News

• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/HONG KONG - The Diocese increases the annual fund for the Formation of the Laity: 65 scholarships have been assigned Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Hong Kong has increased the Annual Fund for the Formation of the Laity from one million to 1.2 HK $ million to respond to the appeal launched by the Year of the Laity. On 6 Nove ...
• 21 November 2011
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Every year 8 million children die from preventable diseases Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – After 22 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child carried out by the United Nations, the panorama related to children is still daunting. Every year about 8 million children under 5 ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - A Pastor and other Christians have been arrested in Kashmir for "forced conversions" Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) - Police in Kashmir have arrested Pastor C. M. Khanna of the "All Saints Church," along with other Christian faithful engaged in the same church. The accusation against the Pastor and the faithf ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - Seven people were arrested for Sister Valsa’s murder; an activist: "With regards to the Dalits’ rights, the state has betrayed the Church" Dumka (Agenzia Fides) - Seven people were arrested by the police in the Indian state of Jharkhand, suspected of being involved in Sister Valsa John’s murder, the nun of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary killed a ...
• 21 November 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - "The young people are again at the center of the protest", says a missionary from Cairo, where in the clashes at least 20 people have died Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - "The clashes continued even during the night", says to Fides Fr. Luciano Verdoscia, Comboni missionary who lives and works in Cairo, where in the last 3 days at least 20 people were killed and ab ...
• 21 November 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Censorship in the name of "Jesus Christ": it is forbidden to write it in text message, the Church protests Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - In Pakistan, it is forbidden to write the name "Jesus Christ" in SMS text messages, sent via mobile phones. This was established by the Telecommunications Authority in Pakistan in a measure th ...
• 21 November 2011
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - A review of the entire system of public security is necessary to curb violence San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in El Salvador, in the words of the Archbishop of San Salvador, has asked the government to review all the institutions involved in public security system in order to ta ...
• 21 November 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Alabama Migration Law: the problem of migration is a national issue that requires a federal solution, and not a patchwork of state laws Birmingham (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of the Congress today will hold a special session in Birmingham, Alabama, to examine the effects of the law HB56 not only on the immigrant community in this state, but also the e ...
• 21 November 2011
  AFRICA - A very difficult year for children: need for greater protection for children and young people in vulnerable situations Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The situation of children around the world is alarming. About 100 million children still lack access to education, 50 million are not even recordedat he the registry office and, therefore, it ...
• 21 November 2011
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Tensions in Egypt: the supra-constitutional principles. Dossier Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - One of the causes of the strong tension in past days has resulted in clashes in Cairo, Alexandria and other centers of Egypt, is the document submitted on 1 November by the Supreme Military Counci ...
• 21 November 2011
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI consigned Africae munus: "I hope that this Exhortation will guide you in the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus in Africa" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "After having signed yesterday the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae munus, I am happy today to be able to deliver to all the particular Churches, through you, the Presidents of the nat ...
• 19 November 2011
  ASIA/TURKEY- The problematic crucial points for religious minorities and for those who have converted to Christianity Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the openess of Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the restitution of properties to churches and other communities, the problems that Turkey's religious minorities live are significant. Acc ...
• 19 November 2011
  AMERICA/PERU '- "Youth Without Borders" (JSF) they have been carrying out their missionary work for 36 years Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On December 3, feast of St. Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions, the group "Youth Without Borders" (JSF) in Peru will celebrate 36 years of commitment to pastoral youth sponsored by the Pontific ...
• 19 November 2011
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES-Because of strong geographic and racial disparities one American child out of 5 is poor Washington (Agenzia Fides) - In 2010 the number of children considered poor in the United States increased by 1 million, one child out of 5 live in poverty. According to the latest census, just published, children living ...
• 19 November 2011
  ASIA/TAIWAN - The community of Taiwan is preparing a big party for Cardinal Shan’s 90th birthday Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The community of Taiwan is preparing a big party for the 90th birthday of the beloved Cardinal Paul Shan, SJ, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung. In view of the occasion, the Archbishop of the Diocese ...