News

• 28 November 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Tensions in Angola after the killing of an opponent; the Bishops: "one must follow the path of peace" Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Angola raise their voice after the killing of a protester of the Casa-Ce opposition party which took place on Saturday, November 23 in Luanda and the repression of a demonstratio ...
• 28 November 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Alarm among Christians: the scourge of blasphemy gets worse, four cases in a month Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Although many Muslims have expressed solidarity with Christians, victims of the tragic suicide bombing in the church of Peshawar, on September 22, there is a sharp increase in complaints and in ...
• 28 November 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI – Haitians escape, they must avoid the violence on behalf of neighbors Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The humanitarian situation of Haitians seeking refuge on the border with the Dominican Republic has worsened in recent days. The "Support Group for Returnees and Refugees" (SGRR) reports that, af ...
• 28 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A response of the missionary church to the multicultural world, the work of CAM4 Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - With a procession of the various Marian devotions in Latin America, the 4th American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) officially opened on November 27th, in the Venezuela hall of the Palace of Even ...
• 28 November 2013
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni at CAM IV/COMLA IX: "Take heart, America! Take heart, Latin America! you can give and do more!" Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - "I am convinced that this Congress will give rise to a great passion for the universal mission in the Churches of America because we are convinced that the missio ad Gentes, and in particular ...
• 28 November 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - The oldest Christian place of worship will become a mosque in Istanbul Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The ancient monastery of San Giovanni in Studion, currently classified as the museum complex, will be transformed into a mosque in 2014, once the restoration work in progress are completed. The ...
• 28 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - A parish priest: "The exodus of civil Christians from Qara, invaded by foreign jihadists" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Christian and non-Christian villages, in the north of Damascus, are targeted by foreign jihadist armed groups, bringing only death and destruction. This is what was stated by Fr. George Louis, ...
• 28 November 2013
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Great Lakes civil Society at a meeting to consolidate peace Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - The actors of civil society in the Great Lakes region have gathered since 25 November in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, to outline a common strategy to consolidate peace in the region. Accord ...
• 27 November 2013
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Use of the word "Allah": UN's appeal to the government, in the name of freedom of expression and religion Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian government should permit the use of the word "Allah" in the columns of the Catholic weekly "Herald" in the name of freedom of expression and religion: says a team of UN observ ...
• 27 November 2013
  VATICAN - " In this Congress, we place Christ at the center": Cardinal Filoni opened the American Missionary Congress (CAM4-Comla 9) in Maracaibo Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - "In this Congress, we place Christ at the center and, as our Master, we intend to listen to His voice, to welcome His message, allowing it to enter our hearts and to prepare us for the mission ...
• 27 November 2013
  VATICAN - ""May the joy of the Gospel reach to all the ends of the earth and all the “peripheries” in need of the light of the Gospel" Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus... In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelizatio ...
• 27 November 2013
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Southern African Bishops' Appeal for Peace in Mozambique Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Cautious opening of the Mozambican government 's with regads to the request of RENAMO (Mozambique National Resistance) to involve domestic observers in the dialogue to resolve the crisis that saw ...
• 27 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pax Christi International: Europe must not close its doors to Syrian refugees Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Pax Christi International urgently appeals to the government in Damascus and forces involved in the Syrian conflict so that the Country's borders are opened in order to allow humanitarian relie ...
• 27 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Joy and music for the great feast of the mission: CAM 4 has begun Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - With much joy and missionary spirit, the Fourth American Missionary Congress (CAM 4) and the Ninth Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA 9) began last night November 26th. The Mass of inau ...
• 27 November 2013
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Sister Nyirumbe, a Ugandan educator who empowers women and a girls who survived brutality at the hands of the LRA, will be recognized with an Honorary doctorate Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "Sister Nyirumbe is helping women and girls weave a new beginning through education. Her vision and advocacy for this vulnerable population resonate deeply with the legacy of St Vincent de Paul, ...