News

• 29 March 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - "I hope dialogue between north and south Sudan continues", said the Nuncio in Khartoum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "I hope political dialogue between the two parties continues, based on good faith and on the agreement in Addis Ababa, which provided for an end of hostilities" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Leo ...
• 29 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The fears of the minorities in Syria: the Armenians and plans for a "new exodus" Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer and expectation, fears and hopes: with this attitude, the small Armenian community in Syria, almost entirely Christian, live the present historical phase, marked by violence, conflict, asp ...
• 29 March 2012
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The support of the Australian Catholic to 195 dioceses in 38 nations through Catholic Mission Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Autralian Pontifical Mission Society (Catholic Mission) have just released the 2011 Annual Report which shows that, during the year, supporters in Australia helped more than 370 thousand chil ...
• 29 March 2012
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The young and the Word of God: the future of the mission in Myanmar Loikaw (Agenzia Fides) - The Word of God "gift that gives courage and hope for the lives of young people; as a "point of reference for an authentically Christian life"; as a "valuable tool" in the hands of young people w ...
• 29 March 2012
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Which Constitution for Egypt? Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - It will be the President of the Egyptian parliament, Saad el Katatni, to preside the Constituent Assembly. The appointment of Katatni, who is an important member of the Party for "Freedom and Just ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - Pope’s Holy Thursday Mass collection to refugees: from Cor Unum to Caritas Syria Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Giving the donations collected during the evening Mass on Holy Thursday, which will be celebrated by the Pope in St. John’s basilica in favor of humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees "is ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - On the Feast of the Annunciation a new church was consecrated and the first stone was blessed Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - On the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord a new church was consecrated, dedicated to the Annunciation, which is situated in the diocese of Xian Xian (today Cang Zhou), in He Bei provin ...
• 28 March 2012
  VATICAN - Pope's Message to the youth: "Be enthusiastic witnesses of the new evangelization!" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "I would encourage you to be missionaries of joy. We cannot be happy if others are not: joy has to be shared. Go and tell other young people about your joy at finding the precious treasure ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - From the "yes" to the UN peace plan "new hope for the Syrian people, who want unity and peace" Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - "The acceptance by the Damascus government of the UN six-point plan is a source of great hope for all the Syrian people. The Christians in Syria support and hope for a rapid enforcement of Kofi ...
• 28 March 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Truce between the gangs with the help of the Church, but the country is hoping for a definitive solution San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Today newspapers of El Salvador report the news that the Salvadoran Minister of Security, David Munguia, admitted that a "truce" is taking place between bloody gangs of the country and thi ...
• 28 March 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - Jesús TV: the first virtual channel launched by the Archbishopric of Concepción Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - Birth of the first virtual channel of the Archdiocese of Concepción. His Exc. Mgr. Archbishop Fernando Chomali, will inaugurate Jesús TV on Thursday, March 29. It is a tool for informatio ...
• 28 March 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Juba denounces new bombings, but Khartoum promises to stop the raids Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Tension between Sudan and South Sudan continues after clashes and incursions in past days (see Fides 27/03/2012). South Sudan says that planes from Khartoum bombed the border area again between th ...
• 28 March 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - Religious leaders have been able to meet the President deposed by military coup Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday afternoon, the religious leaders who are leading a negotiation to resolve the crisis caused by the coup, met with the leaders of the military junta. They then managed to visit the depo ...
• 28 March 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Thirty victims and thousands displaced because of heavy rains, severe damage to crops Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the year, the torrential rains that are hitting Ecuador has devastated 84 000 people, causing the death of 30 people so far, in addition to 4,700 displaced. The statistics o ...
• 28 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Persecution of Christians in Madhya Pradesh, accused of "forced conversions" Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - Two episodes of persecution against Christians which occurred in recent days in the state of Madhya Pradesh (Central India) have alerted the local community. This was reported to Fides by the ass ...