News

• 5 October 2011
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Humanitarian Aid of the Church to the indigenous peoples who march towards the capital La Paz (Agenzia Fides) –Some news on the Itnpis march, which has started again and is heading towards La Paz, was sent to Fides by the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia. Participants in the march told the international p ...
• 4 October 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES-Religious freedom is threatened so as to justify an "Ad Hoc Commission" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of the United States of America (Uscbb) has announced the establishment of an "ad hoc Commision" for religious freedom, which will be presided by Mgr.William Lori, Bi ...
• 4 October 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - "A great family of humanity" the 15th Day of the Migrants was celebrated Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - "A great family of humanity" was the theme of the 15th Day of the Migrants which was celebrated on the last Sunday of September in Taiwan, according to the directions of the Pastoral Care Commis ...
• 4 October 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "We need to see the movements of people in the Mediterranean as an opportunity", says the National Director of the PMS in Tunisia Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We are close to the Tunisian people in this transitional phase of their history, with love and respect", says Fr. Jawad Alamat, National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) of T ...
• 4 October 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church is expecting greater state investment in health and education San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in El Salvador considers education fundamental for the development of a country and, after the draft budget for 2012 recently presented by the Ministry of Finance, showe ...
• 4 October 2011
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Hopes for Malawi with the election of the new President of Zambia Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Malawi is becoming a police state", denounces Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba to Fides, a Monfort missionary, who has been living and working in Malawi for 30 years. "Now the only concern is to ensure t ...
• 4 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Appeal of NGOs, Christian and Muslim leaders: "If Qadri is released at the 'price of blood', all the more Asia Bibi is to be released" Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Islamic groups are orchestrating the release of Mumtaz Qadri, former Governor Salman Taseer’s murderer (see Fides 1/10/2011; 3/10/2011).At this juncture, NGOs, Bishops and moderate Islamic l ...
• 4 October 2011
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Scalabrinians: verification of the activities undertaken in the last ten years, and new goals Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – As from today until October 7th, the Congress of the Scalabrini Missionaries which gathers together members working in different specific areas, according to the charism of the institute, ...
• 4 October 2011
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Somaliland's first humanitarian mission in Mogadishu Hargeisa (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time since the declaration of independence from the rest of the country, a delegation from the Republic of Somaliland has recently intervened in favor of 9 000 displaced families ...
• 4 October 2011
  EUROPE/POLAND - How to use the rich experience of missionaries who have returned back home Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – There were more than 70 participants at the meeting which had the theme of the missionaries who finished their service and returned to their homeland, Poland. The congress, which took place fro ...
• 3 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - After Qadri’s conviction, Islamic Groups protest, death threats against Asia Bibi Rawalpindi (Agenzia Fides) - Tensions, protests and violent demonstrations are being carried out throughout the country on behalf of Islamic groups after the death sentence verdict against Mumtaz Qadri, Governor Salman T ...
• 3 October 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Patronal Festival in the first Chinese parish dedicated to St. Therese of the Child Jesus Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - The first Chinese church dedicated to the Patron Saint of the Missions, Saint Therese of of the Child Jesus, solemnly celebrated on October 1 the patronal festival, to pay special tribute to t ...
• 3 October 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - The tragedy of Sirte, Archbishop Martinelli hopes that "other Countries besides Italy, give aid to the injured " Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "I thank the Italian government for having hospitalized the injured in Italian hospitals. Even other Countries should do such humanitarian gestures" said Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli ...
• 3 October 2011
  ASIA/IRAN - Iranian Christians threatened and rejected by other states where they escape Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - While the world remains in suspense waiting for the resolution of the Iranian Christian Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s case - sentenced to death for apostasy - the faithful Iranians are forced to f ...
• 3 October 2011
  EUROPE/POLAND - Wherever you pray the rosary, there has to be the prayer for the Missions Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Rosary, a treasure to be rediscovered", was the theme of the Rosary Congress of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, dedicated to the Blessed John Paul II, which took place on October 1 at t ...