ASIA/BANGLADESH - Attack against a PIME missionary
Dinajpur (Agenzia Fides) - "Father Piero Parolari, 64, of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), was hit this morning, on his way to the public hospital where he was serving the sick. He has two wounds to ...
18 November 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Francis of Assisi and the encyclical "Laudato Sì"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans in Pakistan reflect on Francis of Assisi's love towards nature and Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Sì": as reported to Fides, this was discussed in a recent meeting organized b ...
18 November 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - The missing priest's body found, he had been set on fire
Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Puebla informs the violent death of Fr. Erastus Pliego de Jesus, pastor of St. Mary of the Nativity in the small town of Cuyuaco, who had been missing for a few days (see Fides ...
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Shooting during the night in Bujumbura
Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy fighting was heard last night in Bujumbura, also near the Seminary of the capital of Burundi. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by local sources who have requested anonymity for securit ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - The victory of the National League for Democracy confirmed
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In the first free elections after 25 years, the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi, obtained an absolute majority of the seats: With more than 80%, 25 ...
17 November 2015
ASIA/INDIA - Aggression against Christians to "convert to Hinduism"
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Hindu extremists attacked members of the independent Pentecostal Church in Kohkameta in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing several injuries. The faithful were dragged out of the church and bea ...
17 November 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - Parish priest in Cook has been missing for days
Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community of Puebla made a complaint to the Attorney General for the disappearance of Fr. Erasto Pliego de Jesus, parish priest since 2011 of Our Lady of the Nativity in Cuyoaco, in ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Shaw: "Christians in Pakistan pray for Paris"
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We are terribly shocked. The massacre in Paris shook all Pakistanis. We condemn all forms of violence. Pakistan is a state which for years has fought against terrorism that has hit the streets, ...