News

• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - New priests at the beginning of the year, a sign of hope for the mission Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Kai Feng and the Diocese of Zhu Ma Dian, in He Nan province in mainland China, had the joy of welcoming six new priests at the beginning of the year, a sign of hope for the missio ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAN - Christians arrested in "house churches" at New Year and during the Christmas period Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Iranian security authorities arrested four Iranian Christians, gathered together in a house to celebrate the New Year with a moment of prayer in the town of Karaj. The police broke into the h ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Superior General OMI: "With Msg. Quevedo, let us look at the Church of the poor" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "By naming Archbishop Quevedo cardinal, Pope Francis is giving a signal to all of us: it is the recognition of a very committed missionary, a priest and bishop who leads by serving others, whose ma ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Thousands of children are ready to go back to school to begin a process of recovery towards normality San Roque (Agenzia Fides) - Two months after the violent typhoon Haiyan that destroyed the Country, the children of the district of San Roque eagerly await the day to return to school. For most of the children in this ne ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Street children victims of drug abuse Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - In Chiapas street children between 7 and 14 years of age, who take drugs inhaling cement or glue, easy to get and cheap, have been identified. The most used drug is marijuana, as well as drugs ...
• 14 January 2014
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 12, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (Ethiopia), by His Exc. Mgr. Rodrigo Mejia Saldarriaga, S.I., ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "Without communication, there are no rights" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Peruvian institutions, concerned about the concentration of media in a single group (El Comercio) after the purchase of products from the EPENSA company, has publicly expressed its conce ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "They take care of our children and build our homes, but they have no rights": for a more humane approach towards immigrants Los Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Los Angeles, His Exc. Mgr. Jose Gomez, has spoken about the need to continue to urge for a review of immigration policy in the United States. This is simply to ask for a mo ...
• 14 January 2014
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - The challenge of an ecclesial community that is renewed every 4 years Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Ours is an apostolate of life: we present Christ simply trying to live according to his teachings", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of Tunis. "We cannot in fact c ...
• 13 January 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Sexual abuse and prostitution per 3000 girls between 12 to 17 years of age San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - On the streets of San Pedro Sula, second city in Honduras after the capital Tegucicalpa, one can see boys and girls who wander adrift in filth and total depravity. 10% have a house, where ...
• 13 January 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Young people of all religions: "Justice, peace and tolerance to build a bright future" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pakistan of today needs a message of peace, tolerance and harmony. Although we profess different faiths, we are one nation and we can work and grow together": as Cecil Shane Chaudhry, Execut ...
• 13 January 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Referendum on the Constitution, Christian leaders invited to participate Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the Christian Churches in Egypt, and also representatives of groups and associations related to the ecclesial communities, invite all their compatriots to participate in the referen ...
• 13 January 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Bishops Message: "Let us rebuild our Country together in peace" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important to re-create the conditions of harmonious coexistence, in the interest of each one of us and of our beloved nation, by taking courageous measures, with the help of the internatio ...
• 13 January 2014
  VATICAN - Pope announces the appointment of New Cardinals, 4 are from the territories of Propaganda Fide Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – During the Angelus on Sunday, January 12th, the Holy Father announced the creation of 19 new Cardinals in the next consistory to be held on February 22. Of these, three are ordinary and o ...
• 13 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of San Cristobal de Las Casas supports the request to change one’s name San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, has announced that in coming days there will be a campaign ...