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12 February 2014
ASIA/CHINA - 2014 "Year of the Gospel" in the parish of Xi Liu Lin
Tai Yuan (Agenzia Fides) – To read, study, transcibe, memorize, transmit, and live the Gospel: these are the objectives proposed in the Year of the Gospel proclaimed in Xi Liu Lin parish of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, in ...
12 February 2014
AFRICA/LESOTHO - Resignation of the Bishop of Mohale's Hoek and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 11, 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho, by His Exc. Mgr. Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I., in acc ...
12 February 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros to the European Union: help Egypt
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II received the representatives of the Delegation of the European Union present in Egypt on Tuesday evening, February 11th. The meeting with the Patriarch, which ...
12 February 2014
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Test HIV/AIDS and free antiretroviral in the Diocese of Shinyanga
Mwanza (Agenzia Fides) - The five-year project "Test & Treat", which provides free access to HIV testing and if necessary, to antiretroviral treatment for approximately 120 thousand residents of the District of Shinyanga ...
12 February 2014
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "Life is not respected any more in the country" alarm of the Church in the fight against drug trafficking
Petén (Agenzia Fides) - "It is terrible that life is not respected any more in Guatemala": this was strongly denounced by the Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala, His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. referring ...
12 February 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "No imposition of secular values in Africa," said the Archbishop of Jos
Abuja ( Agenzia Fides) - "We must not be swallowed up by the tyrannical imposition of some governments or international non-governmental organizations who wish to dictate the moral trend of the world based on their secul ...
12 February 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - Authorities have to talk less and be more effective in terms of safety
Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - "Talk less and be more effective", is what the Bishop of the diocese of Córdoba, His Exc. Mgr. Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal publicly asked. As reported in the note sent to Fides Agency, the B ...
12 February 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New round of peace talks in South Sudan
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The second round of peace talks started yesterday, 11 February, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the ruling par ...
12 February 2014
ASIA/VIETNAM - Children of ethnic Dao Tien committed to celebrating the Lunar New Year
Moc Chau (Agenzia Fides) - With the arrival of spring, the population of ethnic Dao Tien, especially the children of the northern mountainous district of Moc Chau, in Hoa Binh province, are engaged in the celebrations of ...
12 February 2014
ASIA/INDIA - Bishops’ vademecum: Human dignity, compass for Indian society
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Human dignity must be the compass for Indian society: says a new book entitled "Human dignity in Catholic social thought", edited by Fr. Charles Irudayam, Secretary of the "Justice, peace and ...
10 February 2014
ASIA/MALAYSIA - Civil and religious leaders’ appeal: a new year in the sign of harmony
Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – May the new year - just started, after the Lunar New Year - be a harbinger of peace, harmony and national unity: this is the appeal launched by civil and religious leaders who have taken ...
10 February 2014
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Recognition proposal for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Liberal MP Marco Antonio Andino, on February 7 has proposed an official recognition for the intense social work carried out by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula, Mgr. ...
10 February 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops’ message in view of the elections on May 7: "Let us carefully choose who to vote for"
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides ) - "As we approach the elections, politicians call for our support through the use of the TV, radio and other media. It is important that we listen carefully and make up our minds as to how b ...
10 February 2014
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "The Korean martyrs, a model of holiness"
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The beatification of the Korean martyrs is great news for the Korean Church. I am full of joy and I thank the Holy See for such a decision. I want to share this happiness with all those who have ...
10 February 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop Zaki: Christian churches pray together for the future of the Country
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the different Churches and Christian communities in Egypt will meet Monday evening, February 10 at the Latin Catholic Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, in Cairo, to pr ...
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