News

• 7 June 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops on the brutal murder of the environmentalist leader Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Nova Ipixuna (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Charity, Justice and Peace of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) recently issued a statement, a copy of which was received ...
• 6 June 2011
  VATICAN-Benedict XVI in Zagreb: the Christian family is "called to give a specific and irreplaceable contribution to evangelization" Zagreb (Agenzia Fides) - " Christian families are a decisive resource for education in the faith, for the up-building of the Church as a communion and for her missionary presence in the most diverse situations in life" t ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Persecuted Christians and minorities under siege: the Report carried out by a Muslim Research Centre Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan there has been a steady increase in violence against religious minorities and Christians "they are the first victims of persecutions": it is an issue that the government must face in ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-The Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, "the Italian cemetery should be respected as a sacred place" Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning I called the Islamic Call Society to report the desecration of the Italian cemetery " His Exc Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides. On June 3 ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-After the kidnapping the Bishop of Bambari returns home escorted by the military Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic, has returned to his Episcopate under military escort. This is what local Church sources told Fides that for security reasons do n ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/CHINA- Mainland Catholic communities and the devotion to the Sacred Heart Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The mainland Chinese Catholic communities are intensely experiencing the month of June, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, with various initiatives. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is very muc ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Church says "no" to the legalization of divorce Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines is engaged in a campaign to say "no" to divorce and to reject the attempt to legalize it in the country. This is a new theme ethically sensitive in which th ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA-The stigma of HIV continues to claim victims thirty years after the discovery of the first case Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - After 30 years since the discovery of the first case of HIV, 30 million people have died, other 34 million are HIV positive and every day there are 7000 new infections. However, according to the ...
• 6 June 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR-"You cannot continue with these levels of violence," said Mgr.Escobar Alas at the beginning of the 41st General Assembly of the OAS San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in El Salvador has expressed hope that the 41st General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which began its work yesterday, June 5, may come to the co ...
• 6 June 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '-According to surveys Ollanta Humala has won the presidential election Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala has won the Peruvian presidential elections with more than 4-point lead over his opponent, the deputy Keiko Fujimori, according to preliminary surveys car ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-There is less tension in Bangui after recent violence Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Chadian and Central African religious communities living in Bangui reaffirmed their will to live together in peaceful coexistence and to overcome the violent episode in recent days," local C ...
• 6 June 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN-Act of brotherhood between Mexico and Spain in the name of the Blessed Juan de Palafox Burgo de Osma (Agenzia Fides) - A new and lasting sign of brotherhood among the people of Mexico and Spain was established thanks to Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, a native from Fitero in Navarra (Spain), and illust ...
• 6 June 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-Archbishop-candidate for the "Nobel Peace Prize": the support of the Indian Church New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church strongly supports the candidacy of Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, Archbishop of Guwahati, for the Nobel Peace Prize: "It would be a legitimate recognition for the commitment ...
• 4 June 2011
  AMERICA/BRAZIL-For a missionary revival in Latin America: Missionary-week training seminar for teachers and for parishes Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil, in collaboration with the Missionary Cultural Center (MCC), organized the first week of training for missionary priests and vicars to be held a ...
• 4 June 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY-One earthquake child victim out of six still feels the earthquake within them, a feeling of helplessness and horror L'Aquila (Agenzia Fides) - After two years of work, between data collection, screening and in-depth health examination including neuropsychiatric visits to children and adolescents from Abruzzo who lived the experience o ...