News

• 20 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: Our Christmas under the bombs Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The suburbs of Aleppo, in the hands of rebel forces, have been for days under the bombing of government aviation. According to various sources, the military offensive has already caused more than ...
• 20 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We are neither Dinka nor Nuer, but representatives of one church and one body of Christ", write the Christian leaders, denouncing the exploitation of tribalism Juba (Agenzia Fides) - There are growing appeals on behalf of Christian church leaders so that peace and reconciliation prevail in South Sudan while the UN and several foreign Countries proceed with evacuating their staf ...
• 20 December 2013
  ASIA/JAPAN - "Monks Without Borders" has been formed, to unite religious sects in tackling global issues Kyoto (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Buddhist monks in Japan have formed an organization called "Monks Without Borders", which aims to unite Buddhist religious communities, and other religions in tackling global issues suc ...
• 20 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Decent work against the culture of waste": the Pope's message to the MTE Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides ) - Pope Francis sent a video message to the collectors and recyclers of cardboard, encouraging them to continue to develop forms of decent work in the ecological field, asking to raise awaren ...
• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Mgr. Paul Liu Jinghe dies a few days before his 93rd birthday Wujiazhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On December 11, Mgr. Paul Liu Jinghe, a few days before his 93rd birthday, died in Tangshan (Diocese of Yongping, in Hebei Province, mainland China). The senior Prelate, who had been sick fo ...
• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Patriarch Twal: the Israeli colonization hinders the peace process Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "The Israeli-Palestinian talks resumed in late July, after three years of interruption. But the efforts are hampered by the continuous building of Israeli settlements". This is what the Latin ...
• 19 December 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai’s first "Tweet" aimed at the young people of the Middle East Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Rai posted his first tweet on Wednesday via @bkerkejeune twitter account. "Dear youth", says the Patriarch’s message " I see in you the Church� ...
• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - National dialogue to find solutions concerning the serious problem of prisons Juigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with overcrowding, poor conditions in the prisons of the country and cases of abuse in the prisons of Juigalpa, the Bishop of Juigalpa (area of San Juan and Rio Chontales), His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 19 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The rebels have conquered the capital of Jonglei State; "Very dangerous situation" say Church sources Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The Country is going in a really dangerous direction, toward a kind of ethnic conflict although it should be pointed out that the ethnic issue is exploited for the purpose of power" say local chur ...
• 19 December 2013
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - A nun at the service of the illiterate and people with AIDS Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 50% of the population of Papua New Guinea are illiterate. There are no sufficient schools for the children, as well as future employment opportunities. Sister Marie Benedicta Sim, SND, serv ...
• 19 December 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "More than a religious clash it is a fratricidal struggle among Central Africans", says the Bishop of Bossangoa Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Religion is manipulated for political ends, denounces Mgr. Nestor Désiré Nongo -Aziagba, Bishop of Bossangoa, the town in the west of the Central African Republic, where despite the presence ...
• 19 December 2013
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Over 13 thousand signatures in favor of clean environment Tacuarembó (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Tacuarembó, His Exc. Mgr. Julio César Bonino, who presides the Commission "Tacuarembó for life and for water" in order to free the area from the mega mineral projects of met ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/PERU – A religious woman receives the award for Human Rights Bagua (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Maria del Carmen Gomez Calleja, of the Congregation of St. Joseph, received the National Award for Human Rights 2013, whereas the priest Gerald Veilleux was nominated for the Special Award ...
• 18 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - 20 Cuamm health operators continue to provide assistance Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the tensions following the attempted coup in South Sudan, the NGO Doctors with Africa Cuamm, present in the Country with 20 expatriated operators, are following with concern the evolut ...
• 18 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Living the "Posadas" according to tradition, an opportunity for evangelization and cohabitation Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Mexico (CEM) has invited to fully live the time of the "posadas" in order for it to be a time of fraternity and encounter with God. According to some historians, in 15 ...