News

• 4 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - A Jesuit: the Census on religions denies the "fear of conversions" Ahmedabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Since the government of Narendra Modi has been at the helm of the country (May 2014), the 'fear of conversions' has been raised, which in particular Christians and Muslims seem to be promotin ...
• 4 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Bishops of Kenya officially announce Pope Francis' visit Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "On behalf of the Bishops, I am happy to announce that the Holy Father has accepted our invitation and will visit Kenya in November". This is the official announcement of the Bishops of Kenya th ...
• 4 September 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Negotiations on the release of father Murad and 270 hostages, Christians and Muslims Homs (Agenzia Fides) - Father Jacques Murad and about 270 Christians and Muslims taken hostage by jihadi militias during their offensive in southeast of Homs are alive, and their condition is currently considered quite " ...
• 3 September 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Dengue haemorrhagic fever affects children in Huila Huila (Agenzia Fides) - The lack of early diagnosis and family care are among the main causes of dengue hemorrhagic fever, which is causing a high number of deaths among children of the Colombian department of Huila. We ...
• 3 September 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Meeting of the Bishops of Colombia and Venezuela on the border area crisis Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of the Permanent Council of Colombian Bishops, presided by Archbishop of Tunja, Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, with the President of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, His Exc. M ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Archbishop of Juba will inform Pope Francis on the situation in his country Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Paolino Lukudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, will inform Pope Francis on the situation in South Sudan. Before embarking for Rome, the Archbishop, talking with the reporters of Radio Bakhita, expr ...
• 3 September 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - A video and a letter from Father Jacques Murad, the prior of St. Elian kidnapped last May, has been released Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The rumors spread regarding the release of Fr. Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian and pastor of the Qaryatayn community, kidnapped last May 21 by unidentified kidnappers, have not y ...
• 3 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - May the Day of the martyrs of Orissa be a "national event" New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Day dedicated to the martyrs of Orissa, recently established by the Bishops of that state, is important it becomes a national celebration for the entire Indian Church": is the opinion exp ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/KENYA - Bishop of Meru: "Fight for a culture that promotes family and life" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Family is an image of the Holy Trinity that signifies the love of God for humanity. As a visible sign of this love, the family becomes the venue per excellence for the transmission of life, ...
• 3 September 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Coptic Patriarch: let us rationalize the use of the Nile waters Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to encourage the rational use of the waters of Egypt was made yesterday to all Egyptians by Pope Tawadros II, Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The call to rationalize the exp ...
• 3 September 2015
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian in prison on false charges of blasphemy after a private dispute Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Pervaiz Masih, a resident of the village of Usman Wala, in the district of Kasur in Punjab, was denounced and arrested for blasphemy, following a private dispute with a Muslim man, ...
• 3 September 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The memory of the missionary Fr. Ezechiele Ramin is still alive even 30 years after his assassination Cacoal (Agenzia Fides) - On 24 July 1985 Father Ezechiele Ramin, a Comboni missionary (MCCJ) originally from Padova (Italy), was murdered in Cacoal, in the northwestern state of Rondonia, Brazil. Father Ezechiele, a 32-y ...
• 2 September 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Biblical campaign on the 50th anniversary of the "Dei Verbum" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In many Latin American countries the month of September is dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of Bible reading. In Argentina, the motto of the 2015 National Campaign of the Bible, ...
• 2 September 2015
  ASIA/INDIA - Bishops of Orissa establish "Martyrs Day" Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Indian state of Orissa have decided unanimously to establish "Martyrs Day" and dedicate it to the victims of anti-Christian massacres that occurred in the district of Kand ...
• 2 September 2015
  ASIA/CAMBODIA – The First Youth Day in Cambodia and Laos Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fide) - "We young people of Laos and Cambodia want to continue the personal encounter with Christ in our daily lives; we want to build the Kingdom of God through the witness of charity towards all. Th ...