News

• 17 March 2014
  ASIA/LAOS - Christians in a village are ordered to abandon their faith Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian faithful living in the Laotian village of Natahall in Phin district, in the province of Savannakhet (southern Laos) are struggling hard to defend the constitutionally guarantee ...
• 17 March 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - Elections on October 26, the President thanks the Church for the mediation Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - After more than a month of tense dialogue, Cardinal Chibly Langlois, who has been invited to serve as a mediator in a national political crisis (see Fides 25/2/2014; 14/3/2014), announced ...
• 17 March 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The conflict is not about religion", said Ban Ki-moon during the meeting with religious leaders for peace Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to pass on an essential message: that the conflict in the Central African Republic is not about religion", said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the meeting held in New York with ...
• 17 March 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Teachers’ strike must be solved with students in the classroom", asks the Bishop of Mar del Plata Mar del Plata (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of Mar del Plata, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio Marino, has publicly asked "the teachers’ strike to be solved with students in the classroom". The note sent to Fides Ag ...
• 17 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are deeply worried" about the recent massacre, say the Bishops of Nigeria Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The senseless massacre of innocent students in their schools in the north-eastern States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, is deeply distressing" say the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria in a statement sent ...
• 17 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: war devastates the hearts; and the work of Caritas opens new fronts Aleppo ( Agenzia Fides ) - The ongoing conflict is killing the Syrian people also at a psychological level, and this pushes Caritas to take charge of new emergencies, such as those of the block of work activities and psy ...
• 17 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi: the hearing of the appeal postponed, but lawyers remain confident Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The first hearing of the appeal trial, scheduled this morning, March 17th, in front of the High Court in Lahore, has been postponed due to the absence of one of the judges. This was reported to F ...
• 17 March 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Heavy rains have caused deaths and injuries in the Beni area, the lack of food is worrying Beni (Agenzia Fides) - Many families are still isolated in the Beni area, due to heavy rains. Fides is in contact with some missionaries who, through social networks, are able to inform us on the terrible situation that ...
• 15 March 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Tamil clergy to the UN: "human rights abuses, international intervention is urgent" Mannar (Agenzia Fides) – The Tamil Christian clergy submitted a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council for an international investigation into the country’s alleged war crimes and human rights violation. T ...
• 15 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi’s trial begins Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, March 17, the hearing before the High Court of Lahore - second instance –regarding Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman and mother of 5 children, reopens. She was arrested on June ...
• 15 March 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church: stop to the violence in Venezuela Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The complex situation in Venezuela - where, for about a month, the population have carried out demonstrations and clashes with armed groups causing more than 25 deaths (see Fides 11/03/2014) - is ...
• 15 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The complaint of a Bishop: "Corruption strangles bean farmers" Durango (Agenzia Fides) - A bishop defends small bean farmers, the backbone of domestic agriculture, that suffer from abuse by private wholesalers, and because of the corruption of the government bodies responsible for c ...
• 14 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - How to respond to the challenges of the American continent Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "To assess the participation of the last American Missionary Congress (CAM 4 - COMLA 9), take into account the conclusions of the 22 forums held during the Congress, reflect and propose cour ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Bishop of Natitingou Vatican City (genzia Fides) - On March 13 , 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio as Bishop of the Diocese of Natitingou (Benin). Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio was born in Gounienou (Kérou) in 1963. After complet ...
• 14 March 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Church and government engaged in the Pope's visit; boom of participants at the Asian Youth Day Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church has welcomed with joy Pope Francis’ visit to the country and has set up a special Commission, composed of Bishops, religious and laity, who are responsible for organizing the v ...