News

• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - "No to the smuggling of migrants", Bishops’ campaign to raise awareness in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "No to human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants" is the theme chosen by the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, for the National Collection of Solidarity Campaign "Compartir" (to share) to be hel ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Archbishop Coutts to the leaders of society: "All eyes are on Pope Francis’ humility" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - For professionals, managers, social and political leaders, "Pope Francis’ humility can be a valuable source of inspiration. If you really want to become agents of transformation and social cha ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 4 million working children engaged in high-risk activities Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In Ecuador there are about 4.2 million boys, girls and adolescent workers in the age group between 5 and 17 years. Of these 359,597, l '8.56%, are exploited in high-risk activities. This is what e ...
• 22 August 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - A new church desecrated in Central Africa; priests and nuns forced to flee Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - More violence and looting against the Catholic Church in the Central African Republic. According to information sent to Fides Agency on Sunday, August 18 priests and nuns of the Sœurs de la Char ...
• 22 August 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Kidnappings, forced conversions and violence against Christians New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Several incidents of violence, harmful to religious freedom, have troubled the Christian communities in India in the last few days. Police in Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are lo ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sexual abuse and child maltreatment: 16 victims a day Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - During the first five months of 2013 2,456 cases of sexual abuse on minors, 16 victims a day were recorded. This is what is said in a complaint on behalf of the Institute of Forensic Medicine w ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The house for migrants of Tlaxcala will not be closed", said Mgr. Moreno Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not know who told you this, but it is not true", said Mgr. Francisco Moreno Barron, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala, Mexico) to the press, denying the news about the closing of the house for ...
• 21 August 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Archbishop of Bangui on a visit to the displaced persons in Bozoum. The story of a missionary Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Mgr. Nzapalainga came to bring the solidarity of Christians in Bangui, and to be close to over 2,400 displaced people who fled their villages because of the killings perpetrated by the rebel Se ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Condemnation of the Church for the killings in the area of Tacuati, where the army has intervened Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Press Office of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP), sent a statement to Fides Agency where the anger of the bishops of Paraguay is expressed for the murder of five people in the are ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Dengue and poverty affect the indigenous of the north of the Country Salta (Agenzia Fides) - The Aboriginal community in northern Argentina is the most exposed to epidemics of dengue fever, a disease that goes hand in hand with the state of poverty and a way of life which does not cover t ...
• 21 August 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "I thank those who from all over the world express solidarity with the Egyptian people", said Mgr. Zakaria Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The security situation is improving, partly because some extremist leaders inciting young people to violence have been caught. We are still locked in the house, but the soldiers have brought us b ...
• 20 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We cannot remain silent, we have to react", said Mgr. Epalza in denouncing bribe Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Buenaventura, His Exc. Mgr. Hector Epalza Quintero, P.S.S, launched the alarm with regards to the situation of the port where many traders live in anguish because of extortion ...
• 20 August 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Caritas Pakistan in aid of flood victims Multan (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Pakistan has launched massive humanitarian aid for flood victims, mostly Muslims, which in past days hit Pakistan. Heavy monsoon rains have hit the country in the last two weeks, especial ...
• 20 August 2013
  ASIA/IRAN - A Christian sentenced to ten years in prison for spreading copies of the Gospel Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - An Iranian man, converted from Islam to Christianity, was sentenced to ten years in prison for "crimes against state security": the defendant is guilty of distributing copies of the Gospel in the ...
• 20 August 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The number of Spanish families assisted by Caritas exceeds that of immigrants Almeria (Agenzia Fides) - "Our intervention regards the situation of the new poor who, after having lost their jobs and overwhelmed by the tax burden, knock on the doors of Caritas to meet the basic needs of their family ...