News

• 5 March 2012
  AFRICA-New program to reduce maternal mortality in four countries Padua (Agenzia Fides) - Today in Africa many mothers and many children die because they do not have adequate sanitation. Not surprisingly, the reduction of maternal and infant mortality is one of the major Millennium Dev ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE- Still tension between the people of Aysen and the central government, the Bishop continues to seek dialogue Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Aysén wakes up more worried than ever, because we are convinced that once again, as happened continually throughout these days, we have been misled by the words and actions of the government, an ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/PERU-"Clean hands, healthy children",to wash hands can reduce 50% of diarrhea cases in the country Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "Manos Limpias niños sanos ", launched in Peru in 2005, aims to promote the habit of washing hands with soap and water before eating or touching food. This, in fact, can reduce 50% of ...
• 5 March 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO - "The explosion razed the church of Saint Louis des Francais to the ground," says the Archbishop of Brazzaville, committed to assisting orphans and survivors Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - "I am with the orphans of the victims of the disaster. The church of Saint Louis des Francais was completely blown away by the shockwave of the explosion" refers to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Anato ...
• 5 March 2012
  VATICAN - Appointment of the members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI has included among the Members of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Prefect of the Congregation for Divin ...
• 5 March 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Mexico calls for "respect" for everything the Pope will say Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has called for "respect" for Pope Benedict XVI, who from March 23 to 26 will visit the country, and recalled that the Pope can say what he wants with regards to "ou ...
• 5 March 2012
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Great fear in Kinshasa for the explosion in Brazzaville, which razed buildings in a radius of 4 km to the ground Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The explosions were very violent. Two in particular were impressive. The explosions seemed very close. In different parts of the city, doors and windows of houses were damaged or suddenly open ...
• 5 March 2012
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - The Bible in Malay language celebrates 400 years, but the use of the word "Allah" remains a challenge Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian community in Malaysia celebrates in 2012 400 years since the first publication of the Bible translated in the Malay language (the "Bahasa Malaysia", the official language in t ...
• 5 March 2012
  AFRICA/CONGO - The tragedy in Brazzaville: The Catholic Church in the forefront to assist the injured Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - The Nunciature of Brazzaville reported to Fides the following statement which we publish in full. The city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, was awakened at dawn yesterday, ...
• 1 March 2012
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Solidarity of the Church of South Africa to Cardinal Monsengwo for the death of his nephew, murdered in Johannesburg Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides)-“As President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Johannesburg, I wish to convey my deepest sympathy to the Monsengwo family” said a statement sent to ...
• 1 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Civil Society: "In memory of Bhatti, it is urgent to raise the issue of blasphemy" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to keep memory of Shabhaz Bhatti and do him justice, it is necessary to raise again the issue of the inequitable blasphemy law in Pakistan, which causes many innocent victims among Chri ...
• 1 March 2012
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Bishops: "The seed planted by the martyrdom of Bhatti will create new young evangelists" Multan (Agenzia Fides) - "The seed planted by the martyrdom of Shabhaz Bhatti will create new young evangelists in Pakistan": This is what His Exc. Mgr. Andrew Francis, Bishop of Multan (in Punjab) and President of the C ...
• 25 February 2012
  AMERICA/PERU-A mining project threatens human rights and environment: the alarm of the Church Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) – It is an initiative that should be rejected because it "has no reference to the defense of life, population health, environmental protection": this is the opinion expressed by Mgr. Pedro Rica ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/LAOS- Church confiscated, Christians defined as "enemies" Savannakhet (Agenzia Fides) - Local officials of the District of Saybulim in Savannakhet province, confiscated a church in the village of Kengweng. The confiscation took place on 22 February, at the end of a "seminary of ...
• 25 February 2012
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR-Catholics on the eve of the election: peace, justice, prayer for the country's future Dili (Agenzia Fides) - To pray and work for a future of justice and peace in East Timor: with this spirit the faithful Catholics of East Timor took to the streets to launch a message to the nation on the eve of the presi ...