News

• 23 October 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Famine and diseases afflicting the Sudanese refugees Bambari (Agenzia Fides) - For two months, the Sudanese refugees residing in the camp of Bambari, in the Central African Republic, have no access to food. The spokesperson of the field reported to Radio Dabanga that refug ...
• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Incursion of the Islamist militias in the Christian city of Sadad Sadad (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian city of Sadad, situated in a strategic area along the road that joins Homs to Damascus, has been since yesterday at the center of the battle between the army of Assad and rebel milit ...
• 23 October 2013
  EUROPE - Appeal to the UN: a Resolution for the protection of religious minorities is needed Bratislava (Agenzia Fides) – Taking into account the constant increase in forms of violence, the persecution of Christians and other religious groups in various parts of the world, the Plenary Assembly of the Council o ...
• 23 October 2013
  AMERICA/CUBA - School Education for disabled children Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In Cuba there are 350 special schools where almost 39,000 children study. Other 70 000 with different types of disabilities attend regular centers. Educating children with disabilities is the go ...
• 23 October 2013
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Commission "Justice and Peace" in Jaffna denounces "the genocide of Tamils" Jaffna (Agenzia Fides) - "A genocide of the Tamil people is in progress in Sri Lanka": this is a strong and circumstantial complaint sent by the Commission "Justice and Peace" of the diocese of Jaffna in the north of Sri ...
• 23 October 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Suspension of talks in Kampala: the Congolese government denounces the tactic "talk and fight" of the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo rejects the responsibility for the suspension of peace talks in Kampala (Uganda ) on the M23 guerrilla movement. On October 21, Lambert Me ...
• 23 October 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Attacks against churches, Christians criticize the government and security forces Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - During the terrorist attack which last Sunday caused the death of four people - including a 9-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl - and wounding 18 Coptic invited to a Coptic wedding, the police ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Parliament debates on the revision of the Constitution, on corruption and development Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - The revision of the Constitution of 1992 and other important measures on issues such as corruption and socio-economic development are at the center of the sixth session of the National Assembly in ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/TURKEY - The Armenian language can be used in election campaigns Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The reform package recently presented by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will allow to carry out election campaigns in Armenian. According to reports from local news sources, the ...
• 22 October 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Terrorism alarm in Tumaco: commission lead by the Bishop seeks dialogue with the FARC Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) - The consequences of recent terrorist attacks carried out by the FARC ( Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to power lines in the city are tremendous for the people of Tumaco. For this reason, ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Many Catholic organizations involved in disaster relief to the people affected by the earthquake Quezon City (Agenzia Fides) - Relief efforts in Bohol and in some areas of the central region of the Philippines continue. In the latest update sent to Fides Agency by the Philippine Camillian Task Force, Father Dan Vic ...
• 22 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Archbishop of Yangon: next to Pope Francis, to evangelize with mercy Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the great evangelists of Christian history is the current Pope Francis: his words and actions have given enthusiasm to Christians and the world. He has become the pastor of the global vil ...
• 22 October 2013
  AFRICA/CHAD – 75 years of the presence of the Capuchin Minor Friars in Chad and Central Africa N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The Capuchin Minor Friars celebrated on Sunday, October 20, 75 years of their presence in Chad and the Central African Republic, with a Mass at the Cathedral of Moundou (southern Chad). Accor ...
• 22 October 2013
  AMERICA/CUBA - Entrepreneurs trained in courses promoted by the Catholic Church Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Cuban Catholic Church has launched new training courses in order to obtain a diploma as entrepreneur. Thanks to a collaboration with Mexican universities, new entrepreneurs are then given the ...
• 21 October 2013
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Appointment of the Bishop of Hakha Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, on 19 October 2013, appointed Rev. Mgr. Lucius Hre Kung, of the clergy of Hakha, Vicar General and Parish Priest of the Cathedral as Bishop of the Diocese of Hakha (Myanmar ...