News

• 30 October 2012
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of the Bishop of Pemba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on October 27, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Pemba (Mozambique) by His Exc. Mgr. Ernesto Maguengue, in accordan ...
• 30 October 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - The government "uses the bludgeon" against civil society: the Catholic NGO "Cordaid" blocked New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian government "is using the bludgeon with civil society." Is what John Dayal, a lay Catholic intellectual and writer, responsible for the "All India Catholic Union" and collaborator of ...
• 30 October 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - A Christian accused of blasphemy released on bail; for NGOs it is necessary to revise the law Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - After the resounding case of Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl accused of blasphemy and released on bail, for another Christian, who was arrested on false charges, the doors of prison have opened ...
• 29 October 2012
  VATICAN - Pope closes the Synod: "the new evangelization is essentially linked to the Missio ad Gentes" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Catechesis must accompany preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist, without neglecting the Sacrament of Penance; "we must ask the Holy Spirit to arouse in the Church a new ...
• 29 October 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Conclusion of the "Month of the Holy Scriptures" in the Diocese of Wan Zhou: as a new baptism to walk the way of the Year of Faith Wan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - After celebrating the Month dedicated to the Sacred Scriptures, the faithful of the Diocese of Wan Zhou in the province of Si Chuan in Mainland China have become more aware of their responsibil ...
• 29 October 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - Pope's appeal for the hurricane: 51 deaths in Haiti and devastation in the Caribbean Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haiti is slowly starting to find some 'normality after the devastation caused by hurricane "Sandy", which according to the latest official report has killed at least 51 people and 15 are ...
• 29 October 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Cardinal Tong: the resumption of dialogue between mainland China and the Holy See is a "great hope" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni’s recent proposal of establishing a high level Commission between mainland China and the Holy See to deal with unresolved issues that affect the lives of Chinese Catholic ...
• 29 October 2012
  ASIA/NEPAL - Key role of the volunteers involved in health care, progress in maternal and child health care Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - The women involved as volunteers in the health sector often provide a vital service for the poor who live in the mountainous regions of Nepal, and are those that have contributed to a steady i ...
• 29 October 2012
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Attack against a church, "a barbaric act " says to Fides the Archbishop of Kaduna who launches an appeal for calm Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "A cowardly, barbarous and horrible act, that any ordinary person can only condemn. It is unthinkable that anyone is able to commit such actions, but unfortunately it happens," says to Fides Agenc ...
• 29 October 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The UN Human Rights Council calls on Guatemala to protect journalists Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - Seven States represented in the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN), including the representative of the Holy See, expressed their concern about the situation of vulnerability in whic ...
• 29 October 2012
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - There is still violence against women, who remain unprotected Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - The police statistics and reports of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to establish women's rights in Bangladesh, show a tendency to the increase in violence against women (VAW). Accor ...
• 29 October 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The doctor who takes care of thousands of women victims of rapes in eastern DRC forced to flee Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Congolese doctor, working for years in taking care of victims of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was forced to leave the area of his activities because his life was t ...
• 27 October 2012
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh: "A new missionary impetus animates the young" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The young Cambodians realize that they are apostles, and realize that evangelization is not the sole prerogative of priests and religious. It is the hope of Christ in us which we want to g ...
• 27 October 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - For the Catholic bishops, father Fady Haddad is a "martyr", appeal for reconciliation Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic bishops of Damascus express condolences for the brutal murder of the Greek-Orthodox priest Fady Haddad, they deplore "the foreign conspiracy that is spreading evil and destruction ...
• 27 October 2012
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Violent protest concerning the "Law 72": the Catholic church the only intermediary between the parties Colon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Panama expressed "concern" due to the ongoing violence between citizens and police, but also "confidence in the attitude of the government": is what is said in a note sent t ...