ASIA/INDIA - Protestant pastor and faithful beaten
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Alvish Bara was beaten with other believers by a group of 20 militants of Hindu extremist groups and was then arrested by the police in the state of Chhattisgarh. A ...
10 June 2016
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Jubilee of the sick in the name of the works of mercy
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Jubilee of the sick (June 11 and 12) in Cambodia is characterized by a massive flow of works of mercy, with visits to the sick, support to families, witnesses, meetings and liturgical cel ...
ASIA/SYRIA - A playground for the children of the martyred city of Aleppo
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - A playground in the heart of Aleppo has been realized by the Marist Brothers within their structure in the central part of the Syrian martyred city, with swings, slides and open spaces made avail ...
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Catholics mobilize for the anniversary of "Laudato Sì"
Manila (Agenzia Fides) – The importance of awareness at a national level and to promote universal respect for nature, in the spirit of the encyclical "Laudato Sì" continue: is the aim of the Catholic Movement for glob ...
ASIA - The Friars Minor, evangelizing presence in Asia
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 1,460 Friars Minor are present in Asia and Oceania and they carry out a valuable work of evangelical witness of life and service to the poor, "a sign to awaken hope", says OFM Minister General, Fri ...
8 June 2016
AFRICA - Strengthening coordination among the 14 African Caritas
Paris (Agenzia Fides) - To strengthen the coordination of 14 Caritas operating in Africa. This is the purpose of the meeting which opened yesterday, June 7, in Paris, attended by about fifty people, including 11 Bishops ...
8 June 2016
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Demining in the country: sign of lasting peace
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Seven years after the end of a long civil conflict which lasted 26 years, Sri Lanka has agreed to join the Treaty to ban anti-personnel mines, also known as the "Ottawa Convention". The northern ...