News

• 25 April 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Candlelight procession in Jerusalem against the French law on same-sex marriages Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - Even in Jerusalem, as in other cities in the world, spontaneous gatherings are taking place these days to express dissent with the law authorizing the so-called same-sex marriage, which was ap ...
• 25 April 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A month after the conquest of Bangui rebels continue to vex the population Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - One month after the conquest, on March 24, of the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, by the rebels of the coalition Seleka, the situation is far from stabilized. While in Bangui mo ...
• 24 April 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - New project for 2000 children at the National Hospital for Pediatrics in Hanoi Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The National Hospital for Pediatrics in Hanoi (NHP) and Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, in Rome (OPBG) have just launched a new project born from the need for special assistance to children wit ...
• 24 April 2013
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Mgr. Martinelli is concerned about yesterday’s attack and saddened by the deaths of two nuns Tripoli (Agenzia Fides). "It was a terrible thing, the blast was felt in a radius of more than three kilometers. We are all on alert, even if the authorities are busy to restore security," says to Fides Agency His Exc. M ...
• 24 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: "Kidnappings are a plague: the aim is money" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - More than religion, the reason is money. In an interview with Fides, the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, Msg. Antoine Audo, argues that "the scourge of kidnapping," that plagues the nation, has the ai ...
• 24 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishops kidnapped: yesterday's news on their release proved wrong Aleppo (Agenzia Fides). The news spread yesterday on the release of the two bishops in Aleppo kidnapped the night before have no certain and definite confirmation. The Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch confirms to ...
• 24 April 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Patriarchs of the bishops kidnapped: may God put an end to the tragedy of our people Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A plea to the kidnappers so that they respect the life of the hostages, "refrain from any violence which is useful only to the enemies of our country" An appeal to abandon "all that allows or p ...
• 24 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Amnesty for Boko Haram, doubts of some bishops who criticize MEND, too Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Churches in Northern Nigeria, amd my diocese in particular, have been recording depletion in the number of faithful attending church services owing to Boko haram insurgencies," said His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 24 April 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The religious: " Government insufficient on ecology, human rights, corruption, land reform" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Benigno Aquino Jr. has not given satisfactory results to the population on important issues such as human rights, corruption, impunity, land reform, ecology. This was stated in ...
• 22 April 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas in Quetta to help the earthquake victims in Baluchistan Quetta (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas in Quetta, charitable arm of the Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta, capital of Baluchistan province, has sent a team of volunteers in the district of Mashkail, an area hard hit by the earthqu ...
• 22 April 2013
  AFRICA - Reception centers for 4,000 street children in the Sahel Segou (Agenzia Fides) - Every day, in order to survive, thousands of children are forced to beg on the streets. To cope with this latest emergency affecting the African continent, and to try to help vulnerable children, ...
• 22 April 2013
  VATICAN - "Finding the right and peaceful paths to overcome the crisis," Pope's appeal for Venezuela Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As Cardinal Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas launched an appeal for calm and relaxation Pope Francis, in the Sunday prayer of the Regina Caeli, called "the beloved Venezuelan people, esp ...
• 22 April 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Horacio Cartes elected President Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Superior Court of Electoral Justice of Paraguay announced that, based on the results of yesterday's elections Sunday, April 21, Horacio Cartes is the new President of Paraguay. According to ...
• 22 April 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Sexual abuse concerning 50 thousand children in 10 years: "What is the value of life?" Asks the Church Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "What is the value of human life? What meaning does it have?: "From this question of meaning one must start, at a cultural, anthropological and religious level, to seek answers to the sad phenomen ...
• 22 April 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Stop to arms also those built illegally": Msg. Kaigama’s appeal Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a tragedy that continues. Unfortunately, it is no surprise that there are clashes in the area and that a large number of people have lost their lives. What should surprise us is that this s ...