News

• 20 November 2012
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Support of Bishops for the Reconstruction and 160 pastoral projects in Latin America Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) has allocated $ 4.9 million for various projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The USCCB Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America in ...
• 20 November 2012
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The safeguarding of children's rights should be a priority in all countries around the world Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Today, November 20, Universal Children's Day is celebrated in a world where the rights of millions of children are violated every day. According to data provided by different agencies and org ...
• 20 November 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Paul Bhatti: " Justice prevailed, the pro Rimsha ruling dedicated to Shahbaz" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "This is a victory for justice in Pakistan. We believed in this right from the beginning. The verdict of acquittal for Rimsha Masih is dedicated to my brother, Shahbaz Bhatti, who was so committe ...
• 20 November 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rimsha acquitted, historic verdict: Now a "Mixed Commission" for cases of blasphemy is needed Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Rimsha Masih has been acquitted, a Christian girl mentally disabled, falsely accused of blasphemy, who was arrested on August 16 and then released on bail on September 8. The Chief Judge of th ...
• 20 November 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Faith and Evangelization: celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Diocese of Feng Xiang Feng Xiang (Agenzia Fides) - Faith and Evangelization are the key words of His Exc. Mgr. Lucas Li Jing Feng’s homily, Bishop of the Diocese of Feng Xiang in the province of Shaan Xi, for the Mass celebrated on the occa ...
• 20 November 2012
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Unilateral truce announced by the FARC, but dialogue for peace continues Havana (Agenzia Fides) -Yesterday, Monday, November 19, peace talks between the representatives of the Colombian government and the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) restarted in Cuba. The delegation of the F ...
• 20 November 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: "The solution to Rimsha’s case is a contribution to peace and harmony" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The outcome of Rimsha Masih’s case, a Christian girl acquitted on false charges of blasphemy, will be a contribution to peace, justice and interfaith harmony in Pakistan," says to Fides Agency ...
• 20 November 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Rebels of the M23 announce that they have entered in Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The rebels of the M23 announced that this morning, November 20, they entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The M23 had already occupied the cit ...
• 20 November 2012
  AFRICA/KENYA - "The Shabaab are bringing their war in Kenya": the Bishop of Garissa's concern Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Garissa is completely blocked, while fighting continues. The entire population is locked in the house and cannot go out and buy the necessary goods, no one can enter or leave the city," says to ...
• 20 November 2012
  AFRICA - Girls "witches", water carriers, abandoned babies: to give dignity to children Muhura (Agenzia Fides) - Among the initiatives of the World Day for the Rights of the Child and Adolescents, the Movement Fight World Hunger (MLFM) invites us to reflect on the violated rights of children and adolescents ...
• 19 November 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - The death of Mgr. Guo Chuanzhen: he established the diocesan Seminary where a great number of priests now operating in Shandong Province were formed Jinan (Agenzia Fides) - On November 6, His Exc. Mgr. Samuel Guo Chuanzhen, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Jinan, Shandong Province (China Mainland) died. He was 94 years old and lived retired at ...
• 19 November 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 11 million Mexicans live in extreme poverty Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - There are 11 million (out of a population of about 110 million people) Mexicans who live in extreme poverty. These data are presented in a report recently presented by the Secretary General ...
• 19 November 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church calls on the population to participate in the census, civic duty and a tool for the development of society La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church calls on the Bolivian population to participate in the national Census, because it is a "civic duty", and calls on the authorities and population to make every effort for this ...
• 19 November 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - In the Year of Faith, mission in Africa "in real time" thanks to the web Mangalore (Agenzia Fides) - The Year of Faith will also be a year of mission, because "mission and proclamation are the thermometer of faith": in this spirit the diocese of Mangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka, sen ...
• 19 November 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "The conflicts that the country experiences are still unresolved": Bishops' document on the situation Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) - "What do we have to do?" (Lk 3:10) is the title of the document sent to Fides Agency, signed by the President of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala, His Exc. Mgr. Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez ...