News

• 21 June 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-"Even the children begin to take up arms" Mgr. Vera Lopez denounces the recruitment of minors on behalf of organized crime Saltillo (Fides Service) - Between 14 and 15 000 members of the youth gangs of Saltillo are incorporated in organized crime and have become a serious threat to the population: the alarm has been launched by the Bishop of ...
• 21 June 2011
  AMERICA/HAITI-New treatment center against cholera in an area without any support Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Social Services of the Dominican Churches (SSDC) has just opened a new "Service Center to Cholera" in the community of Bom Repos, Port-au-Prince, funded by cooperative organizations i ...
• 21 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN- An agreement has been reached for the demilitarization of Abyei, but concern remains for Southern Kordofan Khartoum (Fides Service) - North and South Sudan have reached an agreement on the disputed region of Abyei, on the border between the two areas, which was occupied by the military in Khartoum on 21 May (see Fides 25/5/20 ...
• 21 June 2011
  ASIA - A Catholic voice within ASEAN, "social conscience" for dialogue and freedom Bangkok (Fides Service) - The Asian Churches welcome with appreciation and with high hopes the appointment of Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli as the first Apostolic Nuncio at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ...
• 21 June 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-"Put the shoes of a refugee on and take the first step to understand their situation" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "Put the shoes of a refugee on and take the first step to understand their situation" is the theme of the campaign launched in Latin America by the Ministry of Human Mobility (for Migrants), whic ...
• 21 June 2011
  AFRICA/TOGO - Four new wells to provide drinking water and irrigate the land during periods of drought Kong (Agenzia Fides) - In the city of Kong, in Togo, with the help of missionaries and farmers, in a short space of time 4 new wells were built to provide drinking water to residents and to irrigate the land in times of ...
• 20 June 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope in San Marino invites "the civil authorities and all people of good will to ensure acceptance and worthy living conditions for refugees" San Marino (Fides Service) - "I would like to remind you that tomorrow is World Refugee Day", said the Holy Father Benedict XVI yesterday, Sunday, June 19, before the Angelus, at the end of the Mass that he presided at S ...
• 20 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-Ordination of deacons and priests, in the continent and Taiwan: signs of hope for the Church Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - A number of ordinations, both deacons and priests, were celebrated recently in the continent and Taiwan, filling the Catholic community with joy that sees in them signs of hope for the Church. " ...
• 20 June 2011
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO-Appointment of the Rector of the major Seminary "St. Pierre Claver " in Bobo-Dioulasso Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Theophile Nare, of the archdiocesan clergy in Koupéla, Rector of the Major Seminary interd ...
• 20 June 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE-Faced with a divided world, the children of Missionary Childhood want to become "one soul and one heart" Valparaiso (Fides Service) - Thousands of Chilean children of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood, with the slogan "Childhood Missionary: one soul, one heart", celebrated yesterday, Sunday, June 19, the Feast ...
• 20 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Two witnesses tell Fides:Severe humanitarian situation in the two crisis areas of Southern Kordofan and Abyei Juba (Fides Service) - "Whole families continue to wander aimlessly, with no humanitarian assistance, while bombing by government aviation continues", says Sister Carmen to Fides, a Comboni Mexican missionary who works ...
• 20 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Survey of the Ministry of Minorities on the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic Islamized by force Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Ministry for Harmony and Religious Minorities has launched an investigation in the case of Farah Hatim, the Catholic girl kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim and converted to Is ...
• 20 June 2011
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA-First meeting of African minorities who live in Latin America Managua (Fides Service) - The first meeting of the African churches and minority organizations in Latin America will be held in Managua, from June 22 to 24,. According to a statement released by the World Council of Chur ...
• 20 June 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO-The Congolese government launches a plan for street children Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched a project for street children. The program was presented by Ferdinand Kambere Kalumbi, Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitari ...
• 20 June 2011
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND-The "Garden City" continues to shake: it increases misery, thousands of cases of post-traumatic stress Christchurch (Fides Service) - "Small and large earthquakes, aftershocks as they are called, continue to hit Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. After the last devastating earthquake record ...