News

• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Mgr. Scarpellini appointed Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Bascopé, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of El Alto (Bolivia), in a note sent to Fides thanks God for the gift of a new bishop for the diocese: His Exc. Mgr. Eug ...
• 25 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Tense Climate after the deposition of the government Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tense climate in Juba after the deposition of the government on behalf of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. "Apart from an increase in roadblocks, currently there are specific movements in Juba ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A century of commitment to re-educate and reintegrate young people in need Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Managua was crowded with faithful for the celebration of the Holy Mass, presided by His Exc. Mgr. Leopoldo José Brenes, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua, who gave rise to the ...
• 25 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Holy See to the UN: there can be no military solution in Syria, it is necessary to start negotiations New York City (Agenzia Fides) – No more wasting time, exclude any military option, immediately start a negotiation: it is what Mgr. Francis A. Chullikatt, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, asked yesterday d ...
• 25 July 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Report on the state of human rights: "intolerance is tolerated" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "A pervasive intolerance is widely tolerated in Pakistan", says a new Report on the state of human rights in the country, published by the "Human Rights Commission of Pakistan" (HRCP), one of ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "We want a life without violence": the Bishops re-launch young people's concerns Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Tehuantepec and San Cristobal de Las Casas (Chiapas) are very concerned because the conditions of poverty and lack of opportunities for young people may lead them to enter int ...
• 25 July 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A girl and a Catholic nun threatened and forced to flee: "women trafficking" is feared Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - Tension, fear and the need to leave the country for a certain period: this is what a Catholic family in the village Padri Jo Goth, in the district of Sanghar, in the Pakistani province of Sind ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop Romo Muñoz Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "The murder of father Nachito must not go unpunished", said the Archbishop of Tijuana, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Romo Muñoz, after learning the sad news of the death of Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez ...
• 24 July 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – Minorities rights: a challenge for the new government London (Agenzia Fides) - The rights of religious minorities are a challenge for the future action of the new government, elected in Pakistan in May and could prove to be a crucial point in the development of democracy an ...
• 24 July 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Nobel Maguire at the Vatican: "Non-violence and dialogue are the only path to peace" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Non-violence, dialogue, reconciliation and peace are "the key words to solve the Syrian crisis." They are "the only possible way to avoid a regional degeneration of the conflict, with unpre ...
• 24 July 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community in aid of earthquake victims Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of mainland China has been active, as always in these circumstances, to help the population of the Chinese province of Gan Su, hit by a violent earthquake at 7.45 o ...
• 24 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Kussala: "The military presence is not the solution" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The military presence is never a solution. The international community should do more to stop the LRA leader, Joseph Kony, but does not seem to have much desire" is what His Exc. Mgr. Edward Hiibo ...
• 24 July 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified," says the Bishop President of "Prodepaz" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The protests of farmers in Catatumbo are justified. It is true that they have come to extreme measures, and no one can agree with this, but I think that the same situation experienced by Colombi ...
• 24 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – Food emergency for thousands of people who have fled into the forests of the State of Jonglei Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tens of thousands of people have fled to avoid yet another wave of violence in the forests of the State of Jonglei, in South Sudan, where there is severe food crisis. Since clashes have started bet ...
• 23 July 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – A priest has been killed in the region of Baja California Ensenada (Agenzia Fides) - Father Ignacio Cortez Alvarez, pastor of the church "María Auxiliadora", was killed in his home in the city of Ensenada, in the region of Baja California. The lifeless body of the priest was f ...