News

• 6 August 2014
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In Gaza a child dies every hour. There is no electricity, water and essential medical services Gaza (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence does not stop and the humanitarian crisis is severely affecting the population of the Gaza Strip, in particular children (see Fides 25/07/2014). So far at least 408 have died a ...
• 6 August 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - New attacks against Catholic churches. The details of the attack in Kano perpetrated by a female suicide bomber Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least one person died and several others were injured in an attack against a Catholic church in the village of Ungwar Poppo, in Kachia Local Government Area in the State of Kaduna (in the north ...
• 6 August 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Some Tanzanian citizens arrested in connection with the assaults in Lamu, causing 100 deaths Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - Three people from Tanzania have been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of having participated in attacks committed in June against some villages in the Kenyan coastal area of Lamu, which caus ...
• 5 August 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Commitment of the Church and of all the agencies present in Eastern Equatoria to raise awareness against the cholera epidemic that is rampant in the Country Isohe (Agenzia Fides) - There is not only war, unfortunately, that afflicts South Sudan. Since 21 July, there have already been 26 reported cases of cholera at the St. Theresa Mission Hospital, in Isohe, Ikwoto County. I ...
• 5 August 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National holiday: the Church hopes for unity and peace, in view of the forthcoming elections Oruro (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Christopher Bialasik, SVD, Bishop of the Diocese of Oruro (Bolivia), invited the community to celebrate the national holiday that falls tomorrow, August 6, in a spirit of unity and peace. ...
• 5 August 2014
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Nearly 900 dead and more than a thousand infections detected. Growing alarm about the spread of the Ebola virus Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) – The Ebola virus is spreading alarmingly in West Africa. After the death of Brother Patrick Nshamdze, Director of St. Joseph Hospital in Monrovia, the hospital has been isolated, and three con ...
• 5 August 2014
  AFRICA/LIBERIA – Ebola: the director of St. Joseph's Hospital, in Monrovia has died Monrovia (Agenzia Fides) - Brother Patrick Nshamdze, director of the St. Joseph’s hospital (Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God), in Monrovia (Liberia) died after contracting the Ebola virus. Brother Patrick was a n ...
• 5 August 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The State of Tabasco extends medical assistance to migrants; the satisfaction of the Bishop Tabasco (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Gerardo de Jesus Rojas López, Bishop of Tabasco, has welcomed the announcement on behalf of the state government to extend medical assistance to migrants offered by the Seguro Popular (n ...
• 4 August 2014
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "Even if only one Christian remains I will stay here", says the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Christian community in Libya is now reduced to a minimum but I intend to stay here even if only one Christian remains", says His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of ...
• 4 August 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Prevention to fight against the new phenomenon of 'micro-trafficking' of drugs La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest estimates, in Bolivia there is the lowest rate of drug use, a little over 3% of the population makes use of drugs. However, the situation is far from positive, particularl ...
• 4 August 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - First Congress on the Family "source of social wealth" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - There are about 350 pastoral workers in Latin America and the Caribbean enrolled in the First Latin American Congress of agents of family pastoral that will take place from August 4 to 9 in ...
• 4 August 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN – Celebration for 484 missionaries of Palencia around the world Palencia (Agenzia Fides) - About 40 missionaries of Palencia gathered for the usual summer meeting, together with the bishop of the diocese, Mgr. Esteban Escudero, and the diocesan delegate for the Missions, Father Dioni ...
• 4 August 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops of Eastern Africa: "The threat to the family in our region is now more real than ever" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "The threat to the family in our region is now more real than ever before", says the final communiqué of the 18th Plenary Assembly of AMECEA (Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference ...
• 1 August 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Malnourished children at risk because of very poor sanitary conditions throughout the Country New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Children who live in unhealthy areas, with very poor sanitary conditions, in particular in places where there is a high rate of population, use outdoor spaces for their physiological needs, ge ...
• 1 August 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - The UN Special Rapporteur: "Serious violations of religious freedom" Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - "Serious violations of freedom of religion or belief are a reality in Vietnam", said Heiner Bielefeldt, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion, at the conclusion of the official visit to ...