News

• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The false accusations against St. Catherine's Monastery have been rejected Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In an articulated press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, March 30, representatives of the Egyptian political and academic world rejected the false accusations of infidelity to the Egyptian nati ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: "The census is a golden opportunity for peace and development" Yangon (Agenzia Fides ) - "The census is a positive step: we hope it will be a fair and transparent process. It is a golden opportunity to promote and strengthen peace and development in the nation": So says the message ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "If war crimes were really committed, Nigerians would consider such acts deplorable, but let us first verify the facts", said Mgr. Kaigama Abuja ( Agenzia Fides) - "If there was a deliberate intention on behalf of Nigerian militants to kill cold -bloodedly and if these allegations are proven, I can assure every Nigerian will not accept these actions" says t ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Calzada Guerrero’s appeal:The killings in Oaxaca are a strong wake-up call Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - After the executions registered in this area during the weekend, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero said that the ...
• 29 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Clashes after the Islamist assault on a church. Four dead Cairo (Agenzia Frides ) – An Islamist attack on the Coptic Church in the area of Ain Shams, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael, occurred on Friday, March 28 causing the death of four people, includi ...
• 29 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Where is justice? A terrible day for Christians in Pakistan Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Pakistani Christians are already persecuted and they feel very insecure and vulnerable, especially after so many false blasphemy cases registered against them. The verdict sentencing Sawan Masih ...
• 29 March 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Holy See "willing and eager" to help Venezuela Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accepted the idea of a "mediator in good faith", due to the increasing pressure to negotiate with the opposition. On March 27, Maduro mentioned the Vatican s ...
• 29 March 2014
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Outbreak of Ebola: "There is no treatment or vaccine, the priority is to isolate suspected cases" Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - Guinea has received confirmation that a mysterious disease that has killed up to 60 people in the West African country, and may have spread to neighboring Sierra Leone, is the hemorrhagic fever ...
• 29 March 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church reflects on the situation: "The people no longer have hope in this government" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides ) - "It is a shame that the people no longer have hope in this government": This is what was expressed by the president of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB), Mgr. Oscar Aparicio, in his op ...
• 29 March 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN – The parish of Zarqa is the first to acquire a "solar energy system" Zarqa (Agenzia Fides) - The Twelve Apostles parish of Zarqa is the first church in the Middle East to acquire a solar energy system. This was confirmed to Fides Agency by the parish priest Kurzum Elias. "The idea", says ...
• 28 March 2014
  OCEANIA/PAPUA N.GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the "Holy Spirit" inter-diocesan Seminary in Port Moresby Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 17, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Jacek Tendej, of the Congregation of the Mission as Rector of ...
• 28 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops: stop with threats! The problem in the area of Veracruz can be resolved through dialogue Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2010, those who oppose the hydroelectric project El Naranjal, in Veracruz (Mexico), among whom there are also priests, live in a climate of threats and intimidation: this was denounced ...
• 28 March 2014
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - New program for social integration and peace education Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – In the Ivory Coast conflicts between farmers and breeders occur every day and often result in brutal violence, particularly in the region of Gbeke, and in the Departments of Bouake, Sakassou a ...
• 28 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Cardinal Onaiyekan: "Boko Haram insurgency is an anomaly in the socio-religious environment of the Nigerian nation which does not truly reflect the Country’s Muslim/Christian relationship" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Nigeria is "the greatest Islamo-Christian nation in the world" where the two major religions in the Country live in harmony with each other and with the faithful of other religions. This was state ...
• 28 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Missile on an Armenian church in Aleppo during Mass Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The Armenian Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity in Aleppo was hit by a missle while the faithful were attending mass. The attack damaged the dome and broke the windows, but caused no injuries. T ...