News

• 9 September 2013
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - "To execute the converts to Christianity": shock-appeal in Parliament Kabul ( Agenzia Fides) - A member of the Afghan Parliament suggested that those who convert from Islam to Christianity are to be executed, according to the sharia (Islamic law), in order to stop the rapid growth of Chris ...
• 9 September 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Respect the dignity of foreigners, new aspects of the pastoral care of migrants Zacatecas ( Agenzia Fides) - We all have to respect the dignity of foreigners: is what the Bishop of the diocese of Zacatecas ( Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Siegfried Noriega Barceló said at the end of the third Seminar of P ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: let us pray for peace in Syria, together with Pope Francis Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople welcomes the appeal of the "brother in Christ, Francis Pope" to pray and fast for peace in Syria, asking also international leaders gathered ...
• 6 September 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - Doctors with Africa Cuamm welcome Pope Francis’ appeal for peace Padua (Agenzia Fides) - From health care operators, who dedicate themselves to the care of life and health every day, the volunteers of Doctors with Africa Cuamm in Italy and in Africa welcome Pope Francis’ special inv ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Melkite Patriarch: appeal to save Maaloula, a holy place for the Syrians Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - The cross that towered on the dome of the monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus does not exist any more. Armed groups of the jihadist Galaxy removed it, who on Wednesday attacked and invaded ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians and Hindus united in fasting and prayer for peace in Syria Vasai (Agenzia Fides) - Fasting and prayer for peace in Syria sees Christians and Hindus in India united. This is what was said to Fides Agency by His Exc. Mgr. Felix Machado, Bishop of Vasai and President of the Commiss ...
• 6 September 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Domestic violence, poverty, organized crime for the children of one of the most violent countries in the world Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Poverty and domestic violence force Honduran children to abandon their homes and live on the streets, subject to enormous risks such as forced recruitment by organized crime. This is what i ...
• 6 September 2013
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES – The Bishops of Washington State push for the approval of the Immigration Act Yakima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic bishops of Washington state will issue a pastoral letter on Sunday, September 8th urging the U.S. Congress to approve the immigration reform. His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Tyson, Bishop of th ...
• 6 September 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Peace and War, a key concern of the Church in Bolivia La Paz ( Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB) has called the faithful and all people of good will to join Pope Francis with prayer and fasting for peace in Syria. For this reason, on Saturday, Septemb ...
• 6 September 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - The challenges of the new leadership: National reconciliation, fight against corruption, the re-launch of economy Bamako (Agenzia Fides ) - "The first problem that the President, the Prime Minister and the government will have to face in the next few days is that of reconciliation and national unity", says Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secret ...
• 6 September 2013
  AFRICA - "Pray for Peace also through social networks" the South African Bishops’ appeal Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Africa has mobilized in response to the appeal launched by Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, the Middle East and the world, organized for Saturday, Sept ...
• 6 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - Iranians of different faiths: fasting and prayer in solidarity with the Syrian people Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Iranian citizens around the world, followers of Shia Islam, Christians, citizens of the Bahai faith, or lay people, all members of the organization "Iran Rights Watch" will fast tomorrow, Septemb ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Prayer and fasting in Maaloula, a village symbol of coexistence, threatened by armed groups Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – One already prays and fasts for peace in Maaloula, a small Christian village in the north of Damascus, where Aramaic is spoken, the language of Jesus. Maaloula is a small Christian village in ...
• 5 September 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Church prays and fasts for peace together with Pope Francis Baghdad ( Agenzia Fides) - The Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans Louis Raphael I Sako calls on the Chaldean Church and all Iraqis to share a day of fasting and prayer for Syria convened by Pope Francis for Saturday, ...
• 5 September 2013
  AMERICA - "The serious threat to peace in Syria cannot leave anyone indifferent": peace initiatives in Latin America Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Fides Agency received news of many initiatives for peace in Syria from several Latin American places in response to the Pope's appeal. The Peruvian Episcopal Conference called on all parishes, move ...