News

• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Jesuits on the Syrian conflict: Let’s stop arms dealers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In order to understand and stop the conflict in Syria "one should recognize and call by name the real interests at stake, at a local, regional and international level, which do not correspond to th ...
• 29 October 2013
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS -Appointment of the Rector of the "Holy Name of Mary" Seminary in Honiara Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on May 3, 2013 appointed rev. Fr. Teclemicael Tewolde Neguse, of the Congregation of the Mission (CM ...
• 29 October 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Resignation of the Bishop of El Obeid and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on 28 October 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of El Obeid (Sudan), by His Exc. Mgr. Macram Max Gassis M.C.C.J., in accordance wit ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Aid from humanitarian organizations to people affected by monsoons and floods Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - A month of monsoon rains and floods in Cambodia has claimed the lives of 168 people, over a hundred thousand homeless in 20 of the 24 provinces of the Country, including some parts of the cap ...
• 29 October 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Closing of the Year of Faith, praying for peace, but churches are empty because of fear Jinotega (Agenzia Fides) - "Sincere dialogue between the government and re-armed groups must take precedence over weapons, because war does not leave anything good", said His Exc. Mgr. Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, ...
• 29 October 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church also involved in the wave of violence: other priests threatened Aguascalientes (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence in Mexico does not stop and even the priests have been victims of attempted extortion on behalf of criminal gangs. At least three priests have been contacted by crimi ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - More funds from the government to the Minister for Religious Affairs: appeal to promote harmony Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government has steadily increased over the past five years funds to the Ministry for Religious Affairs, which has increased by 25% per annum since 2008. The trend, say Fides sourc ...
• 29 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities at a conference: a common strategy in view of a peace agreement Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - A session of talks between the representatives of 19 ethnic Burmese minority groups started today in the Kachin State in northern Myanmar, which aims to develop a common position and strategy, ...
• 28 October 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists attack Christians with the charges of "forced conversions" Kalva (Agenzia Fides) - An assembly of faithful Christians was attacked yesterday, Sunday 27 October, by Hindu extremists belonging to the Radical Group "Bajrang Dal" in Kalva, Indian state of Maharashtra. As reported to ...
• 28 October 2013
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - John Paul II foundation for the Sahel: renew oneself for a better service to the poor Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Need for a renewal of the "John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel" so that it realizes its service in the best way to combat drought and desertification in the Sahel, carrying out the Pope’ ...
• 28 October 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Bishop: no to weapons in churches Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The attacks and persecutions suffered by the Copts in the last convulsive seasons in Egypt should not be exploited to propagate ideas and alien behavior towards the Christian faith and contrary to ...
• 28 October 2013
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - " It is time to act!": Families in defense of life, the first human right San José (Agenzia Fides) - In conjunction with Family Day, celebrated on 26 and 27 October in Rome on the occasion of the Year of Faith, presided by Pope Francis, the "First National Congress for life and the family" wa ...
• 28 October 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - 5,000 malnourished children in the province of Santa Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - In the province of Santa, which belongs to the Peruvian region of Ancash, one of those with greater financial resources, there are over 5000 children who suffer from chronic malnutrition. The f ...
• 28 October 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - M23 : "There are several mass graves in addition to those already found" denounces civil society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - As the offensive of the Congolese armed forces (FARDC ) against the guerrillas of the M23 continue in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Coordination of Civil Society in the ...
• 25 October 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Reception centers for street children Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Provincial Government of Jakarta is planning reception centers for street children and victims of violence. The construction of safe houses for children is among the priorities of the local ...