News

• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Thousands of people displaced due to the collapse of a dam; the Church’s appeal Harare (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Masvingo in the south-west of Zimbabwe has launched an appeal to help thousands of people who have lost homes, land and cattle after the partial collapse of the Tokwe - Mukosi dam, ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Six thousand migrants have died in 15 years, the U.S. Bishops celebrated a Mass at the border Arizona (Agenzia Fides ) - "This Mass is for the 6,000 migrants who have died near a border wall in Nogales alone, 11 million people without documents, 30,000 children without parents who have fled. In the desert near he ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - More than 600 former child workers have started school in the province of Chiclayo Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of child workers continues to spread, however, various humanitarian organizations are trying to protect the young victims. In the Peruvian province of Chiclayo there are over 3,3 ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR – The Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga launches an alarm on the resumption of the violence carried out by the Bakata Katanga Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, launched the alarm on the resumption of the activities of the Bakata Katanga armed group, in the so-called "triangle of death", Pweto-Mit ...
• 2 April 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "For a future in freedom and democracy": Bishops' message after 50 years since the military coup Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Council for Pastoral Care (CONSEP) approved yesterday, April 1, a statement on the 50th anniversary of the civil-military coup, entitled "For a future in freedom and democracy". Th ...
• 2 April 2014
  AFRICA/SUDAN - At least 15 villages have been looted in Kutum Kutum (Agenzia Fides) - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to attack the town of Kutum, in North Darfur. At least 15 villages in the north east of Kutum have been set on fire. According to the testimonies of the inh ...
• 2 April 2014
  ASIA/IRAN – Iranian Christian prisoner goes on hunger strike Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Vahid Hakkani, a Christian convert from Shiraz, went on a hunger strike, despite his poor health, to protest rejection of his conditional release appeal by jucidial authorities. Hakkani was arres ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Peace talks: conclusion of the 22nd session Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 22nd session of peace talks between the Colombian government and FARC representatives (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) ended yesterday in Havana. The chief negotiator on behalf of the g ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Masih’s death sentence is the "death of justice": it is urgent to repeal the blasphemy law Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "We deplore Sawan Masih’s death sentence which has created further fear and insecurity among Christians in Pakistan. This verdict marks the death of justice in Pakistan". This is what was repor ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The creation of an African Criminal Court is urgently needed" said a scholar at the Catholic University of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to create an African Criminal Court to bring to justice those political and military leaders of the continent that are responsible for serious human right violations. This is ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - Half of the children live in extreme poverty Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - In spite of the considerable progress made in the economic sector, millions of children in Cambodia are still deprived of basic rights such as health, education and housing, and all kinds of ...
• 31 March 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First study on hidden child victims of sexual abuse Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Every day at least thirty children and adolescents suffer sexual assault by members of armed groups involved in the internal conflict that has been going on for over half a century in Colombia. W ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The false accusations against St. Catherine's Monastery have been rejected Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In an articulated press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, March 30, representatives of the Egyptian political and academic world rejected the false accusations of infidelity to the Egyptian nati ...
• 31 March 2014
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The Archbishop of Yangon: "The census is a golden opportunity for peace and development" Yangon (Agenzia Fides ) - "The census is a positive step: we hope it will be a fair and transparent process. It is a golden opportunity to promote and strengthen peace and development in the nation": So says the message ...
• 31 March 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "If war crimes were really committed, Nigerians would consider such acts deplorable, but let us first verify the facts", said Mgr. Kaigama Abuja ( Agenzia Fides) - "If there was a deliberate intention on behalf of Nigerian militants to kill cold -bloodedly and if these allegations are proven, I can assure every Nigerian will not accept these actions" says t ...