News

• 29 December 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishop of Bangassou: "We hope for a higher voter turnout across the country" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the turnout in Bangui and in other parts of the Country is high; we would not want to be the only ones to elect a new President", says His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Aguirre Muños, Bisho ...
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  28 December 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - Ballot postponed, the Church participates in the Commission of electoral evaluation Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Haiti (CEH) has informed that it has decided to participate in the establishment of the Commission of electoral evaluation (see Fides 23/12/2015). In the statem ...
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  28 December 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - About 7,000 Cuban migrants in difficulty in Central America; Pope's appeal Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "My thoughts in this moment go out to the numerous Cuban migrants who find themselves in difficulty in Central America, many of whom are victims of human trafficking. I invite the Countries of th ...
• 28 December 2015
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mpika Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 23 December 2015, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Justin Mulenga, Pastoral Coordinator of the Archdiocese of Kasama as Bishop of Mpika (Zambia). Rev. Justin Mulenga was born on February ...
• 28 December 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - The Bishops: "The proximity of the Christian Christmas and the anniversary of the birth of the Prophet is an invitation to dialogue" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "This year the feast of Mouloud and Christmas coincide. This sign invites us, Christians and Muslims, to dialogue in order to bring peace to the world in the name of our common faith in Abraham, ...
• 28 December 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More than 50 dead in new massacres in the east of the Country on Christmas Eve Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Christmas Eve marked by blood in three places in the territory of Beni, in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to news sent to Agenzia Fides, in the early mor ...
• 23 December 2015
  VATICAN - Fides for a fairer world Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Christmas brings the desired coming of God, the One who can establish a kingdom of universal peace based on justice. The situation in the world does not seem to go in this direction. Agenz ...
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  23 December 2015
  EUROPE/POLAND - The "Star Singers" of the Holy Childhood Association are committed to helping other people their age in Madagascar Varsavia (Agenzia Fides) – Durante il tempo di Natale, anche in Polonia i bambini dell'Infanzia Missionaria si impegnano a coinvolgere altre persone per sostenere le missioni attraverso l’iniziativa dei “Cantori d ...
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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - During Advent, young people experience God's forgiveness Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Advent is a time of mercy: with this awareness the Archdiocese of Seoul promoted the celebration of the sacrament of Confession for young people placing 30 "Tents of reconciliation" outside Myeong ...
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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Cardinal Bo: "A Christmas of good will, for national reconciliation" Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In Myanmar there is "every reason to celebrate with the angel who sung: Joy to the world! at Christmas. Christmas is an invitation to come out of our darkness and live in the light, to receive th ...
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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II: Arab Christians are an integral part of our civilization Amman (Agenzia Fides) – Arab Christians "are an integral part of our past, present and future" and right from the beginning "have been an essential partner in building our culture and civilization and in defending Isla ...
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  23 December 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Catholic Bishops react to shocking statements of a Rabbi against "Christian vampires" Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Catholic Ordinary Bishops of the Holy Land has learned "with dismay" and immediately condemned the recent anti-Christian statements disseminated by Rabbi Benzi Gopstein, in the ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Mgr. Garachana: "a time of reconciliation and peace is urgent and necessary for our Honduras" San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - In his traditional Christmas message, the Bishop of the diocese of San Pedro Sula, His Exc. Mgr. Ángel Garachana Pérez, reminded everyone that Jesus Christ is the face of the Father's m ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - The commission of evaluation has not taken office ahead of Dec. 27 runoffs Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The spokesman of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) has confirmed that Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, had informative meetings with members of the executive last week ...
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  23 December 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Child abuse in the capital increases Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The Sudanese Ministry of Health expressed its concern regarding the increase in cases of sexual abuse against minors in the state of Khartoum. The victims are in particular school children. Acc ...