News

• 20 March 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Kano, " persecutions and martyrdom are concrete realities for many Christians in Nigeria " Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The Boko Haram religious sect forms the most comprehensive and extensive challenge to our national life and religious freedom in Nigeria." This was stated by Mgr. John Niyiring, Bishop of Kano, a ...
• 20 March 2013
  AMERICA/CUBA - Good Friday: granted non-working day Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - For the second consecutive year, a government decree gives Cubans a festive day in Holy Week after decades due to tensions with the Catholic Church, the Havana government had canceled religious ...
• 18 March 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A Day dedicated to Girls and Indigenous Children Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - Today, March 18, Girls and Indigenous Children Day of Venezuela is celebrated. This annual event is dedicated to the 41 indigenous communities in the Latin American country as a sign of recogn ...
• 18 March 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Why are we not able to live in peace?" Asks the Archbishop of Medellin Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of a violent weekend in which 31 people were killed, the Archbishop of Medellin, His Exc. Mgr. Ricardo Antonio Tobon Restrepo, expressed his concern regarding the violence that plagu ...
• 18 March 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - New violence against religious while the rebels threaten to march on the capital Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - A religious was assaulted last week in the village of Bangao (80 km from Bambari in the Central African Republic) from the rebel coalition Seleka. According to testimonies collected by the Rése ...
• 18 March 2013
  AMERICA - From CELAM to Pope Francis: "Let us always remember the call to mission. Bishop and people" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "We lived through the experience of his choice in an atmosphere of episcopal collegiality. This fact filled us with a deep joy for what it represents for the universal Church, and especially for ...
• 18 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Blasphemy and forced conversion: two young Christians rescued Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian teenager Ryan Stanton, victim of false accusations of blasphemy, was rescued and taken abroad with his family. A Christian girl, Rafia Mansha, 14, kidnapped by a Muslim and forced i ...
• 18 March 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Death of Bishop of Torit Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Akio Johnson Mutek, Bishop of Torit (South Sudan) died at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi on Sunday night, March 17. According to the Catholic Radio Network Mgr. Mutek was rushed to the ho ...
• 18 March 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Roman meetings between Patriarch Rai and political Lebanese leaders on the electoral law Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Today consultations between the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Boutros Bechara Rai and political leaders of the Lebanese delegation, who arrived in the City to attend the opening Mass of the ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Pope Francis, we are looking forward to having you in China": Chinese Catholics welcome Pope Francis with great enthusiasm and happiness Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - In communion with the Universal Church the Chinese Catholics welcome Pope Francis with great enthusiasm and happiness. At 5 am on March 14, the first masses of the parishes of Beijing ded ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Hope for a better future," the people gladly welcome the election of the newly elected Pope Francis Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The whole Christian community in Pakistan was very happy for the election of the new Pope, a man of God and a deeply spiritual person" This is what was reported to Fides Agency by father Mushtaq ...
• 15 March 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Pastoral Care of Migrants also involves the parishes Comayagua (Agenzia Fides) - There are 10 parishes involved in the Pastoral Care of Migrants (PMH in Spanish) in the Diocese of Comayagua. Sister Lidia Mara Silva de Souza, national coordinator of the PMH, attended the el ...
• 15 March 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Schools destroyed by bombs because they are considered a symbol of the State and of modern western education Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Attacks on the school buildings by the Pakistani Taliban continue. Among the latest allegations a bomb exploded on February 16 in the village of Kadi, Swabi district, province of Khiber Pakhtu ...
• 15 March 2013
  AFRICA/LIBYA - The Coptic church in Benghazi set on fire Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic church in Benghazi was set on fire by unknown persons. The event took place yesterday, March 14. According to reports from the site of the "The Libya Herald" newspaper, unknown assail ...
• 15 March 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Why do so many by-elections deprive hospitals of the funds they need?" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – A new appeal on behalf of religious leaders of Zambia to stop political violence linked to the partial renewal of the Parliament. Like the previous one on 27 February (see Fides 28/02/2013), e ...