News

• 8 August 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Boko Haram threatens Christians and Muslims," said Mgr. Onaiyekan Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The attack on the mosque Okene shows the true nature of Boko Haram " says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja, commenting on the assault waged against the main M ...
• 8 August 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Aleppo: fears a massacre, a growing fear for the presence of foreign mercenaries Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear a massacre if the army were to attack in large numbers in districts in opposition hands. The army is still strong, even though it has lost a plane, and the opposition is increasingly arm ...
• 8 August 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The formation of the laity of the province of Zhe Jiang for a better understanding of faith Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - "To study, learn and apply the Scriptures" was the theme of the course of formation of the laity of the Catholic community in the province of Zhe Jiang, held from July 31 to August 4. Accordin ...
• 7 August 2012
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Bishop of Chipata protests for the deportation of a priest of Rwandese origin Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)-His Exc. Mgr. George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu, Bishop of Chipata, in Zambia expressed his protest against the "unfortunate deportation " of a priest of Rwandese origin, Fr. Viateur Banyangandora, past ...
• 7 August 2012
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - "A vote in the interest of the nation and in accordance with Gospel values" ask the Bishops Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Sierra Leone call on the faithful to unity and commitment in political life in a Pastoral Letter dedicated to the general election in November. The document, sent to Fides Agency ...
• 7 August 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - 15 days of permanent formation of the sisters of the diocese of Beijing in Hong Kong Beijing (Agenzia Fides)-Two weeks of intense spirituality and renewal of the awareness of the mission of the new evangelization. This is what was experienced by the 21 nuns of the diocesan congregation of St. Joseph in B ...
• 6 August 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "Do not accept weapons and do not take to the field": Christian leaders say no to sectarian war Damascus (Agenzia Fides)-Christian religious leaders have recommended the faithful not to accept weapons and not to draw up in the civil conflict is what local sources report to Fides Agency from Aleppo. "We do not want ...
• 6 August 2012
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The Young Catholic University Students of East Asia launch an alarm: Beware of the Internet craze, which weakens the life of faith Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The craze for internet weakens the life of faith and the formation of the Christian spirit: is the alarm raised by the Youth Cultural Exchange Seminar of Catholic University Students in East Asi ...
• 6 August 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Agreement between Khartoum and Juba on oil Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)-Sudan and South Sudan have reached an agreement on the price Juba has to pay to use the pipelines in Khartoum to export its oil. According to Pagan Amum, head of the south of Sudan negotiating ...
• 6 August 2012
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - At least 6 people killed in an assault on a police station in Abidjan Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - At least six people died in the early morning hours of August 6 in an assault on a military camp in the Cocody district located in the north of Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. ...
• 4 August 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The Diocese of Kilwa-Kasenga denounces the illegal exploitation of timber in Kasomeno on behalf of the Chinese Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "For about 8 months, some Chinese have started an anarchic exploitation of timber in the region of Kasomeno, 150 km north of Lubumbashi (in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo)" denou ...
• 4 August 2012
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - "60 days without violent events", the campaign for peace in prisons bears fruit San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - With only a day dedicated to catechesis and presided by Monsignor Romulo Emiliani, Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, the campaign for peace in prison, organized by the Pastoral Commissi ...
• 3 August 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Emergency malnutrition: the number of deaths in South Sudan has doubled with a daily average of 5 children and 2 adults Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - More than 170 000 refugees have had to walk for weeks to cross the border and escape from the conflict and food insecurity in the Sudanese states of the Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Many have ...
• 3 August 2012
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Warning and prevention of a malaria epidemic: long-term insecticide-treated nets have been distributed Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Approximately 90% of the population of Papua New Guinea is at risk of malaria. This island country, located south of the equator, 1.9 million cases are registered every year. Thanks to the ...
• 3 August 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - "We must continue to seek a political solution," say sources from Aleppo after the resignation of Annan Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "We fear what happened in Homs when people took refuge in the neighborhood where Christians live repeats itself, that in turn have become the battleground between the two parties. This worries ...