News

• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - The Korean bishops: "The death of Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point, for reunification" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point for the path of reunification of the Koreas. We hope that the Lord gives light and strength to the North Korea ...
• 19 December 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "A campaign worthy of a civilized country" for the upcoming 2012 elections San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of El Salvador has urged the country's political parties to lead a "clean campaign" for the upcoming legislative and municipal elections in 2012, and to put an end to th ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - No to the marriage of minors and violence against children Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Two out of three girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18, many on average around 12 years of age. In addition to child labor, Bengali girls are facing also this stark reality, especia ...
• 19 December 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR- December 23 crucial day for the DRC? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Military presence in Kinshasa is massive. So far there have not been major clashes, but the tension is evident", said local Church sources to Fides contacted in the capital of the Democratic R ...
• 19 December 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The number of children in Cochabamba forced to work to keep families increases Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of child labor has significantly increased on the streets of Cochabamba. The children leave school and dedicate themselves in jobs to help their families economically. They cle ...
• 19 December 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA - Government’s full availability for the Pope's visit Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The president of Cuba, Raul Castro, yesterday received a delegation from the Holy See in preparation for the upcoming trip of Pope Benedict XVI to the island, announced by the Pontiff himself dur ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro: "Strong solidarity among the victims of the typhoon. Thanks to the Pope for his encouragement" Cagayan de Oro (Agenzia Fides) – There is strong emergency, there is great discomfort but there "is equally strong solidarity among the victims", while "the Pope's words are a great encouragement for all": this is what ...
• 19 December 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "A part of the population justifies the attitude of the police in the name of the return to order" notes a missionary Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "A part of the area affected by the conflict, life proceeds normally in Cairo," says to Fides Fr. Luciano Verdoscia, a Comboni missionary who works in Cairo, where clashes between demonstrators an ...
• 17 December 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - More than 125,000 irregular armed fighters, divided into hundreds of militias: the complaint of a report Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - In Libya, there are 125,000 irregular armed fighters. According to a report by the International Crisis Group (ICG), which warns about the presence of hundreds of militias that control chunks o ...
• 17 December 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - In times of crisis, Mexicans seek God even more Xalapa (Agenzia Fides) - "Mexico remains a deeply religious country, despite the hegemony of relativism that undermines religious values". This is how the statement of the press office of the Archdiocese of Xalapa Commun ...
• 17 December 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY - Racism, discrimination and xenophobia against foreigners: Scalabrinians increase the commitment for a culture of hospitality and solidarity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The rise of racism, discrimination and xenophobia in Europe which is going through severe economic crisis of values, motivated by ideologies without humanism and without God, by political and econ ...
• 17 December 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '- More than 280 000 children work to help families in the region of Ancash Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In Ancash, the northern region of Peru, more than 280,800 children are devoted to work and do not attend school. According to the Head of the Child Labour Statistics of the Regional Directorate o ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - The Catholic community intensifies its efforts to spread Christmas values in society Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In Beijing, Shanghai, Shi Jiang Zhuang (capital of the province of He Bei) and in many other cities, large and small, Chinese Catholics are preparing the traditional Christmas concert, a high le ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/SRI LANKA-Proposal for an "anti-conversion Law"; Christians discriminated in building permits Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The request to enact an "anti-conversion law" makes a comeback on the public scene which forbids a citizen to change his/her faith, except in specific cases and with the permission of a magistra ...
• 17 December 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Fight against corruption in society and the Church: the commitment of the religious New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Transparency, morality in public and private life, the fight against corruption, are in the DNA of the religious and of all Christians commitment, in society and the Church: this is what was s ...