News

• 30 July 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Religious proselytism in refugee camps: the Catholic Church stands off Amman (Agenzia Fides) - The initiative of Christians linked to evangelical groups that were filmed while distributing gospels and leaflets concerning spiritual reflection in the refugee camp in Zaatari, the main camp for ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Sambalpur and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sambalpur (India), by His Exc. Mgr. Lukas Kerketta, S.V.D., in accordance with ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Diphu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Paul Mattekatt of the clergy of Diphu, Pastor and Director of the Catholic school in Japrajan as Bishop of the Diocese of Diphu (India ...
• 29 July 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Rourkela Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Holy Father Francis, on 26 July 2013, appointed Rev.do Kishore Kumar Kujur of the clergy of Sambalpur, Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Regional Seminar Orissa as Bishop of the Diocese ...
• 29 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Saltillo supports the defenders of human rights of immigrants Saltillo (Agenzia Fides) - "In the minds of many, immigrants are a threat, they are thugs. But this happens to people who suffer from xenophobia, and this is one of the things we have always tackled": this is how the Bi ...
• 29 July 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Respect and dignity for women in Kananga: poor, lonely and with dependent families Kananga (Agenzia Fides) – In Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, even if the population does not live the direct consequences of the war looming in the Central African country for decades, it suffers the consequ ...
• 29 July 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Day with the concern for the poor Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to promote policies aimed "at the development and promotion of people": this was reported by the Bishop of the diocese of Jujuy, His Exc. Mgr. Daniel Fernandez, commenting on the s ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Concrete gestures of solidarity to celebrate the national holiday, the Bishops’ message Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Peru celebrates the 192nd anniversary of National Independence on July 28 and the message from the President of the Episcopal Conference, Mgr. Salvador Piñeiro García Calderón, Archbishop of Aya ...
• 27 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Presidential elections, Caritas urges to solve the humanitarian crisis Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Spain adheres to the statement that Caritas Internationalis made during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on the situation in Mali, and calls on the tran ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Violent irrationality, a great offense to God and the community", complaint by Mgr. Ezzati Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago, Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago by the pro-abortion protesters and showed "his dismay towards those who have the obligati ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Raid in the cathedral, intervention of the President of Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago which took place on Thursday evening during the celebration of the feast of the city, the ...
• 26 July 2013
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The "social WYD" Christian Baptists, in communion with the Pope in Rio Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - As the Pope is in Rio de Janeiro with young Catholics from around the world for "World Youth Day", on the other side of the globe, the young Christians of the Baptist Church gather in Singapor ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Dialogue and truth, the Catholic community in favor of a clarification Maracay (Agenzia Fides) - Commenting on the various political events that have recently sparked the debate at a national and regional level, the Bishop of the Diocese of Maracay, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo ...
• 26 July 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "Converted being tracked down" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - To convert from Christianity to Islam has become much more dangerous in Sudan after the secession of South Sudan, which took place in July 2011, say to Fides some believers in local communities ...
• 26 July 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Ling Shou builds a Center for formation of faith Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - A Center for the formation of faith is being built in the parish of Ling Shou, not far from Shi Jia Zhuang, capital of the province of He Bei. According to information collected by Fides ...