News

• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Clashes in South Kordofan, the phones in the area are isolated, lost contact with the Bishop of El Obeid Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The mobile phone network does not work in South Kordofan, the area is completely isolated. We cannot get in touch with Mgr. Gassis " sources of His Exc Mgr Macram Max Gassis`s secretary, Bishop of ...
• 7 June 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - At the UN headquarters: a meeting with 500 young people in sight of the WYD in Madrid New York (Agenzia Fides) - The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the United Nations, together with the Universal Youth Parliament and the International Youth Idente, on June 3 realized a meeting at the UN He ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Extreme poverty leads to human trafficking and the selling of children to compensate for the debts Lahore (Fides Service) - Despite laws prohibiting it, forced labor to pay debts are very common in Pakistan. A report by the U.S. Government in 2009 describes the Asian country as a source, transit and destination of the ...
• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The bombings are becoming more aggressive ", said Mgr.Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning, around 11, I was in the middle of a meeting with about ten journalists when 4-5 bombs exploded at close range, " says His Exc Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli , Apostolic Vicar ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christian nurse kidnapped: the Minister for Minorities in Punjab intervenes (unheard); appeal to the international community Lahore (Fides Service) - To free Hatim Farah, the kidnapped Christian nurse and forcedly converted to Islam in Punjab last month, the Church and the international community need to make an effort. This is the appeal that ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Christians are ready to dialogue even with radical groups Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue is the "key word" for a more effective and correct behavior when dealing with interreligious relations within Indonesian society, even in a context where there is tension: this is ...
• 7 June 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops on the brutal murder of the environmentalist leader Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Nova Ipixuna (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Charity, Justice and Peace of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) recently issued a statement, a copy of which was received ...
• 6 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Zagreb: the Christian family is "called to give a specific and irreplaceable contribution to evangelization" Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) - " Christian families are a decisive resource for education in the faith, for the up-building of the Church as a communion and for her missionary presence in the most diverse situations in life" t ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Persecuted Christians and minorities under siege: the Report carried out by a Muslim Research Centre Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan there has been a steady increase in violence against religious minorities and Christians "they are the first victims of persecutions": it is an issue that the government must face in ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-The Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, "the Italian cemetery should be respected as a sacred place" Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning I called the Islamic Call Society to report the desecration of the Italian cemetery " His Exc Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides. On June 3 ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-After the kidnapping the Bishop of Bambari returns home escorted by the military Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic, has returned to his Episcopate under military escort. This is what local Church sources told Fides that for security reasons do n ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA- Mainland Catholic communities and the devotion to the Sacred Heart Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The mainland Chinese Catholic communities are intensely experiencing the month of June, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, with various initiatives. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is very muc ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Church says "no" to the legalization of divorce Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is engaged in a campaign to say "no" to divorce and to reject the attempt to legalize it in the country. This is a new theme ethically sensitive in which th ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA-The stigma of HIV continues to claim victims thirty years after the discovery of the first case Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - After 30 years since the discovery of the first case of HIV, 30 million people have died, other 34 million are HIV positive and every day there are 7000 new infections. However, according to the ...
• 6 June 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-"You cannot continue with these levels of violence," said Mgr.Escobar Alas at the beginning of the 41st General Assembly of the OAS San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in El Salvador has expressed hope that the 41st General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which began its work yesterday, June 5, may come to the co ...