News

• 11 May 2013
  AFRICA/GABON - "Take part in the march against mass ritual killings" urges the Archbishop of Libreville Libreville (Agenzia Fides) - "Take part in the march en masse in an atmosphere of fervent prayer, as an expression of our indignation and our condemnation of these shameful and vile crimes." This is the invitation addres ...
• 11 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - Water emergency for 90 disabled Muslims rescued by Christians Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Ninety disabled people forced to flee the aleppino neighborhood of Cheikh Maksoud - an area conquered in recent weeks by the anti-Assad militias - received hospitality in a hostel owned by the Ap ...
• 11 May 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Bishop’s appeal for dialogue in order to resolve the teachers’ strike Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - There are more than 220 schools which have been closed for 2 months in the area of Chilpancingo (south of Mexico City) for the indefinite teachers’ strike who ask for a fair salary. Mgr. ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - The country has the highest number of child deaths within the first 24 hours of life New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Every year a million children die within 24 hours of birth, and 2 million before the age of 3 months old. This is what emerges in a recently published report by the NGO Save the Children, in w ...
• 10 May 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Today the funeral of the 24 who died in the fire, Pope Francis united in prayer for the tragedy Ecatepec (Agenzia Fides) - The toll of the accident in San Pedro Xalosctoc, Ecatepec, north of Mexico City is of 24 victims and 25 wounded, of whom 12 in serious condition, where a tanker full of natural gas exploded on ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops' Appeal for the elections: "Vote for those who promote harmony" Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops, we invite you to vote for those who promise a free, fair, democratic, respectful society and for those who are seriously engaged in building social harmony, to create harmony among ...
• 10 May 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Valuable money is wasted due to the high number of by-elections" denounces Caritas Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The growing number of MPs resigning before the end of their mandate has caused government to spend colossal amounts of money for anticipated elections at the expense of the much more urgent soc ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/SYRIA - International day of prayer for peace Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday, May 11 the Syrian Christians of all Churches and ecclesial communities have organized a day of prayer to "pray God to grant mercy to Syria and to put an end to the violence." The appeal ...
• 10 May 2013
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "The suffering of immigrants has to stop!" says Cardinal Dolan New York City (Agenzia Fides) - "Now is the time to face the issue," said the Cardinal of New York, His Excellency Timothy Dolan, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), intervening in the debate on the ...
• 10 May 2013
  ASIA/INDIA - Two missionaries who distributed biblical pamphlets: beaten and arrested Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – First the onslaught of the crowd that beat them savagely. Then arrested by the police, who rescued them from a secure lynching. This is the fate of two missionary lay Christians, who were acc ...
• 10 May 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - "Ban on religious hate speech" interfaith commitment after the attack in Arusha Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Ban on religious hate speech." This decision was reached by religious leaders, Christians and Muslims, of Tanzania in the aftermath of the attack during the ceremony of inauguration of th ...
• 8 May 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We have nothing to do with the fundraising for our cathedral," says the Diocese of Torit Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Torit (South Sudan) states that it has not accepted the proposal of a group of Muslim students in the United States to raise funds for the reconstruction of the cathedral of Torit no ...
• 8 May 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The funeral of the priest killed will be celebrated today, the Bishop denounces the widespread violence in the country Barranquilla (Agenzia Fides) - "We denounce this crime which clearly shows, once again, the difficult situation that our society lives, far away from the real experience of communion and fraternity, with widespread viole ...
• 8 May 2013
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Planned destruction of Christian churches" the Bishops denounce Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the Central African Republic has deeply worsened with the coming to power of the rebel leader who proclaimed himself President of the Republic," says a stern message of the Epis ...
• 8 May 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Banda Calle 18 is willing to sign a peace pact, waiting for the government's response San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - They have been days, months, maybe years of silent work, constant dialogue, prayer and reflection, but without losing hope. Now that expectation and that work begin to bear fruit: one see ...