News

• 27 March 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - Religious leaders mediate to find a way out after the military coup Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The main religious leaders in Mali are engaged in negotiations to resolve the political crisis triggered by the military coup that overthrew President Amadou Toumani Touré (see Fides 22/03/2012) ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Every day a thousand people die of tuberculosis: every second a person is infected worldwide Ranchi (Agenzia Fides) - A third of the world’s population is currently infected with tbc and every second and a person in the world is infected. Only in 2009 1.7 million people died of tuberculosis, about 4700 deaths ...
• 27 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope in Cuba: "reinvigorate your faith, and armed with peace, forgiveness and understanding, you may strive to build a renewed and open society" Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) - "Standing here among you, I cannot but recall the historic visit to Cuba of my predecessor, Blessed John Paul II, who left an indelible mark on the soul of all Cubans", said Holy Father ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Legal battle on interfaith marriage: the High Court says the Christians are right New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Christians have won a legal appeal and interfaith marriage takes again its full civil effectiveness: yesterday, March 26, with a landmark ruling, the High Court of Gujarat, declared the ma ...
• 27 March 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sadness for the death of 6 volunteers of the Catholic foundation "A Roof for Chile" Los Alamos (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Concepcion, his Exc. Mgr. Fernando Chomali, expressed his condolences for the terrible loss of 6 young volunteers of the group "A Roof for Chile" who died in a car accident ...
• 27 March 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Between South Sudan and Sudan the war is about oil Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "It is war," said the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir after clashes broke out this morning in the border area disputed with Sudan. "First they bombed, then they attacked us" on the ground, said ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The UN: Child soldiers among the rebels, "a sign of the ongoing tragedy" says a Jesuit Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The United Nations has received information of the presence of child soldiers in the ranks of the free Syrian Army rebels, fighting President Bashar al-Assad. This was reported by the UN Specia ...
• 27 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Human being trafficking increases in the province of Sindh: 190 cases in the first two months of 2012 Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - So far this year a sharp increase in human being trafficking in the Pakistani province of Sindh has been registered, and the trend may continue, unless authorities do not intervene promptly. Acc ...
• 26 March 2012
  AFRICA/LIBYA- A security officer at the Italian Embassy in Tripoli wounded Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - A security officer at the Italian Embassy in Tripoli was wounded by a gunfire shot on Saturday, March 24. This was reported to Fides by local sources. The man, whose name is not mentioned for se ...
• 26 March 2012
  VATICAN - The Pope in Mexico: following the example of the excellent and generous missionaries " The ideal of putting the Lord first and making God’s word effective in all" Leon (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday afternoon, March 24, the Pope traveled to Guanajuato, for a courtesy visit to the Constitutional President of the United States of Mexico, after which he appeared from the central balco ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Jesuits: "Christians have fled from Homs, not thrown out by Islamists" Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The faithful Christians living in the Bustan Al Diwan and Hamideh neighborhoods, in the city of Homs, have left the area and fled on their own initiative because of fear and conflict and were not f ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/CHINA - Lenten spiritual retreat of the Diocese of Lan Zhou: St. Paul as an example of priesthood Lan Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to take St. Paul as an example of priesthood: is the invitation addressed to the priests of the Diocese of Lan Zhou, in Gan Su province, during the 5-day Lenten spiritual retreat for d ...
• 26 March 2012
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The recognition of Macky Sall’s victory by outgoing President Wade: may he be an example for all of Africa Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "The Country is pervaded by a sense of relief" Church sources told Fides from Senegal, where yesterday, March 25, outgoing President Abdoulaye Wade acknowledged his defeat in the second round of ...
• 26 March 2012
  ASIA/INDIA - Pressure from civil society increases for the release of the Italian hostage of the Maoists Bhubaneshwar (Agenzia Fides) - After the release of Claudio Colangelo - one of the two Italian hostages kidnapped by Maoist rebels a few days ago - "there are strong pressures from civil society and there is great public ...
• 26 March 2012
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cuban Catholics are ready to welcome Pope Benedict, "Pilgrim of Love" Havana (Agenzia Fides) – We have received the testimony of the preparation of Pope Benedict’s arrival to Cuba for his pastoral visit from several parishes. Father Raul tells Fides how they have prepared the Christian ...