News

• 11 December 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Inauguration of a new Catholic church for the small community of faithful in Herero Robe (Agenzia Fides) - "We have recently opened a new church in the village of Herero. Two African missionaries of the religious congregation of Apostles of Jesus, who live in Adaba 9 km from Herero are responsible for t ...
• 11 December 2013
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - "Barbed wire with blades to defend the Spanish enclaves, is an attack on the physical integrity of immigrants" says the Bishop of Tangier Tangier (Agenzia Fides) - "Barbed wire with blades on fences in Ceuta and Melilla, is an attack on the physical integrity of immigrants: those blades cut, injure, maim and are contrary to the duty which we all have to re ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: inciting Christians to take up arms is "insane" Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - "As men of the Church, we cannot incite Christians to take up arms and to take part in the conflict. We cannot say these things, it is insane. It goes against the Gospel and the Christian doctr ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Celebration of the Immaculate Conception in all Chinese Catholic communities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary was celebrated with particular fervor by all the Chinese Catholic communities, with Masses, adorations, Marian vigils, processions and many oth ...
• 11 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The Archbishop of Delhi stopped by the police: he was marching for the rights of the Dalits New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Anil Couto, Catholic Archbishop of Delhi, was arrested today by the Delhi police along with other Christian bishops and leaders of other denominations. This is confirmed by F ...
• 10 December 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Caravan of mothers: "The Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants", says the Bishop of Cordoba Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church condemns all forms of violence against anyone, including immigrants, this is why we join in prayer, to ask for tragedies to end during their journey": this is what His Exc. ...
• 10 December 2013
  EUROPE/POLAND - Support vocations in mission countries: prayer vigil and missiological session Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - Promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, on 7 and 8 December, at the Shrine of Jasna Gora, a prayer vigil and missiological session under the theme - support for vocations in m ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Balasore and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on December 9, 2013, accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Balasore (India ), by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M., in accordance wit ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Human Rights Day, the cry of Bishops: "India has failed in promoting them" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "India is miserably failing in its obligation to respect, protect and promote the human rights of its citizens. The Indian situation shows widespread and flagrant violations of the rights that ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Agreement on the water between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. The Director of Caritas Jerusalem: it is a good start Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - "I am happy. I dreamed of this agreement for many years, also to save the Dead Sea, which is really dying". This is what Father Raed Abusahliah, Director General of Caritas Jerusalem, says to ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/THAILAND - New elections on February 2, but "the situation changes day by day", says the Director of the PMS Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "The King has announced that the new general elections will be held on February 2, but the situation remains fluid and unstable. Everything can still change. We hope that this wave of protest is ...
• 10 December 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – Mandela; Cardinal Napier: "Grateful for what he did for South Africa and the world" Johannesburg ( Agenzia Fides) - "When I learned of the death of Mandela, my first reaction was one of gratitude. Gratitude for what Nelson Mandela did for South Africa and for the world", says Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier ...
• 10 December 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "The people demand justice": the cry which concludes the feast of Our Lady of Caacupé Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - "Family is the center and guides the integral growth of the human person, this is what our authorities must understand", is what His Exc. Mgr. Claudio Giménez Medina, Bishop of Caacupé (Parag ...
• 10 December 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA – Bishops’ appeal to stop violence and vandalism. "There have been deaths in Jujuy", said Mgr. Fernandez Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentine Episcopal Conference has launched an appeal to the policemen who have been on strike in different regions of the country, asking them to "stop this behavior that jeopardizes safety a ...
• 10 December 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Sharia Court to the government: for the crime of blasphemy, death is the only and right punishment Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Federal Court for the Sharia, the Islamic court in Pakistan, has issued an order calling on the Government to amend the penalties for the crime of blasphemy, currently punishable with impr ...