News

• 21 February 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Lent: multimedia “On the way to Easter” Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – “On the way to Easter” is the title of a multimedia webpage produced for Lent by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia with images, suggested actions and ideas for prayer during ...
• 21 February 2015
  AFRICA/ DR CONGO – Election calendar made public: eight elections in two years Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The National Independent Election Commission (CENI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo has made public a long awaited Election Calendar . “The Calendar is ambitious, - remarks Congo Netwo ...
• 21 February 2015
  ASIA/CHINA – Visits to the elderly and the poor, thanksgiving to God: Chinese Catholics celebrate New Year Beijing (Agenzia Fides) – Home visits to poor families, to lonely elderly and sick persons, Catholics and non ; carrying the sacraments to faithful unable to reach the church; community prayer meetings of thanksgiving ...
• 21 February 2015
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE – Since the beginning of missionary activity caring for the sick has been important: Archbishop of Harare for Lent Harare (Agenzia Fides) – A Lenten Season with special attention for sick and weaker members of society. This was requested by Archbishop Robert Ndlovu, of Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, in a Lenten Pastoral Letter, a cop ...
• 20 February 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Police arrest Mayor of Caracas, for Archbishop Lückert “proof of dictatorship ” Coro (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Archbishop of Coro (Venezuela), Archbishop Roberto Lückert, affirms that the arrest of the mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma, "is adding fuel to the fire ". Yesterday about 100 Vene ...
• 20 February 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES – In the Year of the Poor, Lent is a favourable time for solidarity Manila (Agenzia Fides) – In the Year of the Poor, Lent is a favourable time for solidarity, it is an opportunity to help persons in difficulty, a time for “being a good neighbour”: this was said by the Archbishop ...
• 20 February 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON – Maronite Patriarch says: the return of Hariri is a positive fact for the Lebanese nation ASIA/LEBANON – Maronite Patriarch says: the return of Hariri is a positive fact for the Lebanese nation Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – The return to Beirut of former prime minister Saad Hariri has been welcomed by Maroni ...
• 20 February 2015
  ASIA/INDIA – Local Church tells government: stop discrimination against Dalit Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in India is calling on the government to end legalised discrimination against Dalit Christians: as the Archbishop of Delhi Anil Couto, says it is time to re-introduce for ...
• 20 February 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian-Orthodox priest detained by Kurds is released ASIA/SYRIA - Syrian-Orthodox priest detained by Kurds is released Hassakè (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, Thursday 19 February, in the evening, the Syrian-Orthodox priest Gabriel Daoud, was released after having been d ...
• 20 February 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Nine years of indifference and impunity: the tragedy of Pasta de Conchos mine Saltillo (Agenzia Fides) – “Although nine years have passed since the tragedy of Pasta de Conchos Mine, complicity between the authorities and the Industrial Minera Mexico group, and the impunity which reigned in thi ...
• 19 February 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - The day for demonstrations against Boko Haram a village is bombed by mistake on the border with Nigeria; 37 dead Niamey (Agenzia Fides) – At least 37 dead is the tragic outcome of an aircraft bombing over the Nigerian part of Abadam, a village cut by a river and shared by Nigeria and Niger. According to the authorities of Niamey, ...
• 19 February 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - First steps in process to re-establish USA Cuba relations Havana (Agenzia Fides) – America's Democratic MP Nancy Pelosi and Cuba’s foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez met in Havana as part of the process to restore diplomatic relations between their respective countries. The m ...
• 19 February 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Elections postponed: a contribution towards peace Juba (Agenzia Fides) – A positive development in the interest of peace in the country. This was how Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kusala, of Tombura-Yambio, interviewed by Radio Anisa, viewed the postponement on the part of t ...
• 19 February 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - On the way to Fifth American Mission Congress (CAM 5-COMLA 10) Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies (POM) in Bolivia presented yesterday the first material prepared for animation, formation and information in view of CAM 5-COMLA 10 (Fifth American Mission ...
• 19 February 2015
  ASIA/ISRAEL - Political elections: the local Catholic Church urges voters not to desert the elections Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – In view of now imminent political elections in Israel, scheduled for March 17, the Catholic Church in the Holy Land urges all eligible voters to cast their vote, addressing in particular � ...