News

• 29 January 2014
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Peace and reconciliation: the expectations of the Afghan civil society Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Afghan civil society firmly believes that the "military solution" is ineffective and that it is essential to pursue the path of political dialogue, implementing a plan of "national reconciliat ...
• 29 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Even the Heads of Catholic Churches pay tribute to General al-Sisi Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - After messages of support from the Coptic Orthodox Church to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, similar gestures of appreciation towards the strong man of the Egyptian army - and likely future candidat ...
• 29 January 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - President Obama: "it is urgent to reform the immigration system" Washington (Agenzia Fides - President Obama declared independence from Congress on Tuesday as he vowed to tackle economic disparity with a series of limited initiatives on jobs, wages and retirement that he will enact w ...
• 29 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "No to laws that discriminate homosexuals": editorial of the Catholic Southern Cross Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Church should sound the alarm at the advance throughout Africa of "draconian legislation" aimed at criminalising homosexuals" approved by some African Countries says an editorial of th ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - 25 years of priesthood for some of the first priests ordained after the Cultural Revolution Zhi Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - More than 4000 faithful of Shaan Xi Province in mainland China took part in the solemn celebration for the 25th anniversary of priesthood of 8 priests of the Diocese of Zhou Zhi. The celebratio ...
• 28 January 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Dispute between Peru and Chile: an example of how to resolve differences in a peaceful manner Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Peru and Chile are an example to the world of how to resolve their differences in a peaceful manner, resorting to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to resolve the dispute over maritim ...
• 28 January 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The facilities built in eight years have been destroyed in a month: denounces the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Malakal (Upper Nile in the capital of South Sudan) has been completely destroyed because of the fighting between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movemen ...
• 28 January 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National Emergency: 6000 homeless families due to rains and floods Beni (Agenzia Fides ) - On January 27, the government approved a decree declaring "national emergency" over the entire national territory, because of the floods and disasters caused by intense natural phenomena that occ ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Masses and vigils for father Dall'Oglio six months after his abduction Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 July 2013, the Roman Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio was kidnapped in Raqqa, Syria's largest city controlled by Islamist militias of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Since then, we h ...
• 28 January 2014
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Does Papua New Guinea want notoriety thanks to the death penalty? Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 13 men convicted of crimes of piracy and murder a few years ago will most likely be executed. The 13 are on death row and, according to the media, "have very few days left". "It is unlikely ...
• 28 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Unity for an "effective evangelization": reflection of Church leaders Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If Christians want to offer and carry out effective evangelization, the assumption is unity among them: is what emerged from a seminar held in Lahore which brought together priests, Pastors, cate ...
• 28 January 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria, also a Catholic church was attacked Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 26 people were killed in an attack against a Catholic church in the village of Waga Chakawa, in the Adamawa State in northern Nigeria. According to testimonies collected by the Nigerian n ...
• 27 January 2014
  VATICAN - The pope: "Joy and Hope" for the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus, on Sunday, January 26, the Holy Father sends greetings to the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Pope Francis noted: "In the coming days, millions of peop ...
• 27 January 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appeal after the murder of two people in a Church: "They want to kill hope" Cali (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt appeal to the State and to armed groups regarding the violence and desecration of the church of St. Cecilia, in Cali, where two people were killed, was launched by the Archbishop of Cal ...
• 27 January 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarchs Kirill and Yohanna X’s appeal at Geneva 2: only dialogue among Syrians can open glimmers of peace Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 26th Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Yohanna X Yazigi made a joint appeal to the "Geneva II" international Conference on the Syrian c ...