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14 October 2014
ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - New parish center inaugurated by the Minister of Culture
Abu Dhabi (Agenzia Fides) - Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development of the United Arab Emirates, took part in the recent inauguration of the new parish center of St. Jose ...
14 October 2014
AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE - 30% of children between 10 and 14 years of age have been sexually abused
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Minister for Solidarity of Côte d'Ivoire, in 2014 about 30% of children between 10 and 14 years of age have been sexually abused. Teenagers are the most at risk. According to s ...
14 October 2014
ASIA/INDIA - The Franciscan Indians in the front line against violence on women
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We Franciscans, known for the charism of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, the followers of Christ and his Gospel, lovers of God, of humanity and of every creature, say 'No' to violence ag ...
13 October 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A regional system for the protection of human rights in South Asia is necessary
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Malala Yousafzai and the Indian, Kailash Satyarthi "is a powerful appeal to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC to establish a regional sy ...
13 October 2014
AFRICA/NIGER - Resignation of the Archbishop of Niamey and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 11 October 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Niamey (Niger), by His Exc. Mgr. Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A., in acc ...
13 October 2014
VATICAN - The memory of the missionaries, their examples, attract and inspire us to imitate their faith
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) -"Missionaries are those who, in docility to the Holy Spirit, have the courage to live the Gospel": the Mass of thanksgiving that Pope Francis celebrated yesterday, Sunday, October 12in the V ...
13 October 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - A court hearing for Asia Bibi
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Asia Bibi's lawyers are working on the final "statement of defense" that will be presented at the Lahore High Court on October 16, a date that – unless there are more surprises - may be the las ...
13 October 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - The five Christians of the Orontes Valley, who were still being held by jihadists, have been released
Knayeh (Agenzia Fides) - The five Syrian Christians of the Orontes Valley who were still being held after being kidnapped by a brigade of jihadists together with the pastor of Knayeh, Fr. Hanna Jallouf, OFM and other par ...
13 October 2014
AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Only the Church assists victims of Boko Haram in the north of Cameroon," says a missionary
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "In the north of Cameroon there is a silent ongoing war which few people know about but has serious humanitarian consequences" says to Fides Agency Friar Fabio Mussi, a PIME missionary, at the he ...
13 October 2014
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "We are greatly concerned about the well-being of the President" say civil society
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are greatly concerned about the wellbeing of President Michael Sata" say several society organisations in Zambia, including the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection, in a statement sent t ...
13 October 2014
ASIA - China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam on the blacklist of child exploitation in the textile sector
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The textile industry in China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam continues to be on the blacklist for the exploitation of minors. In all, 25 Countries violate international standards for jobs in t ...
13 October 2014
ASIA/IRAQ - The Premier of Iraqi Kurdistan: Christians must not emigrate
Erbil (Agenzia Fides) - Iraqi Christians must resist anything that pushes them to leave their land and migrate abroad, while patiently waiting for the defeat of the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), which will open th ...
13 October 2014
AMERICA/HONDURAS - "Caminando con amor": 5,000 pairs of shoes have been distributed for children at risk
San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The solidarity campaign of "Caminando con amor", now in its fourth edition, has taken steps to distribute 5,000 pairs of shoes to children who are socially at risk and are part of the var ...
11 October 2014
ASIA/CAMBODIA - The Church of Phnom Penh launches the Year of Charity
Phnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Phnom Penh announced the opening of a special "Year of Charity": this is the first visible fruit of the Diocesan Synod, which was held from September 25 to 28. As r ...
11 October 2014
EUROPE/GERMANY - Newness of the Blessed Scalabrini in the Migration world today
Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - The work, thoughts and spirituality of Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini (1839-1905), Bishop of Piacenza, Father and Apostle of migrants, were the themes of the Scalabrini-Fest of Fruits held fr ...
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