News

• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/PAKISTAN-Attacked or driven out from their homes: the trampled rights of Christians in Punjab Lahore (Fides Service) - Two Christian nurses were seized and beaten for nine hours by an official of the Muslim Fatima Hospital in Lahore (Punjab), a wealthy Muslim landowner, with a history in politics, usurped the lan ...
• 20 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"Another 30,000 refugees in the catholic mission of Duékoué" an appeal from the Bishop of Man to Fides Man (Agenzia Fides) - "There are still 30,000 displaced people received into the catholic mission run by the Salesians in Duékoué" Bishop Gaspard Beby Gnéba, Bishop of Man in western Ivory Coast reports to Fides. The ...
• 20 May 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA-Centenary of the evangelization of northern Uganda: "we are living in the reconstruction phase," says the Bishop of Lira to Fides Lira (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we conclude the second Archdiocesan Synod of Gulu. If Synod means 'walking together' I remember that 100 years ago, in 1911, when the first Comboni missionaries arrived in Gulu, alone, on th ...
• 20 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-In defense of Christians in Orissa, " the judicial farce continues:" many crimes still go unpunished New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The government's response, courts and institutions, against the Christian community in Orissa, affected by the massacres of 2008, is still "too weak, similar to a farce." This is what Joseph D ...
• 19 May 2011
  VATICAN -Benedict XVI's general audience: "The Church in China, especially now, needs the prayer of the Universal Church Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience on Wednesday, May 18, held in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict XVI called for prayers for the Church in China, with these words: " During the Easter se ...
• 19 May 2011
  EUROPE/ITALY-150 years since the death of S. Eugenio de Mazenod, founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Rome (Fides Service) - On 21 and 22 May, at the Shrine of Divine Love in Rome, the Italian celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the death of Msgr. Eugene de Mazenod, Bishop of Marseilles and founder of the Missionar ...
• 19 May 2011
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND-World Health Assembly: true global solidarity is necessary, in which high-income countries do not only make promises but actually carry out their commitments to improving development assistance Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite progress in some countries, by and large we are still far from universal health coverage. We are in a deadlock in the status quo where the rich have higher levels of coverage, which the ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/CHINA-New workers in the vineyard of the Lord for the Catholic communities of the continent Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - In the intense celebration of the Marian month and the Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, several Chinese Catholic communities have welcomed the "new workers in the vineya ...
• 19 May 2011
  AMERICA/CHILE-Respect for environment and energy production: the Church intervenes to avoid violent clashes Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Chilean Bishops intervene to promote dialogue and at the same time to remember that with regard to energy projects, "a decision based solely on economic interests is ethically unacceptable. ...
• 19 May 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO-The DRC towards elections in November, between light and shadow Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has published the electoral calendar, for the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections ...
• 19 May 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN-"The Church of northern and southern Sudan must remain united, " says a missionary Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The independence of southern Sudan, on July 9, is approaching and there is a growing concern for the fate of Christians in northern Sudan. As underlined Fr. Asfaha Yohannes Weldeghiorghis, Ethi ...
• 19 May 2011
  AMERICA/URUGUAY-Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes is the new President of LAMEC Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The press office of the Latin American Episcopal Council (LAMEC) sent the following note to Fides with communication of the new appointments. "Today, 18 May 2011 the Ordinary Meeting of the Lat ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/INDIA-The Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, in Orissa: " Persecution exists, but the faith of Christians is growing" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - " Persecution on Christians in Orissa exists, but faith grows and strengthens, and even the number of the faithful is increasing. We are not afraid: we will always be ready to tell the trut ...
• 19 May 2011
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES-The Bishops to the government: "With regards to the Document on reproductive Health we will respect our principles" Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The dialogue between the Church and the Philippine government regarding the document on reproductive health has stopped , as there are no conditions to carry on and because "we must respect our ...
• 18 May 2011
  ASIA/NEPAL-Access to land for everyone to prevent food insecurity in the country Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Food insecurity in Nepal is causing serious violations to human rights and at the same time fomenting women trade. According to the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), about 60-70 women in ...