News

• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians open a new convent in the state of Orissa Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Salesian Sisters, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) have opened a house in the Indian state of Orissa, in Kandhamal district, which is located in the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhub ...
• 21 August 2015
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Mass of thanksgiving for the two holy Palestinians Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) – His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem will preside a Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of the two Palestinian saints, Saint Mariam Baouardy and Saint Marie Alfonsine ...
• 21 August 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Cuban government "appreciates the role of the Church", said Mgr. Hernández Havana (Agenzia Fides) - There are new relations between Church and state in Cuba: remarked His Exc. Mgr. Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J., auxiliary Bishop of Havana in an interview with an international news agency o ...
• 20 August 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Over 50 thousand Hispanics waiting for the Pope in Washington Washington (Agenzia Fides) - There will be over 50,000 Hispanic-American believers waiting for the Pope in Washington, said His Exc. Mgr. Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington in a note sen ...
• 20 August 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Pope Francis: a delegate of the Holy See in the peace process Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, confirmed to a local radio station that the Holy Father ha ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Protestant Pastor and other Christians accused of blasphemy Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Protestant Christian Pastor Aftab Gill and three other Christians from Gujrat, in Punjab, Pakistan, have been accused of blasphemy. They are accused of having used the word "rasool" (apostle) dur ...
• 20 August 2015
  ASIA/THAILAND - Interfaith prayer at the Erawan temple, site of the attack Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Religious leaders of Thailand will meet tomorrow, 21 August for an interfaith prayer, in the Hindu temple of Erawan, site of the attack which took place on August 17 and shocked the nation, caus ...
• 19 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Church and mining activity": testimonies and experiences in defense of life and territories Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - "Church and mining activity - in defense of life and territories" is the title of the book published on August 17 by the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) together with the "Iglesia ...
• 19 August 2015
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The 2015 Sergio Vieira de Mello Prize will be awarded to the Interfaith Peace Platform for the work achieved to reconcile religious groups in the hope of reaching a lasting peace in Central Afri ...
• 19 August 2015
  ASIA/SINGAPORE - Cardinal Parolin: "Proclamation of the Gospel in a changing society" Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Witnessing the Gospel by counteracting "aggressive secularism that attempts to remove God from society": is the invitation addressed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State to C ...
• 19 August 2015
  AFRICA/LESOTHO - "We express our solidarity with our brothers and sisters from the Kingdom of Lesotho!" say the Bishops of Southern Africa Maseru (Agenzia Fides) - "Lesotho is not alone, the Bishops and the Catholic community are with you in this time of need", says Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town and President of the Southern African Catholic Bish ...
• 19 August 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Heavy rains leave more than a thousand of families homeless Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - More than a thousand families are homeless due to the heavy rains and flooding in the valley of Santa Cruz (Bolivia). According to a note from the head of the civil protection sent to Fide ...
• 18 August 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Local Catholic Church demands guaranteed rights for migrants Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Matters related to the situation of migrants and refugees were discussed during a meeting held 14 August at the head offices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Brazil (CNBB). Bishop L ...
• 18 August 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “They steal not only the people’s money but also their hope” Bishop Lozano denounces Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) –“They are stealing not only the money of the people but also their hope ", said Bishop Jorge Lozano of Gualeguaychú also President of the Social Pastoral Commission of the Catholic Bish ...
• 18 August 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - After lengthy delay polling station distribution law approved Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The date, 25 October, set for local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to be definitively jeopardised, according to a note sent to Fides by the Peace for Congo Network, regar ...