News

• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - More than 43 000 children affected by Typhoon Washi, the religious network are working to respond to the emergency Mindanao (Agenzia Fides) - More than 43 000 children have been affected by the devastating consequences of the Tropical Typhoon Washi (locally called Sendong) which last weekend devastated the island of Mindanao in the P ...
• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, in solitary confinement, risks mental illness but "she has forgiven her tormentors" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi, a Christian woman unjustly condemned to death for blasphemy, in prison since June 9, 2010, risks mental illness: her physical conditions continuously get worse and "she necessarily nee ...
• 20 December 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Demonstrators in Tahrir Square have lost popular support Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "Fighting continues. This morning we heard at least 500 rounds of firearms and the people say that there are snipers on the roofs of Tahrir Square" this is what Fides was told by a local source (f ...
• 20 December 2011
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Redemptorists celebrate 10 years of their return to Cuba Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Redemptorist Missionaries celebrated in 2011, the tenth anniversary of their return to Cuba from Spain, they had in fact already worked in Cuba from 1927 to 1976, and then had to leave the is ...
• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Federal Ministry for Harmony mobilizes for Asia Bibi Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - A report on the critical conditions of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, and locked up in the prison of Sheikupura, reached the Federal Ministry for Harmony. As in ...
• 20 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - "We brought the Gospel outside the church door": 270 baptisms in the cathedral of Xi Kai of the Diocese of Tian Jin Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - During the solemn celebration on December 17th which was held in the Cathedral of Xi Kai, the Diocese of Tian Jin, 270 catechumens were baptized. During the Eucharist on the fourth Sunday of Adv ...
• 20 December 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The "unfair and unjust" law on immigration needs to be revised: letter from religious leaders to the governor of Alabama Alabama (Agenzia Fides) - Some Christian community leaders in the state of Alabama (Roman Catholic Church, United Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church), wrote a letter to Governor Robert Bentley to pray so that they ...
• 20 December 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New explosions in the north; for the Bishops, "either one learns to live in peace or one perishes in violence" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Still explosions in northern Nigeria attributed to the Boko Haram sect. On 18 December in Malikali, on the outskirts of Kaduna, capital of the State, at least one person died and several others ...
• 20 December 2011
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Typhoid, dysentery, cholera and malnutrition are the causes of infrastructure insecurity Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The diseases caused by contaminated water, such as typhoid, dysentery and diarrhea, are creating great concern in Zimbabwe. A possible revival of the cholera epidemic that in 2008 - 2009 killed m ...
• 19 December 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI among the prisoners: "God is the one who proclaims justice with force, but at the same time, heals all wounds with the balm of mercy" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Wherever there is a hungry man, a foreigner, a sick person, a prisoner, there is Christ himself who awaits our visit and our help. This is the main reason that makes me happy to be here, to pray, ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - More than 100 000 euros between offers and material goods collected in the traditional Christmas charity event sponsored by Jinde Charities Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - More than 100 000 euros were collected between offerts and material goods collected during the traditional Christmas charity event organized by Jinde Charities, the charitable Chinese Catholic o ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - The Korean bishops: "The death of Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point, for reunification" Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may be the beginning of a turning point for the path of reunification of the Koreas. We hope that the Lord gives light and strength to the North Korea ...
• 19 December 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "A campaign worthy of a civilized country" for the upcoming 2012 elections San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of El Salvador has urged the country's political parties to lead a "clean campaign" for the upcoming legislative and municipal elections in 2012, and to put an end to th ...
• 19 December 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - No to the marriage of minors and violence against children Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - Two out of three girls in Bangladesh are married before the age of 18, many on average around 12 years of age. In addition to child labor, Bengali girls are facing also this stark reality, especia ...
• 19 December 2011
  AFRICA/CONGO DR- December 23 crucial day for the DRC? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Military presence in Kinshasa is massive. So far there have not been major clashes, but the tension is evident", said local Church sources to Fides contacted in the capital of the Democratic R ...