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16 April 2014
ASIA/NEPAL - Great joy for 60 newly baptized during the Easter Vigil
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - "We are preparing ourselves to live an atmosphere of great joy to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord. For our small Catholic community this is the biggest feast, and this year about 60 peo ...
16 April 2014
AFRICA/KENYA - "Ensure a safe country for us and future generations with respect for human rights", asks Cardinal Njue
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Combining the needs of security with respect for human rights, without discrimination of religion , tribe or ethnicity. This is what the main Christian denominations in Kenya have asked on behal ...
16 April 2014
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Appeal to clarify the murder of an employee of Radio Progreso
Yoro (Agenzia Fides) - Another person who works in the popular media has been murdered in Honduras: we are talking about Carlos Hilario Mejia Orellana, head of the marketing and sales of "Radio Progreso", a member of the ...
16 April 2014
ASIA/SINGAPORE - Archbishop Goh: Easter invites us to "proclaim the Gospel with joy and passion"
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - Easter invites all the faithful "to proclaim the Gospel with joy in our reality in Singapore": This is what the Archbishop of Singapore, William Goh says in his Easter message, addressed to al ...
16 April 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - Candidates Sabbahi and al-Sisi at the Easter Vigil to be celebrated by Coptic Pope Tawadros
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian presidential candidates Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabbahi may both participate in the Easter Vigil to be held on Saturday evening in the cathedral of San Marco, in the district ...
15 April 2014
AFRICA/BENIN - Appointment of the Rector of the "Saint Paul" inter-diocesan Seminary in Abomey
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 25, 2013 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Guy Bognon PSS as Rector of the inter-diocesan "Saint Paul" minor S ...
15 April 2014
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Rector of the "Jean Paul II" Major Seminary in Gitega
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 17, 2014 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Martin Sinumvayaha, of the clergy of the diocese of Gitega as Re ...
15 April 2014
ASIA/INDIA - The Bishops to the President: We will give a great contribution to the country
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian Church prays for the elections which will be held in April and will continue to give its valuable contribution to the nation, especially in the field of education and social service ...
15 April 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - Tension in the area of Veracruz due to the work of the hydroelectric power plant
Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Córdoba is still awaiting notification regarding the status of the "El Naranjal" hydroelectric project and several days have gone by since the visit of governor Javier Duarte, wh ...
15 April 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - Churches devastated and icons desecrated in Maalula
Maalula (Agenzia Fides) - After the reconquest of the Christian village of Maalula - 55 km northeast of Damascus - by the Syrian government army, the images and descriptions released by government sources and internation ...
15 April 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Minorities are being targeted: the study and testimony of Pakistanis abroad
London (Agenzia Fides) - Minorities in Pakistan, whether they are ethnic, religious or political, are victims of hatred, discrimination, prejudices that make their life a living hell: this is what was expressed in a new ...
15 April 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The bombing in Abuja 15 days after the shootings in which 20 suspected members of Boko Haram were killed
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, Abuja (see Fides 14/04/2014). This was announced by the local authorities. "Unf ...
15 April 2014
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church calls for calm and responsible participation in the voting
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Church representatives and other sectors of society in Panama are concerned about the tense political climate particularly in this last period of the presidential campaign, and called on ...
15 April 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Christian leaders’ appeal: "Stop the violence, this is not the future for which the people of the Country voted"
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The current situation can never be resolved through military means; instead the war lengthens and aggravates it to undesirable situation. The warring parties should therefore put the interest of t ...
15 April 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - A missile on an Armenian Catholic school: a child killed, 61 injured
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A child died, 61 people were injured: children, parents and teachers. This is the tragic toll of the missile which hit the Armenian Catholic school in Damascus, in the historic district of Bab ...
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