News

• 24 July 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Also displaced Christians and Hindus from North Waziristan: no to discrimination Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - There are also internally displaced Christians and Hindus from North Waziristan, an area where the Pakistani government has in recent weeks launched an anti-terrorism offensive against Taliban ...
• 24 July 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT – There is no Christian in St. Anthony Abate’s hometown Qumans (Agenzia Fides) - There is not a single Christian or church in the Egyptian city of Qumans, formerly known by the name of Coma, in the central province of Beni Suef, where in 251 AD Saint Anthony was born, regarde ...
• 23 July 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Works begin on a new center for disabled children in the village of Kandisi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In the small village of Kandisi, 25 km from the capital Nairobi, at the Opera Don Orione mission in Kenya, works have begun regarding the construction of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation Cen ...
• 23 July 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Too much time wasted in front of a computer or on cell phones, too little to read the Bible Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Among the various initiatives related to the spread of the Bible and the promotion of knowledge in mainland China, we report what is called "transmission of the Holy Scriptures in the family", w ...
• 23 July 2014
  EUROPE/GERMANY AACHEN - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 2, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Mgr. Klaus Kramer, of the clergy of the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgar ...
• 23 July 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission to relieve: a challenge for evangelization; the Missionary Campaign 2014 begins Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Campaign 2014 in Brazil has begun in view of World Mission Day, which will be held on 18 and 19 October. The aim of “Mission to relieve” is to bring awareness of the existe ...
• 23 July 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The chicungunya virus continues to alarm Latin American Countries San José (Agenzia Fides) - After Haiti and El Salvador (see Fides Agency 03/07/2014 and 08/07/2014), the chikungunya virus arrives in Costa Rica. The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica has just released news regarding six ...
• 23 July 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - The jihadists of the "Caliphate" attack Tilkif, rejected by Kurdish Peshmerga Tilkif (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday evening, Tuesday 22 July, the militia of the self-proclaimed Islamic Caliphate responsible for the expulsion of Christians and Shiites from the city of Mosul launched a mortar attack ag ...
• 23 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA - A special school to restore dignity and social role for the disabled Thrissur (Agenzia Fides) - Being disabled in India is difficult. In 2000, in Thrissur, Kerala, the Sisters of the Congregation of the Samaritan Sisters (CSS) founded the "Snehadeepthi" special school. Their "special" chi ...
• 23 July 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishop of Choluteca: 5000 people are forced to put their lives at risk in mines every day Choluteca (Agenzia Fides) - After the death of 8 of the 11 miners, who were buried in the collapse of the Cuculmeca mine in San Juan Arriba, in the municipality of El Corpus, Choluteca (Honduras), on July 2, the Bishop o ...
• 23 July 2014
  ASIA/INDIA – Prison Ministry: the Church denounces overcrowding and is inspired by Fr. Kolbe New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in India is strengthening its commitment in the prison Ministry. On the one hand, denouncing overcrowding, a long-standing problem in Indian jails. On the other hand choosing an ins ...
• 23 July 2014
  ASIA/IRAQ - Iraqi Bishops appeal to the Prime Minister and the government: "stop the catastrophe" Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - The Iraqi national government must ensure "necessary protection" for Christians and other minorities in the Country, provide "financial support to displaced people who have lost everything", pay t ...
• 22 July 2014
  ASIA/VIETNAM - "UN expert on religious freedom will visit Viet Nam to assess the situation in the country" Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt, will visit Viet Nam from 21 to 31 July 2014, "to assess the situation in the country and meet all religious communities": This is what is repor ...
• 22 July 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Child malnutrition rates skyrocket: +73% compared to 2013 Leer (Agenzia Fides) - Rates of malnutrition have skyrocketed in parts of Upper Nile, Unity and Jonglei States since conflict erupted in South Sudan in December (see Fides 10/07/2014). More than 13,270 children, most und ...
• 22 July 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Although some people promote hate, the Church is committed to peaceful coexistence Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Some sectors of Dominican society promote hatred and resentment among the people of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. This is what is said in an editorial in the latest issue of the Cathol ...