News

• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity of the Chilean Church to the victims of the typhoon that hit the Philippines Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to the entire national community in order to show solidarity towards the Filipino people, who are suffering the serious consequences of Typhoon Haiyan, was addressed by the Episc ...
• 22 November 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - "President, reinforce the presence of the State" is what civil society in North Kivu asks Kabila Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The announced visit of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila in North Kivu was welcomed by local civil society with a statement sent to Fides Agency. "The visit which ...
• 22 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The "Jesuit Refugee Service" to the rescue of the Filipino people hit by Haiyan Manila (Agenzia Fides) – To assess the needs, develop projects and action plans, provide reports to donors, to ensure that resources are used as efficiently as possible: with these criteria and these operating lines th ...
• 22 November 2013
  ASIA/JORDAN - Minister of Tourism to the Heads of Churches: promote pilgrimages to the Holy Places Amman (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal to promote and concretely support pilgrimages to Places of Christian memory in Jordan was addressed on Thursday, November 21 by the Jordanian Minister for Labour and Tourism Nidal ...
• 22 November 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Proclaiming the Gospel in a multicultural world: the opening of CAM 4 approaches Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - How to proclaim the Gospel and to bear witness today, in a changing world, a secular and multicultural world? This questioned will be addressed to more than 4,000 participants in the Fourth Am ...
• 22 November 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - "DROP by DROP": to ensure clean water to children in Rwanda Lodi (Agenzia Fides) - 110 children in Rwanda will have drinking water by Christmas, thanks to the partnership between the Fight World Hunger Movement (MLFM), an Italian NGO that operates in the poorest Countries to brin ...
• 22 November 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The existence of many Pentecostal churches is no impediment to the evangelization mission of the Catholic Church", said Cardinal Onaiyekan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The existence of many Pentecostal churches is no impediment to the evangelization mission of the Catholic Church in the Country, neither is it a cause for panic. This was declared by Cardinal John ...
• 21 November 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - Course on faith formation for 90 catechists of Si Chuan province Cheng Du (Agenzia Fides) - There were 90 catechists from 5 dioceses of the south-western Chinese province of Si Chuan and the Diocese of Wan Zhou who participated in an intensive course on faith formation which was held ...
• 21 November 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The Bishops: "heal the wounds caused by the political crisis" Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "The population is divided into two categories: the rich and the poor who sink into extreme poverty. Insecurity grows and people are no longer protected, the rule of law protects the strong ...
• 21 November 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON – NourKids is born: the Christian Arab TV channel for children Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The new Arab channel online NourKids, fully dedicated for children and young people aged 3 to 15 was "launched" from Beirut on 20 November, on the occasion of International children’s Day. The ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archbishop of Morelia calls on the population: "take shelter... there is violence in the street" Morelia (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Morelia, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Suárez Inda, has urged people "to take shelter and be careful about the situation of insecurity that prevails in urban areas" following the cl ...
• 21 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Hayian: humanitarian aid from the Community of St. Egidio to the victims not reached by the government Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - The operation is of those who show how, in cases of major natural disasters, aid on behalf of NGOs may be complementary to the action of governments: the Community of St. Egidio has chosen two remo ...
• 21 November 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - In Rome, a prayer vigil for peace in Syria and the release of the hostages Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Wednesday, November 27, a prayer vigil to pray for peace in Syria will take place in the church of Santa Maria dell'Orto, in Trastevere area, in Rome. The vigil, convened by the Center for mis ...
• 21 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Enhance the network of religious congregations for aid to the population: a testimony from Cebu Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), typhoon Hayan in the Philippines has affected at least 10 million people, of whom 4 ...
• 21 November 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of San Miguel de Sucumbios Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on 21 November 2013, appointed His Exc. Mgr. Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. as Apostolic Vicar of San Miguel de Sucumbios (Ecuador). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 21/11/2013) ...