News

• 12 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops’ vademecum: Human dignity, compass for Indian society New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Human dignity must be the compass for Indian society: says a new book entitled "Human dignity in Catholic social thought", edited by Fr. Charles Irudayam, Secretary of the "Justice, peace and ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Civil and religious leaders’ appeal: a new year in the sign of harmony Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – May the new year - just started, after the Lunar New Year - be a harbinger of peace, harmony and national unity: this is the appeal launched by civil and religious leaders who have taken ...
• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Recognition proposal for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Liberal MP Marco Antonio Andino, on February 7 has proposed an official recognition for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Mgr. ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops’ message in view of the elections on May 7: "Let us carefully choose who to vote for" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides ) - "As we approach the elections, politicians call for our support through the use of the TV, radio and other media. It is important that we listen carefully and make up our minds as to how b ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "The Korean martyrs, a model of holiness" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the Korean martyrs is great news for the Korean Church. I am full of joy and I thank the Holy See for such a decision. I want to share this happiness with all those who have ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop Zaki: Christian churches pray together for the future of the Country Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the different Churches and Christian communities in Egypt will meet Monday evening, February 10 at the Latin Catholic Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, in Cairo, to pr ...
• 10 February 2014
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Inhumane conditions for children held in detention centers for immigrants Canberra (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has recently launched a research regarding the situation of over a thousand children held in prisons for immigrants on the Christmas Islands in Aus ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious leaders’ appeal: "Do not drag religion into political conflict" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "We do not want religion to be dragged into a conflict that is purely political". This is what the main religious leaders of the Central African Republic (His Exc. Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Ar ...
• 10 February 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Feast of St. Maron, the Lebanese reflect on the "Bkerké Charter" Beirut ( Agenzia Fides) - The Feast of St. Maron, celebrated in the Maronite churches in Lebanon and around the world on Sunday, February 9th, represented for the Lebanese also an opportunity for reflection on the so-cal ...
• 10 February 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace negotiations with other groups: the Church's commitment Cali (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía, Archbishop of Cali, told the press that in these past days, during preliminary peace talks that are taking place in Cuba, there appeared to be very ...
• 10 February 2014
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Monze and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 10 , 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Monze (Zambia), by His Exc. Mgr. Emilio Patriarca, in accordance with canon 40 ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The future mission is education: the first assembly of the Jesuits in the country Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - The future for the Jesuit mission in Myanmar, a country which is rapidly changing, is the commitment concerning education: this is what emerged from the first meeting of the Jesuits in Myanmar, h ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Simple boats transformed into mobile clinics to deliver humanitarian and medical aid Guiuan (Agenzia Fides) - In order to have the possibility to deliver medical and humanitarian aid in five islands in the south of Guiuan, affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the NGO Doctors Without Borders has organized mobile c ...
• 7 February 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dialogue and collaboration, the only way to solve the common problems of Dominicans and Haitians Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The progress made so far in the ongoing dialogue between the authorities of the Dominican Republic and Haiti are assessed favorably by the weekly "Camino", the official voice of the Dominican Epi ...
• 7 February 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Assembly of Indian Bishops: to renew the Church and society, while remaining faithful to Christ Palai (Agenzia Fides) - "A Renewed Church for a renewed society", in the spirit of the II Vatican Council and to be on the same wavelength with Pope Francis’ words: is the theme of the 31st Plenary Assembly of the Bish ...