ASIA/INDIA - 2021 "the most violent year" for Christians in India
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2021 ended as the most violent year in history for Christians in India, recording 486 episodes of violence and hatred that shook the country. The Christian minority of the Indian popu ...
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Martyrs from Zenta will soon be beatified
San Ramón de la Nueva Orán (Agenzia Fides) - On October 13, 2021, Pope Francis confirmed the martyrdom of the Servants of God Pietro Ortiz de Zárate, diocesan priest, and Giovanni Antonio Solinas, priest of the Societ ...
3 January 2022
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "It is time to rebuild society in justice and peace"
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time to rebuild Brazil, it is time to rebuild society in justice and peace", said the President of the Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB), Monsignor Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, Archbis ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - An interreligious meeting for the blind
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "We blind people face rejection in our daily life; many people do not come forward to greet us or shake hands. We feel rejected when we see that the rights of blind people are not respected. We ...
VATICAN - MISSIONARIES KILLED IN THE YEAR 2021
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, in 2021 22 missionaries were killed in the world: 13 priests, 1 religious man, 2 religious women, 6 lay persons. This year the highest ...