News

• 24 September 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Armenian Archbishop of Aleppo: for the people, the perpetrators of the raids are certainly not "liberators" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The air raids against jihadi bases in Syria, carried out by the United States with the support of some Arab countries, do not elicit positive expectations among the population of Aleppo in Syria ...
• 24 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Prostitution and abuse of all kinds, in the name of tradition, for devadasi women Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - In the twenty-first century there still remains an ancestral tradition in the Indian state of Karnataka according to which some women, boys and girls of the lowest caste are offered to the Yal ...
• 24 September 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Campaign 2014: One cannot combat human trafficking without combatting poverty and inequality Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, Sept. 22, the Pontifical Mission Societies of Brazil (PMS) presented, in a press conference, the materials prepared for the Missionary Campaign of the missionary month of October 201 ...
• 24 September 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: Lebanese Christians and Muslims share the same fate Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "For the good of the nation, as spiritual leaders, our duty is to protect the moral and spiritual values and the fundamental and national constitutional principles". This is what the Patriarch of ...
• 24 September 2014
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal to the countries of Africa affected by the ebola virus Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of today's general audience, the Holy Father launched the following appeal: "My thoughts now go to those countries in Africa that are suffering because of the outbreak of ebola. ...
• 23 September 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - A "creative" finance act, while 640,000 people are at risk of hunger Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Restoration of Fiscal Discipline as a Foundation for Poverty Reduction" is the title of the Finance Act of Malawi currently being discussed in the local parliament. "Like every year, poverty- ...
• 23 September 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India renews "the joy of service New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – The "joy of the Gospel" corresponds to the "joy of service": with this spirit and with this slogan the National Assembly of Caritas India was held in Bangalore in past days, which saw the pa ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Dengue and chikungunya: the most affected age group ranges from 5 to 19 San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - According to recent data provided by the Directorate for Civil Protection of the State of El Salvador, the age groups of people most affected by chikungunya fever in the Country range from ...
• 23 September 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Family, cradle of faith and of Christian witness Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - "For the Church in Vietnam, the family is still the traditional cradle of faith, the place where faith is transmitted to their children, it is the first training school for the younger generation, ...
• 23 September 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The Chaldean Patriarch to priests and religious who emigrated without permission: come back to serve those most in need Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - A reprimand to priests and religious who left Iraq without having asked and obtained the necessary consent of their superiors was released on Monday, September 21 by the Patriarch of Babylon of ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Public opinion divided on the request for the withdrawal of UNHCR from the country Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The news that the Dominican Republic will ask the United Nations to withdraw its Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from the country and its representative ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - Social movements denounce the failure of the UN Mission, protests in the streets Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Protests were held in the capital of Haiti against the presence of MINUSTAH (Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Estabilización en Haiti) due to its total failure. According to a note ...
• 23 September 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Religious leaders committed to calm tensions on the border with Uganda Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The local religious leaders are at the forefront to calm tensions in the border area between South Sudan and Uganda, among residents of Kajo-Keji (South Sudan) and those of Moyo (in Uganda). The tw ...
• 23 September 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Water emergency in Gaza, initiatives of AGIRE network Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The shortage or complete lack of water in cities, villages and refugee camps weighs on the lives of people fleeing in different areas of the Middle East. The management of water supplies and the co ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "Gold fever" increases human trafficking and sexual exploitation Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Childhood is a treasure that is worth much more than gold karat" is the title of the campaign promoted by the NGO Anesvad to denounce the reality in which people live in the Peruvian region of Mad ...