News

• 12 February 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - More severe penalties for those who disfigure women with acid: a phenomenon in decline Dacca (Agenzia Fides) – Acid attacks that disfigure women are decreasing: the trend is welcomed favourably by the Church and organisations for the protection of human rights. The Government has taken preventive measure ...
• 12 February 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Organ blessed and inaugurated in the Cathedral of Tian Jin, the largest church in China Tian Jin (Agenzia Fides) – The organ, which was blessed and inaugurated in the Cathedral of Tian Jin, is the work of well-known Czech factory Rieger-Kloss Organs. Attending the solemn ceremony, which took place on 10 F ...
• 12 February 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Army takes back control of Fangak, scene of serious clashes Juba (Agenzia Fides) – The Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA, the former guerilla movement that has become the regular armed force of the future State of South Sudan) has once again taken control of the village o ...
• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young Christian tortured and killed by wealthy Muslim Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Imran Masih, a young Christian in Punjab, was tortured and killed by his emplyer, a wealthy Muslim land owner. This is the latest episode of abuse and bullying, ending in the death of a member ...
• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Youth laity in Hong Kong depart for three months of missionary experience in Kenya Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – With a missionary mandate conferred by Father Kam Po Wai Paul, President of the Commission for Pastoral Youth Ministry in Hong Kong, and by Father Franco Cumbo, Provincial Superior of the Po ...
• 10 February 2011
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Houses destroyed, cemeteries and streets flooded: fears for health issues Chimoio (Agenzia Fides) – Five of the 23 districts of Manica province, in central Mozambique, have been seriously hit by heavy rains. Latest information gathered by Fides says that about 80 houses have been destroyed, ...
• 10 February 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Government protects a priest committed to helping Central American migrants Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Senator, at the request of the Federal Government and the state of Oaxaca, is prepared to act with all necessary measures to safeguard the physical integrity of Father Alejandro Sol ...
• 10 February 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “Numbers rising in the protest movement, expectations for a huge demonstration tomorrow” Fr Verdoscia tells Fides Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “Tension is rising and we are awaiting tomorrow's protest, Friday of prayer for Muslims, when it is estimated that there will be a million people in the square,” Fr Luciano Verdoscia, a Combon ...
• 10 February 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Archbishop of Cebu: “Catholic lay people, protagonists in pro-life demonstrations” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “We trust in the laity, in their work and commitment, to oppose the laws that promote abortion, euthanasia, and anti-life population control policies,” said Archbishop Josè Palma of ...
• 10 February 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The mystery of the plane with the gold, stopped in Goma: a missionary speaks to Fides Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “It is very likely a transaction, that for some reason, there has been a hitch and that has helped to confirm the involvement of the Congolese military in the illegal exploitation of Congoles ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Churches patrolled after the attacks, Christians are afraid Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Indonesian police officers patrol Christian churches to discourage further violence, following the aftermath of the attacks in Temanggung (Archdiocese of Semarang, in Central Java) (see Fides ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA - The work of fundamentalist Christian preachers at the root of inter-religious violence Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – At the root of the violence in Temanggung (three churches attacked) “there is discontent, disharmony, discomfort, and verbal violence coming from Christian fundamentalist preachers,” expla ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - The Church calls for a Commission to monitor the status of Christians in India News Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is calling the federal Government to establish a special Commission to monitor the numbers, social conditions, and the problems experienced by Christians in India. The C ...
• 9 February 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - A “new wave of evangelisation” the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Tai Nan Tai Nan (Agenzia Fides) – A new wave of evangelisation is the focus of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Tai Nan: the announcement was launched by Mons. Bosco Lin Chi Nan (Ordina ...
• 9 February 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - An important breakthrough: “now the press highlights the corruption of the regime,” Fr Verdoscia tells Fides Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - “Yesterday we witnessed an imposing demonstration in Tahrir Square. The protest movement is gaining in numbers every day,” Fr Luciano Verdoscia, a Comboni missionary who works in Cairo tells F ...