News

• 9 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - American Meeting on human trafficking, the largest slavery in this century Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The fifth conference of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean (WUCWO) dedicated to the topic of human trafficking is being held in Mexico City. ...
• 9 April 2013
  EUROPE/FRANCE - A "flash mob" of young people for religious freedom Paris (Agenzia Fides) – One person out of two lives in a country where religious freedom is not respected; more than 200 million Christians live restrictions or limits with regards to their freedom of faith: to say all ...
• 9 April 2013
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Refugee camps are collapsing due to another stream of Congolese Kigali (Agenzia Fides) - In Rwanda the camps hosting refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are almost full after another stream of people fled insecurity in the regions of eastern DRC. The thousands of Con ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/LAOS - Two Christian pastors released, arrested for "spreading the Christian faith" Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Two Laotian Christian pastors were arrested on February 5, 2013 on charges of "spreading the Christian religion" have been released and, since mid-March, they returned to their families. Thi ...
• 9 April 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The South African troops have withdrawn from Bangui in the north of the Congo. Ready for revenge? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Not only IDPs and refugees (mostly women and children) from Central African Republic have found reception in the province of Equator (in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo), but also ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - Mass influx of Assyrian Christians fleeing the Syrian conflict Gaziantep - (Agenzia Fides) In the last 3 days more than 500 Syrian Christians of the Assyrian Church have crossed the Turkish border to seek safety from the tragic civil war in progress in their country. According to so ...
• 9 April 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "A provocation to divide the community," the Archbishop denounces the protests of Evangelicals Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Guayaquil, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio Arregui, described the protests held last Friday by a group of evangelicals as "provocative actions", they expressed their opposition to th ...
• 9 April 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Lightning of the East" in the sky of the Chinese Christians China (Agenzia Fides) – Fides received from various sources news about a sect originated in China, called "Lightning of the East" or the "Almighty God", which with its method of deception, blackmail to Catholic leaders ...
• 8 April 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops of Northeast India: "In the Year of Faith, by the side of the poor" Agartala (Agenzia Fides) - "There is an unbreakable bond between our faith and the poor": the Bishops of Northeast India - a region troubled by social conflicts and inhabited by tribal people who often lack basic service ...
• 8 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Challenges of the Church in Mexico," the 95th Assembly of Bishops begins Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The 95th Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Mexico begins today, Monday, April 8 under the theme "The challenges of the Church in Mexico in these next 3 years." In a statement ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Refugees without parents: at least 2000 children Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - It is estimated that in the Democratic Republic of Congo (CAR), there are about 22,100 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), and that 40% of these are children aged between 2 to 14 se ...
• 8 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy: it is urgent to defend the Christians from summary executions and to protect minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If the Christian Younis Masih, sentenced to death for blasphemy in recent days was acquitted by the High Court (see Fides 03/04/2013), his wife Meena Bibi and four children suffered for eight yea ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Assault against the Coptic Cathedral of St. Mark. Patriarch Tawadros calls everyone to remain calm Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The assault suffered in the afternoon of Sunday, April 7 against St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abassyia in Cairo - where the funeral of four Coptic Christians killed two days before in a ...
• 8 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 12 policemen died in an attack claimed by MEND Abuja (Agenzia Fides)-The Movement for the Emancipation of the Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the attack on 6 April in the lagoon of Azuzama, Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, in which at least 12 policemen were ...
• 8 April 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church calls for respect in political dialogue Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - After several days of declarations and tensions, the Catholic Church intervened to mediate in the conflict between the former Presidents (Pastrana and Uribe), with the current government, and inv ...