News

• 15 January 2014
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - Post- election violence: "Christians are not being targeted", says the Archbishop of Dhaka Dhaka (Agenzia Fides ) - "We condemn all forms of violence against Christians and not just across the country. Today it must be said that, despite some negative episodes, Christians are not being targeted by Islamic radi ...
• 15 January 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archbishop Gomez looks for support among those who do not agree on the immigration reform Los Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Los Angeles, His Exc. Mgr. Jose Gomez, known for his efforts in favor of immigrants and support for the immigration reform (see Fides 14/01/2014) met leaders of civil socie ...
• 15 January 2014
  VATICAN - Communiqué of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - A few days ago some national newspapers published the news that Mr Paolo Oliverio, "the accountant arrested on charges of manipulating the internal appointments and business dealings of the ...
• 15 January 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The "Missionary Jubilee Year in the family" begins, on the feast of the Black Christ Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Today, "the Missionary Jubilee Year Family" begins in Nicaragua, which coincides with the celebration of the national patronal feast of Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas. The great feast began yest ...
• 15 January 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Disturbing speculations on the killing of the officer who defeated the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Disturbing facts have been raised on the death of Colonel Mamadou Ndala, killed on January 2 in an ambush in Ngadi (Matembo), a village near the airport in Mavivi, five kilometers from the town ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - New priests at the beginning of the year, a sign of hope for the mission Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Kai Feng and the Diocese of Zhu Ma Dian, in He Nan province in mainland China, had the joy of welcoming six new priests at the beginning of the year, a sign of hope for the missio ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/IRAN - Christians arrested in "house churches" at New Year and during the Christmas period Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - The Iranian security authorities arrested four Iranian Christians, gathered together in a house to celebrate the New Year with a moment of prayer in the town of Karaj. The police broke into the h ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The Superior General OMI: "With Msg. Quevedo, let us look at the Church of the poor" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "By naming Archbishop Quevedo cardinal, Pope Francis is giving a signal to all of us: it is the recognition of a very committed missionary, a priest and bishop who leads by serving others, whose ma ...
• 14 January 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Thousands of children are ready to go back to school to begin a process of recovery towards normality San Roque (Agenzia Fides) - Two months after the violent typhoon Haiyan that destroyed the Country, the children of the district of San Roque eagerly await the day to return to school. For most of the children in this ne ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Street children victims of drug abuse Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - In Chiapas street children between 7 and 14 years of age, who take drugs inhaling cement or glue, easy to get and cheap, have been identified. The most used drug is marijuana, as well as drugs ...
• 14 January 2014
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Soddo and successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 12, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo (Ethiopia), by His Exc. Mgr. Rodrigo Mejia Saldarriaga, S.I., ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "Without communication, there are no rights" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Peruvian institutions, concerned about the concentration of media in a single group (El Comercio) after the purchase of products from the EPENSA company, has publicly expressed its conce ...
• 14 January 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "They take care of our children and build our homes, but they have no rights": for a more humane approach towards immigrants Los Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Los Angeles, His Exc. Mgr. Jose Gomez, has spoken about the need to continue to urge for a review of immigration policy in the United States. This is simply to ask for a mo ...
• 14 January 2014
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - The challenge of an ecclesial community that is renewed every 4 years Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "Ours is an apostolate of life: we present Christ simply trying to live according to his teachings", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of Tunis. "We cannot in fact c ...
• 13 January 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Sexual abuse and prostitution per 3000 girls between 12 to 17 years of age San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - On the streets of San Pedro Sula, second city in Honduras after the capital Tegucicalpa, one can see boys and girls who wander adrift in filth and total depravity. 10% have a house, where ...