News

• 26 June 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church’s appeal to avoid violence and open dialogue La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Defensoria del Pueblo have urged the government of Bolivia and the police, whose agents have been asking for a salary increase in the past few days, to speak without t ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - More than 5,000 Bibles released by the government for the Christian communities of Borneo Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) – Satisfaction on behalf of the Christian communities in the provinces of Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of the island of Labuan, part of Malaysia's island: as reported to Fides ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "No foreign country can impose its rules on immigration": the complex issue of illegal Haitians Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, said that "no foreign country can come to the Dominican Republic to impose its rules on immigration" and called on l ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Xavante indigenous fight to regain their homeland Marãiwatsédé (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous population Xavante of Marãiwatsédé in the state of Mato Grosso, continues to fight to regain their territory of origin. Although in 1998 the Brazilian government reco ...
• 25 June 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope to the Bishops of Colombia: "It is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Colombia is not a stranger to the consequences of forgetfulness God. Hence, it is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ, ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner," Social Week 2012 has just concluded Mar del Plata (Agenzia Fides) - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner. We renew our commitment to the culture of work. We reject the spread of negative consumerist and materialistic behavi ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Social exclusion and poverty for the people of Chiapas, despite natural resources Tuxtla Gutierrez (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the natural resources available in the Mexican State of Chiapas, poverty continues to be the principal stigma to fight. Chiapas lives in conditions of social, cultural and e ...
• 25 June 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Bishop of Luxor appreciates the words of the new President of Egypt Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "I consider Mohammed Mursi’s victory positive, with the hope that now all work in a spirit of cooperation to renew the Country," says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Youhannes Zakaria, Coptic Catholic Bi ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians in the front line in solidarity with those suffering due to the conflict Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian communities in Syria and the Christian Churches in the Middle East are heavily involved in helping and in solidarity toward all those who suffer because of the ongoing conflict: s ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Witnessing the Gospel in the midst of the conflict: the message of the Greek Melkite Synod Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to be "witnesses of Gospel values in Syria", and "rediscover our vocation to become light, salt and leaven in Arab societies": is the appeal launched by the Synod Fathers at the ...
• 25 June 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Boko Haram wants to destabilize the government," says President Jonathan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Islamist sect Boko Haram wants to destabilize the government and therefore attacks Christian places of worship, seeking to divide Christians from Muslims. This is the meaning of the speech on ...
• 23 June 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Boko Haram threatens more attacks: there are 300 suicide bombers who are ready Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Alarm in the Christian community in Nigeria after the terrorist group Boko Haram, author of several recent attacks on Christian churches, issued a threat to carry out new attacks in order to make ...
• 23 June 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - President Lugo disqualified, Bishops’ appeal for peace Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the serious political crisis that the Republic is experiencing, as Bishops of Paraguay, we turn to the representatives of the government and all citizens to express once again our exhor ...
• 23 June 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Government Format: Paul Bhatti confirmed at the Ministry for Harmony Islambad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan has a new prime minister: Raja Pervez Ashraf, of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), who yesterday received the positive vote of the Federal Parliament, and has already formed the new g ...
• 23 June 2012
  AFRICA/TOGO - The Bishops condemn violence and call for peaceful confrontation Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - In the phase of social tension that exists in Togo, it is necessary to seek peaceful and constructive confrontation, without degenerating into gratuitous violence: So says the local Church, which ...