News

• 1 October 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Governor Taseer's murderer sentenced to death, the Christians: "Courageous decision, but No to capital punishment " Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - The anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death, former Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer’s murderer. He had fought to defend Asia Bibi, a Christian woman ...
• 30 September 2011
  "So that the celebration of World Mission Day may increase in the People of God the passion for evangelism and support to the missionary activity through prayer and economic aid to the poorest Churches" - Comment on the Missionary Intention for October 2011 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Every year the Church celebrates World Mission Day. It is a day destined to revive in all the faithful, even the pastors, the awareness that the Church is by her very nature missionary, bec ...
• 30 September 2011
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - Cardinal Erdo: "We ask the democratic governments and the European Union to be more demanding towards the governments of countries where religious freedom is not respected" Tirana (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, all experts who check the situation of religious freedom in the world agree that Christians are those most persecuted because of their faith. This worries us very much. There is no real s ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/MYANMAR - The government stop-work of the dam on the Irrawaddy: civil society celebrates, the Bishops are satisfied Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In an unprecedented decision that surprised observers, the government of Myanmar has announced the stop-work of the Myitsone dam on the Irrawaddy River in the north of the country. President Thei ...
• 30 September 2011
  AFRICA/NIGERIA -Multiple threats between different extremist groups on the eve of Independence Day Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Tension on the eve for the celebrations of national Independence which will be celebrated tomorrow, October 1, in Nigeria. Both the Islamist Boko Haram sect, originally from the north of the Cou ...
• 30 September 2011
  AFRICA/KENYA - Thousands of people infected by an epidemic of dengue Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Over one thousand people have been infected by an epidemic of dengue outbreak in the town of Mandera, in northeastern Kenya, near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia. The Ministry of Public He ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL - Insufficient resources for drug addict children in Dharan Dharan (Agenzia Fides) - More than 50% of children in Dharan, one of the largest cities of Nepal bordering India, is involved in drug use. Most of these children’s parents are away for work and then left alone, unsuper ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/INDIA - "Justice for the martyrs of Orissa": Christians' appeal to the National Commission for Human Rights New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The suffering of Christians must not disappear from the national political agenda and can be the drive to approve the bill on violence against minorities: this is why Indian Christians have wr ...
• 30 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - "A Word of God a day" for the year 2012 has been published Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - "A Word of God a day" for 2012 has been published by Faith of He Bei. According to information received by Fides, Faith has been publishing "A Word of God a day" for 4 years, with great ...
• 29 September 2011
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Solidarity, forgiveness, sharing: fourth national meeting of young people sponsored by the SVD Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - To reflect on how, inspired by faith, we can be an example of solidarity, forgiveness and sharing is the aim of '"Encontro Verbum Jovem" to be held in October from 7 to 9 at the parish of St. Pet ...
• 29 September 2011
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops ask to actively participate in the referendum on October 9 Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay invite all Catholics and citizens in general, to participate with their vote in the referendum scheduled for Sunday, October 9. The Superior Court of the Electoral Just ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholics led by Jinde Charities are always ready to help the people affected by natural disasters Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Do not make distinctions of religious denomination, to work for humanitarian reasons, to bring the love of Catholics: these are the characteristics that distinguish Catholic aid and relie ...
• 29 September 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY - V Intercontinental Meeting of the witnesses of "Solidarity Italy - World Solidarity" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The V Intercontinental Meeting of the witnesses of "Solidarity Italy - World Solidarity" will be held in Nago (TN), from October 5 to 11, the association founded by Father Angelo Benolli, O.M.V., ...
• 29 September 2011
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Christians' fears and hopes of a new era of democracy and freedom Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians from the Middle East we would like the countries where there are dictatorships or theocratic regimes to have a genuine democracy based on respect for others and respect of human ri ...
• 29 September 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "There are too many injured people in hospitals, the situation is tragic": Archbishop Martinelli’s appeal Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in hospitals is tragic, because there are still many injured people and the staff cannot take care of all the emergencies", says Archbishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli to Fides, ...