News

• 8 April 2015
  VATICAN - Easter 2015: "Our brothers and sisters are persecuted, exiled, killed and beheaded simply because they are Christians, they are our martyrs of today" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask Jesus, the Victor over death, to lighten the sufferings of our many brothers and sisters who are persecuted for His name, and of all those who suffer injustice as a result of ongoin ...
• 8 April 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Tucupita Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 7 April 2015, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Ernesto José Romero Rivas, O.F.M. Cap., Pastor and Pro-Vicar of Tucupita as Apostolic Vicar of Tucupita, Venezuela. He has been assigned the ...
• 8 April 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Can one sing the Alleluia in the world we live in?" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Can one sing the Alleluia in the world we live in? Can we rejoice in Argentina today and in the reality we live in Santiago? Often we experience the same desolation of the disciples at the tom ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The Shabaab attack Christians also for people to forget the massacres against Muslims committed by them", says Mgr. Alexander Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Shabaab have alienated much of the Somali population, which is mainly Muslim, for the massacres committed against other Muslims. This is why when now the Shabaab in Kenya attack a crowded p ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not give in to the temptation of revenge", says the Bishop of Maiduguri to the displaced persons who have returned to their destroyed homes Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "They can destroy our buildings, but not our faith. Our faith is strong and alive ... in the persecution we are purified", said His Exc. Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doeme, Bishop of Maiduguri (in the northe ...
• 8 April 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Bagdogra Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 7, 2015, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Vincent Aind, of the clergy of Jalpaiguri, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Morning Star Regional Seminary as Bishop of the Diocese o ...
• 8 April 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Caritas Jerusalem will run a "mobile clinic" for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip Ramallah (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Jerusalem is preparing the launch of a mobile clinic designed to provide health services to the residents of the Gaza Strip. This was reported to Agenzia Fides by Father Raed Abusahliah ...
• 8 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Volcanoes erupting, wars, lack of infrastructure, extreme poverty and schooling for a few Goma (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo would have the potential to be a rich country, not just for exotic and natural landscapes, but also for the presence of minerals such as gold, diamonds, iron, colta ...
• 8 April 2015
  ASIA - The world's humanitarian crises cause direct effects in the field of health care Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Because of humanitarian crises worldwide, thousands of people have been left without health care. Natural disasters, wars or situations of extreme poverty have led to devastating consequences. Th ...
• 8 April 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Archbishop of Lahore: "Like the martyrs in Youhanabad, have faith in God" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not be afraid. Have faith in the Lord, just like the martyrs in Youhanabad": said His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM, Archbishop of Lahore, speaking to more than two thousand faithful g ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of the Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 March 2015, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Christophe Amade, M.Afr., Provincial Superior of the White Fathers for Central Africa as Bishop of the Diocese of Kalemie-Kirungu, in the Dem ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of Auxiliary Bishops of Kinshasa Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 31 March 2015 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Donatien Bafuidinsoni, S.I., Judicial Vicar of the same Archdiocese, as Auxiliary for the Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic o ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - 28 Christians are indicted for the lynching of Lahore Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Anti Terrorism Court in Lahore has indicted 28 Christians accused of the brutal killing of two Muslims after the attacks on the churches in Youhanabad, on March 15, and for the ensuing riots. ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Flood emergency in Kashmir New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Heavy rainfall is ravaging Pakistan and Kashmir, leading to severe flooding and landslides. The death toll continues to increase and many villages have become completely submerged in water and ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Muhammadu Buhari elected President; Bishops invite to respect the result Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Muhammadu Buhari has been elected President of Nigera having obtained 15.4 million votes against 13.3 obtained by the outgoing Head of State, Goodluck Jonathan. The latter recognized Buhari’s vi ...