News

• 27 March 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Christian and Muslim religious leaders condemn the attack on the Evangelical Church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Kenyan religious leaders have strongly condemned the attack on the Evangelical Church in Likoni on March 23 (see Fides 24/03/2014), in which six people were killed and dozens of others were ...
• 27 March 2014
  ASIA/CHINA - Death of Mgr. Joseph Fan Zhongliang, Bishop of Shanghai: always committed to serving the Church in spite of great difficulties Shanghai (Agenzia Fides) – His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Fan Zhongliang, S.I., Bishop of the Diocese of Shanghai (Mainland China ), died on March 16, at the age of 96. The Prelate was born on January 13, 1918: He was baptized o ...
• 26 March 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Rector of the "Saint Curé d'Ars" inter-diocesan Theological Seminary in Bujumbura Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 5, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Emmanuel Gihutu of the clergy of the Diocese of Ruyigi Rector of the ...
• 26 March 2014
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA – The government of Ortega ready to dialogue with the Church Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) has announced that the government of Daniel Ortega has accepted the invitation to dialogue. "This request received a positive response on Tuesday 24 ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - "Small Christian Communities" instrument of evangelization Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - In the Korean "Small Christian Communities" there is great expectation for Pope Francis’ visit in August. The small ecclesial community, in fact, is a type of organization where to live one’s ...
• 26 March 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Brazilian Church accompanies the World Cup inviting to combat trafficking Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), through its Commission for the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility, has published a message titled "Play for Life" in view of the World Cup, in ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/LEBANON - Patriarch Rai intervenes on the election of the new President Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) - The election of the new President of the Lebanese Republic is a choice that belongs only to the people of Lebanon "and not to the Iranians, the Saudis or the Americans". It must be carried by th ...
• 26 March 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT – Board of inquiry: violence against Copts continues Cairo (Agenzia Fides ) - The Board of Inquiry concerning the accidents on 30 June, in charge of monitoring sectarian violence that continues to cross Egypt after the overthrow of President Morsi, has documented in a repo ...
• 26 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi, the appeal has been postponed due to the "counterparty’s use of tactics" Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The first hearing of the appeal for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani woman accused of blasphemy, has again been postponed. Not for the absence of judges, but for the use of tactics on behalf of the counter ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Over 7.7 million dollars for aid to victims of the typhoon: The Church guarantees transparency Manila (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of corruption is always latent: for this reason the Church of the Philippines ensures transparency in the management of over $ 7.7 million in humanitarian aid received to help the ...
• 25 March 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA – Dialogue is "necessary" to stop violence Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Los Teques (Venezuela), His Exc. Mgr. Ramón Ovidio Perez Morales, proposed the Venezuelan seat of the Episcopate as a meeting place between the opposition and ...
• 25 March 2014
  VATICAN - Urbaniana University, a laboratory of interculturalism at the service of the Gospel Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Urbaniana University is a laboratory where cultures are known and valued in the gifts each of whom is a carrier. During the lectures and personal exchange among students and professors, on ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/SYRIA - The Armenian Catholic Patriarch: the Christians who fled from Kessab have to deal with the emergency with a spirit of communion Beirut (Agenzia Fides ) - "There are more than three hundred Armenian families who have fled from Kessab. They have now found shelter in the Armenian Orthodox parish in the city of Latakia, an hour's drive from Kessab. T ...
• 25 March 2014
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - "Pakistan Day": to remember the Constitution in order to build peace and harmony Lahore ( Agenzia Fides) – To remember the Constitution of Pakistan as an opportunity to build peace and religious harmony in the country: was the reason of yesterday’s parade in Lahore March 23, on the occasion of th ...
• 25 March 2014
  VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni at the Patronal Feast of Urbaniana University: "Euntes docete leave, go and teach" Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we celebrate the feast of the patron of our university, the liturgical feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this liturgical solemnity the Church is aware of the c ...