News

• 19 September 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA -"Missionary John Paul II" finds his way in the Indonesians heart Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - A young missionary community dedicated to Pope John Paul II finds its way into the Indonesians hearts: it is the "Missionary Community John Paul II", founded by the missionary of the Pontifical ...
• 17 September 2011
  ASIA/SINGAPORE-The Christians to the new President: it is urgent to stop human trafficking Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Singapore is a hub for human traffickers. The fight against this alarming phenomenon must be a priority on the new President, Tony Tan’s agenda, who was elected two weeks ago. This is what t ...
• 17 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA-Caritas continues to distribute food, tents and medicine, despite the difficulties Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "Though al-Shabaab has left Mogadishu, there are still pockets of resistance in the city, and Somalia continues to be a difficult operating environment for local and international NGOs", said ...
• 17 September 2011
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA- Catholic radios are increasing: Radio Veritas also in Johannesburg Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - After waiting 11 years, the Catholic radio station Radio Veritas has received the license to broadcast. "The news has filled us with joy and we still receive congratulation messages", reads ...
• 17 September 2011
  ASIA/AFGHANISTAN-The Jesuits: no more cluster bombs, more hope for the country Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuit missionaries in Afghanistan have welcomed the ratification, announced by the government in Kabul, of the International Convention for the banning of cluster bombs, which prohibits the u ...
• 17 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church asks for more guarantees for the safety of journalists, "the martyrs of communication" Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - Journalists are "courageous prophets", sometimes "martyrs of communication". The state needs to protect them, ensuring "the free practice and expression for those who carry out this profession", ...
• 17 September 2011
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Poor farmers sell kidneys to pay off debts: the complaint of the NGOs Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) – It is a growing practice that is becoming a real scandal: in the North of Bangladesh, the poor farmers, who are reduced to poverty, sell their kidney to pay off debts. The transplant is carried ...
• 17 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - New violence against Christians, "for political reasons", says a Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The new violence against Christians that takes place in Indian states like Madhya Pradesh or Karnataka (south-central India), are carried out "for political reasons," says. His Exc. Mgr. Ch ...
• 16 September 2011
  AFRICA/SWAZILAND - Schools are closed for the orphans and the poor: the government does not pay fees Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - The vast majority of primary and secondary schools in Swaziland have not been able to start their school activities as the government has failed to solve the problem of the additional fees provi ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Campaign 2011: "Mission and Ecology" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary campaign for 2011 will officially be presented next Wednesday, September 21, at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, in Brasilia,. Accor ...
• 16 September 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Commission for the Pastoral Care of Workers in Hong Kong urges HSBC to revoke the dismissal of 3 000 employees Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Revoke the decision to immediately dismiss 3 000 employees in 3 years, intensify the contact with the employees making them participate in the bank development, take upon oneself social respon ...
• 16 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Libya has changed, there is an atmosphere of tranquility and peace", says Mgr.Martinelli from Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Libya has changed, there are other colors, there is even greater peace of mind" says His Exc. Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli to Fides, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, who returned to the Libyan ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Radio Tepeyac, the radio station of the poor San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Tepeyac has started broadcasting recently on the internet and only after a few days the number of "listeners via the Internet" has grown significantly, surpassing all e ...
• 16 September 2011
  VATICAN - The professor of theology, real educator: course for theologians at ICMA Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of its specific commitment to "train the educators", the ICMA (International Centre for Missionary Animation) is organizing a French language course for theologians from 19 to 30 Se ...
• 16 September 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Half a million women abort each year; the Christian churches "committed to life" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The issue on abortion will be on the agenda of the Commission of the Criminal Law of Deputies that will talk about this topic for the first time on Sept. 27. Representatives of those who su ...