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24 October 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA - Despite the clashes in Benghazi markets are well stocked
Benghazi (Agenzia Fides) - "We continue to live in fear and insecurity. We hope that better times arrive soon", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Sylvester Carmel Magro, Apostolic Vicar of Benghazi, the capital of Cyren ...
24 October 2014
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Millions of children and young people feel unsafe in their families
New York City (Agenzia Fides) - Every five minutes a child dies as a result of acts of violence. According to a recent report released by UNICEF, entitled "Children in danger: Take action to end violence against children ...
24 October 2014
ASIA/HOLY LAND - Ecology, "common ground" for the three Abrahamic religions
Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - In a world marked by the upsurge of fundamentalism and ethno-religious sectarianism, ecology arises as a possible area of convergence and cooperation among the different religious traditions, ...
24 October 2014
AMERICA/BRAZIL – Bishops’ statement: "No backtrack on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) on October 23, released a statement expressing his concern about the rights of indigenous peoples, after the decision of the ...
24 October 2014
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 50% of children who are born with Chagas' disease do not receive any medical care
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Chagas disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of bugs of various kinds. It causes stomach pain, heart disease, and is also the cause of death. In Bolivia, half of the children w ...
24 October 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Asia Bibi’s sentence damages tolerance in Pakistan
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "Tolerance and forgiveness are two important values, which are present not only in Christianity but also in Islam, and in other religions in the world. We are working hard for religious harmony i ...
24 October 2014
ASIA/INDONESIA - The Church supports the campaign against mining exploitation in Flores
Flores (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of priests, religious and laity of all the parishes, secondary school and university students on the island of Flores, the Catholic stronghold in Indonesia, gathered to challenge the mi ...
24 October 2014
ASIA/IRAQ - Russian Orthodox organization to Iraqi President: free Tareq Aziz
Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Imperial Society of Palestine, Serghey Stapashin, sent a message to the newly-elected Iraqi President Fuad Masum to ask for the release of former Foreign Minister and Deputy ...
24 October 2014
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The youth of South Kivu with the Bishops against the amendment of the Constitution
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Positions taken in favor of the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo who in their last pastoral letter oppose to a revision of the Constitution which would give President Joseph Kabila t ...
23 October 2014
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - Appointment of the Rector of the "Notre Dame de Guessihio" Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Gagnoa
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 19, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Darius Assande Ekou of the archdiocesan clergy of Abengourou as ...
23 October 2014
EUROPE/SLOVAKIA - Reaching out to young people and drawing their attention to the mission of the Church
Bratislava (Agenzia Fides) - With the objective of reaching the younger generation and drawing their attention to the efforts made by the Church in the mission field, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Slovakia ha ...
23 October 2014
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The Church's contribution to the growth of the nation after 50 years of independence
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is part of the Zambian society, and shares the joys and sorrows of the nation. This is why there is great respect, and her influence has grown, thanks to her prophetic voice" ...
23 October 2014
EUROPE/SPAIN - Concerned about "our" problems, while thousands of people die every day
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "Obviously World Mission Day in Spain had a shadow of sadness and sorrow: the death of two missionaries and a nurse infected with ebola" recalls the public letter of SCAM ("Servicio Conjunto de A ...
23 October 2014
ASIA/IRAQ - Decree of the Chaldean Patriarch on priests and religious expatriates without the consent of their superiors
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - "Before the ordained, the “Priest” announces the offering of his whole life to God and the Church. It is an offering grounded in the obedience to the superiors without any conservation". For ...
23 October 2014
EUROPE/SPAIN - Every year 100,000 Christians die because of religious persecution
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Center for the Studies of Global Christianity in the United States estimates that about 100,000 Christians die every year because of their religious beliefs, that is to say one every five min ...
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