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4 September 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - Letter from the Grand Mufti of Damascus to the Pope: "Let us work together for peace"
Damascus ( Agenzia Fides) - In St. Peter's Square (if possible) or in the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassou , spiritual leader of Sunni Islam, welcomes the Pope's appeal a ...
4 September 2013
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Peace is life": the 26th edition of the Week for Peace
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme "Peace is life: we bargain peace, build coexistence" ("La paz es vida: pactemos paz, construyamos convivencia"), the 26th edition of the Week for Peace will be held in Colombia, fr ...
4 September 2013
ASIA/JORDAN - King Abdullah II: Christians and Muslims become allies against sectarianism
Amman ( Agenzia Fides) - The protection of the rights of Christians in religiously motivated conflicts afflicting the Middle East "is not a matter of courtesy, but a duty", partly because "Arab Christians have had a key ...
4 September 2013
AMERICA/MEXICO – Respect, promote and recognize the human rights of indigenous women
San Cristóbal de Las Casas ( Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to work for the rights of indigenous women so that they are really respected, valued and recognized, in order to make sure that they also occupy their righ ...
4 September 2013
ASIA/LAOS – Renounce Christian faith or leave: authorities order to 11 families
Borikhamsai (Agenzia Fides) – The authorities of the village of Nongdaeng, in the Borikan district, Province of Borikhamsai, ordered 11 families who converted to Christianity (in all about 50 people) to renounce their ...
4 September 2013
AFRICA/LIBYA - Threats to the distribution of water in Tripoli
Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - The kidnapping of Anoud Senussi, daughter of Gaddafi's former intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi, has raised protests from the Margani tribe, to whom the family of the kidnapped belongs.
The ...
3 September 2013
ASIA/INDIA - Three cases of persecution of Christians in the state of Karnataka
Bangalore ( Agenzia Fides) - Three episodes of violence and persecution of Christians occurred in the state of Karnataka, notorious for the presence of radical Hindu groups. As reported to Fides Agency by the ecumenical ...
3 September 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - The Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan: "Fasting and prayer for peace with the Pope: our mission"
Hassaké ( Agenzia Fides) - A heartfelt invitation to fasting and prayer for peace in communion and in conjunction with the prayer vigil announced by Pope Francis for September 7, was sent to the Syrian-Orthodox Christia ...
3 September 2013
ASIA/HOLY LAND - The Bishops of Holy Land: let us pray and fast in every parish for peace in Syria
Jerusalem ( Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Ordinary Catholics of Holy Land has expressed active support for the day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria for Saturday, September 7 proclaimed by Pope Francis. In a st ...
3 September 2013
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The inhabitants of the villages where a military offensive against the guerrillas is planned is caught between two fires
Kinshasa ( Agenzia Fides) - "The population is trying to lead a normal life but attentive to what is happening because a new wave of violence is always feared" say to Fides Agency Church sources from Goma, the capital of ...
3 September 2013
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Peace in Syria: Catholics and Muslims in the Philippines welcome the Pope’s invitation
Manila ( Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the Philippines and the Muslim communities of the South will join Pope Francis for the day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, on 7 September: is what Fides Agency l ...
3 September 2013
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - The harsh survival of people with disabilities in the Country
Freetown ( Agenzia Fides) - The civil war in Sierra Leone has left tens of thousands of disabled people, many of whom have suffered amputations. However, while the war victims receive aid, people suffering from various d ...
3 September 2013
ASIA/JORDAN - The Summit on the plight of Christians in the Middle East has started
Amman ( Agenzia Fides) –Bearing in mind the background of the Syrian tragedy, the international summit, convened by the Hashemite monarchy on the challenges faced by Arab Christians in the Middle East, has started in A ...
3 September 2013
AFRICA/LIBYA - Libya struggles to find stability two years after Gaddafi’s escape from Tripoli
Tripoli ( Agenzia Fides) - A passenger who blocked the airport for an hour because he wanted at all costs to embark with his sick mother on a direct flight to Tunis, the daughter of former intelligence chief of the old r ...
3 September 2013
AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Country commits itself to prohibiting child labor in gold mines
Dodoma (Agenzia Fides ) - Child labor in gold mines is one of the heaviest wounds that affect Tanzania. Children who are employed in the mines are orphaned or living in precarious conditions, they often do not reach 8 y ...
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