News

• 14 June 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-Violence in the northeast of Nigeria: the testimony of the Bishop of Maiduguri to Fides Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Maiduguri, whose territory covers two and a half states situated in the northeast of Nigeria, for years has experienced series of sectarian crises. His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Do ...
• 14 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Christians and the future of India: priority to peace, justice, education, religious freedom New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The priorities for the future of India are the issues that affect peace, justice, education, religious freedom, respect for minorities: this is what Christian Indians say, considering the nex ...
• 14 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"It seems to me that the war in Libya has been put in the background", says Bishop Martinelli Tripoli (Fides Service) - "Speaking to some journalists one has the impression that Italy does not talk much of the war in Libya, an event that has become uninteresting. On many other occasions events are organized, for ...
• 14 June 2011
  AFRICA/BENIN-Appointment of the Archbishop of Parakou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 14, 2011 the Holy Father Benedict XVI appointed the Archbishop of Parakou (Benin), His Exc. Mgr.Pascal N'Koué, who has been Bishop of Natitingou (Benin). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 06/14 ...
• 14 June 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA-"One builds on quicksand when we allow 'social cancer', corruption" to enter: the Bishop of San Juan on the anniversary of the founding of the city San Juan de Cuyo (Fides Service) - "When social life is based on the ethical principle of good, society matures in peace, and so it is a pleasure to live in. But when we forget about justice and truth, there remains only ...
• 14 June 2011
  AMERICA/PANAMA-Child labor is a "social distortion" denounces the Archbishop of Panama Panama City (Fides Service) – In the context of the celebrations of the World Day Against Child Labour, on Sunday, June 12, the Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, OSA, criticized the hig ...
• 14 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-Stop violence that affects defenseless civilians: Appeal on behalf of the Sudan Ecumenical Forum El Obeid (Agenzia Fides) – In less than a month Southern Sudan will be an independent state, and a new humanitarian crisis is likely to erupt in the territories. In a statement released by ANS says that the Sudan Ecume ...
• 14 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: "The Church, each one of us, must bring in the world this Good News that Jesus is the Lord" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Faith is not kept alive by itself in the world, it is not transmitted automatically to the human heart, but must always be proclaimed... The Church, each one of us, needs to bring in the w ...
• 14 June 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Headmasters of Catholic schools will sleep outdoors among 16 000 homeless to draw attention to this plague Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The executive Headmaster of Catholic schools in Sydney, Dan White, has decided to provide himself a cardboard and a hat to protect himself from the cold when he sleeps among the homeless to raise ...
• 13 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI: the Holy Spirit, "as intelligible Light gives strength to the evangelizing mission, it burns the hearts of those who hear the good news" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – In the Pentecost solemnity, on Sunday, June 12, before reciting the Marian prayer of Regina Caeli, Benedict XVI illustrated the meaning of the solemnity with these words: " The Paschal ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-The Church committed to the liberation of Farah, the Catholic girl forced to convert to Islam Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Pakistan will do everything possible to free Farah and return her to her family": this is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan tells Fides, the diocese inv ...
• 13 June 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-16 volunteers are about to leave for Haiti and Peru from the diocese of Merida-Badajoz Merida-Badajoz (Agenzia Fides) - In the next few days a group of volunteers of the diocese of Merida Badajoz (Spain) will leave for a mission in America. There are 14 volunteers who will be destined to Haiti, led by Sist ...
• 13 June 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-Blogs and “social media” are growing, an opportunity to spread Christian values Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - The growth of social media and blogs in Singapore is for the local church an opportunity to spread Christian values and to witness the Gospel. As Joan O'Reilly Fix, new Director of the Social ...
• 13 June 2011
  AMERICA/HONDURAS-The majority of working children, drop out of school Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The National Institute for Professional Training in Honduras carried out various activities for the World Day Against Child Labour, held on Sunday, June 12. According to the survey on famili ...
• 13 June 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-Child labor: the rules in this regard need to be put into practice and not left on paper, asks the Archbishop of San Salvador San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church urges state institutions in El Salvador to respect the rights of children, it is necessary that the rules about it are put into practice and not left on paper, asked His ...