News

• 9 July 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - The President of Peru announces the intervention of the Church to dialogue on the issue of Cajamarca Lima (Agenzia Fides) - After a week of heated protests against the Conga mining project, which caused five deaths in Cajamarca, the government of Peru has maintained a state of emergency in the region (see Fides 05/07/20 ...
• 9 July 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The problem is the clash between Fulani and Birom" says the Archbishop of Jos after recent massacres Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The massacre is brought about by the confrontation between farmers and herders. It is an old problem that has not been solved yet" says to Fides His. Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop o ...
• 9 July 2012
  VATICAN - Relaunch of the Mission ad Gentes and permanent formation: the recommendations of Cardinal Filoni to the Congolese Bishops Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The relaunch of the mission ad gentes and in-depth evangelization of culture and mentality; the integral and permanent formation of candidates to priesthood and consecrated life and lay faithfu ...
• 9 July 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Penang and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on July 7, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Penang (Malaysia), by His Exc.Mgr. Anthony Selvanayagam in accordance wi ...
• 9 July 2012
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Bishops propose an Electoral Ethics Pact for the 2014 elections Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Panama expressed its concern at the approach of politicians and for the comparison created among them, dominated by aggressiveness and intolerance. The Church has ...
• 9 July 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - The first multi-storey school to accommodate 1500 children in the Dadaab refugee camp has been built Dadaab (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of the first multi-storey school in the refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya has just been finished. Over 1500 children in the camp of Dagahaley will have the opportunity to study. It w ...
• 9 July 2012
  VATICAN - The contribution of the Catholic University of Congo to form a good Christian leadership, able to be 'salt and light' in the Congolese society Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On the morning of July 6, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, visited the Université Catholique du Congo. In his speech, the Cardinal to th ...
• 9 July 2012
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Appeal of the Catholic media: "Stop the violence of the Government on the Catholics of Vinh" Vinh (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary that the government of Vietnam puts an immediate end to "the brutal acts of repression against the Catholic priests and the faithful in the parish of Con Cuong", in the diocese of ...
• 9 July 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Sudan and South Sudan must live in peace" message of the Catholic and Anglican Bishops a year after independence in southern Sudan Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The relations between the governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan have deteriorated to an unacceptable level. We reject war as an option to resolve disputes, and we call on all parties to respect ...
• 9 July 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The Catholic Bishops and Presbyterians list the places of worship attacked in Sudan Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - In their joint message to mark the first anniversary of the independence of South Sudan, His Exc. Mgr. Paulino Lukudu Loro, Catholic Archbishop of Juba, and Mgr. Daniel Deng Bul, Episcopal Arch ...
• 9 July 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Civilians evacuated from the historical center of Homs, thanks to the "Mussalaha" initiative Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Two Christian families were able to leave the old town of Homs and were rescued. Thanks to an agreement between government forces and opposition forces, sponsored by the Interreligious popular Comm ...
• 7 July 2012
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - 20 years since its birth, the Church focuses on youth and family, to be "light and Good News" Ulaan Bataar (Agenzia Fides) - It is a young Church, entrusting its future to young people and families: the Catholic community in Mongolia, with over 800 faithful, celebrates 20 years of its presence in the country and ...
• 7 July 2012
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - From zero to 800 faithful: a booming community, working for the good of society Ulaan Bataar (Agenzia Fides) - Sowing the Gospel, committed to the common good, to fight against poverty, contributing to human, cultural, moral and spiritual development: with these criteria, the Church in Mongolia is p ...
• 7 July 2012
  AFRICA - The damage of the "Maputo Protocol" on women and African societies Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Six million abortions in 2011; wide spread of practices such as sterilization of women; systematic use of contraception and birth control methods, which promote a program of radical transformatio ...
• 7 July 2012
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - A TV, radio and web network dedicated to Blessed Peter To Rot Bereina (Agenzia Fides) - The Blessed Peter To Rot, a lay martyr of Papua New Guinea of which the Church celebrates the centenary of the birth in 2012, continues in the twenty-first century the work of evangelization of ...