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29 October 2013
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Closing of the Year of Faith, praying for peace, but churches are empty because of fear
Jinotega (Agenzia Fides) - "Sincere dialogue between the government and re-armed groups must take precedence over weapons, because war does not leave anything good", said His Exc. Mgr. Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, ...
29 October 2013
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church also involved in the wave of violence: other priests threatened
Aguascalientes (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence in Mexico does not stop and even the priests have been victims of attempted extortion on behalf of criminal gangs. At least three priests have been contacted by crimi ...
29 October 2013
ASIA/INDONESIA - More funds from the government to the Minister for Religious Affairs: appeal to promote harmony
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Indonesian government has steadily increased over the past five years funds to the Ministry for Religious Affairs, which has increased by 25% per annum since 2008. The trend, say Fides sourc ...
29 October 2013
ASIA/MYANMAR - Ethnic minorities at a conference: a common strategy in view of a peace agreement
Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - A session of talks between the representatives of 19 ethnic Burmese minority groups started today in the Kachin State in northern Myanmar, which aims to develop a common position and strategy, ...
28 October 2013
ASIA/INDIA - Hindu extremists attack Christians with the charges of "forced conversions"
Kalva (Agenzia Fides) - An assembly of faithful Christians was attacked yesterday, Sunday 27 October, by Hindu extremists belonging to the Radical Group "Bajrang Dal" in Kalva, Indian state of Maharashtra. As reported to ...
28 October 2013
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - John Paul II foundation for the Sahel: renew oneself for a better service to the poor
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Need for a renewal of the "John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel" so that it realizes its service in the best way to combat drought and desertification in the Sahel, carrying out the Pope’ ...
28 October 2013
AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Orthodox Bishop: no to weapons in churches
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The attacks and persecutions suffered by the Copts in the last convulsive seasons in Egypt should not be exploited to propagate ideas and alien behavior towards the Christian faith and contrary to ...
28 October 2013
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - " It is time to act!": Families in defense of life, the first human right
San José (Agenzia Fides) - In conjunction with Family Day, celebrated on 26 and 27 October in Rome on the occasion of the Year of Faith, presided by Pope Francis, the "First National Congress for life and the family" wa ...
28 October 2013
AMERICA/PERU - 5,000 malnourished children in the province of Santa
Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - In the province of Santa, which belongs to the Peruvian region of Ancash, one of those with greater financial resources, there are over 5000 children who suffer from chronic malnutrition. The f ...
28 October 2013
AFRICA/CONGO DR - M23 : "There are several mass graves in addition to those already found" denounces civil society
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - As the offensive of the Congolese armed forces (FARDC ) against the guerrillas of the M23 continue in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Coordination of Civil Society in the ...
25 October 2013
ASIA/INDONESIA - Reception centers for street children
Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The Provincial Government of Jakarta is planning reception centers for street children and victims of violence. The construction of safe houses for children is among the priorities of the local ...
25 October 2013
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Revocation of citizenship to children of undocumented Haitians: "We hope to find a way out" hopes the Bishop of Barahona
Barahona (Agenzia Fides) - " We hope to find a way out, a way to resolve the conflict that caused the judgment of the Constitutional Court", said the Bishop of the Diocese of Barahona, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Leonidas Felip ...
25 October 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - Christian book burning in Raqqa
Raqqa (Agenzia Fides) - The militia of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the faction that in several regions of Syria monopolized the armed insurrection against the regime in Damascus in recent days have o ...
25 October 2013
ASIA/SRI LANKA - A Tamil priest: The government has failed in reconciliation, a prophetic role of religious leaders is needed
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Sri Lankan government has failed in national reconciliation in the aftermath of the civil war. In such situation, we need a prophetic role of religious leaders: this is what S.J. Emmanuel, a ...
25 October 2013
AMERICA/PERU - In one year children working and living on the streets have increased by 200%
Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) – The report submitted by the representatives of the National Police of Peru ( PNP) was commented during the meeting between the authorities of the Regional Town Committee on Safety in which it ...
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