News

• 26 January 2015
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Cholera, hunger, diseases: new threats for thousands of flood victims in Malawi and Mozambique Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Roads, bridges, schools, infrastructure of all kinds, thousands of hectares of land have been destroyed, livestock drowned: this is the devasting situation caused by the torrential rains that h ...
• 23 January 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni at the Shrine of La Vang entrusts the work of evangelization to the Virgin La Vang (Agenzia Fides) - "As a pilgrim - also on behalf of our Missionary Congregation - I beg of Mary her protection for the work of evangelization throughout the world: she who bore Jesus, the living Gospel, the Word ...
• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Year of Consecrated Life: the Dominican Family welcomes new laity Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Family in Indonesia - composed of religious men, nuns and laity - welcomes new laity: a sign of hope in the Year of Consecrated Life, in which all religious families are called to ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL – Bishops: "No to violence in God's name, but be careful not to offend religious feelings" Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We strongly condemn the murderous violence of terrorism and fanaticism that attacks human life in the name of God. This is unacceptable because life is a gift from God that must be respected and ...
• 23 January 2015
  ASIA/MYANMAR - No to impunity for rape and murder of Kachin women Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Local Christians and NGOs such as "Christian Solidarity Worldwide" (CSW) condemned the rape and murder of two Kachin women in their church compound and called on the government of Burma to "imm ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "too many politicians resort to slander and incite violence" during the election campaign Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We commend all politicians and political parties who have so far run issue-based, violence-free campaigns in preparations for general elections in Nigeria. We urge them to continue in this manner ...
• 23 January 2015
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrini Missionaries open a community in Syracuse to welcome migrants Syracuse (Agenzia Fides) - A new missionary community has been opened in Syracuse to welcome migrants who land in Sicily and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, Scalabrinians have the first three sisters who ...
• 23 January 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The phenomenon of children abandoned in the streets and violence increases Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Service for Social Management (Sedeges) of the Government of Cochabamba, in the city there are over a thousand boys, girls and adolescents living on the streets. The problem ...
• 23 January 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Associations are working on a document on the rights of citizenship Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Associations and movements animated by Coptic Christians who are part of the "Coptic Advisory Council" have announced the imminent publication of a document on the rights of citizenship. The text ...
• 22 January 2015
  VATICAN - Solidarity of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to the Church of Niger Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai, Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to pastoral workers and to the faithful of the Catho ...
• 22 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Churches and convents burned, schools and dispensaries closed Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "Between Friday 16 and Saturday 17 January, various churches and religious communities in Niger suffered extensive damage because of demonstrators protesting against the publication of the French ...
• 22 January 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Nisman case: Bishops: "the people want the truth" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "We feel the need to invite the authorities and all political leaders to make every effort to reach the truth with honesty", said a statement of the Executive Committee of the Episcopal Con ...
• 22 January 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Mgr. Salvador Piñeiro re-elected President of the Episcopal Conference Lima (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Salvador Piñeiro García Calderón, Archbishop of Ayacucho was re-elected President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference for the period 2015 to 2018, during the 105th Plenary Assembl ...
• 22 January 2015
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Verdict on the term "Allah": the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "disappointed" Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - "We are disappointed for the court’s ruling, which, however, was not totally unexpected. However, we hope that something good for our future can be born from this measure: we have faith i ...
• 22 January 2015
  AFRICA/NIGER - Anti-Christian Violence: Bishops suspend all activities of the Church Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Niger have suspended "until further notice" all the activities of the Catholic Church (schools, health centers, charitable activities), "following the looting of churches and infra ...