News

• 24 September 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - No evidence against Rimsha; support on behalf of Muslim women Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - After a week of further investigation, the Pakistani police have acknowledged that there is no evidence against Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl arrested for blasphemy and then released on bail. Th ...
• 24 September 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Comboni Missionaries have launched a petition to abolish death penalty Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni Missionaries (MCCJ) have launched a petition for the abolition of the death penalty in South Sudan. The petition was addressed to the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan gathered in Juba, ...
• 21 September 2012
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Fighting malnutrition among children under 5 years of age suffering from rickets Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - In Madagascar, about half of the children under 5 years of age are rickety because of the irreversible effects of malnutrition that affect them during the first thousand days of life. These ...
• 21 September 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hunger and poverty affect most Latin populations Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian organization Bread for the World has just released its annual study on hunger and poverty in the Latino community living in the United States, which shows that Latino families a ...
• 21 September 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - For the Year of Faith also a contest for the hymn that uses "the cultural resources of indigenous peoples" Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The organization of four Seminars, the publication of brochures, a competition for the hymn of the Year of Faith made by the indigenous peoples of the island: are some of the initiatives of the ...
• 21 September 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - VII Meeting on immigration and human trafficking: Brazil has not yet acceded to the International Convention on the protection of immigrants St. Paul (Agenzia Fides) - The VII International Meeting on Migration and human trafficking in Latin America ends today, September 21, which was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event, which began on 19 September, discusse ...
• 21 September 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More than 25 million Nigerians at risk for torrential rain Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - More than 25 million Nigerians who live along the banks of the rivers in the States of Niger, Benue, Sokoto, Katsina Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Cross River are likely to su ...
• 21 September 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Strong reaction on behalf of the Archbishop of Mendoza against abortion: "it is never a solution" Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentinian Archdiocese of Mendoza, in a statement signed by the Archbishop and his Auxiliary, said: "The Chamber of Deputies of Mendoza has given preliminary approval to a project so that t ...
• 21 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Deputy delegate of Aleppo: Christians help refugees, not to take up arms Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "There are tens of thousands of displaced families in the metropolitan area of Aleppo, who fled from the neighborhoods where fighting occurs. They find shelter in schools, churches, mosques, publ ...
• 21 September 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Tension in Cairo, but the Muslim Brotherhood seem to want to calm things down Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The tension is high, because protest demonstrations are expected because of the caricatures which appeared on a French satirical newspaper that offended the Prophet Mohammed. The embassy, consula ...
• 20 September 2012
  VATICAN - Pope: "The world today needs clear and unequivocal signs of dialogue and collaboration, something of which Lebanon has been and must continue to be an example" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The "extraordinary days" of the Apostolic Trip made in Lebanon, "despite the difficult circumstances, because a father must always remain alongside his children when they face serious probl ...
• 20 September 2012
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - A new home for street children Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - A reception center for street children was recently inaugurated in Luanda, Angola. The house, which runs as a center both during the day and night is dedicated to St. Kizito, a Ugandan boy who wa ...
• 20 September 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Thousands of children cannot go back to school Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - In Syria, the school year is expected to begin this week, but the reality of the civil war that the country is going through does not allow thousands of children to attend classes. More than 20 ...
• 20 September 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Priesthood and diaconate ordinations enrich the continental Catholic community and in Taiwan Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Su Zhou and the Diocese of Ji Nan of the continent are celebrating the priestly and diaconal ordinations just celebrated, representing the harvest of the fruits of evangeli ...
• 20 September 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Year of Faith at the center of the Plenary Assembly of the Sudanese Bishops Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan started their Plenary Assembly in Juba (South Sudan) yesterday, September 19. At the heart of the works of the Assembly, which will last one week, there are thr ...