News

• 16 January 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-After the violence in the town of Yapacaní, the Bishops call for "dialogue, respect for the dignity and sacredness of human life" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Bolivia have expressed their regret for the violent events that occurred in the municipality of Yapaní, which caused deaths and injuries, through a statement signed by Mgr. Oscar ...
• 16 January 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-The President cuts the price of petrol, but the protest continues; the Bishops: "we think of the nation’s welfare" Abijah (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, announced today, January 16, the reduction of the price of petrol from 141 to 97 naira per litre, although it has not re-introduced the old price of 6 ...
• 16 January 2012
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Still no celebrations in the Cathedral occupied by the former combatants San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – One day to go to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 20th "Peace Accords" in El Salvador (see Fides 04/01/2012) and the main church of this country, the Metropolitan Cathed ...
• 16 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Christians beaten and a pastor’s finger was cut off in an attack by Hindu extremists Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Twenty Christians were attacked and beaten, the Protestant Pastor Srirangam Shanthakumar of the "Agape Church", was wounded and his finger was cut off. This is the toll of the final attack car ...
• 16 January 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Meeting between Sudan and South Sudan to resolve the issues of oil and citizenship Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan will meet tomorrow, January 17, in Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, for a new round of negotiations to resolve the issues left pending after the independence of ...
• 14 January 2012
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of the Archbishop of Beira and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 14, 2012 the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Beira (Mozambique) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jaime Pedro Gonça ...
• 14 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Dharmapuri and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 13, 2012, the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Dharmapuri (India) presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Anthony Iruday ...
• 14 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Auxiliary of Bombay Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 14, 2012, the Holy Father Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the office of His Exc. Mgr. Bosco Penha, Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Bombay (India) in accordance with ca ...
• 14 January 2012
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Erection of the Diocese of Ifakara and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 14, 2012, the Holy Father Benedict XVI erected the new Diocese of Ifakara in Tanzania with territory taken from the Diocese of Mahenge, making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese o ...
• 13 January 2012
  VATICAN-The Holy Father’s intentions for prayer, entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for the year 2013 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides)-The Holy Father’s intentions for prayer, entrusted to the Apostleship of Prayer for the year 2013 January General:That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the ...
• 13 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The Islamic court in Kashmir incriminates a Catholic missionary and a Protestant Pastor: alarm for Christians Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - The Islamic Supreme in Kashmir Court has incriminated the Catholic missionary Father Jim Borst and the Protestant Pastor Chander Mani Khanna for their involvement in fraudulent activities of pr ...
• 13 January 2012
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The most urgent needs and expectations for 2012, first among all national reconciliation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The 97th Assembly of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, CEV (see Fides 10/01/2012) has just ended with the publication of a Message to the people of God, entitled "2012: Year of national reco ...
• 13 January 2012
  ASIA/INDIA-New Report on persecution against Christians: more than 2,000 cases in 2011 Bombay (Agenzia Fides) - 2,141 Christians suffered aggressions, attacks and persecutions in 2011, not counting their families, relatives and friends, indirect victims. It is expected that the persecution by Hindu extremi ...
• 13 January 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Church's commitment to the poor and to uphold the fundamental values in society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Church has the duty to give full attention to the poor through the parish, formation and social services, taking its social responsibility: this is how His Exc. Mgr. John Tong, Bishop of ...
• 13 January 2012
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Floods block the repatriation of Angolans Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Several thousand Angolans repatriated from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are stranded due to floods in northeast Angola. These are the first victims of what promises to be a very ...