News

• 17 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Bishop Audo: war devastates the hearts; and the work of Caritas opens new fronts Aleppo ( Agenzia Fides ) - The ongoing conflict is killing the Syrian people also at a psychological level, and this pushes Caritas to take charge of new emergencies, such as those of the block of work activities and psy ...
• 17 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi: the hearing of the appeal postponed, but lawyers remain confident Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The first hearing of the appeal trial, scheduled this morning, March 17th, in front of the High Court in Lahore, has been postponed due to the absence of one of the judges. This was reported to F ...
• 17 March 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Heavy rains have caused deaths and injuries in the Beni area, the lack of food is worrying Beni (Agenzia Fides) - Many families are still isolated in the Beni area, due to heavy rains. Fides is in contact with some missionaries who, through social networks, are able to inform us on the terrible situation that ...
• 15 March 2014
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - The Tamil clergy to the UN: "human rights abuses, international intervention is urgent" Mannar (Agenzia Fides) – The Tamil Christian clergy submitted a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council for an international investigation into the country’s alleged war crimes and human rights violation. T ...
• 15 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi’s trial begins Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, March 17, the hearing before the High Court of Lahore - second instance –regarding Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman and mother of 5 children, reopens. She was arrested on June ...
• 15 March 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church: stop to the violence in Venezuela Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The complex situation in Venezuela - where, for about a month, the population have carried out demonstrations and clashes with armed groups causing more than 25 deaths (see Fides 11/03/2014) - is ...
• 15 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The complaint of a Bishop: "Corruption strangles bean farmers" Durango (Agenzia Fides) - A bishop defends small bean farmers, the backbone of domestic agriculture, that suffer from abuse by private wholesalers, and because of the corruption of the government bodies responsible for c ...
• 14 March 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - How to respond to the challenges of the American continent Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "To assess the participation of the last American Missionary Congress (CAM 4 - COMLA 9), take into account the conclusions of the 22 forums held during the Congress, reflect and propose cour ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Bishop of Natitingou Vatican City (genzia Fides) - On March 13 , 2014, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio as Bishop of the Diocese of Natitingou (Benin). Fr. Antoine Sabi Bio was born in Gounienou (Kérou) in 1963. After complet ...
• 14 March 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Church and government engaged in the Pope's visit; boom of participants at the Asian Youth Day Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - The Korean Church has welcomed with joy Pope Francis’ visit to the country and has set up a special Commission, composed of Bishops, religious and laity, who are responsible for organizing the v ...
• 14 March 2014
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Laity and religious freedom": the voice of the Church Quito (Agenzia Fides ) - On 13 March the Bishops of Ecuador published a pastoral letter titled: "Laity and religious freedom". The document, sent to Fides Agency, is divided into two sections and expresses the Church's t ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The first Mass celebrated in Dallo Manna, in the house of a lay missionary Dallo Manna (Agenzia Fides) – Dallo Manna is a town of about 50 thousand inhabitants of Ethiopia at the foot of the forest, in the region of Bale, about 130 km south of the capital Robe. Here the Church is carrying out ...
• 14 March 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - Three convicted and six acquitted for the rape of a nun in the massacres of Christians in Orissa New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) – There is shock and dismay among the Christians in India after this morning’s ruling, March 14, in which a court of first instance in the district of Kandhamal, in Orissa, condemned three p ...
• 14 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - Archbishop Nassar: signs of hope in our Lent spent in war Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - A new Lent spent in war "will mean pain and violence", but "from this abyss of suffering" one can also see "miraculous signs of light and hope". This is described by the Maronite Archbishop of ...
• 14 March 2014
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Songea Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 14, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Damian Denis Dallu, Bishop of Geita as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Songea (Tanzania). (SL) (Agenzia Fides 14/03/2014) ...