News

• 1 April 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Morales's party wins, but loses much political ground La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - According to information sent to Fides, after the municipal and regional elections on March 29, the " Movimiento al Socialismo" (MAS) of President Evo Morales managed to remain as the first polit ...
• 1 April 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Special care for children infected with chikungunya Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, until the month of February, about 25 000 cases of chikungunya virus were registered regarding children under 9 years of age and almost 29 000 among 10 to 19 year olds. According to ...
• 1 April 2015
  ASIA/SYRIA - Idlib in the hands of jihadists. Orthodox priest kidnapped Idlib (Agenzia Fides) - The city of Idlib has fallen into the hands of anti-Assad jihadist militias since Saturday, March 28, and there is news of violence and discrimination against the Christian inhabitants of the city ...
• 1 April 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Laying of the foundation stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya" Minya (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Wednesday, April 1, the laying of the first stone of the church dedicated to the "Martyrs of Libya", the 21 Egyptian Copts killed in Libyan territory by jihadists last January, was held in ...
• 31 March 2015
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni visits Iraqi refugees in Jordan: "I admired the generosity of so many" Amman (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was sent by the Holy Father to Iraq (see Fides 27/03/2015) to express, the closeness, affection and the u ...
• 31 March 2015
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cases of multidrug resistant tuberculosis increase and there is little accessibility to healthcare Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 85% of the population in Papua New Guinea lives in rural areas where access to health services is very precarious and it is equally difficult to reach hospitals. There is a doctor and five ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of Auxiliary of Xai-Xai Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 March 2015, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Alberto Vera Aréjula, O.de M., Delegate Provincial Superior of Mercedari in Mozambique and Pastor in Xai-Xai as Auxiliary Bishop of the Dioc ...
• 31 March 2015
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious Lebanese leaders denounce a plan of sectarian fragmentation of the Middle East Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - Unanimous support and unconditional love to the armed forces, appeal for an end to the vacancy in the president's office, condemnation of masked terrorism in religious matters and the announceme ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The creation of new provinces is likely to result in a postponement of local elections Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Going from 11 to 26 provinces will not be easy. The installation of these new provinces will require a lot of resources", says a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the "Peace in Congo Network" on t ...
• 31 March 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - UNHCR report: Almost 6000 applications for asylum in Spain in 2014 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as armed conflicts, human rights violations and deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in other countries, pushed the number of asylum applications ...
• 31 March 2015
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Cardinal Tagle: "Way of the Cross on Good Friday in prayer for peace" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Celebrate a Way of the Cross through the streets of Manila, to reflect on the passion of Christ, be reconciled with the Lord and renew one’s life, praying intensely "for natural disasters and f ...
• 31 March 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The denunciation of the Bishop of Piedras Negras: Too many missing persons of whom we know nothing Piedras Negras (Agenzia Fides) - Relatives of missing persons are angry and feel helpless seeing that there are no results from the investigation to find out where their loved ones are, but the worst thing is that people ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church invites President al-Sisi to Easter Mass Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Coptic Orthodox Church has invited Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to take part in the Easter vigil that will be celebrated on Saturday evening, April 11 by Patriarch Tawadros II at th ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Constitutional referendum at risk for the controversy over Islamic Courts Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum to approve the new Constitution of Tanzania scheduled on April 30 could be postponed for organizational reasons and because of the controversies on the establishment of Isla ...
• 31 March 2015
  AFRICA - Decent work for young people living in rural areas Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - More than half of the population of Africa is under 25 years of age and it is expected that over the next decade, about 11 million young people will enter the labor market every year. Despi ...