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28 January 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The facilities built in eight years have been destroyed in a month: denounces the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Malakal (Upper Nile in the capital of South Sudan) has been completely destroyed because of the fighting between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movemen ...
28 January 2014
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National Emergency: 6000 homeless families due to rains and floods
Beni (Agenzia Fides ) - On January 27, the government approved a decree declaring "national emergency" over the entire national territory, because of the floods and disasters caused by intense natural phenomena that occ ...
28 January 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - Masses and vigils for father Dall'Oglio six months after his abduction
Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 July 2013, the Roman Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio was kidnapped in Raqqa, Syria's largest city controlled by Islamist militias of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Since then, we h ...
28 January 2014
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Does Papua New Guinea want notoriety thanks to the death penalty?
Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - 13 men convicted of crimes of piracy and murder a few years ago will most likely be executed. The 13 are on death row and, according to the media, "have very few days left". "It is unlikely ...
28 January 2014
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Unity for an "effective evangelization": reflection of Church leaders
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - If Christians want to offer and carry out effective evangelization, the assumption is unity among them: is what emerged from a seminar held in Lahore which brought together priests, Pastors, cate ...
28 January 2014
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Boko Haram attacks northern Nigeria, also a Catholic church was attacked
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 26 people were killed in an attack against a Catholic church in the village of Waga Chakawa, in the Adamawa State in northern Nigeria. According to testimonies collected by the Nigerian n ...
27 January 2014
VATICAN - The pope: "Joy and Hope" for the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – At the end of the Angelus, on Sunday, January 26, the Holy Father sends greetings to the people who celebrate the Lunar New Year. Pope Francis noted: "In the coming days, millions of peop ...
27 January 2014
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appeal after the murder of two people in a Church: "They want to kill hope"
Cali (Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt appeal to the State and to armed groups regarding the violence and desecration of the church of St. Cecilia, in Cali, where two people were killed, was launched by the Archbishop of Cal ...
27 January 2014
ASIA/SYRIA - Patriarchs Kirill and Yohanna X’s appeal at Geneva 2: only dialogue among Syrians can open glimmers of peace
Moscow (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 26th Patriarch of Moscow, Kirill and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Yohanna X Yazigi made a joint appeal to the "Geneva II" international Conference on the Syrian c ...
27 January 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - Annual pilgrimage of young people: more than 32 thousand pray for peace
Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - "Brotherhood and prayer are the antidotes against social evils that destroy lives, families and businesses", said His Exc. Mgr. Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, in front of abou ...
27 January 2014
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – East African Bishops: Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access and expansion of the table of negotiations
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Appeal to ensure corridors for humanitarian access to the peoples who have fled the fighting in South Sudan. This is the appeal by AMECEA (Association of Members of the Episcopal Conference of East ...
27 January 2014
AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros II pays visit to General al-Sisi
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 26 January, the Patriarch of Alexandria Tawadros II paid visit to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Deputy Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces. During the visi ...
27 January 2014
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA – Are the Anti Balaka really a "Christian militia"?
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The clashes between former Seleka rebels and anti Balaka militia (anti machete in mandja language) that are ravaging the Central African Republic are often described as "interfaith", being that t ...
27 January 2014
AMERICA/COSTA RICA – The Bishops' appeal before the vote on February 2: Choose the deputies with attention
Alajuela (Agenzia Fides) - The representatives of the Catholic Church in Costa Rica have asked the faithful to pay close attention to the choice of the deputies rather than the President, in the upcoming election on Febr ...
25 January 2014
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops: "Respect democracy"
Lusaka ( Agenzia Fides) - "The political environment in Zambia, today, is characterised by manipulation, patronage and intimidation of perceived government opponents" denounce the Bishops of Zambia in a press statement s ...
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