News

• 9 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops' appeal: "The media play a pivotal role in the Country" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The media must contribute to promote peaceful co-existence among Kenyans irrespective of political and ethnic affiliation. This is the appeal launched by the Kenya Episcopal Conference through i ...
• 9 July 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ – Safety measures taken for the relics of St. Thomas Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The capture of Mosul by the jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which began on June 9, besides causing the exodus of a large part of the population - both Christian and Muslim - has c ...
• 9 July 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - 17 people who sought refuge in the area of the Cathedral in Bambari have been killed Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - At least 17 people have died among the displaced who sought refuge in the area of the Cathedral of Saint-Joseph Bambari: they were killed yesterday, July 8, in the assault carried out by Seleka r ...
• 9 July 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the region of Chocò: "We are forgotten by all, we have no protection, people live in anguish" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia is underway and every bishop, according to the program of the meeting, exposes the reality of his own diocese (see Fides 05/07/2014). ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - After 38 years the killers of the Bishop who fought for hope and dignity have been condemned La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "We have waited 38 years to see the truth triumph over impunity and finally the day has come where justice has condemned the killers of a man who was fighting for the hope and dignity of thousa ...
• 8 July 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - The 'untouchables' of Burundi still waiting for full integration Gitega (Agenzia Fides) - Without identity documents and with high rates of illiteracy, the Pygmies of Burundi live marginalized in a Country where they are the poorest of the poor. This is the first ethnic group that pop ...
• 8 July 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The government army towards Aleppo. Bishop Audo: we are on edge between hopes and fears, we also lack drinking water Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - In recent days, the signals of a possible, forthcoming offensive of the Syrian government seeking to recapture areas held by the rebels in the urban area of Aleppo, in the north of the Country ar ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Forum on Migration: analysis of the reality and operational proposals are being studied Washington (Agenzia Fides) - There are approximately 800 participants at the forum, which started yesterday, July 7, to share information and ideas on the phenomenon of migration in the United States. The 2014 National M ...
• 8 July 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Dozens killed in clashes in the oil region Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - The Ugandan army claimed to have killed most of the 60 guerrillas responsible for a series of attacks that have hit some villages in the west of the Country. On Sunday, July 6 groups of armed me ...
• 8 July 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT – Kidnappings of Copts are increasing, appeal to President al-Sisi Nag Hammadi (Agenzia Fides) - The "Coalition of the Copts, an active organization in the Egyptian governorate of Qena, has addressed an urgent appeal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and to the Egyptian Interio ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - The chikungunya virus attacks the poor, even the Church is committed to keeping the disease under control Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The latest scourge in Haiti is chikungunya. It's a rarely fatal but intensely painful mosquito-borne virus that has spread rapidly through the Caribbean and parts of Latin America. Haiti ...
• 8 July 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – The Cathedral in Bambari besieged by rebels Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Saint-Joseph in Bambari, in the area where there are more than 12,000 displaced people, is surrounded by the rebels of Seleka, said the local Bishop launching an appeal to Fides ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 8 million indigenous women suffer physical and moral violence Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the National Commission of Human Rights, 8.1 million indigenous women suffer violence, abuse, physical and moral violence, as well as not having access to health services and ed ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Fearless against violence and insecurity, the conclusions of the Bishops’ Assembly María de la Altagracia (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Plenary Assembly of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED), the Bishops denounce the climate of insecurity, rising violence, the scourge of drug trafficking a ...
• 7 July 2014
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - "Protagonists of education, promoters of development": strengthening of primary schools in Shkodra Scutari (Agenzia Fides) - 600 children and 8 schools, 220 teachers and headmasters have benefited from the project to strengthen primary schools in Shkodra, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and carried out by AV ...