News

• 5 June 2015
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appointment of Coadjutor Bishop of Xuan Loc Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 4 June 2015 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Dinh Duc Dao, Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala and Auxiliary of the same diocese as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Xuan Loc (Vi ...
• 5 June 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appeal to the authorities in favor of protesters on hunger strike Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV) expressed concern about the state of health of the former mayor of Tachira, Daniel Ceballos, who has been on a h ...
• 5 June 2015
  AFRICA - More than one million children prisoners worldwide with adult criminals Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – Many children are locked up in cells with criminal adults and are given only a cup of black tea without sugar and a plate of rice. These young boys and girls are in prison and, in addition to ...
• 5 June 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - International ecumenical initiative launched to accompany the 2016 elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - An International Ecumenical initiative to accompany Churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 2016 presidential elections and in the following post-election period: is the result ...
• 5 June 2015
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Episcopal Commission for Migrants: "Take action to help the persecuted Rohingya" Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - "We must take urgent action to help refugees and the persecuted Rohingya fleeing Myanmar". This is the appeal launched by the Commission for Migrants within the Episcopal Conference of Australia. ...
• 5 June 2015
  VATICAN - Pope Francis to the PMS: "missionary activity is still the greatest challenge for the Church" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This morning the Holy Father received in audience the participants of the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Missionary Societies, who were accompanied by the Prefect of the Congrega ...
• 3 June 2015
  VATICAN - The College of Saint Paul celebrates 50 years of service to the formation of missionary priests Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided by Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, "St. Paul the Apostle" International Pontifical M ...
• 3 June 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church calls on the authorities to respond to the students on hunger strike Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary General of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, Father Victor Hugo Basabe, called on the competent authorities to respond to the situation of students and opposition leaders who ar ...
• 3 June 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bail denied to Christians and Muslims accused of lynching Lahore (Fides) - An anti-terrorism court has denied bail to 18 Christians who are in prison, accused of having carried out the lynching of two Muslims, which took place in Youhanabad, a Christian area in Lahore, immediat ...
• 3 June 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Conclusion of the Council: "New paths to give witness to Christ in Thailand" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Thilandia, just concluded in Bangkok, was an important moment to remember the past, our roots, and to look towards the future: the Catholics s ...
• 3 June 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "The President is not liable for any non-security upgrades to his private residence"; Bishops: "we are afraid" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "We note with dismay the determination in the report released by the police Minister Nathi Nhleko last week that President Zuma is not liable for any non-security upgrades to his private re ...
• 3 June 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Dengue fever mainly affects school age children San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The first national day for the prevention and control of dengue and chikungunya was held in Liga Panamericana School Centre which is located in San Jacinto. According to the Ministry of Hea ...
• 3 June 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA – Drought continues: the population without water and crops Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The inhabitants of the community of Santa Isabel, in the western department of Boaco, Nicaragua, are forced to travel great distances each day to fetch water from streams and ponds because the s ...
• 3 June 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram hits Maiduguri again Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, is again at the center of the attacks of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect, that despite having suffered heavy losses on behalf of the army i ...
• 3 June 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Resignation of the Bishop of Trincomalee, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 3 June 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Trincomalee, in Sri Lanka, by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai, in accordance ...