News

• 10 March 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Pope in Mexico: the Church protagonist of the mass-media, full coverage on TV Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time, after five visits of the Blessed John Paul II in Mexico, the Mexican Church will be responsible for full television coverage of the Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in Mexico. ...
• 10 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The largest Islamic extremist group is illegal: for the Church "it is a good start" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Pakistan has outlawed the largest Islamic extremist group in the country: the group "Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaat", also known as "Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP) (" Soldiers of the Companions ...
• 10 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Women disfigured with acid: the first prosecution of an offender under the new law Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Faisalabad have officially registered today, March 10, the first case of a woman disfigured by acid, with the prosecution of the offender thanks to a new law, refer local sources of ...
• 10 March 2012
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A video about Joseph Kony and child soldiers triumphs on the web: the words of the Bishop Bangassou (Agenzia Fides) - Uganda has suddenly become "the center of the world" thanks to the Internet: a video about Joseph Kony, described as "the tyrant of child soldiers" has had over 70 million viewers on Youtube a ...
• 9 March 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Appointment of the Rector of the inter-diocesan Major Seminary "St. Roberto Bellarmino" in Kisantu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on September 30, 2011 appointed rev. Simon Matondo-Tuzizila, of the diocesan clergy of Matadi as Rector of the inter-dioce ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - A Catholic killed in Orissa accused of witchcraft Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Hindu men killed a Catholic of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa, accusing him of practicing "witchcraft". As reported to Fides by the local Church, the accusation ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The catechumens’ assessment and the intense spiritual retreats distinguish the Lenten journey of mainland Chinese Catholics Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The catechumens’ assessment, spiritual retreats and other opportunities to strengthen faith, characterize the intense Lenten journey of Chinese Catholics on the continent. Among the spiritual ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - For the Year of Faith, the Bishops launch an evangelization project with music Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – It is called "Kalam ke Geet", which in Urdu means "Songs of the Word of God": it is a new CD with liturgical and some non-liturgical music, produced by the studio "Wave", which acts under the a ...
• 9 March 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - Agreement of cooperation between Church and State to promote religious assistance in prisons and social reintegration of detainees Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP) and the National Penitentiary Institute of Peru (INPE) signed an agreement renewing the cooperation ties between the two institutions. ...
• 9 March 2012
  EUROPE/ITALY - Child slavery in the world continues to increase: 800 000 children exploited in illegal labor Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Eight hundred thousand children around the world work for days, undergoing all kinds of risks and unbearable hardships for their young age. According to the Camino Juvenil Solidario in Madrid, howe ...
• 9 March 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - At the Guadalajara Film Festival a documentary about the harsh reality of a "journey of hope" of Central American migrants Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - Illegal immigrants in the United States in a few years will found the political and social system of that country: this was said by the Mexican priest Alejandro Solalinde who presented in Gu ...
• 9 March 2012
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Alarm on behalf of Caritas Somalia: a new wave of drought in the Horn of Africa and a large influx of displaced persons from Afgoye Corridor are feared Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - According to climate scientists, there is a high probability of drought returning to the Horn of Africa. This is what the eighth Situational Report of Caritas Somalia says, sent to Fides. The ...
• 9 March 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "It is no coincidence that the hostages were held in Sokoto, local Sultan's headquarters", says the Archbishop of Abuja Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "I am really sorry for the death of the two hostages. But from what I read, it would have been a miracle to bring special forces in the hideout and rescue the hostages" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/LAOS - Local officials to Christians: "abjure your faith" Luang Prabang (Agenzia Fides) - Local government officials, with threats and intimidation, want to force groups of Lao Christians to abjure their faith. This is "plain violation of the Constitution of Laos, which guarant ...
• 9 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Italian Militaries in Kerala: "The Church has confidence in the Court, so that the truth emerges" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church has full confidence in the Upper Court of Kerala, called to settle the controversy concerning the two Italian soldiers, currently under arrest in Trivandrum (in Kerala). The ...