News

• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops to the President: We will give a great contribution to the country New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church prays for the elections which will be held in April and will continue to give its valuable contribution to the nation, especially in the field of education and social service ...
• 15 April 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Tension in the area of Veracruz due to the work of the hydroelectric power plant Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Córdoba is still awaiting notification regarding the status of the "El Naranjal" hydroelectric project and several days have gone by since the visit of governor Javier Duarte, wh ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Churches devastated and icons desecrated in Maalula Maalula (Agenzia Fides) - After the reconquest of the Christian village of Maalula - 55 km northeast of Damascus - by the Syrian government army, the images and descriptions released by government sources and internation ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Minorities are being targeted: the study and testimony of Pakistanis abroad London (Agenzia Fides) - Minorities in Pakistan, whether they are ethnic, religious or political, are victims of hatred, discrimination, prejudices that make their life a living hell: this is what was expressed in a new ...
• 15 April 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The bombing in Abuja 15 days after the shootings in which 20 suspected members of Boko Haram were killed Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja (see Fides 14/04/2014). This was announced by the local authorities. "Unf ...
• 15 April 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church calls for calm and responsible participation in the voting Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Church representatives and other sectors of society in Panama are concerned about the tense political climate particularly in this last period of the presidential campaign, and called on ...
• 15 April 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Christian leaders’ appeal: "Stop the violence, this is not the future for which the people of the Country voted" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation can never be resolved through military means; instead the war lengthens and aggravates it to undesirable situation. The warring parties should therefore put the interest of t ...
• 15 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - A missile on an Armenian Catholic school: a child killed, 61 injured Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A child died, 61 people were injured: children, parents and teachers. This is the tragic toll of the missile which hit the Armenian Catholic school in Damascus, in the historic district of Bab ...
• 14 April 2014
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Appointment of the Rector of the "Liberman" interdiocesan Seminary in Dakar Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides ) - On July 17, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Alfred Waly Sarr, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Dakar as Rec ...
• 14 April 2014
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Charles" Major Seminary in Butare Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 21, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Bishop Diedonné Rwakabayiza of the clergy of the Diocese of Cyangug ...
• 14 April 2014
  AMERICA/CHILE - Card. Ezzati’s appeal: Solidarity with the people of Valparaiso after the tragic fire Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in the north of the country and for the recent fire that broke out in Valparaiso which has killed 12 people so far and forced 10,000 ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon’s message: An Easter of reconciliation Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, and He gave us the ministry of reconciliation. God was in Christ and through Him embraced the whole world": With this awareness, the Archbish ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/JORDAN - The director of Caritas: among the refugees, the number of Christians increases Amman (Agenzia Fides) - Among the Syrian refugees in Jordan, Christians "are continuing to increase and prepare to live a Easter marked for them by discouragement and spiritual weariness". This was reported to Fides Agen ...
• 14 April 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The government army regains control of the city of Maalula Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Syrian army loyal to President Assad have retaken control of the town of Maalula, 50 kilometers from Damascus. The news comes from Syrian security sources, according to which the army is ga ...
• 14 April 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bombing in Abuja: "the victims of the Boko Haram and Al -Qaeda alliance are poor workers", said a priest Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A blast at a bus depot on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja has killed dozens of people during the morning rush hour. The authorities have not yet released an official toll of the explos ...