News

• 22 November 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Thousands of faithful at the ordination of the Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of faithful of the Diocese of Bissau and Bafata, in Guinea-Bissau, attended on Saturday morning, November 12, the Episcopal Ordination of Mgr. José Lampra Cá, elected Auxiliary Bishop ...
• 22 November 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Waiting for the Pope's visit, while "violence is a matter of concern and worries everyone": the Nuncio at the end of the Congress of Secular Institutes Merida (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Mgr. Christophe Pierre, said that in his next visit to the nation, Pope Benedict XVI will bring a message of peace and encouragement against violence. S ...
• 22 November 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - "Love from Taiwan": an exhibition on international cooperation, humanitarian aid and young Catholics voluntary work in Taiwan Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "Love from Taiwan" is the theme of the Catholic youth section of the exhibition entitled "From Taiwan, in contact with the world: the result of the international participation of NGOs from Taiwa ...
• 22 November 2011
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA-The number of children abused, exploited sexually and psychologically increases Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Child abuse continues to be a very serious wound in the Latin American country. According to the latest report carried out by ICBF, the Colombian Institute which deals with the protection of the ...
• 22 November 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"The revelations about the political ties of the Boko Haram sect are not a surprise", says the Bishop of Maiduguri Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "These revelations are not surprising. We have been saying for some time that there are politicians who, seeing that they were losing their importance, have chosen to support violent groups like B ...
• 22 November 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY-The government grants the legal personality to the Foundations of religious minorities Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - The General Directorate of Foundations in Turkey, a government organization, has decided to grant legal personality to the Foundations belonging to non-Islamic religious minorities, recognized ...
• 22 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The ban on SMS has been postponed; for the Church "one wants to block the Christian message" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Satisfaction and prudence among the Christians of Pakistan after the announcement of the postponement concerning the "ban on vulgar SMS ", determined by the Pakistan Authority for Telecommunic ...
• 22 November 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Necessary to protect the rights of Mexican indigenous children living in poverty and social exclusion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appealed to the government, society, public institutions and civil organizations to improve the current standard of living of a half million c ...
• 22 November 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The beginning of the school year at the educational centers of the Church is at risk if the government does not sign specific agreements Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The delay in the signing of specific agreements between the government and the Catholic Church threatens the start of the educational centers’ activities in 2012. The documents of cooperati ...
• 22 November 2011
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mendi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on November 22, 2011 appointed Rev. Fr. Donald Lippert, O.F.M. Cap, Advisor to the Vice-Province of the Capuchin Friars in Papua New Guinea as Bishop of the Dio ...
• 22 November 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Appeal for the release of child soldiers enlisted in the country’s army Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The UN peacekeeping mission committed in southern Sudan (UNMISS) has appealed to the country’s army to ensure the release of all child soldiers used in their ranks. Recently more than 53 teenager ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Diocese increases the annual fund for the Formation of the Laity: 65 scholarships have been assigned Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Hong Kong has increased the Annual Fund for the Formation of the Laity from one million to 1.2 HK $ million to respond to the appeal launched by the Year of the Laity. On 6 Nove ...
• 21 November 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Every year 8 million children die from preventable diseases Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – After 22 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child carried out by the United Nations, the panorama related to children is still daunting. Every year about 8 million children under 5 ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Pastor and other Christians have been arrested in Kashmir for "forced conversions" Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Kashmir have arrested Pastor C. M. Khanna of the "All Saints Church," along with other Christian faithful engaged in the same church. The accusation against the Pastor and the faithf ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Seven people were arrested for Sister Valsa’s murder; an activist: "With regards to the Dalits’ rights, the state has betrayed the Church" Dumka (Agenzia Fides) - Seven people were arrested by the police in the Indian state of Jharkhand, suspected of being involved in Sister Valsa John’s murder, the nun of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary killed a ...