News

• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Melkite Patriarch Grégoire III: al Azhar Conference “fundamental event”. Islamist ideology harms both Christians and Muslims Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The Conference held at al Azhar University “represented a fundamental event, never before has such clear condemnation of Islamist extremism and terrorism been voiced by such an authoritativ ...
• 5 December 2014
  AFRICA – Schools closed, no lessons: Ebola stops education Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - In Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone at least 5 million children are kept away from school because of the presence of the Ebola virus. According to a study by World Business Group for Education ...
• 5 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - More than 88,000 persons displaced by guerrilla violence; no words describe the tragedy and horror Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) –At least 88,500 people have been displaced in the areas of Beni and Walikale, in North Kivu province (east DR Congo). They are fleeing violence from the Alied Democratic Forces (ADF), an arme ...
• 5 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – Bishop of Kakamega resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 5 December 2014, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Kakamega (Kenya), presented by Bishop Philip Sulumeti, in confor ...
• 5 December 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA – Electoral certificate renewal: Bishops speak out Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The news that renewal of electoral certificates could close on 31 December, is causing long lines in front of CSE, Supreme Electoral Council offices. General elections in Nicaragua are sched ...
• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN – First baby arrives in MSF new maternity centre in Kabul Kabul (Agenzia Fides) – In Afghanistan hardly anyone can afford private medical care, most pregnant mothers have their babies at home and the absence of specialised medical assistance can raise problems and deliveries ...
• 5 December 2014
  AFRICA/UGANDA – The Catholic Church in Uganda has been fighting AIDS since 1989 Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - “The Catholic Church in Uganda has been committed to fighting AIDS and the spread of the HIV virus since the epidemic first broke out in our country” said Philip Odii, head of Social Commun ...
• 5 December 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Protection for churches and religious freedom: Franciscans mobilise New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – Christians stage protests demanding police protection for churches. Following a mysterious fire which destroyed St Sebastian Catholic church in east Delhi on December 1, the city’s crimin ...
• 4 December 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Special Mass for peace at Bangui Carmel hosting 4,000 refugees Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – For a year now, since 5 December 2013, following disorder in various districts of Bangui, we have welcomed thousands of displaced persons to our Friary. Many – about 4,000 – are still with ...
• 4 December 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work León (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Julián López Martín of Leon diocese in Spain has written a letter to ...
• 4 December 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe Melilla (Agenzia Fides) – In view of Christmas, various fund raising events are organised by associations of volu ...
• 4 December 2014
  AFRICA/LIBYA – Not only local militia, also foreign interests clash in Libya Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - In Libya there is a strategic struggle among various Arab and non-Arab powers, in which a number of local actors play a primary role, while being in turn backed by foreign referents. The United ...
• 4 December 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders ASIA/INDONESIA - “God is present in the family”: joint Christmas Message from Catholic and Protestant leaders Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – The family, where God is present, has an important role in the history of sa ...
• 4 December 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Paraguayan Missionaries join fellow Paraguayans in Argentina to celebrate Our Lady of Caacupé AMERICA/PARAGUAY – Paraguayan Missionaries join fellow Paraguayans in Argentina to celebrate Our Lady of Caacupé Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday 3 December, a group of 25 Paraguayan missionaries, departed fo ...
• 4 December 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN – Police raid Evangelical church in Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Members of the police force carried out a raid on an Evangelical church in North Khartoum and preceded to demolish the building. Others arrested 37 young people gathered for prayers inside t ...