News

• 
  28 August 2019
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Filipino female Jesuit volunteer killed: the Church thanks her for the testimony of love and service Cagayan De Oro City (Agenzia Fides) - The killing of a Jesuit volunteer woman "was an execrable act, which we condemn: we ask for justice, while we pray for her and her family", Jesuit Father Jason Dy told Fides, Chaplai ...
• 
  28 August 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Alleged perpertrators of the murder of the secretary of the parish of Sainte Cécile have been arrested Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to thank the criminal police for the investigations and the speed with which they worked to clarify this case and above all for having arrested the alleged perpetrators", said Augustin ...
• 
  28 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "In a multi-ethnic country, dignity and integration for all" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "We are a country of all races ("Todas las sangres" ed), multi-ethnic and multicultural, where there is room for everyone and we all have to work for a dignified life, based on interculturality, fu ...
• 
  28 August 2019
  ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite Patriarch denounces the incursion of Israeli drones into Lebanese territory Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai deplored the Israeli drone attacks that fell on the night between Saturday and Sunday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which are mainly home to the Shiite ...
• 
  28 August 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - In October the second conference of the "Santa Marta group" on human trafficking to be held in Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Making local communities and the government aware of the dangers of human trafficking": is the theme of the second African conference of the "Santa Marta group" to be held in Kenya from 1 to 4 ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - A home for needy children on Issyk-Kul Lake Bishkek (Agenzia Fides) - "The work carried out at the 'Center for the rehabilitation and spirituality of children' is undoubtedly the largest pastoral and charitable work of the Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan: it is, in ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  ASIA/INDIA - "God shows his mercy": prayer and memory on the anniversary of anti-Christian violence in Orissa Phulbani (Agenzia Fides) - "Life in Christ casts a seed of love that continues to transform individuals and communities. The history of the faith of the Christians of Kandhamal can be clearly seen. Every prayer at this t ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Red Cross for Venezuelan migrants. Visa is now obligatory Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Ecuadorian Red Cross is strongly committed to assisting migrants. This can be seen from the report just published on its activities of the year 2018. The commitment in this area, notes the rep ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: "Our common home is on fire; we must exercise the prophetic mission" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - With the evocative title "Our common home is on fire" the Bolivian Amazon Church has issued a statement that highlights concern and clamor for the catastrophe of fires and the consequences of ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - The words of Pope Francis' visit, "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation", have such an important meaning Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "Hope, Peace, Reconciliation": is the motto of the visit that Pope Francis is preparing to carry out from 4 to 10 September in the Countries of Southern Africa: Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauriti ...
• 
  27 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Syro-Malabar priests and nuns begin their mission to serve the Chaldean communities Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - They arrived in Iraq a few days ago and have already begun their mission at the service of different dioceses and communities of the Chaldean Church: they are Indian priests and nuns of the Syr ...
• 
  26 August 2019
  ASIA - Franciscans in South Asia: together to serve the "lepers of our time" Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - The Franciscans of South Asia reaffirm their evangelical commitment to care for the marginalized, for the protection of creation and for interreligious harmony: a note sent to Agenzia Fides by F ...
• 
  26 August 2019
  ASIA/IRAQ - Hundreds of participants in the "Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church Ankawa (Agenzia Fides) - The "2019 Youth Meeting" organized by the Chaldean Church in Ankawa - a suburb of Erbil, in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, ended on August, 24 with a solemn mass and then a moment of c ...
• 
  26 August 2019
  AFRICA/SUDAN - President of the Bishops' Conference applauds the Khartoum agreement Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank members of the international communities especially IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority for Development), the African Union, for helping to mediate the peace agreement", says His Exc. Mg ...
• 
  26 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - To welcome, protect, promote and integrate: the Church for the reception of Venezuelan refugees Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "The Information and Orientation Center for Venezuelan migrants seeks to protect the life and dignity of Venezuelan citizens who have emigrated to Peru, especially those who are in a situation of g ...