News

• 28 April 2012
  EUROPE - Christians in the Middle East, a year after the "Arab spring" Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – Have the expectations originated from the "Arab spring", on democracy, respect for human rights and religious minorities, been respected and carried out? This is the central question of a con ...
• 28 April 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The " Malaysian Spring ": civil society take to the streets, Catholics are present Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Malaysian civil society take to the streets again to ask for "transparency and reforms." In a demonstration held today, April 28, in the capital Kuala Lumpur, thousands of activists of ...
• 28 April 2012
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Launch of the campaign "Not in Our Name" against religious extremism in Sri Lanka Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - A public awareness campaign and a petition on the web against religious extremism in Sri Lanka: is the initiative of a forum of citizens and associations of all faiths, missionaries, journalists ...
• 27 April 2012
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The permanent formation of lay graduates of the Faculty of Theology at the Seminary in Hong Kong continues in Rome Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "The integral formation of lay Catholics, especially where rapid changes and a significant social and economic development are taking place, is part of efforts to make the local church vibrant ...
• 27 April 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - 20 months after the earthquake: new schools, educational and nutritional centers Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Education, healthcare and work, so that Haiti starts again with its resources from the dignity of the person. After the 2010 earthquake, the Association of Volunteers for the Internation ...
• 27 April 2012
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The first technical training course addressed to Colombian refugees has started Alajuelita (Agenzia Fides) - The conflicts of the last two decades in Colombia have forced more than 4 million Colombians to seek refuge elsewhere: about half a million are in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama, b ...
• 27 April 2012
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - "Justice is done, but those who helped Taylor to sell blood diamonds should also be condemned," says a missionary Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - "The greatest satisfaction is that a trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity involved a former Head of State and that he has been convicted. In this way, justice, albeit slowly, was ca ...
• 27 April 2012
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Citizens and religious communities together to save a mosque and defend minorities Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Associations, ordinary citizens, believers of all religions unite in Sri Lanka for the protection of religious minorities and to defend the mosque of Dambulla, a city in the center of the island ...
• 27 April 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Campaign of signatures to stop religious violence Karachi (Agenzia Fides) – Those collecting signatures and raising public awareness are, side by side, Christian activists, Hindus, Shiites and Sunni Muslims, members of other religious communities: the campaign "Stop t ...
• 27 April 2012
  ASIA/CAMBODIA - The memory of the Cambodian martyrs, a heritage to cherish: the Church lives thanks to them Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The memory of the Cambodian martyrs is a legacy and a precious heritage of faith that the faithful Cambodians are called to cherish: "Proud and honored to be disciples of Jesus Christ": So sa ...
• 27 April 2012
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Still no reaction of the coup leaders to the ultimatum of ECOWAS Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - In Bissau, there are still no reactions to the ultimatum launched yesterday by the ECOWAS to the military junta that seized power in Guinea Bissau with the coup on April 12. "We do not know if th ...
• 27 April 2012
  "That Mary, Queen of the World and Star of Evangelization, may accompany all missionaries in proclaiming her Son Jesus" - Comment on the Missionary Intention for May 2012 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - By the will of God, Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, is inextricably linked to the person and work of her Son. With her "yes", pronounced once and for all and renewed every day, She put ...
• 26 April 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Towards Vocation Day: in the Diocese of Heng Shui 5 priests ordained 5 and 9 women religious professed their vows Heng Shui (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, to be held next Sunday, April 29, the Diocese of Heng Shui (Original Jing Xian) in He Bei province, had the joy of welcoming five new priests ...
• 26 April 2012
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA-Campaign of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Australia for Ethiopia's population Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Mission Australia has just launched its appeal for 2012 with the motto "I was hungry and you gave me food." The campaign will be spread to all Australian parishes over the next few month ...
• 26 April 2012
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA-The Bishops: "No to priests who want to enter politics" Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Priests have to be close to the people, help them in the process of human, spiritual, cultural, social growth, and help them grow in holiness, but no to priests who want to enter politics: ...