News

• 12 August 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Let the people speak about mining activity”, Bishops’ statement Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – "In certain cases when the result of mining activity is devastating, despite the fact that it meets the requirements of the law, the people should decide about the economic vocation of their ...
• 11 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The peace process led by the Council of Churches begins Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Southern Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has officially launched a peace process led by the churches. The launch of this peace initiative took place at the Juba Christian Centre on Saturday, A ...
• 11 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Family Week, an event that grows in Brazil Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - National Family Week takes place throughout Brazil from Monday 10 to Saturday 15. Founded in 1992, it is an annual event and is part of the calendar of the parishes and communities across the ...
• 11 August 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Drugs are lacking in the country, some use those for animals Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The president of the Venezuelan Medical Federation (FMV), Douglas Leon Natera, complains about the current shortage of drugs across the country and said that according to data of the Federation ...
• 10 August 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Holy Father's concern for the violence in El Salvador San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "I am following with deep concern the news of increasing hardships in El Salvador, due to famine, the economic crisis, the acute social conflicts and growing violence. I encourage the dea ...
• 10 August 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - 16 murders a day, the church launches an appeal to stop violence San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Violence in El Salvador has increased and does not stop, unfortunately some jobs are now at risk: in the last 10 days five bus drivers have been killed. It seems a ridiculous story, but beh ...
• 10 August 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - 5 million Haitians vote in the midst of delays and clashes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - More than 5 million Haitians went to vote yesterday, Sunday, August 9, to elect their legislators. The beginning of the vote, unfortunately, started off with delays, confusion and occasi ...
• 10 August 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Catholic Church celebrates 135 years of missions in the DRC Boma (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church celebrated 135 years of evangelization in the Independent State of Congo, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the town of Boma in the Central Province of Congo. On Sunday, ...
• 10 August 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - Episcopal Ordination of the Bishop Coadjutor of Anyang in Henan (China) Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday, August 4, the episcopal ordination of His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Zhang Yinlin of the diocesan clergy took place at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Anyang (Henan province). The ...
• 8 August 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - "We are hated because we persist in wanting to exist as Christians", testimony of Mgr. Warda Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Fides has received from the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer the testimony of His Exc. Mgr. Bashar Matti Warda, C.SS.R., Archbishop of Erbil (Iraq) on the terrible situation that the Church ...
• 8 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pilgrimage in the heart of the Amazon in defense of creation and to remember Sister Dorothy Stang Anapu (Agenzia Fides) - "Sister Dorothy is present through the struggle of the people. These are people of faith who seek to organize and live the same continuous struggle. And for us who come from the archdiocese of Mar ...
• 7 August 2015
  ASIA/TIMOR-LESTE - On the anniversary of 500 years of evangelization, Timor-Leste will sign a Concordat with the Catholic Church Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Timor-Leste, will sign a concordat with the Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on August 15 when it celebrates 500 years of evangelization in the Country. The evangelizatio ...
• 7 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The beatification ceremony of Benedict Daswa will be held on September 13, the first martyr of South Africa recognized by the Church Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 September the Church in South Africa is preparing to celebrate the beatification of Benedict Samuel Tshimangadzo Daswa, martyred on 2 February 1990 (see Fides 30/09/2014), the first m ...
• 7 August 2015
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Women and children are the main victims of the war in the Country Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The ongoing armed conflict in Afghanistan for almost 14 years recorded a 1% increase of victims in the first half of 2015, 4921 deaths or injuries among civilians, compared to the same period in 2 ...
• 7 August 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - There are few hopes that the peace agreement will be signed by 17 August Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - Negotiations between the South Sudanese factions have resumed in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in order to end 19 months of civil war. The peace plan, presented by IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on ...