the streets of Manila, to reflect on the passion of Christ, be reconciled with the Lord and renew one’s life, praying intensely "for natural disasters and f ...
• 31 March 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The denunciation of the Bishop of Piedras Negras: Too many missing persons of whom we know nothing Piedras Negras (Agenzia Fides) - Relatives of missing persons are angry and feel helpless seeing that there are no results from the investigation to find out where their loved ones are, but the worst thing is that people ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church invites President al-Sisi to Easter Mass Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take part in the Easter vigil that will be celebrated on Saturday evening, April 11 by Patriarch Tawadros II at th ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Constitutional referendum at risk for the controversy over Islamic Courts Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum to approve the new Constitution of Tanzania scheduled on April 30 could be postponed for organizational reasons and because of the controversies on the establishment of Isla ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA - Decent work for young people living in rural areas Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - More than half of the population of Africa is under 25 years of age and it is expected that over the next decade, about 11 million young people will enter the labor market every year. Despi ...
• 30 March 2015
  VATICAN - The Pope: "We think of our brothers and sisters who are persecuted because they are Christians, the martyrs of our own time" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday - Palm Sunday dedicated to the persecuted Christians. Recalling Holy Week, which leads us to Easter, "we will take ...
• 30 March 2015
  ASIA/JAPAN - Resignation of the Bishop of Nagoya and appointment of Successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 March 2015, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Nagoya, Japan, by His Exc. Mgr. Augustinus Jun-ichi Nomura, according to Canon 401 § 1 o ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Makurdi and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 March 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Makurdi (Nigeria), by His Exc. Mgr. Athanasius Atule Usuh, in accordance with can. 401 § ...
• 30 March 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Joy in the suffering: Sincelejo welcomes the new Bishop remembering the pastor killed Sincelejo (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Nuncio in Colombia, Archbishop Mgr. Ettore Balestrero, asked the diocesan community of Sincelejo to pray for Fr. Fernando Meza Luna, brutally murdered by robbers on March 21 (see ...
• 30 March 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Submitted a bill to facilitate the immigration of Middle Eastern persecuted Christians Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Two members of the US Congress elected in California have introduced a bill aimed at encouraging immigration to the United States of members belonging to religious minorities threatened with ...
• 30 March 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 20 victims of the attacks on the churches in Youhanabad Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - There are 20 victims of the attacks on the churches in Youhanabad which occurred on March 15: Yesterday, the Christian community celebrated the funeral of another of the wounded, Shamim Bhatti. M ...
• 30 March 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Boko Haram failed to prevent the holding of elections", says the Bishop of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections were held in a calm manner in Maiduguri, without violence or crisis caused by Boko Haram" says His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, one of ...