News

• 30 May 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Greater awareness is needed for the treatment of cholera and diarrhea Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Many children in Kenya die due to acute diarrhea and often, unfortunately, many parents do not know that a rehydration treatment would be enough to save the lives of their children. The main tre ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Jinnha Institute: difficult life for religious minorities Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, space and freedom for ethnic and religious minorities and marginalized communities is more and more restricted, and those who defend human rights are being targeted: is what the p ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/NEPAL - Monsoon emergency : Caritas Nepal promotes an intervention plan Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - One month after the devastating earthquake that destroyed Nepal, there is a new emergency. With over three million displaced and hundreds of thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, the up ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop of Aleppo: unreliable rumors on a jihadist beheaded by an Assyrian soldier. Christians never justify revenge with religious issues Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Georges Abou Khazen OFM, Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo for the Catholics of the Latin rite, considered the rumor spread from London by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and relaunched by ...
• 30 May 2015
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Latin American devotion to Romero in Uruguay Melo (Agenzia Fides) - A small chapel in Uruguay is named after Blessed Oscar Romero, in recognition of the "martyred Bishop" of El Salvador, recently beatified. Mgr. Romero (1917-1980), known for his preaching in defens ...
• 30 May 2015
  ASIA - Christians in Asia in the name of ecumenism and dialogue Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - "The Lord wants Christians in Asia to live together in common obedience, witnessing the love of God in the world": this is the conclusion of the 14th general assembly of the "Christian Conferenc ...
• 30 May 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Six young people on hunger strike in a church in Caracas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Six Venezuelan students have been on a hunger strike for two days in a Church in Caracas: as reported in a note sent to Fides, their purpose is to secure the release of peers who are still in pr ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Street dentists for the poor: a widespread service Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A group of non-specialized dentists have organized themselves to work on the streets in some small Indian cities offering very low rates for the poorest people. Ignoring noisy buses and curiou ...
• 29 May 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Pope urges us not to be indifferent towards immigrants Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Immigrants need pastoral and charitable care, in particular those of neighboring Haiti, in search of better living conditions in the Dominican Republic. Such attention leaves no room for t ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Church destroyed and six Christians beaten in Punjab Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - A new episode of violence against Christians in Pakistan. A Protestant church was destroyed and six Protestant Christians, including a Pastor, were beaten by armed men. The incident happened yest ...
• 29 May 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A "scary" financial law that aggravates the already difficult conditions of the population Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - A "scary" financial law was submitted to the Parliament of Malawi. As reported to Agenzia Fides by Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, a Monfortan missionary, "after two years without the funds provided by ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appointment of the Bishop of Multan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 May 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Benny Mario Travas, Apostolic Administrator as Bishop of the Diocese of Multan (Pakistan). Rev. Benny Mario Travas was born on November 21, 19 ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Innocent victims of blasphemy are forced to leave the country Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Innocent victims accused of blasphemy are "marked forever": their lives are at risk if a court considers them innocent. For this reason they are forced to leave Pakistan. This is the experience o ...
• 29 May 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "No to mass abortion for girls raped by Boko Haram; we are ready to help" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - No to abortion of girls released by Boko Haram, who got pregnant as a result of rape and forced mating by some members of the terrorist group. This was made known by the Catholic Bishops’ Confer ...
• 29 May 2015
  ASIA/HONG KONG - First Congress of lay missionaries: "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Asia: from conversion to evangelization" was the theme of the first Congress of lay missionaries in Asia organized by the Association of Lay Catholics in Hong Kong as part of th ...