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3 February 2014
ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Jowai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 3, 2014, the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati as Apostolic Administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of ...
1 February 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishops: "Do not exclude the Church and civil society from peace talks"
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Why has the Church been excluded from the peace talks in Addis Ababa? Ask the Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan in the Pastoral Exhortation published at the end of their Plenary Assembly held in Jub ...
1 February 2014
ASIA/LEBANON - Maronite priest Paul Karam new President of Caritas Lebanon
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - The Council of Catholic Patriarchates and Priests which convenes under Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai in Bkirki appointed Maronite priest Paul Karam as new president of Caritas Lebanon on January ...
1 February 2014
AFRICA/SUDAN - "Let us not forget the suffering of the peoples of Sudan", says the Church
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "As we focus on South Sudan, we remain painfully aware of the suffering of the peoples of the Nuba Mountains, Darfur and Blue Nile, and the contested area of Abyei", write the Bishops of Sudan and ...
31 January 2014
AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation of the Bishop of Doba and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 30 January 2014, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese of Doba (Chad), by His Exc. Mgr. Michele Russo, M.C.C.J., in accordance with canon 4 ...
31 January 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - "The world of children is not limited to technology, they relate with God"
Toluca ( Agenzia Fides ) - "We are very happy, especially with regards to formation: our hopes are big, because I believe that a living Church is well aware of her being and of her work, and even more so when it comes to ...
31 January 2014
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - According to the report of an NGO, more than 500 deaths in prisons in 2013
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) presented its annual report which states that the number of prisoners who died in prison in this country in 2013 was 506, "it is a high number" ...
31 January 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, reached through the mediation of religious leaders
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the efforts of the Church Leaders Mediation Initiative CLMI in Jonglei State, an agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of South Sudan and the Cobra Faction of S ...
31 January 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - The commitment of the authorities to work together with the Church
Toluca ( Agenzia Fides) – The XVI National Congress of Missionary Childhood (see Fides 30/01/2014) opened yesterday in Toluca, Mexico, in the presence of the Bishop of Toluca, His Exc. Mgr. Francisco Javier Chavolla Ra ...
31 January 2014
ASIA/IRAQ - The Leaders of Christian Churches: every adult citizen has to be free to choose his own religion
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the Christian churches in Iraq hope that the right to freely choose one’s own religion when they reach adulthood is guaranteed to all citizens. This was reported in a statement ...
31 January 2014
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Archbishop Young: concern for the 13 prisoners that will be executed
Mount Hagen (Agenzia Fides) - Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister says the execution of 13 people currently on death row will happen this year, despite strong opposition from human rights groups.
"Deep concern" and "abs ...
31 January 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - 2014 proclaimed "year of peace and hope" in Faisalabad
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Faiasalabad in the heart of Pakistani Punjab, has declared 2014 "a year of peace and hope": is what the new Bishop, Mgr. Joseph Arshad said, who is making a pastoral visit to p ...
30 January 2014
ASIA/CHINA - Chinese New Year: opportunity for vocational pastoral ministry and evangelization
Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - Several mainland Chinese Catholic communities are taking advantage of the winter and New Year holidays to organize formation initiatives for young people, migrant workers, students or you ...
30 January 2014
ASIA/HOLY LAND - The verdict on the wall in the Cremisan valley has been postponed
Beit Jala (Agenzia Fides) - The Supreme Court of Israel has postponed the verdict on the route of the separation wall. Israeli authorities plan to build a security wall in the Cremisan Valley, on the land of 58 Palestini ...
30 January 2014
ASIA/IRAN - A Christian, in prison because "converted", has been released
Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Davoud Alijani, an Iranian Christian who converted from Islam to Christianity and leader of the "Assembly of God" in the city of Ahwaz, was released from prison in Karoon on January 13. As report ...
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