News

• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religions committed to finding unity and justice Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Changing attitudes is a key factor for effective dialogue. Everyone is called to contribute to peace and unity": said Hafiz Nehmood Ashrafi, president of the Pakistan Ulema Council, speaking at ...
• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - A Christian Forum urges the Government of Orissa to protect Christians Sambalpur (Agenzia Fides) - To protect Christians and ensure their rights under the Constitution is what the Christian Forum Sambalpur, district of the Indian state of Orissa, call for in a Memorandum sent to the Governo ...
• 24 August 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - A committee against abuse and violence against Christians has been set up Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – A committee of the security forces has been set up with the aim to collect information and provide practical measures regarding the violence and abuse suffered by Christians in Iraq and in par ...
• 24 August 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops' appeal to young Africans: "Stay in Africa to build a better continent" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not allow false trappings of wealth lure you to move out of your Countries in search of non-existent jobs in Europe and America". This is the appeal launched by Mgr. Nicolas Djomo of Tshumb ...
• 24 August 2015
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Caritas builds four schools for 4,800 South Sudanese refugees Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 4,800 South Sudanese refugee children in Ethiopia will be able to receive education in 4 schools, inaugurated recently in Kule and Terkendi camps, in the Gambella region, about 800 ...
• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians open a new convent in the state of Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesian Sisters, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) have opened a house in the Indian state of Orissa, in Kandhamal district, which is located in the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhub ...
• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Mass of thanksgiving for the two holy Palestinians Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will preside a Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of the two Palestinian saints, Saint Mariam Baouardy and Saint Marie Alfonsine ...
• 21 August 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Cuban government "appreciates the role of the Church", said Mgr. Hernández Havana (Agenzia Fides) - There are new relations between Church and state in Cuba: remarked His Exc. Mgr. Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J., auxiliary Bishop of Havana in an interview with an international news agency o ...
• 20 August 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Over 50 thousand Hispanics waiting for the Pope in Washington Washington (Agenzia Fides) - There will be over 50,000 Hispanic-American believers waiting for the Pope in Washington, said His Exc. Mgr. Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington in a note sen ...
• 20 August 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Pope Francis: a delegate of the Holy See in the peace process Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, confirmed to a local radio station that the Holy Father ha ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Protestant Pastor and other Christians accused of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Aftab Gill and three other Christians from Gujrat, in Punjab, Pakistan, have been accused of blasphemy. They are accused of having used the word "rasool" (apostle) dur ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Interfaith prayer at the Erawan temple, site of the attack Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders of Thailand will meet tomorrow, 21 August for an interfaith prayer, in the Hindu temple of Erawan, site of the attack which took place on August 17 and shocked the nation, caus ...
• 19 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Church and mining activity": testimonies and experiences in defense of life and territories Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - "Church and mining activity - in defense of life and territories" is the title of the book published on August 17 by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) together with the "Iglesia ...
• 19 August 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform for the work achieved to reconcile religious groups in the hope of reaching a lasting peace in Central Afri ...
• 19 August 2015
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Cardinal Parolin: "Proclamation of the Gospel in a changing society" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Witnessing the Gospel by counteracting "aggressive secularism that attempts to remove God from society": is the invitation addressed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State to C ...