News

• 14 January 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The local Church: "From Madhu hope to revive peace" Mannar (Agenzia Fides) - "The Marian prayer of the Pope at the Shrine of Madhu is a message of hope: the whole nation remembers that harmony and peace are precious values and essential for the future, they are to be prot ...
• 14 January 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Frost and snow: first victims due to frostbite among the Syrian refugees Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The cold wave that has hit large regions of the Middle East in recent days has caused the first victims among the Syrian refugees in Lebanon. "Four people have died form hypothermia - confirms to ...
• 14 January 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Tetanus vaccine: the first tests deny that it can be used for birth control Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The joint team of experts appointed by the Catholic Church and the Minister of Health in Nairobi have declared that the vaccine used in the campaign against tetanus in Kenya is safe, even if the ...
• 14 January 2015
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Hunger and cold temperatures continue to cause deaths in North Darfur Darkoro (Agenzia Fides) - The weather conditions worsen the already precarious living conditions of the population of North Darfur. Several people have died from hunger and intense cold in East Jebel Marra region, nearby ...
• 14 January 2015
  VATICAN - Saint Joseph Vaz, an example of missionary zeal Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Saint Joseph gives us an example of missionary zeal. Though he came to Ceylon to minister to the Catholic community, in his evangelical charity he reached out to everyone. Leaving behind his ho ...
• 14 January 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - A missionary, after the bombing in Paris: "Dear Muslim brothers, we mourn with you" Zamboanga (Agenzia Fides) - "We know how much you are suffering, dear Muslim friends, in seeing terrorism practiced in different parts of the world in the name of Islam and in the name of Allah": is what is written in an ...
• 13 January 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Still controversy about the transoceanic canal: the Bishops call for clarity Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "Improvised" and "without being verified technically": is how the president of the Academy of Sciences of Nicaragua, Manuel Ortega Hegg, defined the "change" in the route of the transoceanic can ...
• 13 January 2015
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Copts kidnapped: jihadist websites spread photos Sirte (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, January 12 some jihadist websites published photos of 21 Coptic Egyptians abducted in recent weeks in Sirte in two group seizures, attributing the kidnappings to the Islamic State (IS ...
• 13 January 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN – A mentally disabled man killed on charges of blasphemy Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) – A 52-year-old Muslim man, Abid Mehmood, accused of blasphemy in 2011 and released from prison a few days ago because of physical and mental disabilities, was killed by masked men. His disab ...
• 13 January 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Dialogue to end the crisis: the exhortation of the Episcopal Conference Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - With the title "Ethical and spiritual renewal before the crisis", the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela has published a pastoral exhortation articulated in 24 points that invites Christians to r ...
• 13 January 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC - The situation is improving, the Bishops launch a campaign for social cohesion Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Central African Republic note with satisfaction that there is an improvement regarding the food situation and security in some cities of Central Africa. This emerged on Sunday, ...
• 13 January 2015
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - "The presence of the Pope, a sign of peace and unity, a wake up call for the nation" Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pope is for us a great sign of peace and unity. His presence represents a wake up call for the entire nation: it is an invitation to undertake the path of peace and reconciliation, dialogue ...
• 13 January 2015
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Over 10,000 children at the yearly pilgrimage organized by Missionary Childhood Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - More than 10,000 children and teens of the Archdiocese of Dakar (capital of Senegal) gathered at the Shrine of Notre Dame de la Délivrance de Popenguine, to experience the annual pilgrimage in th ...
• 13 January 2015
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarchate: no "approval" from the Patriarch to the emigration of Christians in Germany and Canada Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - With an official statement the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans denies the allegations circulated online that Patriarch Louis Raphael I granted his approval to the emigration of 13 thous ...
• 12 January 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Shops are empty: Cardinal Urosa calls on the government to act quickly and urges to remain calm Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Archbishop of Caracas, Jorge Urosa Savino, urged Venezuelans to remain calm before the critical situation they are experiencing regarding the lack of food, and urged the government to s ...