News

• 5 December 2011
  VATICAN-Pope calls for solidarity towards those who must leave "often forcedly" their country Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for solidarity towards those who are forced to leave their country or are stateless, was launched by the Holy Father Benedict XVI during the Angelus yesterday, on Sunday, December ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - More than a thousand young people on the first Youth Day of the Diocese of Xia Men Xia Men (Agenzia Fides) - Sharing the experience of World Youth Day in Madrid was the high point of the first World Youth Day celebrated by the Diocese of Xia Men, Fu Jian province in mainland China, on November 20, the ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - "Crimes against humanity in the massacres of Christians in Orissa": Report of the People's Tribunal New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against Christians in Orissa violate human rights and the Constitution; they have been carefully planned and are considered "crimes against humanity"; they have a strong impact on wom ...
• 5 December 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Church calls for respect towards indigenous people and the defense of their rights Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay urged indigenous people to be united and defend their communities, their families, lands and natural resources. This is what His Exc. Mgr.Lucio ALfert, Bishop of the Apo ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Blasphemous film about Jesus Christ: the director and producer have been arrested, the Bishops ask its withdrawal Mumbai (Agenzia Fides) - Three people have been arrested in Mumbai because responsible for a blasphemous film against Jesus Christ. After days of protests by Christian organizations such as the "Catholic Secular Forum" ( ...
• 5 December 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The number of children infected by HIV is increasing in Chiapas Tuxtla (Agenzia Fides) - HIV-positive children in the Mexican state of Chiapas continue to increase. The "Fundación Nuestro Hogar en Chiapas" currently assists 40 indigenous children of the North and Altos affected by A ...
• 5 December 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cardinal Ortega publicly blesses athletes and baseball fans Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "I hope that my blessing is able to cross the walls of the stadium and reach all the fans who are there, and all the players playing today". With these words, in an event that is unprecedented, t ...
• 5 December 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Girls are more disadvantaged and discriminated than boys San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a child" is the title of the report recently presented by the organization Plan El Salvador, which deals with children's rights, where the main obstacles to the development of girls ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian married couple beaten by the police with false accusations Abbottabad (Agenzia Fides) - Accused of a crime they did not commit, two Christian spouses were arrested and savagely beaten by the police for three days, for refusing to confess. It is yet another case of anti-Christian ...
• 5 December 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Tension on the eve for the announcement of the winner of the presidential elections, the Bishops launch an appeal for calm Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – To go by the results emerged from the polls in the transparency of the procedures; to avoid violence and to severely punish any electoral fraud. This is the appeal launched by the Congolese E ...
• 5 December 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Southern Sudan denounces military raids from the north on its territory Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing tension between North and South Sudan: the latter accuses Khartoum's troops of having crossed the frontier on its territory to hunt down the rebels operating in the border regions ...
• 5 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: yes to the "National Human Rights Commission" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission "Justice and Peace" of the Bishops of Pakistan strongly supports the establishment of a "National Human Rights Commission" - NHRC in the Pakistani government: So says Peter Jacob, ...
• 3 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The largest church in Pakistan: a sign of hope in the Year of the Mission Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The new church of San Pietro in Karachi, the largest in Pakistan, is "a sign of hope and a good omen for the future, in the Year of the Mission": says to Fides Fr. Mario Rodriguez, a priest of K ...
• 3 December 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -The Dominicans defend Radio Santo Domingo from the culamny "that stains the honor of the Church and the Order of Preachers" Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - "The transmission of the truth is a cornerstone of our Dominican charism and many times this may not appeal to some, but does not give anyone the right to attack and insult to silence means of ...
• 3 December 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - New projects for Missionary Childhood for children with AIDS Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of orphans entrusted to grandparents after their parents die of AIDS, an entire generation at risk, illiteracy and lack of education: This unfortunately is the reality for many childr ...