News

• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - President Rohani: Iran and the Holy See together in the fight against extremism Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Iranian President Hassan Rohani relaunches dialogue between the Islamic and the Christian world, and hopes for an alliance between Iran and the Holy See regarding the major issues that shake huma ...
• 8 November 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A second agreement has been reached, the Church proposes "a policy of reconciliation for definitive peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church believes that in order to achieve true reconciliation and authentic peace in Colombia "one must go forward on issues such as the equitable distribution of land and achieve aut ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Yolanda aggravates the disastrous situation of 4 million people already affected by the earthquake Bohol (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the people of Bohol severely damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the entire area on October 15 (see Fides 18/10/2013) continues to worsen. As reported to Fides Agency ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - An "inclusive agreement" for peace in the southern Philippines: religious leaders meet with the government Zamboanga City (Agenzia Fides) – To explore all possible ways and solutions to achieve peace; to promote an "inclusive" agreement, which takes into account all the components of religious, ethnic and cultural needs of ...
• 8 November 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA- The "Republican Pact" signed in Bangui, drawn up in Rome in September Bangui ( Agenzia Fides) - The "Republican Pact" was signed yesterday, November 7, in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic by the President of the Republic, Michel Djotodia, the Prime Minister, Nicolas Ntianga ...
• 8 November 2013
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambican crisis worries neighboring countries; Zimbabwe threatens to intervene Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Mozambique is facing a problematic security crisis after the former rebels of RENAMO denounced the agreements of Rome in 1992 and have taken up arms (see Fides 22/10/2013). Although so far the mi ...
• 8 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: clashes at the power plant. Aleppo at risk of environmental catastrophe Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "For three days there has been no electricity in the center of Aleppo. There have been clashes at the power plant in al-Harrarieh, and there is very dangerous situation because hazardous material ...
• 8 November 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE – Mgr. Ezzati re-elected President of the CECh; waiting for the final message of the Assembly Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The 106th Plenary Assembly of the Chilean Episcopal Conference (CECh) has re-elected the Archbishop of Santiago, His Exc. Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati Andrello as President for a further period of three ...
• 7 November 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Archbishop of Managua’s appeal to prevent dengue Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "It is really sad to read news that a person, especially a young person, a child dies due to dengue hemorrhagic fever", said the Archbishop of Managua, Msgr. Leopoldo Brenes, in a statement sent ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA - The nations of Central Asia: repatriate compatriots who fight in Syria Almaty ( Agenzia Fides) - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, three of the major nations of Central Asia, are studying ways and solutions to repatriate compatriots fighting in Syria and to block the flow of Islamist a ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - A Bishop reiterates the "right to catechism" for children Cuddapah ( Agenzia Fides) - Among the many rights to be granted to children, there is also the "right to catechism", that is to say the right to Christian education in order to grow in faith: this is emphasized by His Ex ...
• 7 November 2013
  AMERICA - The Meeting of Guadalupe closes the Year of Faith in the continent Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of "Our Lady of Guadalupe, Star of the New Evangelization in the Americas will open on November 16 at the premises of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, with a ...
• 7 November 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Hindo: the jihadi militias also massacre the other rebels Hassaké (Agenzia Fides) - In the Syrian city of Hassaké and Qamishli there was no massacre of Christians and the government army "gives the impression of being able to defeat the rebels when it wants and as it wants". ...
• 7 November 2013
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - "Abortion is a threat to the very existence of the nation", the Bishops said Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Abortion not only goes against the law of God, but also against the Angolan cultural identity and is therefore a threat to the very existence of the nation. This is what the Angolan Bishops said ...
• 7 November 2013
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Church in defense of creation and against the destruction of natural heritage La Vega (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of La Vega, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio Camilo Gonzalez, has launched an appeal to priests, deacons, and representatives of various sectors of pastoral care in defense and the preservation ...