News

• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-Also this year the Catholic press is present at the International Book Fair in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "He is already here" is the theme on behalf of the Catholic Association of the Laity of the Diocese of Hong Kong at the International Book Fair in Hong Kong which opened today, July 20, and w ...
• 20 July 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Malawi takes to the streets against the economic crisis; a missionary talks about acts of intimidation by the militias of the ruling party Lilongwe (Fides Service) - Today, July 20, the first general protest event is scheduled in major cities of Malawi: in Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu. Protesters take to the streets dressed in red, the color chosen b ...
• 20 July 2011
  AMERICA/PERU -Fighting Poverty: extraordinary Regional Conference of Caritas Lima (Agenzia Fides) - From July 17 to 22 representatives of 22 Caritas of Latin America and the Caribbean have gathered in the Peruvian capital to try to define a work plan for the region which has as a goal the fight a ...
• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Punjab High Court closes the case: Farah Hatim stays with the Muslim family Bahawalpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic girl Farah Hatim will stay with her Muslim husband. This is what sources of Fides in Bahawalpur say, where today, July 20, the hearing before the local branch of the Punjab High ...
• 20 July 2011
  AFRICA/GUINEA - The questions about the failed attack against the President Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - In the early morning hours of July 19 a commando attacked with rocket launchers and automatic weapons the residence of the President of the Republic of Guinea, Alpha Conde, in an area in the Con ...
• 20 July 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA-The population of Bumwalukani prefer to pay for health care services Bududua (Agenzia Fides) - In Uganda, health care services provided by the State from 2011 are free, but patients in the town of Bumwalukani, in the Bududua district, about 200 km from Kampala, prefer to pay a small fee t ...
• 20 July 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN- Criminal organizations continue to exploit women and children for human trafficking Islamabad (Fides Service) - It is estimated that each year around the world, over 700 thousand people are victims of human trafficking , considered the third largest source of income for criminal organizations that submi ...
• 20 July 2011
  AMERICA/MEXICO-A double march along the path of migrants to sensitize the civil community Veracruz (Fides Service) - A march that traces the journey made by migrants in southern Mexico to reach the United States: this is what is being organized to sensitize the authorities and citizens during the visit to Mex ...
• 19 July 2011
  AFRICA-Half a million children are at risk of starvation Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - At least 500 000 malnourished children at risk in areas of the Horn of Africa affected by drought. "This emergency will only worsen in the next six months", said UNICEF Executive Director at a ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-5,000 young Catholics conclude the Year of youth, a delegation ready for WYD Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - They have finished the Year of Youth praying and committing themselves to "building a better world" and said they are ready for "World Youth Day" (WYD) in Madrid, which will be attended by a ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Eruption of the volcano in Sulawesi: more than 5,000 refugees in schools and Christian parishes Manado (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Churches and the island of Sulawesi Mando (also known as Celebes) have immediately moved to help the many displaced persons, affected in past days by the eruption of the volcano on ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-On 31 July, the mandate will be given to over 800 young people in Hong Kong on their way to WYD in Madrid Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Young people in Hong Kong have long been on the way to World Youth Day in Madrid with the training and preparatory catechism: they have just completed the third stage of this journey, which wa ...
• 19 July 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA-Appeal from the Catholic humanitarian agencies in aid of the 10 million people who die of hunger in East Africa Dadaab (Agenzia Fides) –Even the "Catholic Agency for Overseas Development" (CAFOD), based in the UK, has urged the international public opinion to intervene immediately in aid of 10 million Africans who are facing sev ...
• 19 July 2011
  VATICAN-The Pope's solidarity for the victims of famine in the Horn of Africa Vatican City (Fides Service) - A statement of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum informs that the Holy Father Benedict XVI has sent an initial sum of € 50,000 to His Exc. Mgr. Giorgio Bertin, Apostolic Administrator of Mo ...
• 19 July 2011
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur: "a meeting between the voice of moderation and the voice of peace" Vatican City (Fides Service) - "The voice of moderation - Prime Minister Najib Razak - met the voice of peace, justice, human rights, the reasonableness of faith, who is the Holy Father Benedict XVI. I am very happy for ...