News

• 21 May 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA – Bishops say: "Yes to the State of emergency but it is politicians have to work for peace," Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We welcome the President’s efforts to put national challenges under control," said His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ni ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Patriarch Sako: there is no majority and minority in the Church Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The attachment to one’s "Chaldean" ethnic and cultural roots should not become fanatical cult of one’s national identity, if one does not want to obscure the Church's catholicity. This is th ...
• 21 May 2013
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Chile has a debt with the Mapuche community," said Msg. Vial in his greetings to the community Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - "Chile has a debt with the Mapuche community," said Mgr. Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón in a statement sent to Fides, who a week ago became Bishop Emeritus of Temuco (Chile), who for eleven years ...
• 21 May 2013
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The "invisible" children of the continent are deprived of their rights Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Half of the African children are "invisible" because they do not appear in any population register. This is what emerged in a statement released on the occasion of the XXI Meeting of the Afr ...
• 21 May 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "There is less violence, but there are still no social programs," said Mgr. Gallardo Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Veracruz (Mexico), Mgr. Luis Felipe Gallardo Martin del Campo has recognized the work carried out by the authorities of the homonymous State with regards to safety and reported th ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/CHINA - "Strong in tribulation, constant in prayer": a booklet to pray for Chinese Catholics Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China - which will be celebrated worldwide on May 24 - the first booklet has been prepared to accompany the faithful who want to bear ...
• 21 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - New Violence against Christians in South Punjab: appeal to politics Multan (Agenzia Fides) - More than 250 Christian families have been threatened and thrown out from their homes in the village 'Chak 31 "in Khanewal district, in southern Punjab for fear of mass attacks and arson. What ha ...
• 20 May 2013
  VATICAN - The Pope launches "Missio", an "App" for smartphones with Fides news Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fides News is available in eight languages, even on an "App" (application) for smartphones, called "Missio", which can be download for free. The service was inaugurated by Pope Francis duri ...
• 20 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Pentecost for Christians in Pakistan: "United in diversity" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – An ecumenical vigil marked the Pentecost celebration for the different Christian communities of Lahore, capital of Punjab, who found themselves gathered at a meeting of prayer and reflection, w ...
• 20 May 2013
  AFRICA - "Greater financial transparency" is what two Bishops ask the European Union Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenge of implementing the structural reforms needed to counter tax evasion and the opacity of the financial system is urgent," says an open letter signed by Mgr. Gabriel Mbilingi, Archbish ...
• 20 May 2013
  ASIA/LEBANON - A harsh warning by Patriarch Rai to Lebanese politicians: build your own Country, instead of getting involved in the Syrian conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the long tour among the Maronite communities in Latin America, the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Bechara Boutros Rai addressed a severe reprimand to Lebanese politicians w ...
• 20 May 2013
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - New project against trafficking and child labor in India Melbourne (Agenzia Fides) - Every day, many children are abducted against their will, or sold by their families to be exploited in domestic work and prostitution. Many are also forced to beg on the streets just to surviv ...
• 20 May 2013
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Attack near the Catholic church in Benghazi Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - A bomb attack against the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Benghazi (Libya), happened on the night of May 17. "They put a bomb at the entrance of the corridor leading to the cour ...
• 20 May 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Walking towards justice and peace," Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Walking towards justice and peace" is the theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity being held (from May 19 to 26) in different cities of Colombia. "This year, the reflection is inspired ...
• 18 May 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The Bishops say they want explanations for the apparent misuse of State property for a private wedding Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The government owes South Africans a thorough, and quick, explanation for the apparent misuse of state property and personnel by those associated with the Gupta family wedding," says a not ...