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31 October 2012
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - About 2,300 children and young people missing since 2010 continue to still be absent at the roll-call
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - In Guatemala, at least 2,300 children and adolescents of the 4955 recorded as missing in the last 21 months, are still absent at the roll-call despite multiple reports. This is what emerg ...
31 October 2012
AFRICA/CHAD - Catholic students ask the authorities to reconsider Mgr. Russo's expulsion
N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - The Association of Catholic Students of Chad (Jeunesse étudiante catholique - JEC) has asked the government of N'Djamena to reconsider the expulsion from the Country of His Exc. Mgr. Michael ...
31 October 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The last remaining Christian in the center of Homs killed; the convent of the Jesuits has been hit
Homs (Agenzia Fides) - The last Christian who was in the center of Homs was killed, after the evacuation of the civilian population. Elias Mansour, 84 years old, Greek-Orthodox Christian, did not want to leave his home, ...
31 October 2012
AFRICA/KENYA - A Kenyan court acquits a missionary of murder
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Father Gerardo Bottarelli, a Passionist missionary, was acquitted of murder by a court in Migori. The missionary was charged in connection with the death of a citizen of Kenya, Polycarp Otieno, ...
31 October 2012
ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of the Bishop of Jhansi and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on October 31, 2012 accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Jhansi (India), by His Exc. Mgr. Frederick D'Souza in accordance with can. ...
30 October 2012
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Stop violence against women" asks Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez at the end of the Mariana March
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of Catholics gathered on Sunday, October 28, at the "Centro de los Heroes" for the opening of the Year of Faith. Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Archbishop of Santo Do ...
30 October 2012
ASIA/BANGLADESH - More accurate and reliable data is needed in order to combat child trafficking
Dhaka (Agenzia Fides) - In Bangladesh the problem of child trafficking continues to worsen. According to aid workers, the problem is difficult to address because of the lack of data based. Every year there are thousands ...
30 October 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - 31 000 children under 15 years of age are killed every year
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - There is still abuse against children and violence increases towards the weakest. In Mexico, the phenomenon of physical abuse against boys and girls, along with other forms of cruel and degr ...
30 October 2012
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Catholic organizations denounce the social regression and the increase of poverty
Lisbon (Agenzia Fides) - "We note that a huge social decline is taking place, which affects especially the most vulnerable, leading to an increase of poverty, insecurity, violence and other social problems," is what is r ...
30 October 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - The Dominican Sisters of Maryknoll celebrate 100 years of foundation thanking the Lord for the "missionary miracles carried out"
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Thank the Lord for his love and "missionary miracles carrried out" in a hundred years of missionary journey: in this spirit, the Dominican Sisters of Maryknoll in Hong Kong celebrated the 100t ...
30 October 2012
AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Church complains of persecution and discrimination
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - While the Egyptian Coptic Church is preparing to elect its new Pope, Kamil Seddiq, the Millet Council Secretary (Al-Maglis al-Milli), the body in charge of the administrative affairs of the Church ...
30 October 2012
VATICAN - "In the current social and political context, however, even before the right to migrate, there is need to reaffirm the right not to emigrate," says the Pope
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The right of a person to emigrate is recognized as a fundamental human right. "In the current social and political context, however, even before the right to migrate, there is need to reaff ...
30 October 2012
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Growing insecurity in Kivu; tomorrow day of protest organized by civil society in Bukavu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A day of "dead city", with offices and shops closed to protest against the deterioration of the security situation, has been declared for tomorrow, October 31, by the Coordination of Civil Soci ...
30 October 2012
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Resignation of the Bishop of Pemba
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on October 27, 2012
accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Pemba (Mozambique) by His Exc. Mgr. Ernesto Maguengue, in accordan ...
30 October 2012
ASIA/INDIA - The government "uses the bludgeon" against civil society: the Catholic NGO "Cordaid" blocked
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - The Indian government "is using the bludgeon with civil society." Is what John Dayal, a lay Catholic intellectual and writer, responsible for the "All India Catholic Union" and collaborator of ...
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