News

• 19 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Abolish Death Penalty: appeals of civil society and the Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – To commit onself to formally abolish death penalty is what the Christian Churches in India and civil society are asking the Indian government in a joint appeal. The text sent to Fides urges ...
• 19 January 2012
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A reflection for the 50 years of the Episcopal Conference, serving the Church and society, in truth and without violence Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Dominican Republic prepared a pastoral Letter entitled "50th anniversary of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED)", in which they present their mission in great deta ...
• 19 January 2012
  ASIA - Bishops, priests and Asian lay people among the Burmese refugees of ethnic Karen, "the invisible" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - For three days a group of Bishops, priests and Asian lay people live the hardships and sufferings, the extreme poverty of the Burmese refugees of ethnic Karen, camped in refugee camps on the bor ...
• 19 January 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Archbishop of Abuja denounces threats against Christians and calls for the protection of the State Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - His Excellency John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja (Federal Capital of Nigeria), denounced the sending of text messages (SMS) "that threaten the existence of plans by some Muslim groups ...
• 19 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - III National Missionary Congress of the clergy and of consecrated life: "to be authentic witnesses and credible proclaimers in today's world" Callao (Agenzia Fides) - The press office of the diocese of Callao sent Fides a note on the III National Missionary Congress which will take place in Callao from February 2 to 5 at the sports complex of the San Jose Scho ...
• 19 January 2012
  VATICAN - The lack of unity among Christians prevent an announcement of the Gospel more effectively Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the modern ecumenical movement was born, more than a century ago, there has always been a clear recognition that the lack of unity among Christians hinders the effective announcement ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Food emergency for hundreds of indigenous communities without provisions due to drought Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - At least 313 indigenous communities are mostly affected by lack of food caused by the drought which has affected Paraguay since the end of November, for this reason President Fernando Lugo sig ...
• 18 January 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Disadvantaged families and elderly people living alone: Catholics live the Chinese New Year in the sign of love Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, the mainland Chinese Catholics are living the eve of the Chinese New Year, which this year falls on January 23, largely through acts of Christian charity so that everyone can feel ...
• 18 January 2012
  ASIA - Four days of "immersion among the poor" for the Asian Bishops Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Asian Bishops - together with some priests, religious and lay people - will live for four days a true "immersion" in poverty, staying from January 18 to 21 among the poorest and the m ...
• 18 January 2012
  AFRICA/SUDAN - The kidnappers had promised the release of the 2 priests, but so far they have not done it Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "The kidnappers had promised to release yesterday evening the two priests kidnapped on January 15, but so far they have not done it" say sources of the Archbishopric of Khartoum to Fides. The t ...
• 18 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - No results in the investigations for the murders of the catechist in Orissa and Sister Valsa in Jharkhand New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Murder without justice. And so far no one has been found guilty. The Catholic community in India reports to Fides that for two recent murders, that of a Catholic catechist Rabindra Parichha in ...
• 18 January 2012
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "If a strong signal on the economy is not given there is the risk of a new crisis", says the Archbishop of Tunis one year after the Revolution Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "The average Tunisian wants two things: security and work. If the first is guaranteed, it is the second which is missing", says His Exc. Mgr. Maroun Elias Laham, Archbishop of Tunis, who in an int ...
• 18 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of Archbishop of Guwahati and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 18, 2012, Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Guwahati in India by His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B., ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/PERU - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Beginning today, January 18, and extends until 25 January, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The event, held in Lima, is sponsored by the Commission for Catechesis, for the Biblical Pastoral ...
• 18 January 2012
  AMERICA/CUBA - The reasons for the Pope’s visit and the places where he will travel to: a video of the Diocese of Holguín Holguin (Agenzia Fides) - The Cuban Church is preparing for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, which will take place from March 26 to 28. For this reason, the Diocese of Holguín has prepared a video that covers the preparatio ...