News

• 26 June 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hope and caution on behalf of the Bishops after the Supreme Court ruling on immigration Washington (Agenzia Fides) - A step towards a human reform of immigration, but to be considered with caution, because there is still a fair immigration system lacking: is the meaning of the note published by the Episcopa ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Victims and people missing due to heavy rainfall recorded in the last days Chaghcharan (Agenzia Fides) - More than a hundred homes and as many acres of farmland and farm animals have been destroyed following the heavy rains that have taken place continuously for 5 days in the northern part of A ...
• 26 June 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Let's stop terrorism now because a dangerous level of tension has been reached" warn the Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a primary task of the government to guarantee the safety of life and property of citizens across the nation. There is no excuse not to fulfill this primary duty." It is the warning launched ...
• 26 June 2012
  VATICAN - Mgr.Rugambwa appointed as Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and President of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation presented, upon having reached the age limit, by His Exc. Mgr. Piergiuseppe Vacchelli, Titular Archbishop of Minturno, as Adjunct Secre ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Church: yes to a Commission for truth and reconciliation Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian Church looks at the establishment of a "Commission for truth and reconciliation" with favor, which examines issues such as corruption and discrimination in the country. As rep ...
• 26 June 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church’s appeal to avoid violence and open dialogue La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church and the Defensoria del Pueblo have urged the government of Bolivia and the police, whose agents have been asking for a salary increase in the past few days, to speak without t ...
• 26 June 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - More than 5,000 Bibles released by the government for the Christian communities of Borneo Kota Kinabalu (Agenzia Fides) – Satisfaction on behalf of the Christian communities in the provinces of Sabah, Sarawak and the federal territory of the island of Labuan, part of Malaysia's island: as reported to Fides ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "No foreign country can impose its rules on immigration": the complex issue of illegal Haitians Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, said that "no foreign country can come to the Dominican Republic to impose its rules on immigration" and called on l ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Xavante indigenous fight to regain their homeland Marãiwatsédé (Agenzia Fides) - The indigenous population Xavante of Marãiwatsédé in the state of Mato Grosso, continues to fight to regain their territory of origin. Although in 1998 the Brazilian government reco ...
• 25 June 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope to the Bishops of Colombia: "It is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Colombia is not a stranger to the consequences of forgetfulness God. Hence, it is indispensable to revive in all the faithful their awareness of being disciples and missionaries of Christ, ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner," Social Week 2012 has just concluded Mar del Plata (Agenzia Fides) - "The true path to social inclusion is paid work in a dignified manner. We renew our commitment to the culture of work. We reject the spread of negative consumerist and materialistic behavi ...
• 25 June 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Social exclusion and poverty for the people of Chiapas, despite natural resources Tuxtla Gutierrez (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the natural resources available in the Mexican State of Chiapas, poverty continues to be the principal stigma to fight. Chiapas lives in conditions of social, cultural and e ...
• 25 June 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Bishop of Luxor appreciates the words of the new President of Egypt Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "I consider Mohammed Mursi’s victory positive, with the hope that now all work in a spirit of cooperation to renew the Country," says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Youhannes Zakaria, Coptic Catholic Bi ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Christians in the front line in solidarity with those suffering due to the conflict Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian communities in Syria and the Christian Churches in the Middle East are heavily involved in helping and in solidarity toward all those who suffer because of the ongoing conflict: s ...
• 25 June 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Witnessing the Gospel in the midst of the conflict: the message of the Greek Melkite Synod Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to be "witnesses of Gospel values in Syria", and "rediscover our vocation to become light, salt and leaven in Arab societies": is the appeal launched by the Synod Fathers at the ...