News

• 5 November 2015
  ASIA/CHINA - On the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, two communities welcome new deacons and priests Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Two communities, rich in vocations, welcome new workers in the Lord’s vineyard at the end of the month of missions and of the Rosary. According to information sent to Agenzia Fides, on the day ...
• 5 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Civil society: "There are foreign jihadists in our region despite what the UN says" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - There are foreign fighters operating in the ranks of the ADF-NALU, a Ugandan guerrilla group that for years has raged in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This is what a note s ...
• 5 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Pope Francis' visit is a blessing and an opportunity for Kenyans" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The fact that the Pope will begin his visit in Africa here, in this great nation, is a blessing and an opportunity for us Kenyans", said His Exc. Mgr. Alfred Rotich, Ordinary Military, Presiden ...
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  4 November 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslim students in defense of religious minorities Lahore (Agenzia Fides) – Necessary to put an end to discrimination and prejudice against religious minorities in Pakistan: with this spirit more than 500 young Muslims gathered in recent days in Lahore thanks to the in ...
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  4 November 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Drug trafficking affects justice in the country", says the President of the Episcopal Conference Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - Drug trafficking is one of the evils that affect justice in Paraguay. This is what was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, Bishop of Caacupé (Paraguay) and President of t ...
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  4 November 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists against the growth of the Christian and Muslim population New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to ascertain the "demographic imbalance" by controlling the supposed growth of the Christians and Muslims population in India: with this purpose, the Hindu extremist group "R ...
• 4 November 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Kidnappings: new plague in North Kivu: more than 600 seizures since the beginning of the year Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - 14 members of a Congolese NGO kidnapped in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been released. The episode, stress missionary sources to Agenzia Fides, is just the latest in ...
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  4 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The request of the diocese to the State: "Do not suspend the subsidies to schools" Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Neuquén, His Exc. Mgr. Virginio Bressanelli SCJ, has asked the provincial government not to suspend subsidies to Catholic schools and announced the presentation of a bill for a f ...
• 4 November 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "South Sudan is not prepared to deal with terrorist infiltration" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The causes of the crash of a Russian aircraft after taking off from South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday, November 4, are not known, in which 41 people have been killed. "Hypothetically we canno ...
• 3 November 2015
  VATICAN - Pope's appeal for Central Africa: "put an end to this cycle of violence" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Angelus prayer, Sunday, November 1, Pope Francis voiced great concern over a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, announcing his intention ...
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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The civil war continues to penalize the population: now the aim is survival Lui (Agenzia Fides) - "Civil war resumes in South Sudan and is undermining the troubled path towards the development of the Country". This is the testimony of Don Dante Carraro, Director of Doctors with Africa Cuamm (CUA ...
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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops' new appeal: "Let us join together as a nation on the occasion of Pope Francis' arrival" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We continue to urge Kenyans to seek peace and tolerance in difficult times". With these words, the Episcopal Conference of Kenya launches a new appeal so that Pope Francis' visit will help to u ...
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  3 November 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Day of the Sick, an opportunity aimed to arouse greater sensitivity Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Health of Argentina has already disseminated the material prepared to celebrate the National Day of the Sick to be held on November 8, the ...
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  3 November 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time in Mexican history a Pope's encyclical will be presented in the Senate Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow, November 4, the Special Committee on Climate Change, the Mexican Institute of Christian social doctrine and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation will present the forum entitled "Poverty ...
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  3 November 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - "Curtain up for the children of the Little Prince": A theater school in the slum in Kibera Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A theater school in the slum in Kibera has become a unique experience for the children of the Little Prince. The school, supported by the NGO AVSI, is a Christian school founded in 2000 as an af ...