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10 May 2013
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops' Appeal for the elections: "Vote for those who promote harmony"
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops, we invite you to vote for those who promise a free, fair, democratic, respectful society and for those who are seriously engaged in building social harmony, to create harmony among ...
10 May 2013
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Valuable money is wasted due to the high number of by-elections" denounces Caritas
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The growing number of MPs resigning before the end of their mandate has caused government to spend colossal amounts of money for anticipated elections at the expense of the much more urgent soc ...
10 May 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - International day of prayer for peace
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday, May 11 the Syrian Christians of all Churches and ecclesial communities have organized a day of prayer to "pray God to grant mercy to Syria and to put an end to the violence." The appeal ...
10 May 2013
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "The suffering of immigrants has to stop!" says Cardinal Dolan
New York City (Agenzia Fides) - "Now is the time to face the issue," said the Cardinal of New York, His Excellency Timothy Dolan, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), intervening in the debate on the ...
10 May 2013
ASIA/INDIA - Two missionaries who distributed biblical pamphlets: beaten and arrested
Srinagar (Agenzia Fides) – First the onslaught of the crowd that beat them savagely. Then arrested by the police, who rescued them from a secure lynching. This is the fate of two missionary lay Christians, who were acc ...
10 May 2013
AFRICA/TANZANIA - "Ban on religious hate speech" interfaith commitment after the attack in Arusha
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Ban on religious hate speech." This decision was reached by religious leaders, Christians and Muslims, of Tanzania in the aftermath of the attack during the ceremony of inauguration of th ...
8 May 2013
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We have nothing to do with the fundraising for our cathedral," says the Diocese of Torit
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Torit (South Sudan) states that it has not accepted the proposal of a group of Muslim students in the United States to raise funds for the reconstruction of the cathedral of Torit no ...
8 May 2013
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The funeral of the priest killed will be celebrated today, the Bishop denounces the widespread violence in the country
Barranquilla (Agenzia Fides) - "We denounce this crime which clearly shows, once again, the difficult situation that our society lives, far away from the real experience of communion and fraternity, with widespread viole ...
8 May 2013
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "Planned destruction of Christian churches" the Bishops denounce
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in the Central African Republic has deeply worsened with the coming to power of the rebel leader who proclaimed himself President of the Republic," says a stern message of the Epis ...
8 May 2013
AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Banda Calle 18 is willing to sign a peace pact, waiting for the government's response
San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - They have been days, months, maybe years of silent work, constant dialogue, prayer and reflection, but without losing hope. Now that expectation and that work begin to bear fruit: one see ...
8 May 2013
ASIA/TURKEY - A "Turkish plan" for Syriac Christians?
Ankara (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey may offer Turkish citizenship to all Syriacs of the Christian community who are or have been related to former citizens of Turkey and who are now in a d ...
8 May 2013
VATICAN - Annual General Meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies, from May 13 to 18
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - With the greetings and the Report of His Eminence Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the works of the Annual General Meeting of the Pon ...
8 May 2013
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Threats to a Christian NGO committed to a transparent policy and the participation of women
Faisalabad (Agenzia Fides) - The women of a Christian NGO have received threats by Rao Kasif Raheem Khan, a Muslim candidate of the "Pakistan Muslim League-N" party for their campaign of education of voters with regards ...
7 May 2013
ASIA/SYRIA - International effort for the release of the Bishops kidnapped, but beware of fake mediators
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - A great international and ecumenical effort is in progress to try to save the lives and release the two Bishops of Aleppo in Syria kidnapped two weeks ago, the Syrian Orthodox Gregorios Yohannn ...
7 May 2013
AFRICA/NIGERIA - After the clashes in Baga, displaced people are still homeless
Baga (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of residents of Baga, in the northeastern State of Borno,in Nigeria, are displaced for fear of further clashes between the radical Islamist group Boko Haram and the combined forces of Nig ...
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