News

• 2 January 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Joint appeal of the Archbishop of Bangui and the Imam "for a UN force" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the intervention of French and African troops, the situation in the Central African Republic, remains precarious. "The Central African Republic remains on the verge of a war with religiou ...
• 2 January 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Appointment of Auxiliaries for the Archdiocese of Seoul Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 30, 2013, the Holy Father appointed: Rev. Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon, Director of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Care and Research Center and Rev. Fr. Peter Chung Soon-taek, O.C.D., Gene ...
• 30 December 2013
  VATICAN - PASTORAL CARE WORKERS KILLED IN 2013 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - According to information in our possession, during 2013, 22 pastoral care workers were killed worldwide (mostly priests), almost double compared to 13 who were killed in 2012. On the night ...
• 21 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Christmas in the sign of solidarity and respect for the rights of all Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - In the Archdiocese of Huancayo (Peru), Christmas this year will be dedicated to prayer and reflection for the poor and those who suffer the injustices of a secularized world in which material v ...
• 21 December 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - 5 million people exposed to plague Antandrohomby (Agenzia Fides) - This year's season of bubonic plague in Madagascar has arrived earlier than expected, and with an apparent prevalence of a more deadly strain of the disease. Between the months of Septembe ...
• 21 December 2013
  AMERICA/CUBA - New Year in the sign of commitment towards family and missionary proclamation, in a different Cuba Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) - The new Global Pastoral Care Plan to be presented to the Bishops in February 2014 for final approval is ready. This plan will encourage the work of the Church in Cuba in the period 2014 ...
• 21 December 2013
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The year 2013 full of social conflict and human right abuses Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The year 2013 has been a year full of conflict and human right abuses. Over 100 people have been violently killed for political reasons during the year. More than 1,200 have died on the job. It ...
• 21 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - 5,000 refugees welcomed in the Cathedral of Juba Juba (Agenzia Fides) - About 5,000 people have taken refuge in the cathedral in Juba, capital of South Sudan, for days in the grip of violent clashes between rival factions of the army, respectively loyal to President Sa ...
• 21 December 2013
  We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (Fides resumes service on January 2, 2014) We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (Fides resumes service on January 2, 2014) ...
• 21 December 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai: some lawyers help Catholics to convert in order to divorce Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai has denounced lawyers helping Catholic couples divorce suggesting to convert to other non-Catholic Christian churches. "Every lawyer who helps a married co ...
• 21 December 2013
  ASIA/INDONESIA – Terrorism Alarm: at Christmas Muslims and Christians united in defense of churches Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian police is mobilizing to protect the Christian minority from terrorist threats that could disrupt Christmas. And, in addition to the commitment of the authorities, there is also a ...
• 20 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - At Christmas engaged in Christian charity and evangelization Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, the Chinese Catholic community is intensifying its journey towards Christmas in the name of Christian charity and evangelization. According to information gathered by Fides ...
• 20 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Hunger is the biggest danger for Syrians Mareil Marly (Agenzia Fides) - Among the various organizations working in favor of the battered Syrian people, there is the support of the Pontifical Right Aid to the Church in Need, actively involved in helping refugees ...
• 20 December 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Christmas for refugees of Typhoon Haiyan, between hunger and risk of child abuse Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of thousands of people are suffering poverty and deprivation "just like Jesus and his parents, struggling to survive in the rubble caused by the worst typhoon that ever hit the Philippin ...
• 20 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – One must appreciate the traditions and the gift of faith: message to the immigrants who return home for Christmas Queretaro (Agenzia Fides ) - "To immigrate to a foreign country was an opportunity that, voluntarily or involuntarily, Providence has given you in order to live a better life. This opportunity has brought you to experien ...