News

• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN- Criminal organizations continue to exploit women and children for human trafficking Islamabad (Fides Service) - It is estimated that each year around the world, over 700 thousand people are victims of human trafficking , considered the third largest source of income for criminal organizations that submi ...
• 20 July 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-A double march along the path of migrants to sensitize the civil community Veracruz (Fides Service) - A march that traces the journey made by migrants in southern Mexico to reach the United States: this is what is being organized to sensitize the authorities and citizens during the visit to Mex ...
• 19 July 2011
  AFRICA-Half a million children are at risk of starvation Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - At least 500 000 malnourished children at risk in areas of the Horn of Africa affected by drought. "This emergency will only worsen in the next six months", said UNICEF Executive Director at a ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-5,000 young Catholics conclude the Year of youth, a delegation ready for WYD Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - They have finished the Year of Youth praying and committing themselves to "building a better world" and said they are ready for "World Youth Day" (WYD) in Madrid, which will be attended by a ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Eruption of the volcano in Sulawesi: more than 5,000 refugees in schools and Christian parishes Manado (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches and the island of Sulawesi Mando (also known as Celebes) have immediately moved to help the many displaced persons, affected in past days by the eruption of the volcano on ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-On 31 July, the mandate will be given to over 800 young people in Hong Kong on their way to WYD in Madrid Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Young people in Hong Kong have long been on the way to World Youth Day in Madrid with the training and preparatory catechism: they have just completed the third stage of this journey, which wa ...
• 19 July 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Appeal from the Catholic humanitarian agencies in aid of the 10 million people who die of hunger in East Africa Dadaab (Agenzia Fides) –Even the "Catholic Agency for Overseas Development" (CAFOD), based in the UK, has urged the international public opinion to intervene immediately in aid of 10 million Africans who are facing sev ...
• 19 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope's solidarity for the victims of famine in the Horn of Africa Vatican City (Fides Service) - A statement of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum informs that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent an initial sum of € 50,000 to His Exc. Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Apostolic Administrator of Mo ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "a meeting between the voice of moderation and the voice of peace" Vatican City (Fides Service) - "The voice of moderation - Prime Minister Najib Razak - met the voice of peace, justice, human rights, the reasonableness of faith, who is the Holy Father Benedict XVI. I am very happy for ...
• 19 July 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '-The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate: from India to the deserts of northern Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The community of La Union, in Lower Piura (outskirts of the capital city Piura, 20 km from the city center), warmly welcomed Father Tomy Mathew Moozhayil, C.M.I and Father Joseph Anthony Palackal, ...
• 19 July 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL- Mass media instrument of evangelization and promotion of the Kingdom Rio de Janeiro (Fides Service) - "The Continental Mission in a perspective of communication" was the theme of the conference given by His Exc. Mgr. Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón, Bishop of the Diocese of Cuautitlán in Mexi ...
• 18 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope hopes that " international mobilization increases" to help the people of the Horn of Africa Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) - An appeal for the humanitarian catastrophe that is affecting the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, was launched on Sunday, July 17 by Pope Benedict XVI after the Angelus prayer, w ...
• 18 July 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Pastoral commitment continues even during the summer period: summer camps for children are open in many dioceses, parishes and basic ecclesial communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - With the start of the summer holidays, many basic ecclesial communities, parishes and dioceses in mainland China have opened, like every year, their summer camps for children to continue the ...
• 18 July 2011
  AMERICA /MEXICO- Casa del Migrante in San Luis Potosi closes down: each year nearly 9 000 Central American migrants were welcomed San Luis Potosi (Fides Service) - Casa del Migrante in San Luis Potosi,in Mexico closes down. This is what we read in a declaration by father Ruben Perez, of the local Caritas, a copy of which was sent to Fides. Among th ...
• 18 July 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-"The Church must be a promoter of dialogue and speak an understandable language to today's world": the training seminar for the Bishops of Brazil has concluded Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - The Church must be a promoter of dialogue and democracy, in a clear and decisive way, both in society and within the Church: it is the exhortation addressed to the Bishops of Brazil by th ...