News

• 12 November 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A mass media operator has been killed in Mindanao: "It is necessary to respect the rule of law" General Santos City (Agenzia Fides) - Alfredo Velarde, "Brigada News" newspaper manger in Mindanao was killed yesterday in General Santos City by a killer who shot him at close range. Velrade, 45 years of age, managed th ...
• 12 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians Doctors thrown out by Hindu extremists; the faithful in prayer on the "Day for the persecuted" Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Christians of all denominations, in all states of India, will pray today and tomorrow in the Sunday liturgies, for all the faithful persecuted in India and around the world, on the ...
• 12 November 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - New democratic openness, but ethnic minorities are excluded: over 110 thousand displaced Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - There are signs of openness and new hopes for democracy in Myanmar, but despite the progress, "ethnic minorities are inexplicably excluded from the reform process: this exclusion determines high ...
• 12 November 2011
  ASIA/THAILAND - Different religious communities are united in the aid to the flood refugee victims Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - A spirit of unity and collaboration among all religious communities in Thailand characterizes the efforts of assistance to flood victims: Heavy rains have caused severe flooding that have caused ...
• 11 November 2011
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Marriage is the foundation of the family: the National Congress of the family is in progress Quito (Agenzia Fides) - From November 9 to 12, the Second National Congress of the Family on the theme "Family, work and free day- The Ecuadorian family in mission: work and feast day at the service of the person and the ...
• 11 November 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - 24 hours of Eucharistic adoration for the elderly and young people who take turns in the Cathedral of Ji Nan for Ji Nan (Agenzia Fides) - According to reports sent to Fides by Faith of He Bei, the Cathedral of the diocese of Ji Nan, in the Shan Dong province, is promoting with great commitment the Eucharistic adoration. On 28 March ...
• 11 November 2011
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - "If we want to unite the Country we should start from the poor": a missionary on the re-election of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - "Even the international media, wonders what credibility an election has in which only 37% of the voters voted", says to Fides Fr. Mauro Armanino, of the Society of African Missions (SAM), who l ...
• 11 November 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - The number of returnees in the country is decreasing Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The difficulties to resettle in their homes in Afghanistan have discouraged refugees living in neighboring countries. Over the past 10 months only 60 000 people against 100 000 in the same period ...
• 11 November 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A new hospital pavilion in Yirol has been inaugurated Yirol (Agenzia Fides) – A new pavillion has recently been inaugurated in Yirol, one of the poorest areas of the newborn South Sudan, the OPD (Out Patient Department), the new 250 square meters wing with First Aid servi ...
• 11 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Objective "reconciliation" between religious minorities and Muslim groups in Sindh Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) – Reconciliation between religious minorities is being attempted, especially on behalf of the Hindu community and Muslim groups after the killing of four Hindus (a doctor and three members of ...
• 11 November 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A pilgrimage for father Tentorio and against human rights abuses in Mindanao Davao City (Agenzia Fides) - A great pilgrimage will be held in Mindanao, from November 26 to 29, to remember Father Fausto Tentorio, PIME, the missionary who was killed in Arakan a month ago, and to demand an end to hum ...
• 11 November 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "Important to re-establish a peaceful climate immediately": an appeal on behalf of Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya against electoral violence Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are daily witnesses to incidents that are astonishing on how frequent and repeated they are: they cause victims, people arm themselves with machetes and sometimes with guns, they destroy an ...
• 11 November 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The Bishops call for end to violence in Papua, which affects women and children Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Stop to violence, which affects mostly women and children; it is necessary to immediately start dialogues regarding reconciliation; to pray ceaselessly: this is what the Indonesian Bishops ask, ...
• 10 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI close to all those who have been affected by natural disasters Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "At this time, various parts of the world, from Latin America - and especially Central America - to Southeast Asia, have been hit by floods and landslides which have caused many deaths and ...
• 10 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Sister Mabel Chan new President of the Association of Major Superiors of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Sr. Mabel Chan, General Superior of the Sisters of the Announciation of the Lord (SAL) was elected new President of the Association of Major Superiors of the Women's Institutes of Hong Kong, d ...