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21 May 2014
ASIA/JORDAN - Syrian refugees await Pope Francis. The director of Caritas Jordan: they hope that the world will remember them
Amman (Agenzia Fides) - A Syrian Muslim refugee from Homs and a Christian Iraqi refugees will tell Pope Francis their stories full of pain and fatigue during the meeting that the Bishop of Rome will have with refugees, t ...
21 May 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA - "NATO office in Tripoli has been hit" says Mgr. Martinelli to Fides
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "We spent a quiet night, although I heard that the NATO offices linked to the European Union, that are here in Tripoli were bombed. Probably these two institutions were symbolically hit", says t ...
21 May 2014
VATICAN - Pope Francis invites to pray so that "Catholics in China continue to believe, to hope and to love"
Vatican City ( Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the general audience today, the Holy Father invited to pray for Catholics in China with these words: "May 24, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memorial of the Blessed V ...
21 May 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Bomb explosions will not stop dialogue between Christians and Muslims", says the Archbishop of Jos
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is still confusing and the information on the number of people affected is still incomplete", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos, a city in ...
20 May 2014
ASIA/INDIA - Bishops hope new government will uphold secularism
Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that the new government will uphold eternal values and secularism in making India a great nation ": This is what the Indian Bishops said in an official statement issued by the Catholic Bi ...
20 May 2014
EUROPE/SPAIN - "Ad gentes Missionary vocation", the main form of missionary cooperation
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The "Days" of Diocesan Delegates for the Missions and the National Assembly of diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) are being held in Madrid.
With the slogan "Ad gentes m ...
20 May 2014
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Violence in parts of Central America also encourages children to emigrate alone
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Bishops of the United States of America, Mexico and Central America meet to discuss major issues related to the complex phenomenon of migration. The meeting, whic ...
20 May 2014
AFRICA/MALAWI - "The most uncertain elections in the last 20 years, but democracy is a fact accepted by all", says a missionary
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "In 20 years of democracy, these elections are the most uncertain in Malawi", says Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, a Monfortan missionary who has been working in Malawi for decades, where today, 20 May, ...
20 May 2014
ASIA/THAILAND - Martial law declared: for the Church it is urgent "to open a channel between the parties"
Bangkok ( Agenzia Fides ) - "We were in a situation of institutional stalemate for a long time. Because of uncertainty and insecurity, the population welcomed the intervention of the army which is not a coup but serves t ...
20 May 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - Integrating Mayan disabled children by developing their artistic skills
Merida (Agenzia Fides) - Scorned and very often segregated into their homes, hundreds of Mayan disabled children and adolescents are a tool to overcome discrimination and increase their creativity in developing their art ...
20 May 2014
AFRICA/KENYA - Overcrowding and lack of assistance aggravate the situation of children in refugee camps
Kakuma (Agenzia Fides) – More and immediate physical space and additional support for children are among the emerging priorities in the Kakuma refugee camp, in north-western Kenya, where waves of refugees continue to a ...
20 May 2014
AFRICA/LIBYA - "There are presuppositions for a Civil War, but the people want peace", said Mgr. Martinelli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "No shooting, but the situation remains tense, because it is not clear what lies beneath and what the various militias want to do", says to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinel ...
20 May 2014
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church on the eve of talks with the government: problems are not solved by ignoring them
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is ready to open dialogue with the Government of Nicaragua: the first meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21 (see Fides 09/05/2014; 14/05/2014).
On Sunday aft ...
19 May 2014
ASIA/SINGAPORE – A ten-year plan for the Church: God's Word at the center and New Evangelization
Singapore ( Agenzia Fides) - Starting afresh from the Gospel and engage in the New Evangelization: is the approach that will characterize the Church in Singapore in the near future. This was outlined by Archbishop Willia ...
19 May 2014
ASIA/JORDAN - 1,400 children to receive first communion at Pope-led mass at the Amman Stadium
Amman (Agenzia Fides) – About 1400 boys and girls from all over Jordan will receive the sacrament of communion for the first time during the Mass that Pope Francis will celbrate on Saturday, May 24 at the Amman Interna ...
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