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17 October 2012
ASIA/SYRIA - The Armenian Catholic Bishop Marayati: the visit of the delegation of the Synod "reason to hope for Christians and for all the people of Syria"
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - "The news that a delegation of the Synod of Bishops, being held in Rome, will be in Syria is a source of hope for Christians and for all the people of Syria. We all hope that the visit takes on t ...
17 October 2012
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Immense destruction in Abyei, a complaint by an Archbishop
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul, of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS), was shocked to see the level of destruction carried out by the Sudanese army in the town of Abyei, disputed between Sudan and ...
17 October 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - The "Caravan of mothers" in search of their children arrived in Mexico
Tenosique (Agenzia Fides) – The "caravan of mothers" of Central America arrived in the Mexican territory, and on the very same day, according to news agencies, there was the first meeting of a Honduran with his parents ...
17 October 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rimsha's case: postponed for a month, Ryan’s case: blasphemous SMS sent by Muslims?
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Two cases of young Christians accused of blasphemy continue to hold the Christian community’s breath in Pakistan. We are talking about Rimsha Masih, a 12-year-old falsely accused by an imam ...
17 October 2012
ASIA/HONG KONG - The diocese of Hong Kong rejoices over the beatification of Fr. Allegra, the Franciscan who brought the Word of God in Chinese among the Chinese
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - "We must learn his great love for the Lord and his spirit of evangelization", this is how Cardinal John Tong, Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong, urged the faithful during the Mass of thanksgi ...
17 October 2012
EUROPA - CCEE Presidency concerned about discrimination and acts of hatred against Christians in the Russian Federation
St. Gallen (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidency of the Council of the European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE), today sent a letter to Metropolitan Hilarion, President of the Department for External Relations of the Patriarchat ...
16 October 2012
VATICAN - Reaffirming, in the heart of all, the necessity and urgency of evangelization Ad Gentes: the exhortation of the Secretary General of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - This year the celebration of World Mission Sunday has a very special meaning as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, with its decree Ad Gente ...
16 October 2012
ASIA/TAIWAN - A "Prayer for the five continents", promoted by the PMS in collaboration with the Catholic University Fu Ren
Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - The path of the local Church of Taiwan towards World Mission Day intensifies. A "Prayer for the five continents" was promoted at the beginning of the missionary month of October by the Pontifica ...
16 October 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - "Corruption is everywhere in prisons": new intervention of the Church on the management of prisons
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Corruption and human rights violations are widespread in almost all the prisons in the Country. The monstrous corruption that prevails in these institutions clearly shows that with this sys ...
16 October 2012
EUROPE/SPAIN - Food is a basic right, not recognized to 850 million people
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Today, October 16th, the world celebrates World Food Day, a fundamental human right not recognized to about 850 million people. This law requires that everyone - men, women, children, people who ...
16 October 2012
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Religious freedom under the shadow of blasphemy
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The year 2011 was a horrible year for religious freedom in Pakistan: So says the XI edition of the "Report on Religious Freedom in the World", published today by the Papal Foundation "Aid to the Ch ...
16 October 2012
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The death anniversary of Fr. Tentorio, "Reviving justice and to heal the wounded peace"
Arakan (Agenzia Fides) - On the first anniversary of the death of Fr. Fausto Tentorio, who was killed in Mindanao on 17 October 2011, "we are seeking to revive the peace justice to heal the wounded," says to Fides Agency ...
16 October 2012
AFRICA/EGYPT - Egyptian Catholics at the school of "political formation"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In the coming weeks the Egyptian Catholic communities will promote social political training courses to promote the common discernment before the full transition of ongoing uncertainties in the la ...
16 October 2012
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Floods: the Nigerian Church appeals for national solidarity
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to national solidarity for the people affected by the floods was launched by His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos and President of the Episcopal Conference of Nigeria. The a ...
16 October 2012
ASIA/SINGAPORE - An orphanage in Laos and a school in Vietnam: two projects for disadvantaged children
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - A group of seven Swedish professionals have founded the charity organization Together for Charity in Singapore. These are married women, expatriated from their country of origin, who have beco ...
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