News

• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Sherry Rehman: the rights of minorities is crucial for democracy in Pakistan Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "A report on the status of religious minorities is part of our initiative to promote full democracy in Pakistan. The report documents the deteriorating status of religious minorities and the ri ...
• 8 June 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA-"The cathedral was badly damaged in yesterday`s attack" the Bishop of Maiduguri tells Fides Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - " St. Patrick`s Cathedral was seriously damaged, windows and doors destroyed, the whole building was shaken to its foundations by the violence of the explosion", His Exc Mgr. Oliver Dashe Doe ...
• 8 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-Mgr. Martinelli fears "a split within the Libyan people" and insisted: "I still believe in dialogue" Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Yesterday was a terrible day because of the bombing. Today, thank God, the situation is much calmer", says His Exc Mgr Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli. "The political ...
• 8 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Living together and harmony between Christians and Muslims in Bekasi, a place of tension and conflict Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - Christians and Muslims greet each other with smiles, they respect and think highly of each other, and live together in harmony: this is what happens in Bekasi, with over 2 million inhabitants, i ...
• 8 June 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Better quality of education to contrast the spread of Islamic culture Konigstein (Agenzia Fides) - In order to contrast the growing influence of Islamic culture a more aimed education is needed. This is the appeal launched by the Bishop of Lugazi, central Uganda, His Exc Mgr. Matthias Sse ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG-Canossian and the Dominican Third Order: new professions in Hong Kong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The Canossian Third Order and Dominican Third Order in Hong Kong welcomed new members in recent days. According to reports from the Kong Ko Bao (the Chinese version of the diocesan bulletin), ...
• 7 June 2011
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-The Church accuses the government of not respecting the UN Convention for the protection of children Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - The Australian Government has decided to send 800 refugees to Malasia, including the children who are alone, in a sort of exchange of refugees. This initiative will not only endanger the lives of ...
• 7 June 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-Today the funeral of the murdered priest in Cartagena Murcia (Agenzia Fides) – Today the Bishop of the diocese of Cartagena, Spain, His Exc Mgr.José Manuel Lorca Planes will celebrate the funeral of Father Ricardo Muñoz Juárez, retired priest who carried out his pasto ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu radicals against the law to protect minorities; for the Church "right and necessary law " New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - For Indian Christians the law is "right and necessary" while for the Hindu extremist groups it is "the fruit of an international conspiracy to attack the Hindu believers". As local sources ...
• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Clashes in South Kordofan, the phones in the area are isolated, lost contact with the Bishop of El Obeid Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The mobile phone network does not work in South Kordofan, the area is completely isolated. We cannot get in touch with Mgr. Gassis " sources of His Exc Mgr Macram Max Gassis`s secretary, Bishop of ...
• 7 June 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - At the UN headquarters: a meeting with 500 young people in sight of the WYD in Madrid New York (Agenzia Fides) - The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See at the United Nations, together with the Universal Youth Parliament and the International Youth Idente, on June 3 realized a meeting at the UN He ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Extreme poverty leads to human trafficking and the selling of children to compensate for the debts Lahore (Fides Service) - Despite laws prohibiting it, forced labor to pay debts are very common in Pakistan. A report by the U.S. Government in 2009 describes the Asian country as a source, transit and destination of the ...
• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The bombings are becoming more aggressive ", said Mgr.Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning, around 11, I was in the middle of a meeting with about ten journalists when 4-5 bombs exploded at close range, " says His Exc Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli , Apostolic Vicar ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Christian nurse kidnapped: the Minister for Minorities in Punjab intervenes (unheard); appeal to the international community Lahore (Fides Service) - To free Hatim Farah, the kidnapped Christian nurse and forcedly converted to Islam in Punjab last month, the Church and the international community need to make an effort. This is the appeal that ...
• 7 June 2011
  ASIA/INDONESIA-Christians are ready to dialogue even with radical groups Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Dialogue is the "key word" for a more effective and correct behavior when dealing with interreligious relations within Indonesian society, even in a context where there is tension: this is ...