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9 December 2013
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The situation in Bangui is slowly normalizing, but there are still thousands of refugees in parishes"
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Bangui is slowly normalizing, but there are still thousands of people in parishes", says to Fides Agency Mgr. Juan Jose Aguirre Muños, Bishop of Bangassou, who has been blocked ...
9 December 2013
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Strong condemnation of the attack committed by the FARC, that declare a truce for Christmas
Cali (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Cali, His Exc. Mgr. Dario de Jesus Monsalve, expressed his strong condemnation with regards to the attack carried out by the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in the m ...
9 December 2013
AFRICA/EGYPT – New Draft Constitution now available. Religious freedom guaranteed
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Arab Republic of Egypt is "a sovereign state, united and indivisible, a democratic republic, based on citizenship and the rule of law". This is how the Egyptian nation is defined in the new dr ...
9 December 2013
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - "Political divisions increase while conditions of life worsen", denounce the Bishops
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "The political fault lines and their impact on all aspects of the lives of Zimbabweans are set not only to deepen, but also to stand in the way of progress and ultimately in the way of peace" the ...
7 December 2013
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Citizens outraged by politicians, the Bishops denounce corruption
Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - "Many people do not respect the Constitution, laws or regulations, starting from State authorities that should set an example of transparency, truth and justice", denounced the coadjutor Archbi ...
7 December 2013
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The testimony of two missionaries who welcome the displaced people fleeing violence
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 deaths were caused by clashes carried out on December 5 and 6 between the Seleka rebels and anti Balaka militias in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. The French troop ...
7 December 2013
AMERICA/MEXICO - "The Church is not afraid of threats", says the Bishop of Toluca
Toluca (Agenzia Fides) - "We too are part of the people, and we as people also receive threats and attempts of extortion", denounced the Bishop of Toluca, Mgr. Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos.
The diocese has filed a co ...
7 December 2013
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The whole country is terrorized": new testimonies on the drama of Central Africa
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received further dramatic testimony from the Central African Republic, gripped by clashes between former Seleka rebels and "anti Balaka" self-defense groups, while the French troops of the ...
7 December 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - The nuns of Maalula, the Lebanese security chief in Qatar to try and find a solution
Beirut (Agenzia Fides) - General Abbas Ibrahim, leader of the Lebanese security apparatuses, on behalf of the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman visited Qatar on Saturday, December 7 in an attempt to find a solution to th ...
6 December 2013
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Let us pay tribute to Mandela fighting for his ideals", write the Catholic Bishops
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – "Let us now sing the praises of famous men, great men in their generations... They ruled their governments wisely, were known for their valour. Their counsel displayed wisdom, they saw t ...
6 December 2013
ASIA/INDIA - In view of the general elections, Christians in prayer for the country's future
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The power of prayer as an antidote to the social and political evils that plague the country: with this awareness Christians in India lived an ecumenical prayer vigil simultaneously all over t ...
6 December 2013
AFRICA/EGYPT - A well-known Christian arrested for his conversion from Islam
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Egyptian Bishoy Armiya, became known at the time of his conversion from Islam, was arrested in recent days by the national security forces. This was claimed by Egyptian sources that ...
6 December 2013
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Indifference on behalf of the government with regards to the increasing number of attacks against Christians
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Hatred and violence increase against religious minorities in Sri Lanka, who make up 30% of the total population: is the worrying trend reported by churches and civil society organizations in the ...
6 December 2013
AMERICA/ANTILLES - "Pain and concern" of the Bishops of the Antilles due to the situation of Haitians in the Dominican Republic
Port of Spain (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishops and Bishops of the Caribbean islands have expressed "pain and concern" for the social conflict in the Dominican Republic against Haitian immigrants, following the judgment ...
6 December 2013
EUROPE/SLOVAKIA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on October 4, 2013 confirmed rev. Victor Jakubov, of the diocese of Nitra as National Director of th ...
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