News

• 29 July 2013
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Respect and dignity for women in Kananga: poor, lonely and with dependent families Kananga (Agenzia Fides) – In Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, even if the population does not live the direct consequences of the war looming in the Central African country for decades, it suffers the consequ ...
• 29 July 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Day with the concern for the poor Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - It is necessary to promote policies aimed "at the development and promotion of people": this was reported by the Bishop of the diocese of Jujuy, His Exc. Mgr. Daniel Fernandez, commenting on the s ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Concrete gestures of solidarity to celebrate the national holiday, the Bishops’ message Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Peru celebrates the 192nd anniversary of National Independence on July 28 and the message from the President of the Episcopal Conference, Mgr. Salvador Piñeiro García Calderón, Archbishop of Aya ...
• 27 July 2013
  AFRICA/MALI - Presidential elections, Caritas urges to solve the humanitarian crisis Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Spain adheres to the statement that Caritas Internationalis made during the 23rd session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations on the situation in Mali, and calls on the tran ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Violent irrationality, a great offense to God and the community", complaint by Mgr. Ezzati Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago, Mgr. Ricardo Ezzati condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago by the pro-abortion protesters and showed "his dismay towards those who have the obligati ...
• 27 July 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - Raid in the cathedral, intervention of the President of Chile Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has condemned the attack against the Cathedral of Santiago which took place on Thursday evening during the celebration of the feast of the city, the ...
• 26 July 2013
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - The "social WYD" Christian Baptists, in communion with the Pope in Rio Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - As the Pope is in Rio de Janeiro with young Catholics from around the world for "World Youth Day", on the other side of the globe, the young Christians of the Baptist Church gather in Singapor ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Dialogue and truth, the Catholic community in favor of a clarification Maracay (Agenzia Fides) - Commenting on the various political events that have recently sparked the debate at a national and regional level, the Bishop of the Diocese of Maracay, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo ...
• 26 July 2013
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "Converted being tracked down" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - To convert from Christianity to Islam has become much more dangerous in Sudan after the secession of South Sudan, which took place in July 2011, say to Fides some believers in local communities ...
• 26 July 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - The parish of Ling Shou builds a Center for formation of faith Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - A Center for the formation of faith is being built in the parish of Ling Shou, not far from Shi Jia Zhuang, capital of the province of He Bei. According to information collected by Fides ...
• 26 July 2013
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The religious, voice and prophetic action in society Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The approximately two thousand religious present in Papua New Guinea, among orders and men and women congregations, "are called to be a prophetic voice, ready to denounce injustice": is the ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – WYD: unscheduled program for young Argentines, with an invitation "to make noise" Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "It was like a big hug from the Pope to all of us", said Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A. commenting on the meeting of Pope Bergoglio ...
• 26 July 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA – Mgr. Scarpellini appointed Bishop of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Fernando Bascopé, Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of El Alto (Bolivia), in a note sent to Fides thanks God for the gift of a new bishop for the diocese: His Exc. Mgr. Eug ...
• 25 July 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Tense Climate after the deposition of the government Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tense climate in Juba after the deposition of the government on behalf of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. "Apart from an increase in roadblocks, currently there are specific movements in Juba ...
• 25 July 2013
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A century of commitment to re-educate and reintegrate young people in need Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Managua was crowded with faithful for the celebration of the Holy Mass, presided by His Exc. Mgr. Leopoldo José Brenes, Metropolitan Archbishop of Managua, who gave rise to the ...