News

• 10 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The tragedy of Iguala and its consequences: a letter from the Archbishop of Acapulco Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - "I want to express my sorrow and that of the Catholic Church for all the consequences resulting from the tragedy of Iguala. We need to see the pain, so it can become an opportunity to build sol ...
• 10 October 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Nobel Peace Prize to Malala "recalls women's rights and the right to education" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 awarded to Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, victim of an Taliban attack when she was only 12 years old, "is good news for all of Pakistan and puts the issue of women ...
• 9 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Corrupt policemen and climate of mistrust, the Bishop of La Paz denounces the silence of the authorities Baja California Sur (Agenzia Fides) - There is no peace and security because many crimes have been committed with the silence of the authorities: this is what is denounced by the Bishop of the Diocese of La Paz (Baja Cal ...
• 9 October 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The law that strengthens the powers of security services has been approved, the opposition protests Juba (Agenzia Fides) - On October 8, the South Sudan National Assembly approved a law that strengthens the powers of the Security Service, the National Security Service (NSS) Bill. According to what is reported in the "S ...
• 9 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA – The four women abducted along with Father Hanna have been released; no message from the kidnappers Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday the 4 women who were part of the group of about twenty hostages kidnapped by an armed gang along with Father Hanna Jallouf, parish priest of the Syrian village of Knayeh, in the night b ...
• 9 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Now it is not possible to stop us": campaign against child mortality Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Every day 17,000 children worldwide die from diseases which could be avoided if vaccinated, if there were clean water, adequate food or mosquito nets. To cope with this emergency, the UNICEF Anda ...
• 9 October 2014
  AFRICA/SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - "May the elections on 12 October bear positive fruits" hope the Bishops Sao Tome (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome (CEAST) hopes that the elections to be held on October 12 in Sao Tomé and Principe is an opportunity to strengthen the co-existence of the popula ...
• 9 October 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The children of a school take position against separated classes, based on religion Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The problem related to a private nursery school in the "City of 6 October", municipality of the governorate of Guizeh, where the institutes's management had decided to gather Christian pupils i ...
• 9 October 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Orphans who survived Ebola are marginalized for fear of witchcraft and black magic Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - In West Africa there are about 7,200 people infected with Ebola and deaths exceed 3,330. In addition to the collapse of the health system and economic development of these countries, there is t ...
• 9 October 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Father Jallouf Hanna has been released Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Father Hanna Jallouf OFM, the Franciscan parish priest kidnapped on the night of Sunday 5and Monday, 6 October by a group of armed militants of the jihadist faction Jabhat al-Nusra has been relea ...
• 9 October 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Jesuits denounce: "600 attacks against religious minorities: stop to violence" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal has been launched to the central government and the governments of several Indian states in order to adopt "urgent measures to put an end to the orchestrated campaign, motivate ...
• 9 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Strong commitment of the Diocese of Quilmes against human trafficking and related crimes Quilmes (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Carlos José Tissera, Bishop of Quilmes, will celebrate today a Mass in the Cathedral for the victims of human trafficking. The celebration, which is held every second Thursday of the month ...
• 8 October 2014
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Appointment of National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 5, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Markus Nur Widipranoto as National Director of the Pontifical Mi ...
• 8 October 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Church launches 100 days of preparation for the Pope's visit Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - There will be 100 days of deep spiritual preparation, with Masses, vigils, works of charity, during which every believer is invited to make a gesture of "repentance": is an initiative launched b ...
• 8 October 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Msg. Giovanni Battista Wang Jin’s particular commitment to priestly vocations Yuci (Agenzia Fides) - On September 23, His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Battista Wang Jin, Bishop of Yuci (Yütze) in Shanxi province (Mainland China) died at the age of 90, after a long illness. The Prelate was born on April 22, ...